<p>While teams are securing spots in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, one team that’s closing in on a postseason position is one of the hottest teams in the NHL.</p>



<p>The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/st-louis-blues/line-combinations">St. Louis Blues</a> have been on an absolute tear as of late, going from a meddling team to seemingly a Wild Card lock, thanks to winning 12 games in a row. They’re winning ways came to an end on Monday night when they lost to the Western Conference-leading <a href="https://jetsnation.ca/">Winnipeg Jets</a>, but the Blues’ hot streak has made believers out of many doubters since the trade deadline.</p>



<p>Some are comparing this Blues team to the team that made an incredible run in 2019, winning the franchise’s Stanley Cup. While that might be a stretch, there is some similarities between St. Louis this year and the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/nashville-predators/line-combinations">Nashville Predators</a> team that had a second-half surge last season to squeak into the playoffs, ultimately getting ousted by the <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/">Vancouver Canucks</a>.</p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="155"></div>



<p>On <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2S2EJ_E7x4&amp;ab_channel=DailyFaceoff">Tuesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE,</a> Colby Cohen explains to Tyler Yaremchuk why the Blues are a legitimate threat if they can secure of a spot in the postseason.</p>



<p><strong>Colby Cohen:</strong> I’m not looking at the Blues as the 2019 blues that I expect, or I guess nobody really expected it, in 2019 to see them run the table in the playoffs. I think Jordan Binnington is a huge reason why. When he gets into this mode, that he basically has carried through from his win at the 4 Nations, and he gets to this point where he understands these pressure pack situations, he understands how to win in the playoffs. </p>



<p>Here’s the other reason I like St. Louis more. I love the way they’re built down the middle. Robert Thomas, Braden Schenn, Oskar Sundquist, Radek Faksa. To me, I feel good about your four centers right there. They’ve been without Colton Parayko a good chunk of this successful part of their season. They’ll get him back, hopefully at some point. … I do believe in St. Louis, more than I believed in Nashville, to actually go and potentially win a win a round in the playoffs.</p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="199"></div>



<p><em>You can watch the full segment and entire episode here…</em></p>



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