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StlBigFly said:
If we play like we did since Colorado we can win the cup.

I can say that with a straight face all day. I’d also say it’s very unlikely, but not to the degree it’s not a worthwhile pursuit. Nobody is handed wins and all it takes are some bounces or injuries to change situations.

We’ve been playing the brand of winning hockey that our team comp requires. It is functionally impossible to play against when the opposition isn’t at your level. Later, when they are at your level, if we get in and everybodies gaps are tight, it’s a crapshoot. It may be a crapshoot tilted in our opponents favor but that is no guarantee.

We went from literally last to first and won a cup. Other teams had way better players. Other teams bought at the deadline. We’re far from last now. It’s not a thing to base some strong hope on but our franchise is the proof that the ticket to the dance is all you need. Extra credit the guy who backstopped the last one is still here.
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This team couldn't even win a happy meal. Big mistake to do nothing
 
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Majorityof1 said:
Not hard to be mad. I'm pissed. They can say that all they want. What you say does not define a winner. Winning does. And this is the same locker room that is out of a playoff position. This is the same locker room that multiple times have said they didn't show up to play and don't know why. They don't want to leave their friends and their comfortable life in STL. That doesn't mean they are winners. Maybe they are, but they got to go out there and show it.
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The team has played at a 94 point pace under Monty. Since the coaching change, they have a +24 goal differential at 5 on 5 (2nd best in the league). Here are some other 5 on 5 numbers: 12th in xGF%, 8th in scoring chance percentage, 5th in high danger chance percentage. They are +12 in all situations since the coaching change, which is 10th best in the league. 10th best expected goals percentage in all situations. 6th in both scoring chance percentage and high danger chance percentage in all situations. 13th best points percentage and 7th best in the West.

More recently, they are 7-2-2 since the start of February.

They have been 'showing it' since Monty took over. Plenty of fans have been actively rooting against it, but that doesn't change that the body of work under Monty says that they are a playoff-caliber team. Acting like they haven't done anything except saying words is ignoring what has happened on the ice this year. There is very much reason to believe that they won't keep up the playoff-caliber play without Parayko, but the team has absolutely 'shown it' under Monty.
 
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StlBigFly said:
30 minutes remain.

I made the let’s rent a Boesser joke but what if he’s super cheap? I don’t want to resign him….or pay a first. Or a second. Or a first equivalent prospect.

If he’s even cheaper than that? If he’s a third equivalent?
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I highly doubt he's cheap, especially to a team in the west that's potentially hoping to knock Vancouver out of the last wildcard spot.
 
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every year....



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Brian39 said:
The team has played at a 94 point pace under Monty. Since the coaching change, they have a +24 goal differential at 5 on 5 (2nd best in the league). Here are some other 5 on 5 numbers: 12th in xGF%, 8th in scoring chance percentage, 5th in high danger chance percentage. They are +12 in all situations since the coaching change, which is 10th best in the league. 10th best expected goals percentage in all situations. 6th in both scoring chance percentage and high danger chance percentage in all situations. 13th best points percentage and 7th best in the West.

More recently, they are 7-2-2 since the start of February.

They have been 'showing it' since Monty took over. Plenty of fans have been actively rooting against it, but that doesn't change that the body of work under Monty says that they are a playoff-caliber team. Acting like they haven't done anything except saying words is ignoring what has happened on the ice this year. There is very much reason to believe that they won't keep up the playoff-caliber play without Parayko, but the team has absolutely 'shown it' under Monty.
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Look how loaded the top of the west is. Those teams will crush us
 
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Brian39 said:
The team has played at a 94 point pace under Monty. Since the coaching change, they have a +24 goal differential at 5 on 5 (2nd best in the league). Here are some other 5 on 5 numbers: 12th in xGF%, 8th in scoring chance percentage, 5th in high danger chance percentage. They are +12 in all situations since the coaching change, which is 10th best in the league. 10th best expected goals percentage in all situations. 6th in both scoring chance percentage and high danger chance percentage in all situations. 13th best points percentage and 7th best in the West.

More recently, they are 7-2-2 since the start of February.

