St. Louis Blues: Blues Clinch Playoffs and Provide Bouwmeester First Playoff Game

Finally, Jay Bouwmeester could breathe easy. For the first time in his NHL career, Bouwmeester will undoubtedly be maneuvering to the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 at Scottrade Center, Wednesday evening. The gain was the team's third straight at home, and the Blues got retribution for a horrible 5-3 loss to the Avs. A major achievement of the Blues was their power play. For initially since Feb. 21, the Blues scored numerous times on the power play. In 2013, the energy play has been really passive, but tonight revealed good stuff sometimes happens whenever you shoot the puck. Bob Stewart obtained the 100th aim of his career on a suggestion from Jordan Leopold, and another deflection is put by Patrik Berglund past Semyon Varlamov. Brian Elliott had a bounce-back game after letting in four goals on 19 shots by ending 17 of Colorado's 18 shots. Elliott showed he could still play well, even after a bad outing. Keeping his confidence is going to be huge for the rest of the regular season and the playoffs. However the person of the night was Bouwmeester. Bouwmeester arrived to the NHL picked third general in 2002 by the Florida Panthers. Till he broke out in the 2005-2006 period, he was a typical player from 2002-2005. Bouwmeester had just five goals but had 41 helps, putting him at 46 points in 82 games, career peaks at enough time. He'd continue to set career marks in goals scored each period, along with consume more and more minutes on the blue line for the Panthers. He'd be traded to the Calgary Flames in 2009 for Jordan Leopold (now a Blue Note) and a draft pick in the 2009 draft. As a Flame, the same offensive prowess wouldn't be experienced by him as he did in Florida, but he'd remain a regular ice-time person, calculating not quite 28 minutes per game. On March 15, 2011, Bouwmeester set the record for most consecutive games played with a defenseman at 486 games. He'd also eclipse the 750 level of games played without making the playoffs. His luck would change, however, on April 1, 2013, when he was traded to the St. Louis Blues. The Blues have stayed in playoff contention through the year, and it had been the best possiblity to break the ability and give him a go at Lord Stanley's Cup. And as a result of 3-1 win within the Colorado Avalanche, that chance is finally got by Bouwmeester.