For the first 15 games or so they were actually at the top of the Eastern Conference, but near the end they had a 12 game winless streak that kept us from the playoffs. Tough going from the Cup finals to now even getting in the playoffs.
And yeah, it looked like the Blues gave up once they were on the ropes. Shame, since I'm a big fan of guys like Pietrangelo, Shattenkirk and Jaden Schwartz.