from Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

What if the Blues played a home game and 16,514 fans showed up?

Entering Thursday night’s tilt against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scottrade, that’s precisely where the team’s average attendance stood. That’s not very good. Actually, it’s significantly lower than last season’s average after a work stoppage shut down the game through December.

If the Blues’ season-ending average attendance remains where it currently sits, team president Bruce Affleck would describe the situation as “a red flag.”

“There is a concern,” Affleck said earlier this week. “We need better support to make this sustainable.”

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