GDT: Game 50/82 Blues Vs Dallas 6PM CST FDSNMW

[PJJJP]

15th overall pick here we come!

well we are currently tied for 10th with Utah. Hopefully we can win the lottery

 

[BlueSeal]

Did we win the Cup tonight?

Yes we did, the Toilet Bowl - because our play smells like it.

 

[kimzey59]

well we are currently tied for 10th with Utah. Hopefully we can win the lottery

Wouldn't complain but 8-10 sounds about right for Logan Hensler.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Yes we did, the Toilet Bowl - because our play smells like it.

A Bowl sounds bigger than a Cup, so I'll take it.

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

Wouldn't complain but 8-10 sounds about right for Logan Hensler.

Draft drops off significantly after 9 or 10. If 10-15, trade back and get some picks back. And it’s getting close to the time to start selling off those UFAs and a guys like Saad. Calgary beats Minny tonight and playoff chances slipping further away.

 

[BlueSeal]

A Bowl sounds bigger than a Cup, so I'll take it.

Sir, I can not argue with that brand of logic.

 

[Spektre]

It’s one of those games where the puck doesn’t go in but they started extremely slow again.

If Faulk is going to play it needs to be on the 3rd pairing. Get Broberg back on the left side. Playing him on the right side is like Buch playing C but not quite as bad. Call up Kessel if needed and let him play 2nd pairing. I would probably prefer Tucker vs Suter so:

Fowler Parayko
Broberg Kessel
Tucker Faulk

Faulk should be banned from the PP forever.

The only D on the top PP should be Broberg.

I don’t even really care if they lose every game, just get the kids as much playing time as possible.

I thought Bolduc had a good game except the giveaway late in the 3rd. He didn’t do anything to get benched and then gets promoted to the 1st line.

Not impressed with Monty.

 

[BlueMed]

It’s one of those games where the puck doesn’t go in but they started extremely slow again.

If Faulk is going to play it needs to be on the 3rd pairing. Get Broberg back on the left side. Playing him on the right side is like Buch playing C but not quite as bad. Call up Kessel if needed and let him play 2nd pairing. I would probably prefer Tucker vs Suter so:

Fowler Parayko
Broberg Kessel
Tucker Faulk

Faulk should be banned from the PP forever.

The only D on the top PP should be Broberg.

I don’t even really care if they lose every game, just get the kids as much playing time as possible.

I thought Bolduc had a good game except the giveaway late in the 3rd. He didn’t do anything to get benched and then gets promoted to the 1st line.

Not impressed with Monty.

To be fair, the Blues have one of the worst forward groups in the league. If our best 4 players are Thomas, Buch, Kyrou, and Holloway, then you better have a damn good bottom 6, and we don't. Our forward prospects are on the way though.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

To be fair, the Blues have one of the worst forward groups in the league. If our best 4 players are Thomas, Buch, Kyrou, and Holloway, then you better have a damn good bottom 6, and we don't. Our forward prospects are on the way though.

And our lines are predictable. Not much flexibility. Only a few players who can play up and down the lineup. The 4th line is set in stone and is predictable. I'm afraid game panning against the Blues right now is easy.

 

[TheDizee]

Maybe we can find out if they can lose 3 in a row

 

[TheOrganist]

To be fair, the Blues have one of the worst forward groups in the league. If our best 4 players are Thomas, Buch, Kyrou, and Holloway, then you better have a damn good bottom 6, and we don't. Our forward prospects are on the way though.

Yes. It sucks now but in the long run I keep saying this year this will be viewed as a foundational year for better things down the road. We brought in some legit pieces to the puzzle and this offseason will be another yr of removing dead weight (Saad, etc). I’m bullish they’ll legitimately compete for a playoff spot next yr. Unless something unexpected comes up Armstrong should exercise patience at the trade deadline and just move out some vet pieces if they have any value to recoup some picks. We need to kind of just ride out the last 30 games.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

Backup goalies and rookie goalies are our kryptonite.

right and the rookies always burn us..

edit : then the backup pitched a shutout

It’s one of those games where the puck doesn’t go in but they started extremely slow again.

If Faulk is going to play it needs to be on the 3rd pairing. Get Broberg back on the left side. Playing him on the right side is like Buch playing C but not quite as bad. Call up Kessel if needed and let him play 2nd pairing. I would probably prefer Tucker vs Suter so:

Fowler Parayko
Broberg Kessel
Tucker Faulk

Faulk should be banned from the PP forever.

The only D on the top PP should be Broberg.

I don’t even really care if they lose every game, just get the kids as much playing time as possible.

I thought Bolduc had a good game except the giveaway late in the 3rd. He didn’t do anything to get benched and then gets promoted to the 1st line.

Not impressed with Monty.

this

 

[kimzey59]

Draft drops off significantly after 9 or 10. If 10-15, trade back and get some picks back. And it’s getting close to the time to start selling off those UFAs and a guys like Saad. Calgary beats Minny tonight and playoff chances slipping further away.

