Jeff Quirin: Halak Named Game One Starter + Blues Playoff News & Notes St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock has named Jaroslav Halak the game one starter. Plus, other Blues playoff news, notes and thoughts.

Getting pretty excited about the game tomorrow. Work productivity is going to be down for a while for me.

"Cleary the goaltenders and defenseman play a key role in attaining the league's lowest GAA (1.89) and shots/game against (26.7). But the lynch pin of the whole scheme that has produced these gaudy results are the forwards. It's their positioning and back checking prowess that allows the blueliners to close gaps and allow the netminder to see shots from the outside."

Bang on. Enter Ken Hitchcock, et voila.

No matter what happens, it's just good to have playoff hockey back!