Another night, another unlikely hero for the St. Louis Blues.

Martin Havlat and Magnus Paajarvi took turns as the “Next Man Up” against the Devils Tuesday night, each potting greasy goals in another impressive road win.

Havlat, who the Blues signed on Friday, broke the scoreless tie in the second after a centering feed from another reclamation project, the ageless Scott Gomez. Paajarvi extended the lead in the third after a neat pass from Dimitri Jaskin, and the Blues went on to win the contest 2-0.

Neither player was on the Opening Day roster. In fact, Paajarvi was put on waivers and declined by the entire NHL, and Havlat was unemployed, and only got the job with the St. Louis Blues after a 10-day tryout.

But that’s just been how this season has gone in St. Louis: even though we keep losing players, we just keep winning. It certainly doesn’t hurt to have an all-world goalie in Jake Allen notching shutouts left and right for the St. Louis Blues.

Before the season even began, the Blues lost advanced-stat darling Patrik Berglund to injury. Up comes Scottie Upshall from the scrap heap, and Upshall jumps onto David Backes’ line and is a +2 with 3 goals in 10 total games.

Kevin Shattenkirk suffers a lower-body injury against the Flames and Colton Parayko storms into the NHL like a freight-train, gaining immediate Calder consideration (sorry Mr. McDavid) with 10 points in 14 career NHL games.

Paul Stastny suffers a foot injury as a result of a blocked shot, and 34-year-old Scott Gomez immediately slides up to the 2nd line center position and has 6 assists in 10 games.

Jaden Schwartz suffers a broken ankle, and here come both Robby Fabbri and Magnus Paajarvi…combining for three goals and alternating roles as official ‘small forechecking left wing’ for the Note.

Now, Steve Ott is out with some sort of upper-body injury and Martin Havlat gets the game-winning goal against the Devils, moving the Blues within a point of first place in the Central Division.

This shouldn’t be happening. Not in the Central, the most competitive division in hockey

St. Louis Blues fans, pay attention. Your hometown team may have lost over 50 ‘man-games’ due to injury already this year, yet they are stepping on the doorstep of the NHL’s elite.

It’s funny how time flies. Remember three weeks ago, when the Blues were reportedly shopping a defenseman for forward help? Hindsight is 20/20, but our panic seems laughable.

Though these players may not be the household names we all expected before the season began, the Blues keep rolling forward, churning out win after win. We shouldn’t be winning, but we are.

Even if we aren’t familiar with the names on the back of their jerseys, they’re playing the way we all expected from the Notes on the front.