Pre-Game Talk: 2024 Blues Training Camp Thread

[Renard]

Centers don't have to take faceoffs, although they usually do.

I wonder why we acquired the quy. We have plenty of wingers, but short on centers

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Centers don't have to take faceoffs, although they usually do.

I wonder why we acquired the quy. We have plenty of wingers, but short on centers

At the time we didn't have Holloway & Joseph and whether he gets there or not Texier has second-line upside to be worth a gamble of a 4th round pick at an age where he could contribute as a nice support piece to the new core.

 

[Reality Czech]

Centers don't have to take faceoffs, although they usually do.

I wonder why we acquired the quy. We have plenty of wingers, but short on centers

I'm guessing only because he's a young player with potential that we got at a discounted price. He's a gamble worth taking.

 

[STL fan in MN]

What about Texier? He is a center and I see nothing about him in the training camp news.

Texier hasn’t played C since the 2020-21 season.

He might see some time at C with the Blues since our center depth is so abysmal but he’s much better on the wing.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1839778926878466525

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Story of Kapanen's Blues career. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't make the cut.

 

[Majorityof1]

His career faceoff win rate is 35.5%, he's not really a center.

Buchnevich Career Faceoff is 31.5%. Sunqvist is a career 43.3%. We only have 2 Cs above 50%, Thomas and Faksa. Schenn is right below 50%. We are going to have somoeone bad at faceoffs at C, and probably 2 people since we seem to want Buch as a C and Schenn as a Wing.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I would love one of Holloway or Tex to stick at C. I'm way less worried about FO% than most tho

 

[Majorityof1]

I would love one of Holloway or Tex to stick at C. I'm way less worried about FO% than most tho

Holloway is a career 45%. He does not have many opportunities, just over 100 career faceoffs. But I think he could develop into a good to decent face-off guy

 

[bleedblue1223]

I'd be more confident in Holloway, he at least played it in the minors last season. And it's not just FO%, if Texier was a legitimate C, Columbus likely would have had him there. Even Schenn in Philly had much longer stretches at C, which made his full-time switch when he came here more likely.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Texier hasn’t played C since the 2020-21 season.

He might see some time at C with the Blues since our center depth is so abysmal but he’s much better on the wing.

Damn! It's been that long.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Buchnevich Career Faceoff is 31.5%. Sunqvist is a career 43.3%. We only have 2 Cs above 50%, Thomas and Faksa. Schenn is right below 50%. We are going to have somoeone bad at faceoffs at C, and probably 2 people since we seem to want Buch as a C and Schenn as a Wing.

You make a good point.