One Year Ago...remembering Game 7 in Boston
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Also, for those of us out of the area, NHL network is also broadcasting starting at 7 p.m. central time.
mk80
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We're only a few minutes into the Game 7 special, and it's already one of my favorite sports features!
Things seemed to be looking up for St. Louis sports at that time. In addition to the Blues winning the Cup, the Cardinals made it all the way to the NLCS, and the city was about to get a new pro football team in the XFL. But since that time the XFL has effectively shut down, stripping St. Louis of football for the second time in the last 5 years.
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Perron is one of my favorite players, and I would love to have a conversation with him. What he said about reliving all the moments that g0t him there during the national anthem was spectacular. The players talk about how they can't remember certain parts, and that it's such an in moment experience is something I can relate to so solidly that I feel their expressions during the broadcast.
These are very special times, indeed.
Can't believe it's been a year already. Seems like yesterday.
I would love to see the players commentary. I watched a few clips on the Blues twitter. Hope they will put it on Youtube.
Happy anniversary everyone.
I would love to see the players commentary. I watched a few clips on the Blues twitter. Hope they will put it on Youtube.
Happy anniversary everyone.
Enjoyed that part the most, the fact that the NBCSN camera followed the puck on an icing with <10 seconds left in a 3 goal game is just terrible camera work.
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They also had terrible camera work on the Maroon goal in the game 7 against Dallas. Right after he scores they like ultra zoom in on Thomas and someone else trying to catch up to Maroon, it just seemed like they missed most of Maroons reaction
stl76
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Totally missed this broadcast...if anyone has links/clips, please post them (or PM if they are not sharable under site rules)!
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SaintLouHaintBlue
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One moment from the broadcast commentary that was pretty interesting was how the players were talking to themselves about staying with the game plan and not getting into a defensive shell or mentally losing focus. Players talked about games they’d been in where leads had been squandered.
Maroon had it happen in a youth league. But Schenn talked about losing a 3-0 lead in the 3rd period of the World Junior championship to Tarasenko’s team. That was a fantastic game. Vlad had to leave with a shoulder injury, but returned to lead his team including a goal and a crucial assist in that 3rd period comeback. I think it was Kutznetsov who said “best captain of my life” of Tarasenko.
How crazy that Vlad would share the ice with Schenn in Game 7 of the SCF later, and assist him with that sweet pass from the corner for the 3rd goal, in the 3rd period. That was 9 years ago. (Schwartz was on that Canada team too, but out with a broken ankle.)
Hockey is a small world. But I found it fascinating that his regret over that 3rd period collapse helped motivate Schenn to stay aggressive until the end of the game. Other Blues players talked about how even with 20 seconds left they were trying to put everything else out of mind and focus on playing their game to the end.
Maroon had it happen in a youth league. But Schenn talked about losing a 3-0 lead in the 3rd period of the World Junior championship to Tarasenko’s team. That was a fantastic game. Vlad had to leave with a shoulder injury, but returned to lead his team including a goal and a crucial assist in that 3rd period comeback. I think it was Kutznetsov who said “best captain of my life” of Tarasenko.
How crazy that Vlad would share the ice with Schenn in Game 7 of the SCF later, and assist him with that sweet pass from the corner for the 3rd goal, in the 3rd period. That was 9 years ago. (Schwartz was on that Canada team too, but out with a broken ankle.)
Hockey is a small world. But I found it fascinating that his regret over that 3rd period collapse helped motivate Schenn to stay aggressive until the end of the game. Other Blues players talked about how even with 20 seconds left they were trying to put everything else out of mind and focus on playing their game to the end.
SaintLouHaintBlue
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It was poor phrasing to say that I feel bad for Backes.
The way he was handled by the Bruins staff during that series was not the best - which would have drawn my sympathy, if there were better sportsmanship to go along with it.
However, the way it played out, it was basically a case of "Backes, who"?
I don’t understand the accusations of poor sportsmanship from Backes. All I’m aware of is him being very private about how things affected him. Has he said or done anything in poor taste to attract this kind of response, or is this all based on his signing with Boston in the first place.
Who is saying that?
I don’t think anyone is bashing him. He made a choice to leave here and sign in Boston, that’s it. So why would anyone feel bad for him?
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The dude gave his body to the organization, and misses out on the stand-out moment in the org's history. Granted he took the money, but that can't take away how horrible that series must have been for him.
I have no doubt that Backes gave his congratulations in private. Wasn't Backes even a member of Pie's wedding party?
I just don't understand the lack of empathy towards a dude who sacrificed his body, and mind, for the Blue Note.
SaintLouHaintBlue
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I'm not sure where the perception of poor sportsmanship came from, I guess that's not really the right choice of words. I'm not really sure how else to phrase it - it's a honestly kind of a complicated feeling. Sour grapes? Even that might be too strong of an emotion to project, but.. I don't know..
The decision to go to Boston in the first place is obviously just a business decision - no fault in that, that kind of thing just happens in sports, it doesn't take away from the appreciation of anything he did as captain of the Blues.
I don't follow the Bruins under a microscope, so I don't know anything about line chemistry or who the better options were down the lineup - but it did feel kind of bad to see him in the press box, especially against his former team. I was kind of hoping to see him out on the ice throughout the entire series, even if keeping him out maybe didn't necessarily mean icing the best lineup. Obviously I don't care if they don't ice the best lineup.
I did really like Backes as captain, so I suppose in my mind, at the beginning of the series, I envisioned him playing the entire series (even in limited minutes), competing hard, with a poignant handshake/congratulations at the end.
When I didn't see things play out that way, I perceived it negatively - even if there probably was some behind the scenes congratulations, etc.
It just kind of looked like things petered out; he didn't play, and then you didn't really see anything from him at the end, which I found disappointing.
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DeuceNine
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Really puts Backes into perspective. Here he was, our captain for years, and although we were good, we were never able to take that next step. Put him on a perennial contender powerhouse (I guess you could argue we are/were too since 2012), and he's on the 4th line or a scratch.
I think he wasn’t displaced by a forward, but that the Bruins went with 7 defenders after Chara’s injury, the last 2 games. I don’t think it was an issue of their options for line combos. However, he had had healthy scratches at times during the year. I actually thought Backes’ play was a bright spot for Boston, in his limited minutes. It had to gut him to get scratched for the most important games of his career, let alone to watch his team lose. But I’m sure he was happy for his friends on the Blues afterward.
There is a contingent of fans that seem to hold a grudge against Backes over signing with Boston. I don’t think he rejected the Blues as much as Armstrong deliberately went another way (and it was the right decision). He was offering Backes contract options that he knew weren’t competitive with the other offers out there.
I don’t see any fault to assign to anyone in that scenario. But when I read comments that question Backes’ sportsmanship, I feel like there must be more to the story and I’ve missed something. That, or the legend of Backes’ departure has left off being grounded in facts.
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