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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1809560" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/quick-hits-more-misery-for-blues-who-drop-their-sixth-straight/article_75cc48dd-4af4-5f4f-9766-55d4d6b78e6e.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas" target="_blank">Jim Thomas</a></p><p></p><p>If a blunt “heart-to-heart” meeting with the general manager can’t get the Blues’ going, what will?</p><p>Team GM Doug Armstrong gave the Blues a “reality check” talk prior to Tuesday’s practice. But it didn’t seem to have much impact on the Blues, who made some costly and familiar mistakes in a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday at Enterprise Center.</p><p>The Blues have now lost six in a row, and that matches their longest losing streak in nine years, when the 2013-14 Blues lost their final six games of an otherwise highly successful season — in which they finished with 111 points.</p><p>The Blues in no way, shape or form appear to be on that path. They appear closer to having the season fall off the rails, even though we’re just nine games into what is now a 3-6-0 campaign. The Islanders, winning their fifth straight, improved to 7-4-0.</p><p>St. Louis must now go on the road for five of their next six contests, starting with a game Monday against the Boston Bruins. Right now, they just look like a bad team.</p><p></p><h2>Goals in bunches</h2><p>Thursday marked the fourth consecutive game that the Blues have allowed at least three goals in one period. They allowed three third-period goals in a 6-2 loss to Nashville on Oct. 27. Two days later, they doubled up — allowing three goals in the second period and three more in the third period in a 7-4 loss to Montreal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1809560, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/quick-hits-more-misery-for-blues-who-drop-their-sixth-straight/article_75cc48dd-4af4-5f4f-9766-55d4d6b78e6e.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jthomas']Jim Thomas[/URL] If a blunt “heart-to-heart” meeting with the general manager can’t get the Blues’ going, what will? Team GM Doug Armstrong gave the Blues a “reality check” talk prior to Tuesday’s practice. But it didn’t seem to have much impact on the Blues, who made some costly and familiar mistakes in a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday at Enterprise Center. The Blues have now lost six in a row, and that matches their longest losing streak in nine years, when the 2013-14 Blues lost their final six games of an otherwise highly successful season — in which they finished with 111 points. The Blues in no way, shape or form appear to be on that path. They appear closer to having the season fall off the rails, even though we’re just nine games into what is now a 3-6-0 campaign. The Islanders, winning their fifth straight, improved to 7-4-0. St. Louis must now go on the road for five of their next six contests, starting with a game Monday against the Boston Bruins. Right now, they just look like a bad team. [HEADING=1]Goals in bunches[/HEADING] Thursday marked the fourth consecutive game that the Blues have allowed at least three goals in one period. They allowed three third-period goals in a 6-2 loss to Nashville on Oct. 27. Two days later, they doubled up — allowing three goals in the second period and three more in the third period in a 7-4 loss to Montreal. [/QUOTE]
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