Ekblad or young EJ would be great addition to this team.
Playoff Watch 2021
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Following up on my prediction in the GDT, I’m going out on a limb and say that we miss the playoffs and end up with the 8th overall pick.
Ted Hoffman
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Arizona is probably going to go 5 up after tonight.
Don't worry, we'll have 2 games in hand so ...
Don't worry, we'll have 2 games in hand so ...
Vincenzo Arelliti
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You’ve had that queued up since you mentioned it a couple days back, haven’t you?
Ted Hoffman
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Since @simon IC posted it, I saved it. After last night, I think it might be my default post for stuff for a while.
I'm not ready to call it quits just yet. At the moment, I've got my sights on the Coyotes game on the 17th being the point where I could possibly throw in the towel. Depending on how we play these next few games, it could be sooner. I believe the next 3-6 games will decide the season.
Can't wait that long. Trade deadline is April 12th.
Sgt Schultz
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At this point, I am resigned to the playoff watch being a literal interpretation of those words.
I watch this team from afar, so pardon any observations that show that level of ignorance. But I have seen no evidence, in the results, highlights, or games I have seen that this team will gel heading down the stretch. Some of that I can slough off to injuries, but I am left wondering if our roster is just a collection of talent that simply can not click for whatever reason.
My main complaint is what I see around our own net. But it also looks like the players have no feel for what each other is doing. Sometimes, all it takes is for somebody to be the spark, but I don't see 1) where that spark would come from at this point, and 2) whether there is anything to ignite if somebody should play that role.
In some ways, I wonder if the organization tried too hard to not be complacent after 2019. In some cases, it was like we made moves to simply make moves. While standing still will get a team overtaken, so will a few comings and goings that result in negative effects. I don't even dislike the players they added, I just wonder how they fit into the grand scheme. Or whether there is a grand scheme.
I watch this team from afar, so pardon any observations that show that level of ignorance. But I have seen no evidence, in the results, highlights, or games I have seen that this team will gel heading down the stretch. Some of that I can slough off to injuries, but I am left wondering if our roster is just a collection of talent that simply can not click for whatever reason.
My main complaint is what I see around our own net. But it also looks like the players have no feel for what each other is doing. Sometimes, all it takes is for somebody to be the spark, but I don't see 1) where that spark would come from at this point, and 2) whether there is anything to ignite if somebody should play that role.
In some ways, I wonder if the organization tried too hard to not be complacent after 2019. In some cases, it was like we made moves to simply make moves. While standing still will get a team overtaken, so will a few comings and goings that result in negative effects. I don't even dislike the players they added, I just wonder how they fit into the grand scheme. Or whether there is a grand scheme.
Hrkac Circus
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The Blues can't, no, but 3-6 games is my personal cutoff for if the Blues have a real chance at the playoffs or not.
I've always been concerned with the chance of Los Angeles catching the Blues in the standings. What I didn't think would happen would be that it was for 6th place. Yet with the schedule being what it is, there's a very real chance of the Blues finishing ahead of only the pathetic Ducks in the West. The question becomes, how low can they sink in the standings? LA and San Jose have a lot of winnable games left on their schedules. The North has three terrible teams (Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa), the East has the Sabres & Devils, and there's an outside chance of only the Wings in the Central being a worse club than the Blues by year end...so the Blues could end up picking... top-8? Hell, if they do something monumental like lose 13 of their last 18, really the only teams they realistically have no chance of "catching" in the standings would be Ottawa, Buffalo and Detroit.
Who amongst us would have thought the Blues could potentially be keeping that kind of company by end-of-season?
Who amongst us would have thought the Blues could potentially be keeping that kind of company by end-of-season?
DeuceNine
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The only reason I'm not too concerned about that possible reality is that unlike those teams, ours wouldn't be a permanent situation.I've always been concerned with the chance of Los Angeles catching the Blues in the standings. What I didn't think would happen would be that it was for 6th place. Yet with the schedule being what it is, there's a very real chance of the Blues finishing ahead of only the pathetic Ducks in the West. The question becomes, how low can they sink in the standings? LA and San Jose have a lot of winnable games left on their schedules. The North has three terrible teams (Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa), the East has the Sabres & Devils, and there's an outside chance of only the Wings in the Central being a worse club than the Blues by year end...so the Blues could end up picking... top-8? Hell, if they do something monumental like lose 13 of their last 18, really the only teams they realistically have no chance of "catching" in the standings would be Ottawa, Buffalo and Detroit.
Who amongst us would have thought the Blues could potentially be keeping that kind of company by end-of-season?
Vincenzo Arelliti
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It's so unfortunate that this year isn't a great year to draft. we could have won the lottery next year and gotten freakin Shane Wright.I've always been concerned with the chance of Los Angeles catching the Blues in the standings. What I didn't think would happen would be that it was for 6th place. Yet with the schedule being what it is, there's a very real chance of the Blues finishing ahead of only the pathetic Ducks in the West. The question becomes, how low can they sink in the standings? LA and San Jose have a lot of winnable games left on their schedules. The North has three terrible teams (Calgary, Vancouver, Ottawa), the East has the Sabres & Devils, and there's an outside chance of only the Wings in the Central being a worse club than the Blues by year end...so the Blues could end up picking... top-8? Hell, if they do something monumental like lose 13 of their last 18, really the only teams they realistically have no chance of "catching" in the standings would be Ottawa, Buffalo and Detroit.
Who amongst us would have thought the Blues could potentially be keeping that kind of company by end-of-season?
Ted Hoffman
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Trade our 1st-round pick this year to someone we think is going to be total shit next year and get their 1st-round pick for '22
Hope they win the lottery next year
Profit
Bluesnatic27
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Or Brad Lambert...
Or Rutger Mcgroarty...
Or Maddox Flemming...
Or Ivan Miroshnichenko...
Or Mathew Savoie
Or the other Jack Hughes...
Or... Well you get the point.
Vincenzo Arelliti
He Can't Play Center
With the Kings coming back to beat Arizona 4-3, abd a huge win tonight for the Blues against VGK, we are now only 3 points off of Arizona for a playoff spot.
| Pos | Team | PT+ | GR | RW | ROW | Max PTS |
1 | Colorado | +17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 90 |
2 | Vegas | +14 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 88 |
3 | Minnesota | +12 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 86 |
4 | Arizona | +3 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 75 |
5 | St. Louis | +1 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 74 |
6 | San Jose | E | 18 | 11 | 12 | 74 |
7 | Los Angeles | -2 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 72 |
8 | Anaheim | -9 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 63 |
Thanks to the Kings for the 3 goals in the 3rd to get a regulation win.
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