Three Takeaways From Blues' 2-1 Loss Against Jets In Game 2

[Bluesfan1978]

If there were ever two perfect games where they had a chance to win and didn't but could "learn valuable lessons for the future" then this was those two games for the franchise. All the young players have egregiously f'd up. Bolduc in G1, Tucker just a straight moron penalty in G2, Snuggy with the own goal G2. These players need to do the wrong thing before they can do the right thing. So next year and subsequent years they remember, "once we get back in, this is what it's going to be."

I wish they had simply won and decided to be ahead of their expected curve, sometimes teams do that. I think they can win G3. I think overall we should be encouraged that the roster is playoff competitive.

Jordan Kyrou. He is in a different place than he was before. Previously I would expect him to shrink into nothing after that hit. Next year I expect him to have learned from it and expect it. For him to lift the Cup ever, he has to compete through that. This is what was being talked about with Thomas ... could he play through being targeted as one of the main guys?

I loved how aggressive Snuggy was in trying to prevent the goal. It's unfortunate that it ended up in the net. Snuggy is also why I won't be surprised if Kyrou ends up traded as I think Snuggy has the coaches trust already more than Kyrou. I can't wait to see how he develops over the next 2-3 years.