Half-Assed GDT: Blues @ Dallas

[blueper]

Vitale is making it sound like although Mikkola scored, he's had a rough night. A couple turnovers in the 2nd near the o zone blue line and maybe took a risk that ultimately resulted in the Stars' 2nd goal.
Full disclosure ... I'm rooting for Walman to make the team

 

[Stealth JD]

Saad, Thomas, Tarasenko, Scandella & Parayko all minus-2. Concerning that the regulars who are being depended upon this season are the weak links (Per the boxscore) in tonight’s game. Hoping Parayko and Scandella can be healthy and effective this year…otherwise this team will be sunk from the get to.

 

[blueper]

sounds like scandella hasn't had a great game. vitale has criticized his play a couple of times

 

[Majorityof1]

Blues Twitter has some terrible camera angle of the Blues’ goal and a big save by Binnington, but that’s about it. Wouldn’t hold my breath for that highlight package.

Thanks for pointing out the twitter highlights. At least its something. But OOOFffff, those are terrible angle clips. I have no idea what happened on the Mikkola goal. The original tweet before the video is more clear...



At least you can see goal scorer and the puck in that one. The video I can't tell where either is.

As a side note, its a terrible look to not have games televised. Its even worse for the Blues twitter to be trolling us with tweets like that. I know its not the Blues fault the game isn't streaming, but they don't have to rub it in either.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Sounds like the Stars are humming....

 

[Mike Liut]

Glad there wasn’t a stream. Don’t let let this shitty play of these past 2 games carry over into the season.

 

[TK 421]

Jaybo come back, you can blame it all on me. Scandella sucks bad and I just can't live without you.

 

[Mike Liut]

I’m afraid if we don’t find a #1 shut down LD, we wont be legit contenders. Maybe it’s a TDL acquisition

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

I’m afraid if we don’t find a #1 shut down LD, we wont be legit contenders. Maybe it’s a TDL acquisition

How many teams have 2 shutdown D?

 

[Thallis]

Glad there wasn’t a stream. Don’t let let this shitty play of these past 2 games carry over into the season.

It literally does not matter

 

[stl76]

Perunovich looking up at Brown tho...



Also, Binner save for anyone interested:

 

[Meatwagon]

Looks like the panic around here is in midseason form!

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

i do like the look of this 4th line .. did they make any noise ? only got to listen to the first period

what was the final score anyway ?

 

[simon IC]

i do like the look of this 4th line .. did they make any noise ? only got to listen to the first period

what was the final score anyway ?

3-1 Dallas.

 

[BlueDream]

i do like the look of this 4th line .. did they make any noise ? only got to listen to the first period

what was the final score anyway ?

3-1 Dallas.

I didn’t see or hear any of the game but in looking at the box score, Kostin and Joshua each had an assist and both logged some hits. Also apparently Neighbours played well according to Vitale.

I haven’t heard a peep about Logan Brown. Nobody has said a single thing about anything he’s done well so I can’t see how his chances are good right now.

 

[Reality Czech]

Jaybo come back, you can blame it all on me. Scandella sucks bad and I just can't live without you.

Scandella is fine, Mikkola and Walman are the ones who suck. Hopefully Perunovich makes the team so we won't be subjected to their mediocre play much this year.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Scandella is fine, Mikkola and Walman are the ones who suck. Hopefully Perunovich makes the team so we won't be subjected to their mediocre play much this year.

Yes, Mikkola has regressed. Walman is still an enigma to me.

 

[Renard]

Scandella is fine, Mikkola and Walman are the ones who suck. Hopefully Perunovich makes the team so we won't be subjected to their mediocre play much this year.

Mikkola seems to have the needed tools to be a solid NHL defenseman. What are his weaknesses, in your view?

 

[TK 421]

Scandella is fine, Mikkola and Walman are the ones who suck. Hopefully Perunovich makes the team so we won't be subjected to their mediocre play much this year.

You're perfectly welcome to think Scandella is 'fine', I think he sucks. Agreed on Perunovich, he brings a missing element and hopefully an upgrade to the D group as a whole but I still think the team will have to end up bringing in a LD via trade as Perunovich prefers RD and will likely displace Borts instead of one of the LD.

 

[blueper]

I like Walman over Mikkola but the problem is that the Blues shouldn't feel good about Scandella, Krug, Walman, Mikkola, or Perunovich playing against anybody's first line. And Bortuzzo, well, he can help on penalty kill and that's about it for his overall usefulness at this point (we should have learned that last year).

 

[finnishflash13]

Yes, Mikkola has regressed. Walman is still an enigma to me.

Agreed. Meanwhile...Dunn is lighting it up for the Kraken. The Blues should hope that Perunovich can step in and play right away, otherwise, after Krug, LHD is looking a little sketchy.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Agreed. Meanwhile...Dunn is lighting it up for the Kraken. The Blues should hope that Perunovich can step in and play right away, otherwise, after Krug, LHD is looking a little sketchy.

Dunn had 2 last night but announcers commented he had a rough camp.

 

[Stealth JD]

Scandella was brutal against the Hawks; sounds like he wasn't much better against the Stars. You can only hope that the coaching staff and front office see it and he isn't gifted a roster spot simply because of his contract. If Army can get out of the remaining term on Scandella's contract that would be a huge win. He makes unforced, boneheaded turnovers every game, he's slow to get off his shot, his zone exits and outlet passing have to be amongst the team's worst and doesn't have the hockey sense to be a premiere shut-down defender. The best you can hope for is favorable matchups with him on the ice; but he's not bringing much besides size, PK'ing and some physicality which may find him in the penalty box at a Bortuzzo-like clip if the league is serious about cracking-down on cross-checking. I'd just assume not have to dress both Mikkola and Scandella...they're a little too similarly-vanilla for my liking.

I honestly don't like any of our options as top-pairing LHD. They've all got fatal flaws preventing favorable matchups with the league's top-lines.

 

[Ranksu]

I’m afraid if we don’t find a #1 shut down LD, we wont be legit contenders.

 

[BlueOil]

1 goal game essentially, all in all, not too bad for a road preseason tilt. binner sounds like he's in regular season form, which is great to hear. defense is predictably the concerning area. they mustered 2 whole shots last night compared to the dallas defensive squad putting 11 on binner. our forwards were more active with shooting, but just couldn't get one by holtby. if the powerplay converts, it's a different game. neither team had success on special teams. i hope they plan to bring more defensive attack in the regular season, being a top heavy team won't be that fun.