>> ALL RIGHT, MARK, THANKS. AND THIS MIDSEASON TURNAROUND FOR THE BLUES GIVING FANS A BIT OF DEJA FOX NEWS JORDAN WILLIAMS JOINS US LIVE TONIGHT FROM BALLPARK VILLAGE EXPLAIN HOW FANS ARE REMINISCING ABOUT THE TEAM’S ONE AND ONLY STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP. JORDAN.
>> AND MANY FANS ARE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER THE PIECES WINNING STREAKS AND COACHING CHANGES. THERE’S A LOT OF SIMILARITIES TO THAT 2019 SEASON STARTING WITH THAT WINNING STREAK. RIGHT NOW THE BLUES ARE ON A SEASON-BEST FIVE-GAME WINNING STREAK WHICH
STARTED JANUARY 23RD NEARLY 5 YEARS AGO TO THE DAY THE BLUE STARTED THAT FRANCHISE RECORD 11 GAME WINNING STREAK WHERE THEY EVENTUALLY WENT ON TO WIN A STANLEY CUP. ALSO THAT SEASON, MARTIN JUST MENTIONED IT. THEY ALSO CHANGED COACHES WHICH HAS HAPPENED THIS SEASON
AS WELL. SO THOSE 2 SIMILARITIES HAVE FANS REMINISCING HOPING FOR ANOTHER CHANCE AT THE STANLEY CUP. AND THEY DO SAY HISTORY AS A STRANGE WAY OF REPEATING ITSELF. >> LET’S GO THE BLUES 2023. 24 SEASONS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF
A ROLLER COASTER SEASON AS A WHOLE. IT’S BEEN UP AND DOWN STARTING OFF THE SEASON, TRADING WINS AND LOSSES. WELL, HOW THEY’VE PRETTY BAD THIS YEAR. IF I’M BEING HONEST, FOUR-GAME LOSING STREAK IN DECEMBER LEADING TO THE DISMISSAL OF STANLEY CUP
CHAMPION COACH CRAIG BREW. SOMETIMES WE NEED TO HEAR THE SAME MESSAGE. >> JUST A DIFFERENT WAY. MAYBE A DIFFERENT VOICE. A WOULD LIKE TO NOT THROW THIS WIN STREAK. ALWAYS A BIT OF DEJA FOR FANS BACK IN 2019, IT WAS
BRUTAL BE LEADING THE BLUES TO THE STANLEY CUP AFTER TAKING OVER HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON. NOW ITS INTERIM COACH THROUGH BANISTER, TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR THE KNOW. THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN 2019. >> WHEN WE’RE LAST PLACE WENT
FROM WORST TO FIRST AND WERE NOT WORSE PLACE. RIGHT NOW. THE BLUES WINNING 5 IN A ROW JUST BEFORE THE ALL-STAR BREAK. MOVING INTO POSITION WHERE SITTING REALLY GET IN THIS POSITION RIGHT NOW. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PLAYOFF TEAM.
FINISHED ERS WON 13 OF HIS FIRST 20 GAMES FOR THE BLUES. PLAYERS LIKE THEY’RE TRYING HARDER IN A DIFFERENT SCHEME THAT’S WORKING THE BLUES CURRENTLY SIT IN A WILD CARD POSITION. AND IF THINGS GO THEIR WAY, THEY COULD SNEAK
INTO A TOP 3 SPOT IN THEIR DIVISION. GOT TO PLAY IT ONE GAME AT A TIME. THIS MIDSEASON SIDE OF THE PLAYOFFS. COACHING CHANGE IN WINNING STREAK HAS FANS DREAMING OF 2019 FOR ANOTHER COUPLE IN ABSOLUTELY TO WHAT LET’S GO BLUE WITH THE
STANLEY CUP YES. >> OF COURSE, THERE’S STILL ANOTHER 2ND HALF OF THE SEASON TO GET THROUGH AND THE BLUES ARE IN A TIGHT RACE FOR THAT FINAL WILD CARD SPOT. CURRENTLY THE BLUES AND 3 OTHER TEAMS. THERE’S ONLY 2 POINTS SEPARATING THEM FOR
THOSE 2 WILD CARD SPOTS REPORTING FROM OUR SPARKS ST
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