OT on loss', and I'm not talking games

Here is the picture of Kovy beating Manny in the OT Shootout last night. The story about the game is here.

My 1st rant, will be about Manny, everyone seems to love this guy here in STL, but I've watched him let in weak after weak goal. Not bashing, as I've been able to meet Manny, his wife Gi, Chris Mason, and his wife Courtney. All are great people. But right now Mason has looked a bit more solid, lets try to give him more playing time as Manny recovers from his injury and stuff..

Not that this hasn't been dead more times then Eight Belles.. But is it really possible to have this many injuries?!?!

Right now fans in the Lou are ranting and crying about how STL teams have the worst injuries in all of sports... I didn't think it was all that bad, but now its getting ridiculous..

1st, the Blues #1 Defenseman tears both sides of his knee up exiting his golf cart on the team bonding golf outing before preseason. 2nd, the Blues lose their #1 Right Winger to a knee injury in preseason. 3rd, the Blues #1 enforcer/best fighter pops his shoulder off his body checking someone. Then here comes an emergency appendectomy to our #2 Goalie, the next night the #1 goalie is injured. So now were starting our #3 and #4 goalies, and low and behold the #3 goalie is injured in his game as he was proned for a shotout..

Then a few weeks later the Blues #1 Rookie Center is injured. A few games later their #1 Left Wing (who's #1 on the payroll might I add) is injured. The next game their 4th line Grinder/Vet is injured (no shocker as he's always injured).

Which brings us to last night, where in the 1st period the Blues lose their #1 Center/Forward/Point Producer with a fractured leg out for 2-3 months..

For those keeping track that's:

7 - #1 players in categories.. For those that don't know a lot about hockey, only 5 players are allowed on the ice and 1 goalie. Also you're only allowed to dress 20 players.

Plus a #2, #3, and a #4.. According to depth charts... Every player lost so far were starters in previous games...

That's 10 players of 20. Exactly half the team...
Here's the list:
Currently out:
EJ-#1 D
Kariya- #1 Forward
King- #1 Enforcer/Figher
McDonald- #1 Forward
Oshie- #1 Forward/Rookie

Recovered/ing:
Stempniak #1 Forward
Legace #1 Goalie
Jackmann #1 D (Due to injury)
Pietrangelo #1 D (Moved to #1 due to above)
Mason #2 Goalie
Berglund #2 Forward/Rookie (Now moved to #1 due to above)
Woywitka #3 D
Bishop #3 Goalie
Hinote #4 Forward
Stastny #4 Forward
Junland (off team due to injury)

And people wonder why they're in last place. They're not a hockey team, they're a freakin' M*A*S*H* unit!

Can someone say ouch!?

I typed St Louis Blues Injury in my search on Google Images, and this popped up:

Gotta love the internet on Mondays....