Ryan O'Reilly Calls His Play Pathetic After Getting Swept

Ryan O'Reilly, captain of the St Louis Blues is a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, but that was two seasons ago and this time around his play wasn't even on the same planet. The Blues were the first team to be eliminated these Stanley Cup Playoffs and O'Reilly played horrible. Just ask him.

O'Reilly met with the media after the Game 4 loss and was as candid as ever with his comments:

I'm very disappointed with myself. It was pretty pathetic. I didn't really do much this series and especially against that top line. They're a very good line. Obviously, they're going to get chances and make plays. I had the opportunity early to see a lot of that line and play them harder, and I didn't do my job. And if I'm not going my job, you can't expect anyone else to do theirs. I thought we would have been able to tilt the ice a bit more and take the momentum back. Obviously, with that team, with the way they play, they're going to have momentum at times, but we sure didn't grab it back like we needed to and sustain pressure. ... They dominated us. Simple as that.

You have to give him credit for owning it and being open and honest. The Blues got worked by the Colorado Avalanche but the thing is, the rest of the teams in the league may as well. Regardless of how far the Avs go, the Blues needed more from O'Reilly and they didn't get it.