Welcome, my friend! Many in this thread have done a great job already but I'll add this:
You've become a Blues fan at a very interesting time. The Blues have had one of the top teams in the NHL for the last 3-4 years, but they've lacked a really elite scoring line, which they now have in Schwartz-Lehtera-Tarasenko and a true sniper which they have in Tarasenko. Schwartz also has a hell of a shot and can score a timely goal.
As others have mentioned, the Blues are also nursing nearly 50 years of failure when it counts--the playoffs. An undercurrent of doom is always churning just beneath the surface and there's always a sense--even when things are looking good (such as a 2-0 lead in a playoff series) that the other shoe is just waiting to drop and every year, it always does.
The Blues have had incredible regular season success for several years now (and other times historically) and that success has never translated into postseason glory. However, they've have met the absolute best teams in the west (LA/Chicago) each of the last three years, played admirably--even outplaying their opponent through large stretches--but still ultimately losing. The last two seasons, the Blues have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in best of 7 series and each time, they've lose the next 4 straight games, often in excruciatingly close fashion.
This is a great group of dedicated fans who live and die with this team and another is always welcome.
If you'd like to enjoy and agonize over some pieces of St. Louis Blues lore, I'd recommend the following moments, nicely compartmentalized for you:
1. Unfortunately, the greatest moment in St. Louis Blues history is generally considered a 1986 Conference Final victory in game 6 against the very heavily favored and eventual Cup champion Calgary Flames. Game 6 highlights begin at 1:44. This clip still chokes me up and probably always will due to the nature of the game and the fact that the winning goal was scored by Doug Wickenheiser, a high draft pick underachiever who died of cancer just a few years later. The announcing of Ken Wilson is also pretty fantastic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yodTX7a-Fc
2. Also fantastic is the greatest comeback in NHL history (at least at the time) the Blues performed against the Toronto Maple Leafs back in the late 90s/early 2000s. Cant remember the year, I apologize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4kxfgP1mEc
3. And here's what has to be the lowest moment of my life (and probably others here) as a Blues fan. After a real gutsy effort from a depleted Blues team with their backup goalie against on of the greatest teams of all time--the 95-96 Detroit Red Wings--in a series that went all the way to double overtime of game 7... well, this happened:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVu5-NmD8gg
Hope you enjoy and welcome! LGB!
) I was enrolled in youth hockey, with my siblings, and embraced and played the game until I was a teenager. In high school, I thought Gary Unger was he coolest hockey player ever, and that the Blue's had the best logo ever. (Still do!) That, combined with rebellion against my Leaf fan family, made me a Blue's fan for life. Just a loyal person, I guess. Glad to have another Englishman on board! You will love this forum, the posters here are intelligent, informed, articulate and insightful. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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