GDT: Game #1 of 82: Blues @ Avs - 8pm CT

[ChicagoBlues]

This is the best The Blues have looked in The Neutral Zone in over a year.

They started drifting in the last 4 mins, but Binner was well-positioned.

 

[ItsOnlytheRiver]

Krug/Faulk are giving zero reasons for Ranksu to quiet down. They have been terrible in their own end tonight. I miss Pietrangelos ability to calmly evade the first wave of forecheck pressure and get the puck up to the forwards more than anything else he brought. This team looks no different from last years as far as exiting the zone goes and it’s going to kill them.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

i cant do a whole season of bagdad

 

[Blueline2757]

Krug/Faulk are giving zero reasons for Ranksu to quiet down. They have been terrible in their own end tonight. I miss Pietrangelos ability to calmly evade the first wave of forecheck pressure and get the puck up to the forwards more than anything else he brought. This team looks no different from last years as far as exiting the zone goes and it’s going to kill them.

I can't like this post enough. Well said.

 

[Robb_K]

Another good period for The Blues. I'm really happy to see Binnington, Schenn, Kyrou, Neighbours, Faulk, Parayko, Bortuzzo, Thomas, and several others all playing so well. The Blues have defended well when The Avs have pushed back with sudden rushes up ice. Tarasenko looks a bit listless. I hope he's going to try to play his best regardless of whether he wants to stay or leave this team.

 

[WaltPoddubny]

I was adding to a thought

Thanks, Brick Tamland

 

[Mike Liut]

Thanks, Brick Tamlund

Whatever that means

 

[Robb_K]

its cause of seattle coming into the league.

Of course.

 

[parliamentlite]

wow ? that is weird

Yep, just 3 times. Twice at, once home. This is how things were before COVID.

We basically play every Western Conference team 3 times, and do a home-and-home with every Eastern team.

 

[Blueline2757]

Whatever that means

Never seen Anchorman?

 

[ChicagoBlues]

I forgot how big Neal is.

 

[Mike Liut]

Never seen Anchorman?

No, but I heard it’s good.

 

[Robb_K]

We had (still have) another guy who fit(s) that description, but Jake is demonstrating his intelligence.

I just don't get Kostin at all. He knows what he's needed to do, and still needs to do for 3 years, and is not motivated enough to work towards that with much effort. Reminds me of Timofei Shiskanov. Some people think they found their reason for existence (or, at least a career), and it really isn't what they want deep down. What a waste of natural talent, and the work they've put in up to that time.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

Yep, just 3 times. Twice at, once home. This is how things were before COVID.

We basically play every Western Conference team 3 times, and do a home-and-home with every Eastern team.

it just seems off , i guess i have been in a covid cloud for to long

 

[Thallis]

I just don't get Kostin at all. He knows what he's needed to do, and still needs to do for 3 years, and is not motivated enough to work towards that with much effort. Reminds me of Timofei Shiskanov. Some people think they found their reason for existence (or, at least a career), and it really isn't what they want deep down. What a waste of natural talent, and the work they've put in up to that time.

It's hard to teach smarts.

 

[Mike Liut]

Like to see ROR, Perron and Tarasenko have a better 3rd. Not saying they’re playing bad, but they can be better.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

I just don't get Kostin at all. He knows what he's needed to do, and still needs to do for 3 years, and is not motivated enough to work towards that with much effort. Reminds me of Timofei Shiskanov. Some people think they found their reason for existence (or, at least a career), and it really isn't what they want deep down. What a waste of natural talent, and the work they've put in up to that time.

agree , im still holding out hope for him

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

it just seems off , i guess i have been in a covid cloud for to long

Adding Seattle also changes the schedule now that we have a full 8 team division

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

Adding Seattle also changes the schedule now that we have a full 8 team division

true

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

come on wtf ?

 

[parliamentlite]

it just seems off , i guess i have been in a covid cloud for to long

There was something very enjoyable about playing a huge part of the schedule within the division, even though ours wasn't full of traditional rivals.

 

[LBlues24]

That’s such a shit call

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

such a garbage call

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Blues need to turn it up

 

[DoubleK81]

Gotta give the big bad Avalanche a chance to catch up.