Coming into the 2018-19 season, the St. Louis Blues were expected to be one of the more competitive teams in the Western Conference, but so far, they've looked anything but.
In fact, the Blues are one point of out last place in the entire NHL, ahead of only the Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks.
After suffering a 6-1 drubbing against the Vancouver Canucks lead by Elias Petterson's five-point performance on Sunday, frustrations carried over at practice on Monday when Robert Bortuzzo and Zach Sanford got into a fight.
Following practice, defenceman Chris Butler gave an incredibly honest assessment of the Blues season to date that led up to the fight.
Now that right there is a well-spoken hockey player who not only was candid but understands the temperant of what he described as a "fragile" team.
He's only played in five games with the team this season, but Butler certainly has a good understanding of the internal and external pressures of a team that's supposed to be better than the 10-14-4 record they currently own.
