After winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in history last year, the St. Louis Blues are eager to make it to the championship in 2019/2020. Craig Berube, Blues’ head coach, said his players are excited to get back onto the ice as soon as NHL resumes its season and that “they’re hungry” to be champions again.
“They’re hungry,” Berube said in a recent chat with reporters. “They want to get back. We got the good motivation, I believe, coming back and playing and trying to repeat. Our guys are in a pretty good spot now.”
Recently, NHL confirmed that they’re terminating the regular season and that they’ll resume with a playoff of 24 games. The Blues will be returning to training over the next few days and competitive games will start up again in late July.
The Blues surprised everyone last season when they went from last place in January to earning a playoff spot and going on to win the Stanley Cup. During their season this year, the Blues had a better regular season and they were at the top of the Western Conference with a 42-19-10 record. Hopefully, this will give them an advantage in the playoff format.
But, Berube knows better than anyone that one team can always come from nowhere and take home the trophy. “It’s all an even playing field when we come back,” Berube said. “The team that wants to get out there and plays the hardest and plays at their pace is going to have the best chance.”
The Blues will begin the playoffs as part of the Western Conference Seeding Round Robin and they’re set to play Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights, and Dallas Stars. There has yet to be an exact schedule announced.
