As you may recall, the Blackhawks won two crucial games in Games 5 & 6 to make it to this point, while the Blues have shown us that they can't yet close out games when they matter most. While you may credit the Blackhawks for what they've done to get to this point, you also have to look at why the Blues can't seem to close them out, even in 2OT in Game 5.
The Blues no doubt what to end their streak of being out in the first round, while the Blackhawks would love nothing more than to keep that streak going.
Kevin Allen and Kristen Shilton of USA Today have picked the St. Louis Blues to finally get over the hump in this game and make it to the semifinal. Me, on the other hand, I'm not sure. The thing is I want to see the Blues make it to the second round and finally end their streak of being kicked out in the first round, but at the same time, you should never bet against the Blackhawks in the playoffs. Why? Well, does having three Stanley Cup championship in three years mean anything? The Blackhawks didn't just do this but being good in every single game. When they were down, they didn't count themselves out. They came back and won series and eventually won Stanley Cups. I'm having that feeling that the Blackhawks will do it again here in this series.
So while I believe Allen and Shilton are going with the Blues because of how well they have played going into the postseason, I'm not going to pick against the Blackhawks. When I pick against the Blackhawks, they have ended up winning. I'm not going to make that mistake this time. Blues, unfortunately, will have to wait another year to get off this streak. It would be fascinating if they could do it here, but I just don't see it happening, not with the way the Blackhawks have played of late.
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