Ted Hoffman
The other Rick Zombo
- Dec 15, 2002
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We won the Cup before they did. That's all I care about.f*** off Vegas, instant expansion team bullshit success
We won the Cup before they did. That's all I care about.f*** off Vegas, instant expansion team bullshit success
Well that doesn't seem to work either, so.........That was a terrible penalty by Krug. Not sure what Berube was thinking with those three out there to start things. We usually start with ROR, Perron and Faulk.
Krug is terrible, why do we have him???
He's looked a lot better in his first 2-3 games than he did at the same point returning from his other 2 long-term injuries.He’s been brutal. Hope he knocks the rust off soon
Schwartz, Parayko, and also Bozak and Thomas will ALL help. The latter two plus Schwartz will ALL be added to The Top 9 to get Blais and Sanford off of dragging down scoring lines, and provide better depth for covering day-to-day injuries, and allowing players to get some rest in this hectic schedule. They also eat more minutes than the players who come out of the lineup when they return, so players like O'Reilly, Schenn, Perron, and others won't have to eat so many more minutes in an already tiring schedule. The Blues were running on fumes for several games in a row. It's a miracle that they didn't go 3-7 over the last 10 games. With everyone back, The Blues should be able to hold their own against the top teams in The West.Losing 5-4 doesn't seem bad at all given the context, in fact I think it's a promising sign this team could be deadly if The Schwartz be with us.(And the big guy on D he's kind of important).
I want 4th Seed. We are god awful at home. Keep us on the road as much as possible.I’m glad Tarasenko got a goal, but I don’t think I’ve seen him actually shoot a wrist shot yet. He just needs to keep playing, but right now the game looks like it’s happening too fast for him. A couple greasy goals will help his confidence, but I’m watching for him to start firing the puck like we are used to seeing.
Encouraging news that Bozak, Schwartz and Parayko are progressing. We could use some fresh troops.
Kaprizov looks like the real deal. I think Minnesota is going to be a team to be reckoned with. I no longer care which of the 4 playoff spots the Blues get. I also don’t mind if Vegas is the first round opponent. Just have to stay in front of Kings and Coyotes.
Like 95% of this board is infatuated with Pietrangelo
I think that isnt allowed to say in here.Petro plays 2 and a half minutes more than anyone else on their team. He’s their best Dman. Regardless, both team healthy and the Knights are still clearly the better team.
They are easily the best team in the West. Not even close really. Colorado can hang with them, maybe, but nobody else is even close. They’re up there with Tampa and Carolina.
Definitely.Tarasenko face looked thinner on postgame interview. Has he lost weight?
That gaff could have happened to anyone. He's been defensively excellent nearly every game. He's tied in Takeways with ROR for team lead at 13. That's nearly twice as many as DP57. He's been excellent along the boards in the neutral zone, and excellent at pressuring the breakout in the DZ. He's also had the fewest amount of Giveaway for anyone that has played a majority of games and isn't getting less than 12 minutes of ice time.It seemed like there was a lot of hype about Kyrou's defensive game after a nice back check earlier this year. Last night really drove home the point of just how far his defensive game still has to go IMO.
Kyrou is such a dynamic and impactful layer when he is playing with intensity...if he can consistently bring intensity to the defensive side of the game then the sky is truly the limit for him!
Takeaways and possession stats are great, but there have been way too many times he has lost his man in the d-zone or lost position defending the rush and the puck ended up in the back of the net. I would wager his possession stats would not look so hot is he was forced to play tougher/more defensive minutes.That gaff could have happened to anyone. He's been defensively excellent nearly every game. He's tied in Takeways with ROR for team lead at 13. That's nearly twice as many as DP57. He's been excellent along the boards in the neutral zone, and excellent at pressuring the breakout in the DZ. He's also had the fewest amount of Giveaway for anyone that has played a majority of games and isn't getting less than 12 minutes of ice time.
He's currently 4th in Fenwick, and 4th at CF% for forwards on the team.
Yesterday was a learning curve for EVERY player on the Blues.