GDT: EDM Oilers @ STL Blues 6pm CST

[Celtic Note]

at least we can agree: He's average. 13th in sv pct and 20th in GAA. After tonight, it's gonna look worse and he's trending down. Maybe he needs a rest, maybe he needs better defensive personnel. But the bottom line is, he's not the superstar everyone here is trying to paint him as no matter the advanced metric. You can pull any stat out of your rear to make a point but at the end of the day the results speak for themselves. He isn't making the saves he's supposed to be making regardless of the "muh high danger" shots. You can save all the high danger shots you want but if you let soft goals in that you and I can that's telling. He's average. You don't have to like it. Just accept it.

Who here paints him as a superstar?

 

[Celtic Note]

It’s every f***ing game… Panger goes out of his way to praise the other team

If he’s on a National broadcast I get it but holy hell it’s annoying as f*** every game.. he’s like the opposing teams fan that gets to shit on the Blues GDT every f***ing game

Having listened to a lot of other broadcasts, it’s the homers that are terrible. At least Pang tries to be objective.

 

[Thallis]

It’s every f***ing game… Panger goes out of his way to praise the other team

If he’s on a National broadcast I get it but holy hell it’s annoying as f*** every game.. he’s like the opposing teams fan that gets to shit on the Blues GDT every f***ing game

I find this really funny because I find Pang to be too much of a homer for me. When Pang praises the other team, it's usually to try and pump the tires of the Blues.

 

[Blueline2757]

Sooner or later Blues fans are going to have to admit that while he was amazing during the cup run, Binnington is just an average goalie.

Well look a D that was in front of him during the cup run. I'm not surprised that he isn't good. Look at the D now.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Who here paints him as a superstar?

Every single person on this board, where have you been? We’ve all been saying it for years! Better than Vasilevsky we all say!

 

[CovidCupChamps]

A few people didn't like that he was acknowledging the best players in the league

I'm getting tired of Pang's patronizing, apologetic and high pitched commentary. He's f***ing Ned Flanders.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Tarasenko and Saad the only Vet forwards who has been showing up. And Saad is stuck with 2 boulders for linemates.

 

[Celtic Note]

I find this really funny because I find Pang to be too much of a homer for me. When Pang praises the other team, it's usually to try and pump the tires of the Blues.

The Carolina broadcast was a case in point about how non-homer Pang is compared to others. You wouldn’t know the Blues were playing.

 

[BlueOil]

missed this live traveling, but reads like a fun, although disappointing game for the blues

 

[BlueDream]

We should beat the Coyotes on Tuesday regardless of who’s playing.

Then hopefully have everyone back on Thursday.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

+3 GSAA, 6 fewer goals allowed than expected from his workload. The numbers don't lie.

You’re wasting your time, they don’t care about the “fancy stats”

 

[CraftyVeteran]

+3 GSAA, 6 fewer goals allowed than expected from his workload. The numbers don't lie.

like i said. cherry pick any one stat you like to make your argument and that's fine. He's your guy. He's still average.

 

[Thallis]

like i said. cherry pick any one stat you like to make your argument and that's fine. He's your guy. He's still average.

The irony is palpable

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Binny has been terrible

Worst game this year for him.

 

[Celtic Note]

Every single person on this board, where have you been? We’ve all been saying it for years! Better than Vasilevsky we all say!

I appreciate the joking.

But, how great is Vas. Hell of a goalie. Certainly wouldn’t mind having him.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Blues need to show up and play the next 3 games again Arizona, San Jose, and Dallas. Season is still early, need to get our players with covid and injuries healthy, and see where we go from there. Binnington needs to be better, Kyrou-Thomas-Tarasenko-Buch need to keep up their play, and we need to find a way to get Walman and Rosen out of the everyday lineup. We just kept neck in neck with the highest scoring team and if it wasn't for a bad defensive play we would have taken them to overtime.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Why is Buch with Joshua and Kostin?

There are always random shifts, either mid change or somebody good gets extra shift down lineup. That wasn’t a regular group.

 

[TheDizee]

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Who do you think Bortuzzo is fighting at next practice??

 

[BlueDream]

Bortuzzo just said Scandella and Parayko need to be better.

Per JR on Twitter.

Wow, you don’t usually see quotes like that from players.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Parayko just isn’t an offensive guy. He is an excellent defensive defenseman while can pot 30 points. But he isn’t going to be more it seems

Would be nice if that were so. He has been brutal defensively lately. We roast Scandella, but amazing how much better Marco looked tonight with Faulk while Parayko watched his guy score 3 times.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Kyrou-Thomas-Buch are playing so well. Speed, offensive pressure, creativity. It's as if the rest of the team are like 3 steps behind them.

Thomas really seems like he has taken 1c role this week. I’m not sure he’s gonna give it back for a decade.

 

[Celtic Note]

Bortuzzo just said Scandella and Parayko need to be better.

Per JR on Twitter.

Wow, you don’t usually see quotes like that from players.

Kind of rich coming from him, but he is also not wrong.

Still sort of strange to out a teammate publicly.

This is like if I went to work and ripped on my team in front of others. Not sure that will have anything positive come from it.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

wonder if it'd be beneficial to put Walman on the PP and let Parayko get an extra min or so to catch his breath

Would be beneficial to put Walman in Springfield. He is terrible.

 

[Celtic Note]

Would be nice if that were so. He has been brutal defensively lately. We roast Scandella, but amazing how much better Marco looked tonight with Faulk while Parayko watched his guy score 3 times.

Scandella had some poor moments tonight, but looked a bit better than in the past few. Still has a way to go though.