Lou Korac from NHL.com joins JR for a new episode of We Went Blues, fresh off the Cup Champions losing their playoff debut vs Vancouver. In. fact, counting the exhibition game, the three round robin games and the game one, 5-2 loss to Vancouver, the Blues are o for 5 so far in the Edmonton bubble.

 

Lou and J.R, breakdown the Blues inability to stay out of the box, a penalty kill that struggled, and St. Louis' lack of goal scoring.

 

The guys also discuss the impact of missing Alex Steen and Ivan Barbashev, two of the Blues most important penalty killers. Plus, the struggles of Jordan Binnington in game one were noticeable, which may bode well for the Blues and Binnington, as he historically bounces back after a poor performance.

 

Lou and J.R. discuss the fantastic effort from reigning Conn Smyth Trophy Winner Ryan O'Reilly, but will need more from Brayden Schenn, Vladimir Taresenko and Jaden Schwartz ahead of game 2 on Friday.