Half-Assed GDT: Blues vs. Bolts

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Eh, I don't really put much thought into preseason games. Rather have players play a safe game when the games dont matter.

For a vet, absolutely. But for a guy trying to make team you wanna see more than he showed.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

But that went along with his reputation of shying away from contact. And that was exactly what Sens fans said about him - that that was one of his main drawbacks. So, it's good to see, especially on The NHL level.

I thought he was really good tonight. Not just the goal, but on the forecheck, battling for pucks, making tight turns. If he plays like this he could be a player. But consistency of course is key.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

It was Perunovich, not Bortz.

It was a weak call.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

I think he’s still riding a good first call up from last year. They have seen him do it so they know he can, but he isn’t playing NHL hockey.

I think patience can almost be a fault of leadership sometimes. Scandella as well. I don’t mind them not scratching him, but he needs to stop getting paired with 55 for patience sake. If it isn’t working, it isn’t working. Separate them for awhile at least.

Joshua gets that same patience because of impressive play last year, is my theory. He can get there tho, but up to him

You're right about 55-6 pair, but Scandella was going to be scratched until Bozo tested for COVID. He had lowest ice time of any of our D, and I don't know breakdown but didn't seem like he was out with Parayko hardly at all.

 

[Robb_K]

All the advanced stats said he was carrying JayBo.

He hasn't been the same (whole-at full physical peak) ever since he suffered his back injury. After all te time since he returned, it appears that he never will. He'll have to adapt his game to take into account, what exactly he can and can't do now.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Is it me or has Schenn basically been invisible since he returned?

He's not healthy. Whatever he hurt is still bothering him. He admitted as much in I think it was Korac piece. Which is all the more reason I hated his fight the other day.

 

[Robb_K]

It was a weak call.

As far as I remember, Perunovich hit the player while he didn't have the puck, to keep him from getting to it. So, it could have been called interference in any case. So there should have been a penalty on him either way.

Also, I thought Buccigras said that it was Perunovich's first NHL penalty - not that he said it was his first NHL game, as several posters stated above. But, THAT statement would be incorrect as well, because Perunovich had been called for at least one penalty, before this game.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Joshua has some speed, but I need to see more. Keep him up for a few more games and see if he can figure it out.

He's good good size, speed, attitude, faceoff ability. He doesn't appear to have NHL level hands. But he is also on cheap contract and as tight as we are to cap, that matters too. We don't have cap room for Mac Mac in place of him.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

He hasn't been the same (whole-at full physical peak) ever since he suffered his back injury. After all te time since he returned, it appears that he never will. He'll have to adapt his game to take into account, what exactly he can and can't do now.

You're not wrong, but I don't think his back is why he just stands there watching opponent score. I think he is putting too much pressure on himself to justify contract and his A and his status as #1D.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

As far as I remember, Perunovich hit the player while he didn't have the puck, to keep him from getting to it. So, it could have been called interference in any case. So there should have been a penalty on him either way.

He had just dumped it. Guys hit man who just got rid of it all the time and isn't called.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

No he's not

We agree?!?! What is this world coming to?

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

48 needs to have better reads there, that entire sequence was setup by allowing TB to have the puck there

Yes. He was too passive playing it.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

He's good good size, speed, attitude, faceoff ability. He doesn't appear to have NHL level hands. But he is also on cheap contract and as tight as we are to cap, that matters too. We don't have cap room for Mac Mac in place of him.

The tight cap is problematic, for sure. I am cool with letting him play and see how he fits in. It's not like we have a choice anyway.

 

[shpongle falls]

Odd start to the game but it was a fun one. First Blues game I've watched on espn and I loved the play by play from Buccigross. Thought Brown looked really solid and hope he can keep the momentum going.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

 

[BlueSeal]

Scandella is quickly making himself replacement level fodder. He needs to get his head on straight. Or pack his bags to Narnia.

More like Eternia, he can help Prince Adam find his sword.

 

[BlueSeal]

He was a victim of some terrible bounces. What happened in the first 5 minutes wasn't normal.

