**** Official 2023-24 NHL Thread ****

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Blues are going to be an average mediocre team this year.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yup, definitely looking that way.

They're pretty much gonna be dead-ass middle of their bell curve of possible outcomes.

The defense has improved enough to take the bottom 5 out of the equation. The forwards haven't progressed enough to really make playoffs a realistic outcome (though I suppose stranger things have happened).

They'll be predictably mediocre. I suppose if the power play could un-**** itself, they could be a little ornery. But that seems pretty unlikely at this point because of just HOW bad it's been. This isn't a PP that is inconsistent - it's a power play where I'd just as soon decline the penalty and just run the clock or something.

Just as we call them out for this - they have won 3 straight and lead the NHL in goals scored since November 3.