Same here. I'm gutted
Remembering Bobby Plager
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Same here. I'm gutted
I got to meet and talk to bobby multiple times at his names sake bar in vally park. Also was fortunate enough to attend his jersey retirement. That will be always be my favorite blues event I've attended
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For those of us who grew up idolizing the Plager brothers, who have always loved the Blues and who will always love the Blues, this is just such a cruel, cruel blow. Bobby was supposed to be with us forever, because the St. Louis Blues without Bobby Plager is just unthinkable.
Brian39
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This....
I know I’ve spoken a lot about Pie being the greatest Blues Captain but...
Bobby is the greatest Blue, PERIOD. Heart and Soul of everything.
Why the hell does it take s-it like this to really make you truly realize how much someone like him actually means to us all?
He’s been on my mind nonstop since I read the news. I’ve never met him but I know all about him and how special he is for us. I feel a lot lesser just for never meeting him.
Jeez...
at least he gets to be on a line with his brothers again 
lets go mother f***ers
lets go mother f***ers
colchar
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Pure class right there.
Condolences to his family, and the extended Blues family as well.
AjaxManifesto
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Bobby and his brother are drinking a cold one in Heaven right now waiting for the next game to start.
Celtic Note
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I normally don’t get very emotional went it comes to news about celebrities, but my heart sank when I read the news about Bobby. He seemed like a wonderful person first and foremost and that in my mind is a terrible loss for us all.
He was also a great ambassador of the game, the team and the community.
I wish his family and friends the best in this trying time for them.
He was also a great ambassador of the game, the team and the community.
I wish his family and friends the best in this trying time for them.
mk80
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I think for me, what gets me the most about his passing is the way it came about, a sudden car accident.
Strangely it would be easier for me to take if he passed away from just age, or something like that. This just gives me the feeling of him being taken too soon before his actual time. That's the hardest part.
Hope this post made some sense...
Strangely it would be easier for me to take if he passed away from just age, or something like that. This just gives me the feeling of him being taken too soon before his actual time. That's the hardest part.
Hope this post made some sense...
Memento
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Dammit...dammit...
I'm bawling like a baby right now. This is not right, just a year after the Cardinals lost Lou and Gibby, now the Blues lose Bobby? Like, shit, I can't even...it wasn't that long ago that I was at the rink, watching his number being lifted to the rafters. This sucks, this absolutely freaking sucks.
Rest in peace, Bobby. You will be missed by everyone on this earth.
I'm bawling like a baby right now. This is not right, just a year after the Cardinals lost Lou and Gibby, now the Blues lose Bobby? Like, shit, I can't even...it wasn't that long ago that I was at the rink, watching his number being lifted to the rafters. This sucks, this absolutely freaking sucks.
Rest in peace, Bobby. You will be missed by everyone on this earth.
StLewis11
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The way Bobby represented the franchise made me proud to be a Blues fan. RIP
This right here.
Bobby is the greatest Blue EVER!!!
He is the St Louis Blues.
Upon hearing the news I've been beside myself. I've never met him but I know how special he is to all of us. I feel sad for not meeting him.
My condolences to the Plager family
Now that I am a bit more composed ...
It has been said several times of Brian Sutter, that if you opened him up, you would find a Bluenote on his heart. If you opened up Bobby Plager, you would find the Bluenote embossed on his soul. Bob embodied everything I wanted, and still demand, from a St. Louis Blues defenseman. He was hard-nosed, relentless, and a nightmare to play against.
Bob Plager was a childhood hero of mine. I grew up in Southern Ontario, and when the other kids, (and my Dad), were cheering on Davey Keon and the Maple Leafs, I was quietly cheering for Gary Unger and the Plager brothers. I had many of his hockey cards. (I still have one!) But my trophies pale in comparison to the one that I am so glad Plager hoisted above his head in 2019.
My favorite memory of Bob Plager, though, is a recent one. It was the ceremony where they retired Bob's #5. As his number ascended to the rafters, it paused halfway, and his brother Barclay's #8 descended halfway down to meet it. They went up to the rafters together. This gesture was not just to signify that Barclay and Bobby embodied the spirit of the St. Louis Blues, it revealed the true spirit of the St. Louis Blues organization.
Pardon me if I wax sentimental here. Losing a childhood hero so abruptly is hard. Thank you Bobby Plager for everything that you gave to us. Peace and love to your family.
It has been said several times of Brian Sutter, that if you opened him up, you would find a Bluenote on his heart. If you opened up Bobby Plager, you would find the Bluenote embossed on his soul. Bob embodied everything I wanted, and still demand, from a St. Louis Blues defenseman. He was hard-nosed, relentless, and a nightmare to play against.