For real, the first five minutes had me thinking the puck was made of flubber.

 

[542365]

I've already said, that's a good announcing team, and I really want the Blues to hire them both.

Bucci is on record as saying the Blues have the best logo in all of professional sports as well.

 

[Stlblue50]

Bucci is on record as saying the Blues have the best logo in all of professional sports as well.

Bucci does talk up the Blues a lot but he sounds like a fan that's announcing a game. That's good because he's less robotic than most announcers. It's bad because he can lack flow and concentration.

I'm sorry but the women is terrible. Not a bad announcing voice (for a female) but not much knowledge. Although she blows away the in between the benches girl...wow embarrassing

 

[TheDizee]

Bucci does talk up the Blues a lot but he sounds like a fan that's announcing a game. That's good because he's less robotic than most announcers. It's bad because he can lack flow and concentration.

I'm sorry but the women is terrible. Not a bad announcing voice (for a female) but not much knowledge. Although she blows away the in between the benches girl...wow embarrassing

emily kaplan wouldnt even have a job if not for ESPN basically giving her a free ride. shes beyond a joke.

the other girl i actually think is solid at her job at color commentating and i dont mind her.

 

[Stlblue50]

Barbashev eats babies.

That hit did remind me of playoff mode Barby... beautiful hit!

joke call after what they have let go this game

Absolutely terrible call. The Blues battled all the way back and there is 7 minutes left in a 3-3 hard fought game and they call that weak interference call you see ALL OF THE TIME! Tampa starter flopping all of the place once the Blues tied it. Got 2 PPs for it.

Every time he says katchouk I feel like he's mispronouncing tkachuk

I was thinking the same thing. For all of the joking he was doing I'm surprised he didn't mention it even once.
They also didn't know/say that it was Brown's first goal as a Blue or that he grew up in St. Louis.

 

[542365]

Bucci does talk up the Blues a lot but he sounds like a fan that's announcing a game. That's good because he's less robotic than most announcers. It's bad because he can lack flow and concentration.

I'm sorry but the women is terrible. Not a bad announcing voice (for a female) but not much knowledge. Although she blows away the in between the benches girl...wow embarrassing

I like A.J. She's also an Olympic medalist, so I'm not sure I can agree about the lack of knowledge part.

 

[Stlblue50]

I like A.J. She's also an Olympic medalist, so I'm not sure I can agree about the lack of knowledge part.

Lol

 

[Majorityof1]

Bucci does talk up the Blues a lot but he sounds like a fan that's announcing a game. That's good because he's less robotic than most announcers. It's bad because he can lack flow and concentration.

I'm sorry but the women is terrible. Not a bad announcing voice (for a female) but not much knowledge. Although she blows away the in between the benches girl...wow embarrassing

Sexism at its finest right here. Anytime you say someone is "not bad, for a female", its not a compliment, its sexist. AJ Mleczko knows more about hockey than you ever will. She is in the hockey hall of fame. She's been covering hockey for years in some capacity, covering multiple Olympics, college and women's hockey. She showed more knowledge of hockey in 60 minutes than you have shown in the 2+ years since you joined.

Seriously, what great nuggets of wisdom can you share that she did not? What were the huge gaps in her knowledge? The way people are complaining, you'd think there were some huge misinformation, or big moments of silence or something else outlandish. But no, they just don't like women in the booth.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

Odd start to the game but it was a fun one. First Blues game I've watched on espn and I loved the play by play from Buccigross. Thought Brown looked really solid and hope he can keep the momentum going.

was just going to ask what others thought of browns game ? only caught part of the first on the radio ..
espn just flat out sucks imo ... bucci thinks melrose is a hockey savant this is the guy who piggybacked on the great one for 3 years then got fired ....only to resurface a decade later with tampa and lasted all of 4 months

ffs stephen a smith is the go to mouth piece for that shitty programing ... hard pass


anyway .. i just want to know how brown looked ?


btw im happy we won and that binny sounded like he found his form later in the game