At Least Pronger is Happy

I was hanging out with my friends from the Frozen Food Section backstage at the pageant last night. It was a good time. Great music. Great art. Crazy excitement. Only one dark spot hovered over an otherwise profitable and fun evening: the Blues. They lost at home 7-2 to Chris Pronger's new team the Edmonton Oilers. And although Pronger did not score any points last night, you know he was happy. The Blues should have never let him go.

Sure long term contracts can look like debt to a prospective buyer for a team for sale, but any fan of the game should be able to understand what Chris Pronger brings to the table. Wins should look great for a team for sale. They bring excitement and money. No one wants to see a losing team. Chris Pronger was a winner. He has proven his worth after the Brendan Shanahan trade. Coupled with removing the captaincy from Brett Hull, they accounted for the only two good decisions he made during his tumultuous tenure in St. Louis.

The Blues are not winners right now. After losing two of the top five defensemen in the NHL, they have fallen apart. Their new goalie stinks, but it does not help that he gets no help from our porous defense. Dallas Drake is a gritty captain, but he can't save this ship. The Blues right now are the worst team and the league, and there does not appear to be any hope insight. As Tucker Booth so eloquently stated, "The Blues are like the Cardinals would be if they had spent a year playing with themselves in Canada."