Having three days to decompress and not do anything was the right medicine for the road-weary St. Louis Blues. The Blues (16-16-4), who will host the suddenly surging Nashville Predators (11-17-7) today at 7 p.m. (FDSNMW, ESPN 101.1-FM), are already half way done with their road schedule that has seen some really long stretches away from home. There will continue to be road trips and games sprinkled in, including the Discover NHL Winter Classic in Chicago on Tuesday, but the long trips – at least for the time being – are done. Now what the Blues have to do is…
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