They have been 'showing it' since Monty took over. Plenty of fans have been actively rooting against it, but that doesn't change that the body of work under Monty says that they are a playoff-caliber team. Acting like they haven't done anything except saying words is ignoring what has happened on the ice this year. There is very much reason to believe that they won't keep up the playoff-caliber play without Parayko, but the team has absolutely 'shown it' under Monty.
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94 pace is sneaking into the playoffs. I don't care about getting our as kicked in the first round. 5v5 #s are cherry picked to discount our awful special teams. And we lost Parayko. We should have sold.
 
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AyeBah said:
Look how loaded the top of the west is. Those teams will crush us
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Not a chance. The Blues have way too much love in the locker room. Go watch the new video from the Blues on Youtube. It will change your mind. Binnington said it, lots of love. They also have the greatest leader of all time in Schenn because he has a C on his sweater. Army hand picked him. It was after he had already been here for like 20 years but that doesn't matter.
 
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LetsGoBooze said:
He's not, you're drunk.
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nah, don’t drink.

His cap hit makes him hard to move it seems.

The number of places that can afford to fit him in is probably very very small. If that number went down to 1, and it’s us, they could take our crappy offer or no. Is how we got Buchnevich indirectly. We were among or the only ones who could fit him.
 
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AyeBah said:
Look how loaded the top of the west is. Those teams will crush us
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The beauty is that we only have to worry about one team and meanwhile 3 teams will be eliminated, then 2 more eliminated the next round.

These killer teams will be facing other killer teams. We don’t have to beat them all - more of them will beat each other than we would have to.
 
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sfvega said:
That's craziness though. Why compound your stupidity? I like Kyrou, but him and Necas are pretty comparable. So you're gonna trade Necas + Drury + Nikishin for Kyrou and a couple late, future 1sts? That's more fleeced than they already were.
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Kyrou and Necas aren't remotely comparable contracts though. Kyrou is under contract for 6 years after this one while Necas is under contract for 1 more year and becomes a UFA. It was extremely clear that he was going to leave Carolina as a UFA next summer if he wasn't moved. The absolute largest part of a Necas for Kyrou eventuakl swap would be the additional 5 years of term. I don't think that Nikishin would be on the table for Kyrou, but going from Necas to Kyrou would be a massive upgrade long-term.
 
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Very underwhelming to not do anything. I get not buying in this sellers market but there are cap desperate teams and we have 18M in deadline space. Even if the player that gets sent here as a dump doesn't see a single shift in a Blues sweater.

What are you doing Doug?
 
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StlBigFly said:
The beauty is that we only have to worry about one team and meanwhile 3 teams will be eliminated, then 2 more eliminated the next round.

These killer teams will be facing other killer teams. We don’t have to beat them all - more of them will beat each other than we would have
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We arent even in a playoff spot rn
 
Brian39 said:
The team has played at a 94 point pace under Monty. Since the coaching change, they have a +24 goal differential at 5 on 5 (2nd best in the league). Here are some other 5 on 5 numbers: 12th in xGF%, 8th in scoring chance percentage, 5th in high danger chance percentage. They are +12 in all situations since the coaching change, which is 10th best in the league. 10th best expected goals percentage in all situations. 6th in both scoring chance percentage and high danger chance percentage in all situations. 13th best points percentage and 7th best in the West.

More recently, they are 7-2-2 since the start of February.

They have been 'showing it' since Monty took over. Plenty of fans have been actively rooting against it, but that doesn't change that the body of work under Monty says that they are a playoff-caliber team. Acting like they haven't done anything except saying words is ignoring what has happened on the ice this year. There is very much reason to believe that they won't keep up the playoff-caliber play without Parayko, but the team has absolutely 'shown it' under Monty.
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My only issue with this is this seemingly was the mindset on the back half of the season last season when we were justifying giving Bannister the head coaching role.

It's hard to hear the same story again and look at it through rose colored glasses. I understand Monty has a longer track record than Bannister did as a coach and I'm not trying to downplay the difference. I just don't trust this roster has it in them to get out of the inconsistencies.
 
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