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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Since the Blues traded the dark days of British Columbia (Before Chief) against the sun of AD (after December), they have compiled an impressive collection of victories that, according to the arguments, could be qualified better.
The team that has recorded the greatest number of victories since the calendar changed in 2019 played its perfect match here Sunday when the Sharks were dismantled 5-0.
Consider the circumstances. Understand the nuance. Leave the scene in which she begins to sink.
"We'll talk about it when we get there," said Alexander Steen, questioned about his goal of winning the first victory after winning the first Stanley Cup game at the Blues since 1970.
Very good, because there is so much to discuss this domination.
At first, when goalkeeper Jordan Binnington reacted to Evander Kane's ricochet scare by saving the next five shots, coming into high gear.
Or should we stick to the end, when Blues owner, Tom Stillman, watched an excerpt from the surveillance night at the Enterprise Center, where over 10,000 Blues fans celebrated their 11th playoff win in one year.
"They threw their hats!" Said Stillman.
You should have seen Jaden Schwartz's smile when he heard that his second hat trick in the playoffs caused Lou's cleanup. And to the fan of SAP Center who relayed a hat of blues on the ice despite the efforts of Sharks fans to intervene, bravo.
Schwartz now has more goals in the playoffs (12) than in the worst regular season of his career (11). It should be difficult to find a better microcosm of this team. But the fact is that it's not difficult. At all. You can not throw a dart on this list without hitting the embodied perseverance.
Each player had his post-season moment. We wondered what could happen if everyone clicked at once. Do not ask me anymore.
Binnington was as unbeatable as his San Jose counterpart Martin Jones and his suspicious side of the glove were exploitable. The Sharks could have been up from five to six minutes. Instead, San Jose 's is ahead of Oskar Sudqvist, capitalizing on Erik Karlsson' s business figure. There was still this catalyst of a fourth line. Sometimes it was the best of blues. The same could be said for the third. Not Sunday.
We said that the biggest stars of the Blues had to climb in this series. Check. Each front-line member had a Sunday business card in the post-game media room.
Vladimir Tarasenko, publicly challenged by his coach Craig Berube after a mediocre first day, was a tornado of physics and audience and the best penalty shot you can see, a rocket that left Jones in the air. Brayden Schenn scored four goals, three assists and a masterful mastery of bullying. At the end of the second period, Brent Burns and Justin Braun were tight in the head and held up. The only thing missing was a whirlwind.
Remember this lull in the second half that has often threatened the Blues since January and almost derailed them in Game 4? He was unaccounted for Sunday, and was replaced by the Blues, who shot 20-6 against the Sharks in a period that gave them a three-goal lead. Bravo.
A quick check of the special teams showed that the Blues had eliminated two penalties and counted in the only power play that really counted, a five-on-three advantage that gave them a four-goal lead.
The frustration of the Sharks increased with the period. San Jose's anger is growing with his marks. The blues that the Blues have inflicted on their opponents since the first match are paying dividends.
Karlsson no longer discusses the fact that the Blues give more importance to the shot than in hockey. He was unable to hide his groin pain to the point that San Jose coach Pete DeBoer admitted that getting him off Sunday was a mistake. The blistering shot by Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo over Joe Pavelski put the Sharks captain out of the game. Tomas Hertl also went out early to heal.
DeBoer complains more than ever about the physical character of the Blues, who is full of humor because it is he who has inserted striker Michael Haley in the match to start a fight.
And it was the Sharks, not the Blues, who were penalized for – deep breathing here – procrastination, collisions, agitation, interference, unsportsmanlike conduct, misconduct, once again, stumbling, guardian interference, hitting and misconduct (again ).
Which team was still concerned about hitting more than hockey?
I'd call DeBoer the most confused man of the building, but there were Sharks fans – before they headed to the exits with 13 minutes left – who had the gall to sing derogatory remarks to the officials place on the ice. Apparently, they forgot that their team had won match 3 thanks to a non-call on the hand of Timo Meier. It is the same Meier who is considered to be the happiest player in the league, the one who spent the last minutes of Sunday looking for a low shot on Pietrangelo's knee.
The Sharks are losing their temper, regardless of the number of tributes paid to Joe Thornton's shows on NBC. The Blues are at their best. The bruins are waiting.
"We are very close right now," said Blues striker Pat Maroon. "Guys know it. It's behind the head. But we know it's also a good hockey team. They will not give up. "
Another game like this, and the next Blues flight will be Boston.
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