2022-2023 Blues Multi-Purpose Thread

[ChicagoBlues]

No defense or goalies?

Also, if Bolduc can jump straight to the NHL as a C after 3 years pretty much exclusively at LW in Jrs, I’ll eat my hat.

Probably more likely Bolduc and Dean spend most of next season in the NHL and the Blues add a couple more depth forwards (ideally at least 1 is a C with proven above average faceoff ability) to go with Alexandrov and…I guess Walker.

No cheating!

 

[STL fan in MN]

No cheating!

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That better be chocolate…

 

[Majorityof1]

You completely missed the point. Of course anyone can post anything they want but at some point, certain topics become nothing more than beating a dead horse.

It’s the same reason people get tired of talking about Pietrangelo, as we all realize by now that the team misses him. It doesn’t really need to be discussed anymore. Does anybody even talk about wanting Parayko to be meaner anymore? No because it isn’t going to happen, we’ve moved past that.

Same as this. We know you all want a higher draft pick. We f***ing get it already. It doesn’t need to trickle into every thread where people start arguing with somebody if they are happy the Blues won.

I have just moved and started a big new project at work, so I haven't been reading the boards as much, mostly skimming. I didn't realize it had become that big of an issue for people to post it. I've mostly seen it as a joke.

Either way, my point still stands. Complaining about what people post or interacting in any way will only encourage more posting. If you ever truly want a topic to die, let it die. Don't engage. If almost everyone stops engaging with that topic, it will die a natural death. If you complain about, it just adds a little more fuel to the fire.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I really Hope HOFer continue the Steller play throughout the rest of this season and next season and Z continues his great AHL play. Having them both put up .920+ SV% throughout next year really opens up the possibility of moving Binnington next offseason.

 

[TheFerenceWheel]

Bruins fan here, how has Torey Krug been for STL?

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Bruins fan here, how has Torey Krug been for STL?

Like an Angry Leprechaun. He's fine when being sheltered on the 3rd pair. But we hate when he's on the 2nd pair with Faulk.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I have just moved and started a big new project at work, so I haven't been reading the boards as much, mostly skimming. I didn't realize it had become that big of an issue for people to post it. I've mostly seen it as a joke.

Either way, my point still stands. Complaining about what people post or interacting in any way will only encourage more posting. If you ever truly want a topic to die, let it die. Don't engage. If almost everyone stops engaging with that topic, it will die a natural death. If you complain about, it just adds a little more fuel to the fire.

Totally agree.

If you stop paying attention to something, then it starts to decay out of existence.

If you stop taking care of your car, it will decay and rust.

If you stop taking of yourself, you will decay and become unhealthy.

If we stop discussing stupid stuff, then the idea will decay and go away.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Bruins fan here, how has Torey Krug been for STL?

Like a smaller Bobby Orr. He is missing piece for bruins. Let’s talk again this summer to work something out.

 

[execwrite1]

Bruins fan here, how has Torey Krug been for STL?

WORST SIGNING EVER

No defense or goalies?

Also, if Bolduc can jump straight to the NHL as a C after 3 years pretty much exclusively at LW in Jrs, I’ll eat my hat.

Probably more likely Bolduc and Dean spend most of next season in the NHL and the Blues add a couple more depth forwards (ideally at least 1 is a C with proven above average faceoff ability) to go with Alexandrov and…I guess Walker.

Revision 1.1

Vrana Thomas Kyrou
Saad Buchnevich Neighbours
Bolduc Schenn Kapanen
Toropchenko Dean Blais

 

[Reality Czech]

Bruins fan here, how has Torey Krug been for STL?

He's the biggest whipping boy we've had in recent memory. If not for him, the Blues would be going for their 5th straight Stanley Cup and all of the world's problems would cease to exist. Basically he's the antichrist.

 

[execwrite1]

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT (Yikes)

PLUS/MINUS

Kyrou -35
Schenn -33
Krug -32
Parayko -19
Neighbours -17
Saad -12
Faulk -12

Compared to

Rosen +14
Buchnevich +12
Bortuzzo +6

 

[STL fan in MN]

PLUS/MINUS

Kyrou -35
Schenn -33
Krug -32
Parayko -19
Neighbours -17
Saad -12
Faulk -12

Compared to

Rosen +14
Buchnevich +12
Bortuzzo +6

I’ll be the first to point out that +/- can be a flawed stat but just compare Kyrou to Buchy.

There are 900 players that have played in the NHL this season. Kyrou ranks 900th in +/-. Buchy plays tougher matchups with tougher zone starts and is +12. On a below average team. You have to be absolutely terrible defensively to be your team’s leading scorer, get a ton of o-zone starts and still be the most minus player in the league.

Schenn and Krug are also way at the bottom. 897th and 898th place. Krug has accomplished that feat even though he missed nearly 20 games. I’m not sure I’d want to know what his +/- would be if he played the full season. But getting scored on that often while also facing weaker competition and very high O-zone starts is simply beyond horrible.

