Bobby Plager sets his alarm clock every day for 7:20 a.m. so he can be out of bed by 9:30 a.m.



“Well, that’s my exercise,” the 76-year-old Blues legend says. “I do 14 sit-ups every morning. It doesn’t seem like a lot, but I can only hit that snooze button so many times.”



On this day, however, Plager has to pop up because Game 2 between the Blues and Dallas Stars at Enterprise Center is an afternoon game. He doesn’t have much time to stop by Dave’s World Famous, his morning coffee spot for the last 20-plus years. He pours the first of what will be many cups Saturday, relaxes as a few of his friends play Golden Tee nearby, and then heads to the rink.



The two creamers in Plager’s coffee — always two creamers — are a sign of the numerous superstitions that are about to overwhelm you on this game day. He takes the same route downtown that he did as a player, but since this is a matinee, he...