Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ornest akatungamirira maBlues nenzira isingadhuri zvikuru, kunyange zvazvo vatambi vasina hanya. Maererano naSutter, vaida kuramba vari muSt. Louis nemhaka yokuti yaivayeuchidza nezvemataundi okumaruwa eCanada uko vazhinji vavo vakakurira. Somuenzaniso, Ornest akakumbira vatambi vakawanda kuti vambomira kubhadhara mari dzavo kuti vabatsire kubhadhara mari dzinoshandiswa, asi vatambi vacho vaigara vachibhadharwa pakupedzisira. Munguva zhinji yekutonga kwaOrnest, maBlues aive nevatambi makumi maviri nevatanhatu chete pasi pechibvumirano - makumi maviri nevatatu muSt. Louis, pamwe nevatatu muchikwata chavo chepurazi, Montana Magic. Zvikwata zvizhinji zveNHL mukati memakore ekuma1980 zvaiva nevatambi vanopfuura makumi matanhatu pasi pechibvumirano. Pasinei nokushanda pane shoma shoma, Blues yakaramba ichikwikwidza kunyange zvazvo isina kumbopedza mitambo inopfuura mitanhatu pamusoro pe.500 mumakore matatu aOrnest semuridzi. Munguva iyi, Doug Gilmour, akasarudzwa neSt.
1982, akabuda senyeredzi.