Bob Plager was a childhood hero of mine. I grew up in Southern Ontario, and when the other kids, (and my Dad), were cheering on Davey Keon and the Maple Leafs, I was quietly cheering for Gary Unger and the Plager brothers. I had many of his hockey cards. (I still have one!) But my trophies pale in comparison to the one that I am so glad Plager hoisted above his head in 2019.
My favorite memory of Bob Plager, though, is a recent one. It was the ceremony where they retired Bob's #5. As his number ascended to the rafters, it paused halfway, and his brother Barclay's #8 descended halfway down to meet it. They went up to the rafters together. This gesture was not just to signify that Barclay and Bobby embodied the spirit of the St. Louis Blues, it revealed the true spirit of the St. Louis Blues organization.
Pardon me if I wax sentimental here. Losing a childhood hero so abruptly is hard. Thank you Bobby Plager for everything that you gave to us. Peace and love to your family.
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Pizza!Pizza!
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This is hard thread to create, but I think a space is definitely going to be needed for all of us here.
Sadly it has been confirmed. We lost a great one today. Bobby Plager was killed in a car accident today. RIP Bob you will be missed. So happy that you got your parade.
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I had not heard the news and stopping by the board to join the gloating over Tim Peel finally being gone, this is a total mood killer.
I was one of the many fortunate hockey fans to meet Bob Plager and of all the players/coaches/GMs I've met he was in the top 5 in terms of taking the time to meet/sign/chat with EVERY fan that tried to engage him. I even got to see him play in an alumni game once and his hockey IQ and positioning was better than most of the active Blues D at that point in time. A great player on and off the ice, he will never be forgotten.
ezcreepin
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Ya know, I've loved sports for quite a while now, but the Blues have always been my favorite hands down. Whenever Oscar Taveras passed away, it was so surreal, like a best friend had passed away. I don't even know why my heart was so heavy, but I was just overcome with sadness. When I found out Bobby passed, I couldn't believe it. I thought, "Ah, this is such sad news, his health must not have been good to him at this age." Then you see the news and hear he was killed in a car accident. This felt more like my grandfather passing, where you understand the time is limited but that their life was taken unfairly. You hear all these stories about how genuine and what a nice guy he was; getting to hoist the cup and finally living his dream, and you just have to feel so happy for him. But this passing, it's tough because he was taken from the Blues community, from the city, and most importantly his family. I admire his adoration for this city and am thankful to have had an ambassador like him for this team, and damn am I glad he finally got his cup.
This news hurt, a lot. Like many of you I too have a personal Bobby Plager story. When I was much younger a group of friends and myself purchased glass seats and were given access to the Blue Note Lounge before the game. We were very excited to be right on the glass and some of us, myself included decided to paint our faces and hair blue (braveheart style). In comes Bobby and scans the room and he notices our rowdy bunch. He walks over to us noticing our face paint and says something akin to, "Now these boys are ready for some hockey." We were all stunned that he even engaged us and offered to buy him a drink but he politely declined before beginning to ask each of us about each other before an attendant came over to remind him he was supposed to be heading somewhere. We lost not only a great Blue but a great man today, I am just grateful that he got his parade. Him lifting the cup will forever be engrained in my memory. We will miss you, we love you, RIP Bobby.
I've ran into Bobby many times but the memory that sticks out is the last time that we spoke. He was a smoker as am I & we shared a cig at a Fan Fest a few years back & the majority of our conversation was of him telling me how happy he was about the direction that the Blues were headed. This wasn't PR, he was genuinely excited. Pure heart & soul. The man bled blue.
RIP
RIP
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elkranio
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Really enjoying (if this word is appropriate) reading your stories.
RIP Bobby. Happy that he got to see the team hoist the Cup.
RIP Bobby. Happy that he got to see the team hoist the Cup.
Total Bender
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Closest I've gotten to Mr. Plager is passing him in the halls at Scottrade. Every single time I'd say "holy shit that's Bobby Plager!" Thanks Bobby for everything.
Robb_K
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I had the pleasure of meeting him and Barc during the late '60s and first couple years of The '70s, when they came to Chicago Stadium for games. I always talked to Blues' players before games. I even met Billy, as well. He was a nice guy, and funny, too. Like Barc, he left us too soon. But, I'm glad he was around to help celebrate The Blues' Stanley Cup victory. My condolences to his friends and family.
This hits home with me, as Bobby was only a few years older than I am. I'm only working half-time, and mostly hanging out with my family and friends (mostly online), but determined to enjoy my time with them while we're still around.
This hits home with me, as Bobby was only a few years older than I am. I'm only working half-time, and mostly hanging out with my family and friends (mostly online), but determined to enjoy my time with them while we're still around.
