We Thought They’d Be Heroes…But These 20 Teams Turned Out To Be Zeros

15. 2000 St. Louis Blues

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The 2000 St. Louis Blues enjoyed a remarkable regular season. Through 82 games, the Blues allowed just 165 goals (fewest in the league) and recorded nine shutouts en route to securing the No. 1 seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The goaltending duo of Roman Turek and Jamie McLennan was the most formidable in the league, and an attack led by Pavol Demitra, Pierre Turgeon, and Chris Pronger could hang with any other team’s front line.

Unfortunately for the Blues, leading scorer Demitra suffered a season-ending injury prior to the postseason. St. Louis was eventually ousted by the San Jose Sharks in seven games in the first round of the playoffs. Although Demitra’s absence was clearly felt, the Blues showed little resiliency without their captain, dropping a winnable series as a heavy favorite to an inferior team.