Half-Assed GDT: Blues vs Ducks

[jura]

let's do this!!

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[Moose and Squirrel]

not sure about this game. ANA is really playing well this year. seems they're ahead of their rebuild timeline

will be interesting to see if Lindy starts again, especially after not having to work extremely hard last night

 

[Blanick]

Some notes about tonights game.

-Bozak may be available to play
-No word on whether Kyrou is able to go
-Gibson left the Ducks game last night with an injury, status uncertain

 

[BadgersandBlues]

That Dak Joshua goal was straight out of EA Sports NHL series lol....the cross ice pass that you go back against the grain on and stuff in the net.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

This is getting absolutely absurd. Kyrou out tonight, so we are yet again playing a man short. The NHL really needs to get its shit together. This is an embarrassment.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Shorthanded again. I hate these stupid NHL injury rules.

 

[TheDizee]

 

[TheDizee]

 

[Mike Liut]

No Kyrou. Unreal.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

This is getting absolutely absurd. Kyrou out tonight, so we are yet again playing a man short. The NHL really needs to get its shit together. This is an embarrassment.

How is it nhl fault we have 11 guys out? The rules are exactly set up for this; you play short 1 game then you get cap exemption.

 

[Xerloris]

How is it nhl fault we have 11 guys out? The rules are exactly set up for this; you play short 1 game then you get cap exemption.

Because of the covid shit.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

How is it nhl fault we have 11 guys out? The rules are exactly set up for this; you play short 1 game then you get cap exemption.

Doesn't make the rules any less absurd and embarrassing.

I want an explanation of the current COVID protocol rules in terms of cap situations.

Maybe I'm going to have to look it up myself.

EDIT: hmmmm....getting closer to an answer. Teams will receive cap relief when a player is "suspended" without pay while in the COVID protocol.

Need to read more on this.

EDIT: Last season, teams were allowed cap relief for players in COVID protocol.

Piece by piece to understand why the rules are the way they are. It's all about risk and advantage, but I don;t have enough dots in order to connect them.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it

 

[Ranksu]

Release Gillies


Imagine if this would be our goaltender. Beat everyone.

 

[Seattlebjprice]

How is it nhl fault we have 11 guys out? The rules are exactly set up for this; you play short 1 game then you get cap exemption.

My point of view is that a chunk of guys are out due to something contagious, which squeezes the options before normal injuries occur.

The NHL should have addressed the fact that unlike knee injuries, it was likely Covid cases would occur in bunches because hockey is a close physical sport played in a dry cold climate.

 

[Blanick]

Brown getting an opportunity on the top line with Kyrou out. Have yourself a game kid.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Because of the covid shit.

Pray tell how it is leagues fault we have 3 guys with Covid.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Here we go again

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

My point of view is that a chunk of guys are out due to something contagious, which squeezes the options before normal injuries occur.

The NHL should have addressed the fact that unlike knee injuries, it was likely Covid cases would occur in bunches because hockey is a close physical sport played in a dry cold climate.

They have protocols in place to mitigate risk. And when bunch of guys are out the cap exemption rules apply. We aren’t only club that has had to deal with it.

 

[Bluesnatic27]

My point of view is that a chunk of guys are out due to something contagious, which squeezes the options before normal injuries occur.

The NHL should have addressed the fact that unlike knee injuries, it was likely Covid cases would occur in bunches because hockey is a close physical sport played in a dry cold climate.

The vast majority of the players out are not due to COVID, so it’s not like the Blues wouldn’t be in a bind regardless.

 

[BlueDream]

Pray tell how it is leagues fault we have 3 guys with Covid.

Because there should be a Covid/exempt list, like other sports have. Or a taxi squad, you know, like we had last year. It’s really not difficult to do.

Punishing teams and making them play short during a global pandemic is a bush league rule and makes the league look like the f***ing joke they often times are.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

good lord

Injured: David Perron (upper body), Robert Thomas (lower body), James Neal (upper body), Klim Kostin (upper body), Ville Husso (lower body), Jake Walman (upper body), Jordan Kyrou (upper body)

at least Scratched: Tyler Bozak

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Because there should be a Covid/exempt list, like other sports have. Or a taxi squad, you know, like we had last year. It’s really not difficult to do.

Punishing teams and making them play short during a global pandemic is a bush league rule and makes the league look like the f***ing joke they often times are.

The larger issue is we have 8 guys hurt. That is why we are in this bind.

 

[BlueDream]

The larger issue is we have 8 guys hurt. That is why we are in this bind.

Not really. If we could replace Faulk and Bozak who are out due to Covid, we would be able to ice a full lineup. That’s all I’m asking for. I wouldn’t want any of our opponents to have to play short either because it’s annoying.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Need a big effort tonight.

This isn't the Ducks of old