One of the model franchises across the NHL, the St. Louis Blues qualified for the postseason for the fourth straight season and the ninth time in the last ten years in 2021. The team rallied down the stretch after battling COVID-19 outbreaks and injuries during the second half. This led them to finish with 49 wins and 109 points, the ninth-highest total in the league. Ultimately meeting up with their bitter divisional rival in the Minnesota Wild during the opening round of the playoffs, the group charged back after falling behind 2-1 in the series. They won three games in a row to advance on. …