On Tuesday night, the St. Louis Blues faced a Los Angeles Kings team that was “in a funk.” The funk may have been passed on to a new team as the Blues lost 2-1 in overtime. After the game, head coach Jim Montgomery was harsh in his review of his club .
“The intensity we started the game with, it wasn't there. It was lacking, and we need to find more consistency with how we play,” Montgomery said after the loss, according to Lou Korac of The Hockey News and NHL.com.
The Blues managed just 18 shots on goal in the contest, and converted one of three powerplay opportunities. Meanwhile, they gave up 28 shots to the Kings. The start of the game was especially difficult. The Blues needed nearly seven minutes to get their first shot on Darcy Kuemper. Meanwhile, Jordan Binnington had alread