Player displays his anger at his head coach in front of a national audience.

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Player displays his anger at his head coach in front of a national audience.
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The St. Louis Blues are not in the situation they hoped they would be in their opening round series, and now it appears that frustrations are beginning to boil over.

The Blues once again failed to close out the Blackhawks in Game 6, and they now head home for Game 7 with the momentum having completely shifted in the favour of the defending Stanley Cup champions.

St. Louis held a 3-1 lead heading into the second period of Saturday night's game, the Blues gave up five unanswered goals en route to another collapsing loss.

"They had a great second, they did what they had to do and now we're in a spot where we've got home-ice Game 7 to determine our season," said Scottie Upshall. "Now it's down to 60 minutes, whoever wants it, gets it. We're in our own building and we're going to take advantage of it."

The Blues are now on the brink of elimination in the first round for the third straight season. With the pressure mounting, it is becoming apparent that not every player is on the same page as their head coach Ken Hitchcock.

Leading by a score of 3-1 in the second period, the Blackhawks mounted their comeback by scoring three goals on 19 shots in the period. As the team retired to the dressing room, star forward Vladimir Tarasenko appeared to tell off Hitchcock on the way to the tunnel.

Tarasenko was likely upset over his usage in the game, as he was played sparingly throughout the game. Midway through the third period, Tarasenko had only registered only 12:58 of ice time. In comparison, gritty forward Troy Brouwer had 12:28 of ice time at the exact same point in the game.

Tarasenko was visibly frustrated with his head coach, who elected to keep one of their most explosive playmakers riding the pine.

Here is the altercation:

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Source: Sportsnet