Half-Assed GDT: Blues vs Wild Unofficial Preseason Edition

[kimzey59]

PreSeason Game #1 Blues vs Wild
7PM CDST
TV: BSMW+

Tonight's Lineup's:
Wild Lineup
Greenway-Rossi-Boldy
Rask-Sturm-Bjugstad
Cramarossa-Turgeon-Novak
Beckman-Giroux-Bitten

Hunt-Benn
Lambos-Hicketts
O’Rourke-Mermis

Addison

Kahkonen
Hammond

Blues Lineup
Saad-Thomas-Tarasenko
Kostin-Barbashev-Frolik
Neighbours-Bozak-Neal
Clifford-Joshua-Toropchenko

Walman-Parayko
Perunovich-Bortuzzo
Galloway-Santini

Husso
Lindgren

- Husso getting 2 periods, Lindgren getting 1.
- Neal will pull double duty on the PP units( unit 1- Saad/Thomas/Neal/Tarasenko/Perunovich; unit two- Neighbours/Bozak/Neal/Walman/Parayko)
- Saad-Thomas-Tarasenko called a "line of interest" by Berube.
Other Note: Blues holding 5 PM Press Conference for a "Major Announcement".

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[SwivelSchwartz]

What could warrant a “major announcement”? I doubt it’s signing Neal or frolik to a contract.

 

[MissouriMook]

What could warrant a “major announcement”? I doubt it’s signing Neal or frolik to a contract.

My guess is announcing their jersey sponsor for this season.

 

[stl76]

What could warrant a “major announcement”? I doubt it’s signing Neal or frolik to a contract.

I was hoping a David Perron extension announcement, but I guess news just broke of a Sanford for Logan Brown trade, so maybe that?

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Glad we get to see Galloway right away. He's one of the more intriguing prospects for me with his skating ability and size.

 

[Majorityof1]

What could warrant a “major announcement”? I doubt it’s signing Neal or frolik to a contract.

Tarasenko being traded could. But then he probably wouldn't be scheduled to play, much less of a line of interest. There is always a chance a different core player got traded, although that seems unlikely as well. It would have to be a big name, and if Tarasenko is out, then someone else not in that lineup. Parayko and Buchnevich are probably also safe as we just signed them to new contracts. Scarily, that leaves RoR, and Perron, with less scarily Schenn, Faulk and Krug. Scandella, Sanford, Kyrou, etc probably don't rise to the level of major.

We don't have the budget to sign anyone, so I doubt it is a free agency signing, outside of sub-million guys who wouldn't be considered a major announcement.

Maybe its the official announcements of Chiarelli and Hitch's new positions, but that doesn't seem major, at least from a news perspective. Or it could be a revision to the team's Covid policies for the season if they didn't get the early ticket sales they hoped for?

 

[Majorityof1]

I was hoping a David Perron extension announcement, but I guess news just broke of a Sanford for Logan Brown trade, so maybe that?

Trading a 3rd liner doesn't seem major, but maybe because its a St. Louis boy coming home.

 

[Drubilly]

My guess is they’re going to announce the Winter Classic jerseys will become their regular jerseys starting next season.

 

[BlueMed]

My guess is they’re going to announce the Winter Classic jerseys will become their regular jerseys starting next season.

That would be great because our regular jerseys are completely brutal.

 

[Drubilly]

That would be great because our regular jerseys are completely brutal.

yes, I’m way over the navy.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Friedman tweeted that it could be an Army extension

 

[Ranksu]

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

What could warrant a “major announcement”? I doubt it’s signing Neal or frolik to a contract.

I'd be shocked if it were player-related. Much more likely to be sponsorship-related or jersey-related.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Friedman tweeted that it could be an Army extension

JR confirming it. Wonder which player's agent tipped him off?

 

[Ranksu]

That 4th line looks sexy.

Clifford - Joshua - Toro

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Need to figure out viewing options for tonight.

Might need to pay for DirectTV Streaming service and get the Bally SMW App.

NHLtv is no more within the USA.

Why does the NHL screw this up every year?

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

Trading a 3rd liner doesn't seem major, but maybe because its a St. Louis boy coming home.

good point about the hometown kid.. and maybe cause it now relieves the cap issue?

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

That 4th line looks sexy.

Clifford - Joshua - Toro

good amount of size there

 

[Ranksu]

good amount of size there

Clifford - Joshua - Laferrierre would be my liking.

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

Clifford - Joshua - Laferrierre would be my liking.

I get that some folks were down on Cliff last year, but I'm pretty sure with all the injuries he was getting way more icetime than the Blues were wanting him to get.
to me, he's just as useful as MacMac, if not more

 

[Ranksu]

I get that some folks were down on Cliff last year, but I'm pretty sure with all the injuries he was getting way more icetime than the Blues were wanting him to get.
to me, he's just as useful as MacMac, if not more

Yep. I prefer macmac too.

 

[Moose and Squirrel]

Yep. I prefer macmac too.

they're both useful 4th line guys. nothing more, nothing less

 

[BlueDream]

So glad hockey is back. Interested to hear about how a handful of those guys look.

 

[542365]

I’ll be in the house tonight. Excited to see Kostin’s progress and Perunovich again adults.

 

[Mike Liut]

What AP is this on?