Sports Huddle 10-7-26

Wasn't really late night hockey last night, Rusty, but it was cool to see the Blues jumped out to a one-nothing lead, and then all of a sudden it is two-nothing, and I'm thinking, "All right.

Uh, this could go well tonight for the Blues." And after that, they decided...

When you get an offside challenge from the other team, they saw something.

So you kinda had your doubts.

Connor McMichael getting his first goal, two-nothing.

They went to the replay.

You could see, these offsides calls in hockey, I mean, you're talking inches, and they disallowed the goal, and immediately the Blackhawks tied it.

Blues commit a penalty, power play Blackhawks two to one, and that was basically it.

They got a, they got a couple of empty net goals, and they win it four to two.

But for a while there, I thought, "Okay, this may be good." Uh, I guess they split the season series with the Blackhawks last year, but they came in as a turnover machine.

The Blackhawks, 0 and 3, no wins.

Uh, but they beat the Blues.

So they go one and two on the road trip, and I was back and forth between Blues and baseball.

Yeah, it's disappointing because, you know, you go into that game, Eric, you're thinking, "Okay," you'd feel pretty good if you can win two out of your first three games, and all of them coming on the road.

I mean, that's a tough road trip to start the season.

Um, you get that big win, you know, against, against Dallas.

I mean, kinda expected to lose against Colorado, a team that was dominant last year, and you think that they're gonna be at the top of the division again this year.

And then the Blackhawks, who, you know, maybe have gotten a little better, but they're still not a great team.

But-

No

... here's the thing.

I mean, you know, you expected them to have some juice last night.

First home game, Patrick Kane's back as a Blackhawk.

Okay, there- there's some energy in the building.

You expect that first game.