joe galiba
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someone give him number 4Wow! So Broberg is the next Bobby Orr??!!!
someone give him number 4Wow! So Broberg is the next Bobby Orr??!!!
That sounds awful. Suter looks done, and we don't have a Heiskanen to shelter him.He played a #4 role for all 82 games on a very good team last year. I see no reason he can’t play 18-19 minutes a night for the Blues this year as we hopefully ease Broberg in to 2nd pairing minutes as the season goes on.
Good points. The only reason I expect them to match Bro is the timing of the deal. If they weren't planning to match then they may have looked into all options before dealing Ceci, who is a popular teammate and respected vet from what I read. That being said, I doubt they were going to find a better deal for Ceci so maybe that's why they pulled the trigger.
You do make a good point that it's much better for EDM to wait until after the season starts to put Kane on LTIR, as it will allow them to bank more cap space than if they do it ahead of time. So much intrigue! I went from thinking they'd let both go, to thinking they'd match Holloway, then Broberg and now I'm just gonna stop guessing and wait to see what happens. This is definitely one of the more fascinating hockey storylines in quite some time.
He played a #4 role for all 82 games on a very good team last year. I see no reason he can’t play 18-19 minutes a night for the Blues this year as we hopefully ease Broberg in to 2nd pairing minutes as the season goes on.
Sure, I don't think it's the sign of a healthy defense, but I have a hard time seeing Broberg coming in and winning a top 4 spot after struggling to stick in the NHL last season with similar competition for defensive spots. I think @stl76 has it spot on.
Army himself said in his interview that the Blues viewed Broberg als a top-4 defenseman (and Hollowayvas a top-9 forward). Now a lot can still change till the start of the season but ATM it seems Broberg is pencilled in as a top-4 defenseman.
If Krug can move next summer.Krug will be moveable next summer.
I think he's the safest bet to be in that starting lineup of the 3 guys I mentioned, but I do see scenarios where he gets pushed out because the organization wants to give multiple young guys chances to learn/grow/develop. His job would be in real jeopardy if we can't put together a competent PP1 group without Perunovich acting as the QB.I would put money down on Suter being in the top 4 on opening night
I think he's the safest bet, but I do see scenarios where he gets pushed out because the organization wants to give multiple young guys chances to learn/grow/develop. His job would be in real jeopardy if we can't put together a competent PP1 group without Perunovich acting as the QB.
Suter has $2.25M in potential bonuses tied to games played and we gave him his contract well before we could have been confident about bringing in Broberg. He's never played a game with the Blues and there is financial incentive to keep him out of the lineup if he's not clearly one of the 6 best D men in the organization. Again, I think he's the safest bet, but I think he's pretty far from a lock.
I was editing my post as you responded, because I agree with you about Broberg. I think Suter is the safest bet to be in the opening night lineup out of Suter/Perunovich/Joseph, but I think Broberg is a safer bet to be in the top 4.If I had to guess, I'll say Broberg gets the first chance at a top 4 LHD role in camp but they won't force the issue if he seems not ready for that yet. To me, the bigger question is does he end up playing with Faulk or Colt? I could also see them ease him in more slowly and let him grow into the top 4 role rather than rushing him into it from Game 1.
If Suter ends up the odd man out, it wouldn't surprise me to see Army shop him to other teams where he might get more playing time and have a better chance of hitting those bonuses. Seems like that would go along with Army's player-friendly approach but of course we'll see how everything shakes out. I don't mind having Suter around as a 6/7 at all as he'll be motivated to show everyone that he can still play.
I was editing my post as you responded, because I agree with you about Broberg. I think Suter is the safest bet to be in the opening night lineup out of Suter/Perunovich/Joseph, but I think Broberg is a safer bet to be in the top 4.
