As a hockey fan who lives outside of St. Louis, my perception was that Backes and Pietrangelo were the "faces" of the Blues. I never perceived Oshie to be the face of the franchise - he's just not good enough. Outside of the Olympic shootout hype, I always considered Oshie to be a good (not great), gritty player but nothing special (as in NHL star player). That said, right now, Tarasenko is absolutely the face of the St. Louis Blues, from an outsider's perspective.