1- The talent gap isn't nearly as big as you seem to think it is IMO.
There's a gap, but there's still some very quality prospects in that 10-15 range(looking specifically at Bear and Mrtka).

2- Quantity is very rarely better than quality. Even if we end up at 15, you're better off "reaching" for a guy you really like than trading back for a lesser pick.
And especially given our current pool, adding depth is in no way a priority.

 

[Robb_K]

They seem to be petering out over the last few games and off and on this season too. There are sparks and good things and even wins but this team doesn't look focused one bit and have been sloppy.

I'm not a fan of the concept of faith, but folks like Bolduc should be rolling on a quality line, even if Buch, who should be benched, is on it. If we got other kids downstairs that we can call up here and there, we should at least be exploring that.

I think so too. This team isn't going to make the playoffs the way it is structured right now. So, I hope at least a few prospects will be ready to play in The NHL now, and play some games without hurting their development, but rather giving them valuable experience to accelerate, rather than delay, their progress, and maybe even help the big team win some games (as a bonus).

 

[A Real Barn Burner]

It’s one of those games where the puck doesn’t go in but they started extremely slow again.

If Faulk is going to play it needs to be on the 3rd pairing. Get Broberg back on the left side. Playing him on the right side is like Buch playing C but not quite as bad. Call up Kessel if needed and let him play 2nd pairing. I would probably prefer Tucker vs Suter so:

Fowler Parayko
Broberg Kessel
Tucker Faulk

Faulk should be banned from the PP forever.

The only D on the top PP should be Broberg.

I don’t even really care if they lose every game, just get the kids as much playing time as possible.

I thought Bolduc had a good game except the giveaway late in the 3rd. He didn’t do anything to get benched and then gets promoted to the 1st line.

Not impressed with Monty.

The Defense hasn’t really been the problem. Why would they call up Kessel and play him on the 2nd pair? I seriously doubt he would be better than faulk or the experience would help Broberg since they would just get caved in. I doubt they do this until the playoffs are 100 percent done for even so.

The PP is a huge issue hopefully Fowler and Broberg are the only ones used. I doubt Colt comes off though.

I thought Bolduc had a good game as well best that line has looked in awhile. Getting two lines going is what we really need teams are game planning the HSK line.

Monty system is obviously better and I love his energy but agree we need more out of the kids if this teams is gonna grow. I think the young forwards and bottom six have more to prove than our young defense.

Right now we score in bunches or we don’t score at all. Other than a few really bad (sometimes back breaking) defensive zone misreads our big problem is offense imho.

 

[Stlblue50]

Binnington’s numbers/rankings this season:

 

[A Real Barn Burner]

Binnington’s numbers/rankings this season:View attachment 967393

I would like to see what our win percentage would be this year had we been getting league average Goaltending in all those stats. Surprised Binny has been this bad.

Would we be a playoff team?

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

well we are currently tied for 10th with Utah. Hopefully we can win the lottery

I’m just fully expecting us to go on a late season run when it doesn’t matter just like last year lol

 

[TheDizee]

Binnington’s numbers/rankings this season:View attachment 967393

hes been like the rest of the team, average at best

 

[LetsGoBooze]

I’m just fully expecting us to go on a late season run when it doesn’t matter just like last year lol

This is the time of year we really need to be losing for the tank. We lose enough now over the next 20 games to secure a top 10 pick. Then we can bring up Dvorsky and Snuggy can sign late season and we can win some games down the stretch and parlay that into next season.

#TankTimeIsNow

 

[Majorityof1]

This is the time of year we really need to be losing for the tank. We lose enough now over the next 20 games to secure a top 10 pick. Then we can bring up Dvorsky and Snuggy can sign late season and we can win some games down the stretch and parlay that into next season.

#TankTimeIsNow

Its been tank time since game 1. This team is too flawed. They've done an ok job of bandaging some of those flaws with Fowler, but it just served to keep people's hopes up. We cannot win 3 games in a row. We win 2, come close to a playoff spot ignoring the games in hand, and people think its a playoff team. Then they lose, look bad, and everyone yo-yos to despair.

10-11-2 under Montgomery after new coach bump wore off. .478-win percentage. 78 points for a full season at that pace. No major injuries during that time, added a top pair D. That is who this team is right now. There are no excuses. Expecting us to make the playoffs when we can't win 3 in a row is silly.

Even if Colorado and Calgary dropped to .500 hockey from here on out, and nobody else passed them, we'd need to win at a .625 rate to tie them at 90 points. There are only 6 teams in the league playing at that pace.

 

[Reality Czech]

To be fair, the Blues have one of the worst forward groups in the league. If our best 4 players are Thomas, Buch, Kyrou, and Holloway, then you better have a damn good bottom 6, and we don't. Our forward prospects are on the way though.

What are you talking about, we have 2 of the best 4th lines in the league.

