Blues fans were disappointed by the team’s shootout loss against the Anaheim Ducks and rightfully so. The Blues held a two-goal lead, blew it and then couldn’t find an extra goal to pull ahead in either regulation or overtime. For most, this felt like more of the same as the Blues once again squandered a lead only to end up on the losing side of things. For Ken Hitchcock, this loss felt good.
"… whether it's 1 or 2 points. This point feels so much different than any of the other ones. The other ones were heartbreaking because…
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) January 9, 2016
"we gave it up late. But this one was, this one feels good. Great point." #stlblues
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) January 9, 2016
You can definitely give the Blues credit for taking a point in a game that saw Jay Bouwmeester, Paul Stastny and Jake Allen all leave early with injuries. However, you can’t say it “feels good” when the team had a two-goal lead with all of those players off the ice and they went on to cough it up. The group held a lead and blew it, which is something they’ve been doing even with Bouwmeester, Stastny and Allen in the lineup.
Hitchcock’s quote is borderline infuriating. The Blues have lost six out of their last seven games. They have picked up a few points along the way, but none of them – including the one against Anaheim – should feel good. The Blues had many, many opportunities for two points in those losses. Not only did they only walk away with one, they gave their opponents (several who are Western rivals) two points.
This mentality is so extremely flawed it’s difficult to envision the Blues succeeding with him behind the bench.
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