The St. Louis Blues looked like they were in trouble, but they turned things around on Wednesday thanks to a 6-1 trouncing of the Minnesota Wild in the first-round playoff series.

With the victory, the Blues tied the series at two games apiece and silenced doubters - for the moment - who assumed the team would flop yet again in the playoffs, similar to last season.

St. Louis has the depth and coaching to make a run at the Stanley Cup, but what could happen if it falls short of that goal?

Defenseman Barret Jackman gave his opinions on this exact matter to Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Dispatch on Wednesday.

"It probably determines whether I’m back or not. I’d love to hoist the Stanley Cup on Market Street and this could possibly be the last year to do it. It’s all or nothing, and there would be no greater feeling than to win a Cup in this city," Jackman told radio station KMOX.

"If this isn’t the year, then I’m sure they’ll look for something else and shake things up. We want to do it for each other, the guys that have been here for so long and the guys who have come in and put in a lot of work this year."

Jackman is in the last year of a three-year, $9.5-million deal.

"I’m 34 years old, you never know how much longer I’ll be playing," Jackman said. "It’s do or die for me. The Stanley Cup and doing well in the playoffs would be a big legacy for me if that’s possible."