from Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
The character and leadership that the Blues have shown since March are reasons coach Mike Yeo is optimistic as they prepare to stave off elimination Friday night in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal against the Nashville Predators at Scottrade Center.
“I think we’ve faced adversity before,” Yeo said. “We know we have a tough hill to climb here. We know we’re playing against a real good team and we’re aware of where we’re at in the series. Our mindset is on tomorrow’s game.
“I think that’s what we did effectively and was a big part of our success the last part of the season. We didn’t look at the hill that we had to climb, we didn’t look at who was in the lineup, who was out of the lineup. The guys focused on the job they had to do and we took care of the moment that was in front of us. And that’s what we have to do again tomorrow.”
Some columnists and radio hosts love to take shots from afar, especially the cowards among us. The ones I respect are willing to own up to their mistakes and face the men they criticize.
I was wrong after the Kevin Shattenkirk trade when I thought this Blues team was done, and I refuse to doubt them again this season.
“See you for Game 7,” I told Yeo at The Mills on Thursday afternoon after he and I watched a clip of the “Miracle” scene when Herb Brooks gives his famous speech to Team USA before that historic victory over the Soviet Union.
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