I think that they will start off by pairing Broberg with Faulk. Unuless they want to really change how Parayko is deployed, that is the route that avoids throwing Broberg way into the deep end of the pool. 22+ minutes with a 33% O zone start rate against the other team's top line is setting him up for failure. Broberg-Faulk would also ensure that you have size on every pair while Broberg-Parayko gives you a large 1st pair but a small 2nd pair of Leddy-Faulk.
I want to see Broberg play a lot of minutes and I think that's what the team wants too. But I don't want to see him suddenly thrust into one of the hardest roles in hockey. I think that pairing him with Faulk and making him the 4th or 5th penalty killer gives him the best chance to get him 18+ minutes a night that he can handle and grow in.
That’s an all-time quote from a GM.Damn....I always joke that DA would sell out his own mother to improve his trade position. He agrees....
Doug Armstrong: 'Quite honestly, I'd do it to my mother if she was managing the Oilers'
I don’t actually care if they make the playoffs. But I want a competitive atmosphere and games played with intensity. The young guys need that type of upbringing about what it takes to win in this league. We’ve seen rebuilds where the young players never learned how to pay the price and play the way they needed to to win games, and I put a lot of that onto an atmosphere of complacency.I hope the group of fans hitching to the playoffs or bust menality this early into the re-tool arent disappointed if we dont make it this year or next. Even with a ton of propects hitting our roster over the next two years, we have to give them time to adjust and grow to the NHL level of play. My absolute earliest hopes for any sort of playoff run is not this year or next, but possibly the 2026 season. Dont get me wrong, Im as excited as others for a year of growth for all of our young players. But my expectations are inline with a finish somewhere between our two most recent seasons, 10th-16th worst. DA has even mentioned he has held our 2025 1st with purpose, i think he believes it will be a pick in the top half of the draft as well.
Totally. Bringing in a little sobriety here is good.I hope the group of fans hitching to the playoffs or bust menality this early into the re-tool arent disappointed if we dont make it this year or next. Even with a ton of propects hitting our roster over the next two years, we have to give them time to adjust and grow to the NHL level of play. My absolute earliest hopes for any sort of playoff run is not this year or next, but possibly the 2026 season. Dont get me wrong, Im as excited as others for a year of growth for all of our young players. But my expectations are inline with a finish somewhere between our two most recent seasons, 10th-16th worst. DA has even mentioned he has held our 2025 1st with purpose, i think he believes it will be a pick in the top half of the draft as well.
I hope the group of fans hitching to the playoffs or bust menality this early into the re-tool arent disappointed if we dont make it this year or next. Even with a ton of propects hitting our roster over the next two years, we have to give them time to adjust and grow to the NHL level of play. My absolute earliest hopes for any sort of playoff run is not this year or next, but possibly the 2026 season. Dont get me wrong, Im as excited as others for a year of growth for all of our young players. But my expectations are inline with a finish somewhere between our two most recent seasons, 10th-16th worst. DA has even mentioned he has held our 2025 1st with purpose, i think he believes it will be a pick in the top half of the draft as well.
They’re vulnerable. Defense is questionable.Be great if we could get into the playoffs and beat the Oilers in the first round. I’m already tired of hearing their fans assume they are already penciled in to the Stanley Cup finals.
I hope the group of fans hitching to the playoffs or bust menality this early into the re-tool arent disappointed if we dont make it this year or next. Even with a ton of propects hitting our roster over the next two years, we have to give them time to adjust and grow to the NHL level of play. My absolute earliest hopes for any sort of playoff run is not this year or next, but possibly the 2026 season. Dont get me wrong, Im as excited as others for a year of growth for all of our young players. But my expectations are inline with a finish somewhere between our two most recent seasons, 10th-16th worst. DA has even mentioned he has held our 2025 1st with purpose, i think he believes it will be a pick in the top half of the draft as well.
They should see what they can do to acquire a promising young defenseman to fill the void.They’re vulnerable. Defense is questionable.
you don't think emberson is the answer?They should see what they can do to acquire a promising young defenseman to fill the void.
Blues found one. Why can’t they?They should see what they can do to acquire a promising young defenseman to fill the void.