2024-2025 Blues Multi-Purpose Thread.

[Linkens Mastery]

I’m back on the train of Kyrou scoring 40 this year. He would need 25 in the last 45+, which I think is doable if he maintains his chemistry with Holloway.

At this time last season he had 9 goals, he currently has 15. I COULD see him hitting 40, But I think he finishes around 35-38. Tho, he hasn't had many of his "Scoring 7 points in 3 games" streaks he has yet.

 

[Reality Czech]

It does matter because Holloway has worked his ass off and Tex had one good game and now Monty is kissing his ass. Talk about a good way to discourage young talent.

This is satire right? Why break up the 10-25-81 line when it's been playing well? Holloway bumped up to PP1 as well. I seriously doubt he's discouraged.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

it has nothing to do with anything Holloway said and who gives a f*** if Kane was on the 2nd line when Kane was the only everyone wanted to play with? We need scoring and not giving Holloway a shot with Thomas to see if they have chemistry Texier gets the shot, the dude that we mostly al agree we should put on waivers to get rid of. It's a f***ing dumb move and it's insulting not only to Holloway but to the fans that watch every game hoping for something good to happen.

Why would the coach want to break up a line that is scoring well and clicking? Seems dumb.

 

[Frenzy31]

It does matter because Holloway has worked his ass off and Tex had one good game and now Monty is kissing his ass. Talk about a good way to discourage young talent.

Based on this logic, Kyrou should be in the 1st line and Buch the 2nd or 3rd.

 

[execwrite1]

Blues Defense in 2025-26 - Dream Team

Ekblad (free agent) Broberg
Parayko Fowler
Faulk Leddy

 

[Frenzy31]

Blues Defense in 2025-26 - Dream Team

Ekblad (free agent) Broberg
Parayko Fowler
Faulk Leddy

I would rather go big at forward than D at this point. I am not sold as Ekblad being a huge difference maker at this point.

 

[Majorityof1]

Blues Defense in 2025-26 - Dream Team

Ekblad (free agent) Broberg
Parayko Fowler
Faulk Leddy

Too much risk on Ekblad. He'll be 29 when we would sign him, and I'd have to look into it further, but I believe he has a troubling injury history. We'd have to sign him for 7-8 years to make a competitive offer. If he gets squeezed out of a big UFA deal somehow, I'd take him for a cheaper, short-term deal. But no way I go 7 years until he is 36. at $8M+

 

[PocketNines]

Blues Defense in 2025-26 - Dream Team

Ekblad (free agent) Broberg
Parayko Fowler
Faulk Leddy

Next year's fantasy team has Faulk and Leddy on it?

 

[simon IC]

Next year's fantasy team has Faulk and Leddy on it?

Indeed. I don't mind the top four, but I would not be heartbroken if we cut ties with both Faulk and Leddy this off-season. That defense needs more youth

 

[execwrite1]

Indeed. I don't mind the top four, but I would not be heartbroken if we cut ties with both Faulk and Leddy this off-season. That defense needs more youth

The kids are coming on the blueline but I don't see anyone ready next season. Faulk and Leddy are vets until Lindstein, Jiricek, Ralph, Loof et al are ready.

 

[execwrite1]

Too much risk on Ekblad. He'll be 29 when we would sign him, and I'd have to look into it further, but I believe he has a troubling injury history. We'd have to sign him for 7-8 years to make a competitive offer. If he gets squeezed out of a big UFA deal somehow, I'd take him for a cheaper, short-term deal. But no way I go 7 years until he is 36. at $8M+

Fair point. He's only played more than 67 games in one season since 2018-19. Don't know what the injuries were. Perhaps his market value will be reasonable because of that.

 

[PocketNines]

The kids are coming on the blueline but I don't see anyone ready next season. Faulk and Leddy are vets until Lindstein, Jiricek, Ralph, Loof et al are ready.

for 20 years you have plugged pure prospects into full time NHL spots and the one clear line of feedback has been that you're way way way too optimistic about undeveloped guys holding down major minutes in the NHL. so we don't disagree on a practical basis that Leddy-Faulk (esp since they are under contract already) could plausibly on the roster. I'm just saying it's not ideal. but I appreciate your shift of approach, truly.

 

[Frenzy31]

Lots of teams will have space with the cap going up. Someone will do something stupid and I don’t want it to be us.

 

[Majorityof1]

Fair point. He's only played more than 67 games in one season since 2018-19. Don't know what the injuries were. Perhaps his market value will be reasonable because of that.

Based on my understanding, and anyone who follows Florida more closely, please correct me. It's been a litany of things. Concussion, ankle, knee, shoulder. But he comes back from each a little diminished. He's the 6-million-dollar man if we didn't have the technology. They rebuilt him, but not better, stronger, faster, kinda the opposite. He is not the player he was projected to be. He is still a decent top 4 option, but not a stud 1OA pick he could have been. And who knows how well he will age if he has persisting issues from his injuries.