Blues upcoming schedule looks daunting without Thomas. If they can't get 2 points versus Philly, the tank-a-thon may be on. Obviously, as shown in Toronto, they could win against anyone on any given night and the goalies are more than capable of stealing games they deserve to lose, but heading into the next month of matchups I don't know how many games the Blues would be the favored team to win.
vs. Utah, @ Buffalo, vs. San Jose, @ Islanders - maybe the Blues would be favored...but they've also got a tendency to play down to (or below) their opponent so they could very well be joining Philly, Pittsburgh, Chicago and San Jose in being several games under .500 by the end of the month. Blues have 15 games between now and the end of November. Winning 7-8 of those seems formidable.
vs. Utah, @ Buffalo, vs. San Jose, @ Islanders - maybe the Blues would be favored...but they've also got a tendency to play down to (or below) their opponent so they could very well be joining Philly, Pittsburgh, Chicago and San Jose in being several games under .500 by the end of the month. Blues have 15 games between now and the end of November. Winning 7-8 of those seems formidable.