Its been tank time since game 1. This team is too flawed. They've done an ok job of bandaging some of those flaws with Fowler, but it just served to keep people's hopes up. We cannot win 3 games in a row. We win 2, come close to a playoff spot ignoring the games in hand, and people think its a playoff team. Then they lose, look bad, and everyone yo-yos to despair.

10-11-2 under Montgomery after new coach bump wore off. .478-win percentage. 78 points for a full season at that pace. No major injuries during that time, added a top pair D. That is who this team is right now. There are no excuses. Expecting us to make the playoffs when we can't win 3 in a row is silly.

Even if Colorado and Calgary dropped to .500 hockey from here on out, and nobody else passed them, we'd need to win at a .625 rate to tie them at 90 points. There are only 6 teams in the league playing at that pace.

Pretty accurate assessment. When the defense plays decently, the offense can't do their jobs like last night and when the offense does well, the defense bleeds chances like that Columbus game a couple weeks ago. When we get good goaltending we can't score and our defense/goaltending plays badly when we can score. It's a tragic comedy at this point.

I read earlier this week that we had the 4th most goals per game since Dec. 17th yet we only have a .500 record during that time. We just can't get everything clicking at the same time. Plus, it's hard to win when you're getting next to nothing from your best players. The Thomas line looked better, but still couldn't cash in. So many missed chances up and down the lineup.

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

Its been tank time since game 1. This team is too flawed. They've done an ok job of bandaging some of those flaws with Fowler, but it just served to keep people's hopes up. We cannot win 3 games in a row. We win 2, come close to a playoff spot ignoring the games in hand, and people think its a playoff team. Then they lose, look bad, and everyone yo-yos to despair.

10-11-2 under Montgomery after new coach bump wore off. .478-win percentage. 78 points for a full season at that pace. No major injuries during that time, added a top pair D. That is who this team is right now. There are no excuses. Expecting us to make the playoffs when we can't win 3 in a row is silly.

Even if Colorado and Calgary dropped to .500 hockey from here on out, and nobody else passed them, we'd need to win at a .625 rate to tie them at 90 points. There are only 6 teams in the league playing at that pace.

Other than the comment about tanking since game 1, you made some excellent points. Their inability to go on any kind of winning streak this season has been most telling to me.

 

[BlueSeal]

Binnington’s numbers/rankings this season:View attachment 967393

THIRTY-THREE SHOTS ON GOAL IN A SHUTOUT LOSS BUT WE BLAME THE GOALTENDER?

I put that in caps for a reason. This team needs to acquire quality players to fill the holes or it won't matter WHO is in goal.

The PP is trash, the PK is trash, you got players in the lineup who are dragging major heel like they're either injured or disinterested... I'm sorry, I don't like Monty. I get he doesn't have a lot to work with, but he has a lot more to work with than just trash and it's unacceptable that this team plays so poorly, so unfocused and so far below their skillsets. If this is the future Army is envisioning, we are in big trouble and the thing is, I believe alot more in Army than Monty. Monty has a lot of work to do to figure this out if he's really The Guy. Are we just going to continue bringing on players who come in and tear up the world and then slowly dwindle into the mediocrity of the lineup and not bench them and bring up folks hungry to play? For the Blues, This Is The Way?

As for Binny y'all can shit talk all you want but when it's playoff time, he conquers. The Avs are still having nightmares about that and they won the Cup.

 

[TruBlueFan1970]

THIRTY-THREE SHOTS ON GOAL IN A SHUTOUT LOSS BUT WE BLAME THE GOALTENDER?

I put that in caps for a reason. This team needs to acquire quality players to fill the holes or it won't matter WHO is in goal.

The PP is trash, the PK is trash, you got players in the lineup who are dragging major heel like they're either injured or disinterested... I'm sorry, I don't like Monty. I get he doesn't have a lot to work with, but he has a lot more to work with than just trash and it's unacceptable that this team plays so poorly, so unfocused and so far below their skillsets. If this is the future Army is envisioning, we are in big trouble and the thing is, I believe alot more in Army than Monty. Monty has a lot of work to do to figure this out if he's really The Guy. Are we just going to continue bringing on players who come in and tear up the world and then slowly dwindle into the mediocrity of the lineup and not bench them and bring up folks hungry to play? For the Blues, This Is The Way?

As for Binny y'all can shit talk all you want but when it's playoff time, he conquers. The Avs are still having nightmares about that and they won the Cup.

I hear ya. Many might disagree with me, but I would bench Buch for a couple games to see if he can get a reset. While he has 2g, 4a in his last 10 games, he is a -6. If you just look at the games starting with the CGY back to backs, he has 2 assists in 6 games and is -4. He's just not cutting it right now. They benched Saad repeatedly, and while he isn't scoring yet, his play seems to be improving. I think Buch needs the same treatment as Saad, Bolduc, Joseph, etc... Play better or sit. While they are at it, give Sunny a few games from the pressbox, and put Faksa as the 3C and Walker or Joseph as the 4C