Blues owner Tom Stillman hit the local radio waves on Monday to talk about his team’s early playoff exit. Stillman didn’t provide a ton of insight or analysis during his interview, but he did make some comments which Blues fans need to hear.
The video/interview is a bit over 13 minutes long. If you don’t have the time to watch the video, some of the highlights are transcribed below.
For starters, you can hear the pain in Stillman’s voice when he discussed the Blues’ first-round collapse. This isn’t an owner simply going through the motions. Stillman is a fan in every sense of the word and it shows once again during this interview.
Stillman’s actual quotes about the team and the situation may not go into enough detail for some, but it’s a fair, reasonable take.
“People would probably love to hear me point fingers and blame and throw people under the bus, but for two reasons I don’t think that’s a great idea. First, you should take a careful, deliberate look at what happened — what we did, what we didn’t do — and then make sure we figure out how we don’t do that again, and break through in the playoffs.
The other reason is a matter of, I guess, leadership. We have an organization that’s going to continue forward, and I’m responsible for making sure that the organization gets it right and is successful. I don’t think it’s helpful if I’m up here and start blaming people and cutting off people’s heads.”
Fans hoping for a quick decision on Ken Hitchcock and the Blues’ core aren’t going to be happy, but Stillman is wise to take a step back before making any sort of big moves. Too often bad decisions are made when the pain and disappointment are still fresh.
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