A “winning streak” is not a concept that the St. Louis Blues seem to entirely grasp in 2009-10.
The Blues, who did not see their first three-game winning streak until a 2-1 shootout win over the Calgary Flames on December 23, are currently posting a 17-17-5 record, placing them twelfth in the Western Conference and eight points out of a playoff spot. The record itself is not the biggest problem; it is the lack of production from the core of the lineup. Before being injured Sunday against the Sabres, left-wing Paul Kariya, who also happens to be drawing $6 million in the final season of his contract, has racked up just eight goals and 19 points in 38 games. For a former six-time 30 goal scorer, the numbers can speak volumes for the lack of effort the team is seeing from Kariya.
