The Blackhawks were very happy to come away with a road victory over the Senators in the season opener Thursday night but they know they're going to have to be much better Saturday night when they visit the Blues.
"We did a lot of good things yesterday," captain Jonathan Toews said. "We got our feet wet. But it's going to take a much more solid game in a lot of areas to find the two points (Saturday). We have to be ready for that, knowing they're probably not too happy with the way they started the season."
The Blues revamped an already strong roster when they traded for Ryan O'Reilly and signed forwards Tyler Bozak, Patrick Maroon and David Perron as free agents. But that didn't stop the Jets from stomping all over the Blues, 5-1, on Thursday.
Toews had a goal and an assist in the season opener and looked like the best player on the ice much of the game.
"We're all trying to find our legs and get used to that pace and get our timing down, myself included," Toews said. "In the D-zone, just trying to be in the right areas, and again, just comes down to timing and getting your foot speed down pat, especially when you're in traffic."
