Blues v Blackhawks

For a game that started in such a great way (with Jamal Mayers and Matt Barnaby fighting right off the drop of the puck), this thing ended horribly for the Note. Tkachuk out for 4-6? A 5-1 loss to the Hawks, including a even strength goal with under 2 seconds left? Crap.

The only real positive out of this nightmare is that the two teams are starting to really hate each other again. I'm really pulling for a good old fashioned hatred, bad-blood rivalry between these two teams. Remember how fun those games were at the Arena? I still believe that the new scheduling is going to help the rivalries get nasty again. We'll always hate the Wings, but renewed rivalry with the Hawks would be great and there is a rivalry with nashville brewing that could be fun, too. The potential is there to get heated with Columbus, but it just has been slow to develop.

This new ownership group that has come into play is a little worrisome. I don't think they'd overtly damage the franchise the ay the Lauries have done lately, but they definitely look like a pump-and-dump outfit to me. As long as they actually help the on-ice product and the game day atmosphere, then I'll help them increase the value of the team by going to games and buying gear and beer. I just hope that it helps give the local groups a couple years to get the plan together for when the Blues go up for sale again in a few years. Check out my editor's article in the issue tonight for more detailed info.

More Content

For those of you who enjoy this blog, I have good news. Brad lee, who writes some fan perspective stuff for us regularly in the paper, will be adding a blog on here later this weekend. Brad brings a funny take on the game day experience and the blog gives him an outlet to drop a few thoughts that don't fit into the paper format too well. More info as it is avaialable.

I'll try to do some more here tonight after the game. See you at 14th & Clark.