 

[STL fan in MN]

Revision 1.1

Vrana Thomas Kyrou
Saad Buchnevich Neighbours
Bolduc Schenn Kapanen
Toropchenko Dean Blais

I simply don’t share your optimism that Bolduc and Dean will make the team out of camp. I think they could both use at least a majority of a season in the AHL first to adjust to the pro game. Maybe 10-20 NHL games as callups but I see it more like this:

Vrana-Thomas-Kyrou
Saad-Buchnevich-Kapanen
Neighbours-Schenn-X
Toropchenko-X-Blais
Alexandrov, Walker

I think the Blues need to make two adds at forward before next season starts. They could be relatively minor (like someone like Acciari) or maybe they’re able to get a legit 2C (ROR, maybe someone like Compher?) and they can move Buchy back to wing. But regardless, I think they need to add at least a couple more forwards and ideally, one of them needs to be good at faceoffs. The only C currently on the team that’s positive in faceoffs is Thomas. The Blues have been getting absolutely killed on faceoffs since trading away ROR and Acciari.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Armstrong named Hockey Canada GM at 2023 IIHF World Championship | St. Louis Blues

Doug Armstrong has been named general manager for Hockey Canada at the 2023 IIHF World Championship, which will be held in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia in May.Team Canada opens the tournament on May 12, with games continuing through the medal rounds that conclude on May 28.

www.nhl.com

Army GM if Canada again. Stevie Y is AGM.

 

[STL fan in MN]

Armstrong named Hockey Canada GM at 2023 IIHF World Championship | St. Louis Blues

Doug Armstrong has been named general manager for Hockey Canada at the 2023 IIHF World Championship, which will be held in Tampere, Finland and Riga, Latvia in May.Team Canada opens the tournament on May 12, with games continuing through the medal rounds that conclude on May 28.

www.nhl.com

Army GM if Canada again. Stevie Y is AGM.

Good for Army.

I wonder if this increases the chances of guys like Parayko, Thomas, Kyrou, Schenn etc. playing for Team Canada.

 

[joe galiba]

Good for Army.

I wonder if this increases the chances of guys like Parayko, Thomas, Kyrou, Schenn etc. playing for Team Canada.

or the Red Wings

 

[ChicagoBlues]

This should be another bit of testament to how well-respected is Army.

Mistakes or not as GM of the Blues, he holds sway over hockey in Canada.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Also a testament to his lovely relationship with Steve Yzerman.

 

[BlueDream]

I’ll be the first to point out that +/- can be a flawed stat but just compare Kyrou to Buchy.

There are 900 players that have played in the NHL this season. Kyrou ranks 900th in +/-. Buchy plays tougher matchups with tougher zone starts and is +12. On a below average team. You have to be absolutely terrible defensively to be your team’s leading scorer, get a ton of o-zone starts and still be the most minus player in the league.

Schenn and Krug are also way at the bottom. 897th and 898th place. Krug has accomplished that feat even though he missed nearly 20 games. I’m not sure I’d want to know what his +/- would be if he played the full season. But getting scored on that often while also facing weaker competition and very high O-zone starts is simply beyond horrible.

Exactly. Like I understand being minus on a bad team. -12 is whatever, I can live with that.

-35 is a joke and shouldn’t be acceptable. We’re not even the worst team in the league either, there’s no reason Kyrou should be the worst in the NHL. He has to majorly improve his game next season.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Part of it is the crazy amount of empty net goals we've given up, but that also speaks to how amazing Buchnevich has been, could even throw Thomas in there who is just a -4. Buchnevich would be an even bigger + player, and Thomas would be in the positive.

 

[Stealth JD]

NHL Player Cards: St. Louis Blues

Data visualizations for each relevant player on the St. Louis Blues, stylized as hockey cards.

theathletic.com

I'd be ashamed as a MF'er to print something this idiotic.

for those behind the paywall it says most of the lineup is worth league-minimum contracts; though Buchy is awesome and Rosen is worth a huge UFA contract.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

NHL Player Cards: St. Louis Blues

Data visualizations for each relevant player on the St. Louis Blues, stylized as hockey cards.

theathletic.com

id be ashamed as a MFer to publish something this idiotic.

for those behind the paywall it says most of the lineup is worth league-minimum contracts; though Buchy is awesome and Rosen is worth a huge UFA contract.

So everyone except Thomas, Kyrou, Buch, and Rosen f***ing suck and aren't NHL players. The Athletic makes me want to stop paying for them more each day. Especially all the shit they are talking about the guys on league min deals like Neighbours.

 

[STL fan in MN]

NHL Player Cards: St. Louis Blues

Data visualizations for each relevant player on the St. Louis Blues, stylized as hockey cards.

theathletic.com

id be ashamed as a MFer to publish something this idiotic.

for those behind the paywall it says most of the lineup is worth league-minimum contracts; though Buchy is awesome and Rosen is worth a huge UFA contract.

Tell me your model doesn’t account for usage without telling me your model doesn’t account for usage…

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Also a testament to his lovely relationship with Steve Yzerman.

“Ok Doug, since you’ve given us so much, I’ll give you Vrana and let you have the GM of Canada title”

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Rosen has earned a pay raise. Unfortunately for him, he will make only 775k next season and he just turned 29.

Would love to see him have another decent season and parlay that into a somewhat decent contract.