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NHL Network thinks the Blues/Blackhawks rivalry isn’t very good

At least they think it’s not top ten material.

By hildymac
2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic - Chicago Blackhawks v St Louis Blues Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images

Wait, aren’t the two teams always on NBCSN’s Rivalry Night broadcasts? And didn’t they just play in a Winter Classic? And don’t the Blues and Blackhawks hate each other’s guts?

Meh.

Ok, even as far as historical rivalries go, do the Oilers/Jets really surpass the Blues and the Blackhawks, who have hated each other for fifty years?

Honestly, it’s a weird oversight, and I’m not really understanding it, but I’m not indignant. I just wanted an excuse to post this:

And this:

And of course, my favorite childhood memory, this: