Blues Bury Exhausted Senators 7-2, Hofer Justifies Every Bit of the Fade

The Blues didn't just cover—they obliterated. St. Louis dismantled Ottawa 7-2 in a game that validated every word of our goaltending mismatch thesis. Joel Hofer was the difference-maker we projected, stonewalling the Senators while his counterpart Samuel Ersson had the kind of night that makes you wonder why Ottawa…