The St. Louis Blues have been on an absolute tear these last couple of weeks. Just 11 days ago, the Blues were sitting in ninth place in the Western Conference and were on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Now they're sitting in sixth place, two points out of fourth, and are arguably the hottest team in the NHL.
It's great for Blues fans to see the team finally rally and make a push to legitimize its season. But what may be even better for the club and its fans is the eerie similarities between this year's team and the 2012 Los Angeles Kings.
For starters, both goaltenders got hot around the same time.
Jonathan Quick was having an average year in 2012 before the trade deadline. He hadn't had a great winning streak or a great losing streak. But that all changed after the deadline, when he went 10-4-2 to help the Kings skate into the playoffs with no wiggle room at all.
Elliott was awful in the first part of the season, having the league's worst save percentage and one of the worst GAA. He was third on the depth chart behind Jaroslav Halak and rookie ...
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St. Louis Blues: Blues’ Hot Streak Resembling Run of 2012 Kings
April 12th, 2013 by Jacob Born Leave a reply »
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