2024-2025 Blues Multi-Purpose Thread.

[ChicagoBlues]

How has POJ been?

Like the others posted, he's been ok.

Fast and smart, like his brother, but both play soft and small. PO is 6'2" 185, which is beanpole territory. Neither brother has filled out their frame to man strength and PO is not really NHL-level.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Something that caught my attention listening to the Last Minute Blues Podcast with JR is JR made the comment along the lines of "Even if Blues had 10 more points I still think they let go of Bannister and bring in Monty" And to put in perspective. When Blues fired Bannister and Hired Monty they had 19 Points. So adding those extra 10 points would have pout them at 29 and tied for 4th in the league with the Canes.

If so that straight up means even if the Blues were a top 5 team in the league firing on all cylinders Blues still would have let go of Bannister to pick up Monty who they wanted all along.

Also Sounds like Claude Julian is done head coaching (per his interactions with JR). He wants to stay in the NHL, but he doesn't want to HC job and is happy with being Assistant Coach.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Something that caught my attention listening to the Last Minute Blues Podcast with JR is JR made the comment along the lines of "Even if Blues had 10 more points I still think they let go of Bannister and bring in Monty" And to put in perspective. When Blues fired Bannister and Hired Monty they had 19 Points. So adding those extra 10 points would have pout them at 29 and tied for 4th in the league with the Canes.

If so that straight up means even if the Blues were a top 5 team in the league firing on all cylinders Blues still would have let go of Bannister to pick up Monty who they wanted all along.

Wow! So, JR is even dumber than we knew.

 

[bleedblue1223]

I believe it, it's clear Army wanted Monty and Carle was another viewed as a long-term option.