Good game I thought. The Ducks are better than their record shows. Binnington was great last night. We are missing a lot too injury still too. I really enjoyed the post game celebration for Backes, and it brought some tears to my eyes a bit also. He was a good C and a great player for our Blues. The hate from some to him and not others who 'left for money/years/whatever' is so hypocritical. Please show me the last time the Blues had a star player (someone who routinely put up at least 40+ points a year) that was drafted and stayed their entire time with the Blues...or any other NHL team the last 20 years or so. I cannot think of any many of the top of my head except for maybe Shane Doan and Zetterberg?
Edit before posting: Here is a screenshot that shows those 24 players who stayed with one team since entering the league in 1988 - ...and not all of them are 'star players' IMHO. Seems winning multiple Cups helps keep them too, as Detroit, Colorado and Chicago have the most from a quick glance: