The Blues open their season Thursday night at Enterprise Center in St. Louis looking to build on the momentum of the second half of last year.

After a rough start last season, the Blues fired Drew Bannister as head coach. Under Jim Montgomery, the team posted a winning record the rest of the way and made the playoffs. Starting his first full season leading the Blues, Montgomery said the team is ready.

“I thought camp was a success and the fact that we thought we worked really hard, we got a lot accomplished, we got all areas covered,” Montgomery said. “And then how hard camp was — we thought we pushed them hard. “

The Blues still have work to do, as they did not perform well during power plays or penalty kills. The team is widely expected to make the playoffs again, though it plays in t

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