Blues owner: 'We should take a careful, deliberate look' after early playoff exit

Tom Stillman expected a better result this time around.

The owner of the St. Louis Blues witnessed a third straight first-round exit by his club following a Game 6 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, and indicated that change may be forthcoming.

From the Blues official Twitter account:

It's a bitter pill to swallow for everybody in the organization and I know it's that way for our fans. We should take a careful, deliberate look at what happened ... and then figure out how we make sure we don't do that again. 

I understand the disappointment, I understand the anger and frustration. I'm a fan myself. I feel all those things. The people in the organization are so committed to this: winning a cup and making this a world-class franchise.

The Blues finished in a tie for third in total points during the regular season (109), but remain in search of their first Stanley Cup.

With many of the team's core players locked up for at least one more season, it begs the question as to whether a change behind the bench is in order.