Read this to learn more about how these projections work and this to understand the uncertainty each projection carries.



After a surprising playoff miss last season, the Blues made some big moves in the off-season to make sure it didn’t happen again. Most of those acquisitions were appropriately lauded by the masses who are now extremely optimistic about the team’s chances this season, viewing the Blues as a likely contender.



For the record, I’d probably agree, to an extent. The Blues are a much better team than the one that finished last season with 94 points and while I think they aren’t in the contending tier yet, they should at the very least find themselves in a playoff spot by April. It’s difficult to see a team this deep missing out again.



Which is why it’s likely very perplexing to see their preview this early in this series. It is for me too, and it’s been a preview I’ve been dreading considering the...