St. Louis Blues Look to Set Tone in Game 1 Against Sharks

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Apr 29, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson (4) skates against the Dallas Stars during game one of the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the American Airlines Center. The Stars defeat the Blue 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Blues Lineup

The Blues’ lineup is expected to remain nearly the same as it was for Game 7 at Dallas, with the lone change being the swap of centers Jori Lehtera and Alexander Steen on the top two lines. Lehtera has played with Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko for nearly the entirety of the postseason, so it will be back to normal for him, while Steen has moved around a bit more but has developed a good rapport with Patrik Berglund and David Backes.

It should be interesting to see how Steve Ott performs against San Jose, arguably the quickest, most finesse team that the Blues have faced this postseason. If he can’t stay disciplined, he’d seem to be at risk of losing his spot to a more skillful winger like Dmitrij Jaskin, Magnus Paajarvi, or Ty Rattie.

Here’s how the Blues’ lineup will likely look for Game 1 against San Jose:

Jaden Schwartz–Jori Lehtera–Vladimir Tarasenko

Patrik Berglund—Alexander Steen–David Backes

Robby Fabbri–Paul Stastny–Troy Brouwer

Scottie Upshall–Kyle Brodziak–Steve Ott

Jay Bouwmeester–Alex Pietrangelo

Joel Edmundson–Kevin Shattenkirk

Carl Gunnarsson–Colton Parayko

Brian Elliott

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