2024-2025 Blues Multi-Purpose Thread.

[PocketNines]

I think if you're giving us about as many bursts a game as Ovechkin gives you need more production to go along with it. Robertson was fine when he was producing but now he's not. Slow players that struggle to produce are a real worry. I bring it up not to be conclusive but to raise more alarm with this player who isn't getting it done this year

 

[TheOrganist]

Can anyone post the DeFrank's article about changes coming for the Vegas game? It's behind a paywall. FlyGuy posted in the Trade thread that there's speculation Holloway will be put on Thomas's wing. Unfortunate to break up the Schenn line but I'm fine with it for now. We need to get RT going.

 

[LGB]

Can anyone post the DeFrank's article about changes coming for the Vegas game? It's behind a paywall. FlyGuy posted in the Trade thread that there's speculation Holloway will be put on Thomas's wing. Unfortunate to break up the Schenn line but I'm fine with it for now. We need to get RT going.

Schenn line is still together. Saad and Neighbours on Thomas’ wings. Bolduc scratched. I actually don’t mind these combinations besides Bolduc being scratched, but obviously not surprising after he was benched last game. Still not sure why he was benched though.

 

[TheOrganist]

Schenn line is still together. Saad and Neighbours on Thomas’ wings. Bolduc scratched. I actually don’t mind these combinations besides Bolduc being scratched, but obviously not surprising after he was benched last game. Still not sure why he was benched though.

You and me both...Buch deserves to be doghousin' it right now but Bolduc I don't get...he also seems to still be enamored with Sunny which no one seems to get but it's been beaten to death. Faulk also appears to be demoted...

 

[Reality Czech]

You and me both...Buch deserves to be doghousin' it right now but Bolduc I don't get...he also seems to still be enamored with Sunny which no one seems to get but it's been beaten to death. Faulk also appears to be demoted...

Buch was finally demoted to the third line last game so that's the first sign that coaches expect more from him. Regarding Sunny, I know he hasn't been great but we don't have that many true centers and he's at least used on the PK. I could say the same for Walker and Torpo (the PK part) and Bolduc isn't really much use on the fourth line anyway.

So the way I see it, Bolduc is competing for a third line wing spot with Saad, Joseph, and Texier. Two of those guys are scratched every game so it's a numbers game. In terms of usage, they often get less ice time than the fourth line, which can at least be deployed in defensive situations pretty well.

People have said Bolduc's defensive metrics are ok but it doesn't mean he's a good defender necessarily. That penalty he took in the last game was pretty horrible timing and he hasn't really come close to scoring much lately. So I'm guessing coach is rotating those guys in and hoping one or two can separate themselves from the pack.