ST. Louis – Brayden Schenn did not appoint any specifically teammate, but he made a high and clear point.
The captain of the Blues of St. Louis was very clear after a 2-0 defeat against the stars of Dallas at the Enterprise Center on Saturday, a match in which the Blues (23-23-4) have once again started Slowly, a lot as they did during a 4-2 defeat against the Golden Knights of Vegas and other games throughout this season.
When he was told about the comments of coach Jim Montgomery that the blues may have to do something different in terms of preparation, change things before the games, Schenn said it was a decision of the ‘In the end coach.
But as far as he is concerned, “I think it is simply a question of being ready to play individually, especially at this time of the year,” said Schenn. “The points are crucial, play at home.
“In the end, no excuse for not being ready to play, especially against good hockey teams. This is the lesson that we must remember. You have to be ready to play and when it happens, the team leaves.
Schenn, who is in his second season as Blues captain, obviously has the impression that some people are not ready to play matches when the washer falls. And it costs the Blues dearly in the Wild Card race.
They are now accused five points behind Calgary’s flames for the second Wild Card of the West Conference, and the Flames have three games in hand.
Montgomery looked discouraged during his post-match media session, having to explain another match in which the blues had started slowly, and he even asked for a time after Evgenii Dadonov marked at 7:07 of the match.
“I did not think we were playing with the necessary desire and passion that we should show at this period of the year in particular,” said Montgomery.
The blues had former students in the building and the members of the renowned temple Curtis Joseph, Wayne Babych and the family of former assistant coach Jim Roberts were watching.
“There is no excuse,” said Schenn. “We had former students, members of the fame of fame here who watched us play and we did not start well and it cost us dearly. It’s just reality.”
