Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Hot Blues Will Pose Stern Test For Hawks

ST. LOUIS The questions have centered around the Detroit RedWings and Toronto Maple Leafs, the Blackhawks' rivals for the NorrisDivision title.

This weekend, though, the St. Louis Blues stand in the way in ahome-and-home series. And since Christmas, the Blues are among theNHL's hottest teams.

Coaching turmoil contributed to early-season problems.

A few weeks into the season, Bob Berry replaced Bob Plager,whose differences with Brett Hull might have contributed to thesniper's slow start.

But since Dec. 22, when the Blues were 11-18-4, they have gone24-15-5 and Hull has rebounded for his fourth consecutive 50-goalseason.

After looking …

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