Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if that's the reason or they were going to drop him to waivers and POJ asked to go to Pittsburgh instead of waivers.
2024-2025 Blues Multi-Purpose Thread.
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Snubbed4Vezina
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Dom sees the Fowler trade as "a big risk" because it now provides the Blues with two huge opportunities to prove that Dom's model is highly flawed when it comes to evaluating defensemen.
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I know it's early, but they've had a bit over 50 minutes together, and Fowler/Parayko has been a very good pairing.
Defensive Pairs - Natural Stat Trick
Defensive Pairs - Natural Stat Trick
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That's wild. It's almost like being paired with a competent defensive partner plays a big role in overall defensive performance.
PocketNines
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They are sitting at -1 and need to get to +14 in the span of 47 games to reach 96 points and expect a strong shot at a wild card.
The next six games are an opportunity to claw back onto trajectory:
at Detroit
vs Nashville
vs Buffalo
at Chicago
vs Ottawa
at Columbus
I think if they play similarly to the games we saw in Florida they should win most if not all of these
For the time being I am just assuming the team intends to make the playoffs and not worrying about moves they could or should make to be sellers. The trajectory will hold or it won't and we'll know soon enough. I'm just not ready to declare it over if they play like they've been playing
The next six games are an opportunity to claw back onto trajectory:
at Detroit
vs Nashville
vs Buffalo
at Chicago
vs Ottawa
at Columbus
I think if they play similarly to the games we saw in Florida they should win most if not all of these
For the time being I am just assuming the team intends to make the playoffs and not worrying about moves they could or should make to be sellers. The trajectory will hold or it won't and we'll know soon enough. I'm just not ready to declare it over if they play like they've been playing
ChicagoBlues
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What’s does “held accountable” mean?
What would you like to see happen?
Something other than firing DA.
So should he go out of spend these precious resources known as draft picks to get a 2nd line center that we're missing so badly or will you throw a shit fit over that too? Kyrou is producing and rounding out his game, Thomas is being Thomas so aside from Schenn being our 2c and being old what would you like done? Want to throw Dvorsky to the wolves before he's ready? Want to bring up Lindstein before he's ready?
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We should probably trade Dvo for an aging 2C with 2 years of term left so we can challenge for a WC
6 points out of the 16 possible. We're an average team. Average teams will occasionally go on stretches like that. They'll also occasionally go on stretches where they win more than they lose. We won 6 of 9 (13 of 18 possible points) from Nov. 21st to Dec. 10th.
Are you expecting us to be an above average team? Because we are not.
TheOrganist
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We just finished a particularly brutal stretch of the schedule. Rest of December and all of January look favorable. They’ll need to go on a run at some point though.
I listened to drew bannister’s interview with Andy Strickland and I think there’s an alternate universe where drew is an assistant right now running half the bench and it’s successful.
Although I think Monty should get to build whatever team he wants - I wonder how Drew’s career arc would be if his nhl promotion was to be an assistant instead of a head coach.
Either way I think he’ll work again and probably not have to wait super long. Kinda wish the dude was still a part of the group. Seems like a guy you want in the group.
Although I think Monty should get to build whatever team he wants - I wonder how Drew’s career arc would be if his nhl promotion was to be an assistant instead of a head coach.
Either way I think he’ll work again and probably not have to wait super long. Kinda wish the dude was still a part of the group. Seems like a guy you want in the group.
I think the target to be sellers is going to skew lower than normal. The goal is KIND OF to make the playoffs. But the actual goal is to be playing competitive games that feel like they matter (be in the realistic hunt for the last playoff spot). Missing the playoffs in the last week of the season would be disappointing, but is probably the most realistic outcome. I think Armstrong would not be very upset about that. But I think the front office wants games against playoff teams where we are scrapping for points because it still matters.
I wondered if possibly Armstrong offered to reassign him within the organization, and he opted for a clean break. It crossed my mind, for the same reasons you're referencing.
