acrobaticgoalie
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My guess is that he starts on the 3rd line again, but goes to the 2nd fairly quickly. If he comes into camp showing he's ready for the 2-spot, he'll get put there. I think the Blues want him on the 2nd line, but they want him to force their hand into putting him there rather than them stick him there on the "OK, here's your shot kid - show us what you can do" plan. I think given time he'd get up to speed and be fine on the 2nd line, but in a 56-game season there's not time to let younger players try to figure it out along the way.Leaf fan in peace. What line is Thomas expected to be on this year?
Leaf fan in peace. What line is Thomas expected to be on this year?
Leaf fan in peace. What line is Thomas expected to be on this year?
I think second. They say he’ll have every chance to take that spot at least.
If Kyrou makes the team, Thomas will almost certainly be on the 2nd line. I expect him to be put with Schwartz and Schenn. This allows Schenn to still take draws at times, since Thomas hasn’t been great in that area (but improving). The coaches and GM have both made comments about wanting him more at center and in the top 6.Leaf fan in peace. What line is Thomas expected to be on this year?
Only 4 of the top 14 skaters and neither goalie from that team will be in camp. Pretty impressive how quickly we retooled.Remember when we had Kyle Brodziak slotted as our 2C after moving Stastny at the TDL, man times have changed for our center situation since then
Interesting our front office undervalued profit what Pietro would bring in to them in 8-year spann. Not even talking what money they would invest in when Pietro would retire as a Bluenote. So much opportunities.
All that marketing and franchise face to the St Louis city? You all that lose + NHL top5 dmen just for you didn't give the your best player of all time security so he can keep his family safe and play where he was drafted and retire as a Bluenote.
I say this
This
Was
Disgrace.
Dont talk bs Pietro didnt want to sign in Blues.
Petro is nowhere near the Blues best player of all time. You need to stop with this type of bullshit. It's completely laughable and pathetic to defend an athlete that was offered as far as we know 64 million over 8 years by saying that wasn't enough to give him security and the ability to keep his family safe. Oh my god he needs more money to keep his family safe, f***ing stupid.
If he wanted to sign here he would have picked up a pen and signed the paper, instead what he did was get on a plane and fly to Vegas so Armstrong took the next best option. SOMEONE THAT WANTED TO BE HERE AND SIGNED HERE.
Why?I'll say this one more time. Only one team gave him something that the Blues didn't. If the Blues gave him that very one thing he wanted, Petro still would've been here.
I don't think I've heard this one... The suspense is killing me! What is it?I'll say this one more time. Only one team gave him something that the Blues didn't. If the Blues gave him that very one thing he wanted, Petro still would've been here.
Remember when we had Kyle Brodziak slotted as our 2C after moving Stastny at the TDL, man times have changed for our center situation since then
I think the winner of the Blues/Colorado series would be down to who is better on goal. If it’s even, Colorado probably has the edge.2nd best team in the Conference/Division. Colorado has a much better top-line and defense...the way they ran Arizona out of the playoffs last year gives me pause in saying that the Blues should/would be favored in a playoff matchup. I think the Blues match-up well at forward, due to superior depth, but the Blues don't appear to have the horses to matchup with Makar/Girard/Toews/Graves/Johnson/Cole/Byram/Timmins...and I'm starting to lean towards Binnington being a flash-in-the-pan more than the long-term solution in net. I think the Blues were very fortunate for him to have caught lightning-in-a-bottle when he did, as the stars were aligned for him to salvage an NHL-career and pick-up a team that badly needed a reprieve from the annual Allen-implosion (thank God that dude is gone, seriously); but the Blues goaltending evaluations have proven to be their not-so-strong suit; and it's better to be lucky than good...and that's exactly what they were in 2019. Now that the league has had a chance to see him, I think the organization is going to be right back on the goaltending carousel for the next few years, churning through guys every two to three years hoping to find someone who can provide upper-third results for a decade. (Kind of like Askarov will do for Nashville, after the short transition from Rinne to Sarros).
2nd best team in the Conference/Division. Colorado has a much better top-line and defense...the way they ran Arizona out of the playoffs last year gives me pause in saying that the Blues should/would be favored in a playoff matchup. I think the Blues match-up well at forward, due to superior depth, but the Blues don't appear to have the horses to matchup with Makar/Girard/Toews/Graves/Johnson/Cole/Byram/Timmins...and I'm starting to lean towards Binnington being a flash-in-the-pan more than the long-term solution in net. I think the Blues were very fortunate for him to have caught lightning-in-a-bottle when he did, as the stars were aligned for him to salvage an NHL-career and pick-up a team that badly needed a reprieve from the annual Allen-implosion (thank God that dude is gone, seriously); but the Blues goaltending evaluations have proven to be their not-so-strong suit; and it's better to be lucky than good...and that's exactly what they were in 2019. Now that the league has had a chance to see him, I think the organization is going to be right back on the goaltending carousel for the next few years, churning through guys every two to three years hoping to find someone who can provide upper-third results for a decade. (Kind of like Askarov will do for Nashville, after the short transition from Rinne to Sarros).
Petro is nowhere near the Blues best player of all time. You need to stop with this type of bullshit. It's completely laughable and pathetic to defend an athlete that was offered as far as we know 64 million over 8 years by saying that wasn't enough to give him security and the ability to keep his family safe. Oh my god he needs more money to keep his family safe, f***ing stupid.
If he wanted to sign here he would have picked up a pen and signed the paper, instead what he did was get on a plane and fly to Vegas so Armstrong took the next best option. SOMEONE THAT WANTED TO BE HERE AND SIGNED HERE.
A lot better than ours. I would swap D in a heartbeat.Wow, such an amazing D core right there...How are we ever going to compete with Colorado?
A lot better than ours. I would swap D in a heartbeat.
A lot better? How so? Makar is unproven defensively against top end forwards. EJ is a really good #2 guy, and the rest are just solid. They are in the top 5-10 in the league for D cores, but so is ours. Pretending that they are on another level than ours is simply not true.
I would take the Avs D core any day of the week over the current Blues D core. I think you are underestimating them.
Avs D advantage is in future upside. They have some young guys who are really good and Byrom is on the way. But I don’t know that they are clearly better than us today.
You seems not to understand at all. Money wasn't case, it was security. He left money on table, he signed less money vs Blues offered and take security. He want raise his kids in one place and not afraid he might get traded which would affect in his family.Petro is nowhere near the Blues best player of all time. You need to stop with this type of bullshit. It's completely laughable and pathetic to defend an athlete that was offered as far as we know 64 million over 8 years by saying that wasn't enough to give him security and the ability to keep his family safe. Oh my god he needs more money to keep his family safe, f***ing stupid.
If he wanted to sign here he would have picked up a pen and signed the paper, instead what he did was get on a plane and fly to Vegas so Armstrong took the next best option. SOMEONE THAT WANTED TO BE HERE AND SIGNED HERE.
Care to give a little analysis with that assessment? And why do you have 2 accounts?