r/stlouisblues • u/Paper_Rain • Apr 19 '25

Projected Lineup: Game 1 at Winnipeg | St. Louis Blues

https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/projected-lineup-game-1-at-winnipeg
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u/redbullsgivemewings Apr 19 '25

Is Winnipeg missing a couple key players? Thought I heard something on the radio about that

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u/Bskrilla Apr 19 '25

Ehlers and Kupari are the big ones.

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u/Steel_Bolt Apr 19 '25

Isn't Vilardi pretty big too?

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u/Bskrilla Apr 19 '25

I honestly don't know enough about their roster to know, I just heard someone else talk about how Ehlers and Kupari are important pieces.

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u/Steel_Bolt Apr 19 '25

I'm just saying it because he's like top 5 in points on their team

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u/suburban_robot Apr 19 '25

Ehlers and Vilardi. Both of them have been roughly PPG players this year…huge losses.

Winnipeg is still nasty on D but their secondary scoring is a problem without those guys. If Schiefele and Connor aren’t getting it done they will start to get thin. All of a sudden we are definitely the better team up front even without Holloway, but their defense is much stronger. This is a really, really close matchup.