from Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

It took a village to bring the Stanley Cup to St. Louis for the first time in Blues history. And be it the Stanley Cup Final against Boston or the entire gauntlet of four series and 26 games, just about everyone who played in the postseason had his moment in the sun.

When Zach Sanford scored the final goal in Wednesday’s 4-1 Game 7 victory over the Bruins, it meant 20 of the Blues’ 21 skaters who appeared in the playoffs scored at least one goal. Ten of those 20 scored at least three goals, headed by Jaden Schwartz (12) and Vladimir Tarasenko (11).

Ryan O’Reilly took home the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP with a franchise-record 23 points in a single postseason on eight goals and 15 assists.

Pat Maroon had the double-overtime game-winner to clinch the Dallas series. Robert Thomas was one of the best Blues on the ice in that Stars series before being slowed and then sidelined by a wrist injury.

David Perron, Tyler Bozak, Brayden Schenn and Oskar Sundqvist all had their moments. Alex Pietrangelo, Colton Parayko, Robert Bortuzzo, Carl “Boom-Boom” Gunnarsson . . . and on down the line on the roster.

Obviously, Conn Smythe runner-up Jordan Binnington deserves much of the credit in goal.

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