ST. LOUIS — Robert Thomas skated into the left corner of the St. Louis Blues’ defensive zone, flipped the puck up to himself with his stick and held it in his glove.

There was no time left on the clock, so Thomas wasn’t looking to add another point to his eye-popping totals of late. He was retrieving the souvenir puck from the Blues’ franchise-record 12th straight victory, a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Yes, the club that was the last in the NHL in the 2024-25 season to win three in a row has now won a league-best 12 in a row.

“I am proud of that group in there to be able to overcome all of the adversity that we’ve had this year,” said Blues coach Jim Montgomery, who took over in November. “Whether that was self-inflicted by us, it doesn’t matter, we’ve overcome it. I’m proud of that group for what they’ve achieved.”

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The St. Louis Blues selected Dalibor Dvorsky with the 10th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

Dalibor Dvorsky

Position: Center Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 200 lbs Shoots: Left Age: 18 Club: AIK (HockeyAllsvenskan) Nationality: 🇸🇰 NHL Central Scouting final ranking: 3rd among European skaters

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Love that guy

When the Blues make their selection at No. 10 on Wednesday night in Nashville, general manager Doug Armstrong and his scouting staff will be looking to land a caliber of player previously unreachable by St. Louis in the last 15 years.

It will be the team’s highest pick since 2008. It will be Armstrong’s first time selecting in the top 10 of the draft, and in one of the deepest drafts in recent memory. The Blues have been successful while picking late in the first round, and have built much of their extended period of winning on hitting on players drafted in the 20s.

But this one is different.

The Blues are not hoping for their first-round pick to turn into a regular NHL player. They are hoping for their first-round pick to turn into a star.

Who might that be?

They Blues would be fortunate if Matvei Michkov (because of his Russian contract and lack of contact with teams) or Zach Benson (size concerns) fell to them at No. 10. In a deep draft for forwards, the Blues could have the to

Elliotte Friedman:

"St. Louis has made a lot of noise, haven't done anything major yet. (Source says) you would be foolish to think that they won't be doing something, if Keller becomes available, that's a natural match. There's no way they're sticking with the status quo." 👀

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