GDT: Game 2: Blues at Predators 1/21/13 at 5:00 CST

[Alklha]

Matching minors on Reaves and Gill; I thought it was only Reaves going to the box for a moment!

We were always going to have some struggles at the start of the season, and Pietrangelo, Perrons etc are clearly a little rusty having not played.

On Shattenkirk... 8 years, $32m... get it on the table!

 

[BigB]

Perron as mentioned is so not in the game.... like he is trying to prove his worth and getting frustrated.

Pietrangelo is looking like garbage after this period... weakest D we have. Very Odd!

 

[Mike Liut]

I have always loved the brunette in the Dirt Cheap commercial.

 

[Oberyn]

You can really tell Pietrangelo didn't play during the lockout, he just isn't up to speed yet. Hopefully he'll be back to top form after 5-10 games.

 

[Mike Liut]

Pretty exciting 1st period. Me loves Frank the Tank

 

[Chojin]

Trade Pietrangelo.

Seriously, though, he'll probably get his act together as the year goes on. I wish he could have played somewhere during the lockout.

 

[542365]

Really sloppy period for the Blues. I'd imagine Hitch is giving it to them pretty good in the locker room. Perron and Petro definitely need to step it up. Perron especially.

I don't think I could have envisioned this good of a start for Tarasenko. 3 goals and an assist in 4 periods, and he almost had another goal in this game and he almost set someone else up for a goal.

 

[Nick0930]

I hate you guys for having Tarasenko on your team. He's so freaking talented.

 

[BlueDream]

Don't think it even has much to do with whether he played somewhere during the lockout or not. He was good against Detroit. Just had a bad period. Oh well, it happens.

 

[Mike Liut]

You can really tell Pietrangelo didn't play during the lockout, he just isn't up to speed yet. Hopefully he'll be back to top form after 5-10 games.

Yeah, this is preseason for some of these players. No worries.

 

[Lord Helix]

At least Petro made some good plays...Perron is slow and forcing everything.

 

[FrailSwan]

Stars fan here. Just had to stop in to say what a player you guys have in Tarasenko. The kid is a beast!

 

[Fred Murtz]

Fisher goal

 

[Mike Liut]

At least Petro made some good plays...Perron is slow and forcing everything.

Did Perron play anywhere during the lockout?

 

[sbet1998]

NSH is lucky this game is tied. Rare mistakes by Pietrangelo. Blues have carried the play for the most part.

Perron needs to make better decisions. I think he's playing well, just having some mental lapses.

 

[EastonBlues22]

It wasn't that sloppy of a period. They only gave up 6 shots, and 1 of the goals was on the PP. There was Perron's brain-fart, Pietrangelo's over-aggressive move on the first goal and the PK mistake, and some other general hitches in the getalong (transitions that weren't very clean, etc.), but it's not like they were getting dominated out there. The Blues generally carried the play, and I like their chances moving forward this game (even against Rinne).

 

[izzy]

Just tuning in now, Tarasenko has 2 points already? Oh my lord.

 

[Use the Schwartz*]

Halak should have had that first one.

Tarasenko is just wow. So angry I didn't take this guy in my pool, looks like he could score 40 points this year.

 

[Robb_K]

Did Perron play anywhere during the lockout?

It was reported that he only played some pick-up games with some local Quebecois friends.

 

[PocketNines]

That TSN prediction that Tarasenko leads Blues this season in points not looking too bad right now.

 

[sbet1998]

You can really tell Pietrangelo didn't play during the lockout, he just isn't up to speed yet. Hopefully he'll be back to top form after 5-10 games.

Didnt show any of that in the first game. I agree, but he's looked good except for about 6 seconds. He'll figure it out quick. Not worried about him at all.

 

[sbet1998]

Tarasenko is just wow. So angry I didn't take this guy in my pool, looks like he could score 40 points this year.[/QUOTE]

After seeing what Im seeing, 50 wouldnt be impossible.

 

[Mike Liut]

Stewie was quiet that period. Stay consistent man, I am pulling for you. I was really hard on you last year.

 

[Alklha]

Didnt show any of that in the first game. I agree, but he's looked good except for about 6 seconds. He'll figure it out quick. Not worried about him at all.

No reason to be worried, he'll sort it out quick enough. Difficult to judge anything agains the Red Wings, but tonight he has looked a little rusty even outside of the play on the Preds first goal. Rusty doesn't mean he is playing badly, just not to the standard we have become accustomed to from him.

Stewie was quiet that period. Stay consistent man, I am pulling for you. I was really hard on you last year.

His work rate was still there, noticeable in the first few minutes, but after that nothing really came his way.

 

[izzy]

Agreed, i would like to see Stewart get one tonight!