Out of the blue and into the black, the Blues are playing for each other

It's the best style of hockey known to mankind.

Head coaches around the world would love the thought of every player showing up with the downloaded idea of the name on the front of the jersey being more important than the one on the back, but it doesn’t work out that way. The idea can get more warped and lost as the player gets older and plays in more meaningful games, and coaches remain dedicated to it or incorporate something else.

When the St. Louis Blues won the Stanley Cup five years ago, they were selfless on the ice. Egos, contracts, futures, and anything stuck in between got pushed to the side for the ultimate goal of making it to the promised land. The fourth line became as vital as the top lines. The style was apparent to anyone who watched a game or two. 70 games into the 2024-25 season, that glorious style of “all for one, one for all” hockey is back in St. Louis and it couldn’t feel any better.

Now, don’t go chasing waterfalls, folks. This ragtag group may not make it to the final stages of the Stanley Cup Playoffs… or they could somehow pull it off. The rules are simple in sports with regards to the postseason: Get in, forget about point totals and the odds, and get after it. The Blues should scare every team in the league right now with how potent their togetherness is on the ice.