Blues Discussion Thread 2018-2019

[BlueDream]

Now that the Jets lost Stastny I think we can easily match up to them.

The Preds, too.

ROR, Schenn, Bozak is insane down the middle.

Welp, I’m excited.

 

[Meatball]

I just....wow. The organization looks amazing from top to bottom now.

 

[BlueDream]

I just....wow. The organization looks amazing from top to bottom now.

It really does. We have 3, even 4 lines that can score. Great defensive core. And an AHL team chalk full of talented prospects.

Armstrong did his homework this summer. Team should be competitive for a very long time.

 

[WiscoBlues]

now to just flip JBo for a first and use all that cap space to improve the goaltending...

 

[Meatball]

I think we'll be fine in net one way or another and getting back into the 1st and 2nd rounds in 19 and 21 is peanuts. Easily solvable.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

Just got back from the garden - whaddimiss?

 

[Novacain]

Last Year Army "Stole" the NHL Draft by taking Thomas, trading a bunch of stuff for Schenn, and then drafting Kostin.

This Year Army "Stole" the 1st day of Free Agency by getting Bozak and Perron for solid deals then pulling out a wonderful trade to get us O'Reilly.

The real question is, what will Armstrong steal next?

 

[David Dennison]

Sure sounds like Bozak signing happened because ROR talks fell apart within the last 24 hours.

 

[RORbacon]

Just got back from the garden - whaddimiss?

Not a thing.

 

[Alklha]

We have a lot of flexibility with the roster.

We just still need to move Gunnarsson.

 

[Celtic Note]

Last Year Army "Stole" the NHL Draft by taking Thomas, trading a bunch of stuff for Schenn, and then drafting Kostin.

This Year Army "Stole" the 1st day of Free Agency by getting Bozak and Perron for solid deals then pulling out a wonderful trade to get us O'Reilly.

The real question is, what will Armstrong steal next?

Obviously the trade deadline is the only trifecta piece missing.

 

[mk80]

Last Year Army "Stole" the NHL Draft by taking Thomas, trading a bunch of stuff for Schenn, and then drafting Kostin.

This Year Army "Stole" the 1st day of Free Agency by getting Bozak and Perron for solid deals then pulling out a wonderful trade to get us O'Reilly.

The real question is, what will Armstrong steal next?

Erik Karlsson is still available.....

 

[Novacain]

Sure sounds like Bozak signing happened because ROR talks fell apart within the last 24 hours.

I said it in the thread, but I really 100% believe that Buffalo completely panicked when we signed Bozak.

 

[ZigZagBluesFan]

Erik Karlsson is still available.....

Oh god, could you imagine?

This trade makes the other deals go from looking meh to solid, to looking like great depth adds.

If Army finds a way to fix the goalie situation I’m going to lose my mind.

 

[David Dennison]

I said it in the thread, but I really 100% believe that Buffalo completely panicked when we signed Bozak.

Very possible, it might have been the difference between Kyrou vs Thompson+Sobotka or Bergy to make the salary work.

 

[Halak Ness Monster]

We have 3 legitimate, dangerous scoring lines. A top-5 league-wide defensive unit. And over $8M available in cap space to fix the goaltending...

Honestly think we're right there with WPG & Nashville for favorites in the West.
Central just got crazy strong at the top.

What I really love is that both those teams are not powerhouse super teams.

Anyone could have won the West the last two years and we saw it play out that way. It remains that way going into next year.

If we can somehow improve in net we will have a great chance to win the West!

 

[mk80]

Oh god, could you imagine?

This trade makes the other deals go from looking meh to solid, to looking like great depth adds.

If Army finds a way to fix the goalie situation I’m going to lose my mind.

I say Karlsson as a joke, but at this point is there anything Army can't do?

 

[Meatball]

If Jake can't get it done with THIS team in front of him, it's time to move on.

 

[Vincenzo Arelliti]

Let’s get Panarin at the TDL!

 

[converseman54]

Thorburn REALLY looks like a sore thumb now. Wonder what their plans are for him

 

[Brockon]

Well, I'll be... That's starting to look intimidating down the middle now!

Looks like training camp is going to be pretty intense competition to lock down a spot at RW for the middle six!

 

[PiggySmalls]

Thorburn REALLY looks like a sore thumb now. Wonder what their plans are for him

I got no problem with him being the 13th forward. He will be of good use when we play Nashville and other teams that have a physical player.

 

[justmuckit]

So, sorry if this has already been discussed - it's hard to keep up with multiple threads.

Who moves to wing?

Personally, I don't think moving Thomas would be good for his development. On the other hand, I'd prefer Bozak to be 3C and not 2c.

Thoughts?

 

[Mike Liut]

Something to ponder....

Adding ROR and improving the team will go a long way when it comes time to extending Schenn and Pietrangelo. Huge day today was for the future of the Blues

 

[Mike Liut]

So, sorry if this has already been discussed - it's hard to keep up with multiple threads.

Who moves to wing?

Personally, I don't think moving Thomas would be good for his development. On the other hand, I'd prefer Bozak to be 3C and not 2c.

Thoughts?

With ROR and Schenn, Bozak wasnt going to be a 2C