Colorado defenceman Jon Klemm appears likely to miss tonight's game. He went into the boards awkwardly after a battle with Marty Reasoner in the third period on Friday and twisted his knee. If that is the case, Hartley will have to give more ice time to Greg DeVries and Martin Skoula, which won't be hard. There are not a lot of teams that could bring someone like that in to play. These things happen in playoffs.
Some guys play more and some guys have to adjust.
The Blues know they are in a deep hole, but are hoping they at least can extend the series and are trying to take solace from what has happened in the past. Two years ago, against the Phoenix Coyotes, the Blues trailed 3-1 and came back to win the series. Last year, they trailed the San Jose Sharks 3-1 and forced a seventh game. In the second round, the Avs led the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 and needed seven games to win the series.