TEMPE, Ariz. — This latest Blues loss was like a lot of losses early in the season — where they’d hang with a team for a good portion of the game and then collapse.
The collapse started with two goals by Arizona’s Nick Schmaltz in the second period. And then intensified with three more in the third, including Schmaltz’s third for the hat trick.
The end result was an embarrassing 5-0 loss to an Arizona team that while competitive at home is destined to finish near the bottom of the standings again.
