Anyone looking in from the outside can spy a team in deep trouble.
Berube's Blues have lost 12 of their last 14 games and are running out of time to salvage their season and make the playoffs. Less than two years since going on an improbable run to win the Stanley Cup, St. Louis has a brutal schedule down the stretch and faces an uphill climb to even qualify for the NHL postseason.
"Weâre in a hole right now and weâve got to scratch and claw our way out of it," Berube said Tuesday. âI know this group cares, and things arenât going well right now. But to get out of it, youâve got to keep believing and keep working and keep competing and stick together. Thatâs the only way you get out of it.â