Player Discussion Sammy Blais

[NYR Viper]

And we are seeing why the organization really thinks he’s much more than a 4th line player. It’s evident that he is very suitable to being that support player on a skilled line, which is what many were saying.

Drury brought in Blais, Goodrow and Hunt for a reason. These guys all bring different elements to an otherwise skilled lineup.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

Blues fan here. Love the Rangers.

Blais was a love/hate thing for us Blues fans. I love his game and accept the mistakes because he is a net plus. The Rangers are a hard-hitting team and have led the league in hits for a few seasons lately, right? Anyway, we understand the love/hate thing going on with him among Rangers fans, which I'm sure some of it is tied in with Buch. Just as we hated Brewer cuz....Pronger.

Fun story: 1994 Cup Finals, my friends and I were at a big party watching Game 7. When Leetch opened the scoring, I was the ONLY person at the party cheering. And then when Graves (my fave Rangers player back then) made it 2-0, I was ecstatic and the whole room hated me. It was great!!

Good luck this season!

Good luck to you brotha thanks for stopping by good luck with Buch, he has some moxy and abused Marchand, maybe he’ll find some other pest to bully over on the west side

 

[Larrybiv]

Ya but everyone buried Drury for the trade and we haven't even done anything with the draft pick yet.

Chalk that up to nearly everyone KNOWING better than the GM.
Sather/Gorton/and now Drury.

I've seen enough of Blues games (mostly PO's), and had already thought he was a "nice player", just kind of buried in St.Louis.
Most players want to be comfortable with their clubhouse surroundings. Only the "holier than thou", don't give a hoot.
That said, all he has to do is be a really good teammate and contribute any way he can. He does that......he will be more than fine with OUR TEAM. Nice skills btw, very nice.
Seems he could be a 60-70 with any legit time playing with Mika or Panarin, probably won't happen UNLESS.......I dare not say.

 

[The Mouth]

Chalk that up to nearly everyone KNOWING better than the GM.
Sather/Gorton/and now Drury.

I've seen enough of Blues games (mostly PO's), and had already thought he was a "nice player", just kind of buried in St.Louis.
Most players want to be comfortable with their clubhouse surroundings. Only the "holier than thou", don't give a hoot.
That said, all he has to do is be a really good teammate and contribute any way he can. He does that......he will be more than fine with OUR TEAM. Nice skills btw, very nice.
Seems he could be a 60-70 with any legit time playing with Mika or Panarin, probably won't happen UNLESS.......I dare not say.

60 or 70 what ?

 

[Levitate]

60 or 70 what ?

60 goals 70 assists

 

[romba]

60-70 PIM/60

 

[Machinehead]

60 goals 70 assists

C'mon now, let's not be ridiculous. He won't see much powerplay time. I say 110 points tops.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Blais dropping 130 or 110 points is the most laughable thing I've read on here in a loooong time. You guys are seriously overshooting
















his assist production. He's a 60-40 guy at best.

 

[Levitate]

C'mon now, let's not be ridiculous. He won't see much powerplay time. I say 110 points tops.

he's gonna overtake Kreider as the netfront guy on PP1 so if anything I'm underestimating

 

[Machinehead]

This meme is officially off and running. Cat's out of the bag.

 

[n8]

Ya but everyone buried Drury for the trade and we haven't even done anything with the draft pick yet.

I thought we could have gotten a 1st instead of a 2nd or at least a 2nd and a 3rd or 4th but I followed Blais enough to speak out that this guy has jam and showed a lot of potential. I forget which season but one season he came out guns blazing. In STL, he played mostly on the 3rd line, spent a decent amount of time on the 2nd, and maybe similar on the 4th so when everyone bagged on Blais as a 4th liner, I jumped on those comments. Y'all had me self doubting though but glad Sammy pulled through in pre-season to prove me right.

 

[blueper]

Blues fan ... no doubt Blais is fun to watch. He won't let you down in the disregard for his body category. He throws himself into people. And, yep, that skill is for real. Never got much of a chance to play with skilled guys in STL.
And honestly, he didn't produce quickly enough when he did, so the top 6 role was always short lived. Seems like a great guy and such an easy player to root for because he goes all out. Stay healthy and have a career Sammy!

 

[Zynbanejad]

Still high on him

 

[will1066]

Blais will start the season on a 15-game point streak. Book it.

 

[egelband]

This is the most reasonable post on him thus far IMO.

Prior to this, it was either "...50 pts & awesome!" or lamenting who we traded for him...

I'm glad he feels comfortable here...

Admittedly, I didn't know much about him prior to the acquisition. I'm glad he's looked good thus far...

Obv the bolded is my concern too.

Hope he can sustain it.

Yes. Very good Blais summary.
Sometimes I think @gravey9 is actually Adam Graves. Always a good read.

 

[egelband]

Blais looks like The Dawson. And i feel like he’s the one who’s going to f*** up Tom Wilson.

 

[egelband]

Still high on him

 

[duhmetreE]

C'mon now, let's not be ridiculous. He won't see much powerplay time. I say 110 points tops.

As long as he outscores Kravtsov and somehow Buch... the memes write themselves.

 

[ZiGOODejad]

This kid could play well for us. I’d be ecstatic at a 45 point season from him on the 3rd line. Idk about 60+ Though realistically

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Noticed this too. He really looks to have a plan with the puck, so to speak. Head up. A very impactful player most shifts.

This is a really good way to describe his play. This is the creativity that I referred to on our board. His smartness is not a type of high-level, hockey IQ, but a smartness that translates into creativity.

His defensive gaffes, however, will make you think he's an idiot. But he's not.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

With No Krav anymore I would like to see him in the top 9 over Hunt

 

[IDvsEGO]

With No Krav anymore I would like to see him in the top 9 over Hunt

Isnt that exactly where he is ?

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Isnt that exactly where he is ?

Last I saw the 3rd line tonight was Goodrow-Chytil-Hunt

 

[IDvsEGO]

Last I saw the 3rd line tonight was Goodrow-Chytil-Hunt

last i saw was goodrow-chytil blais right before the krav fiasco started.

Just saw the new lines for tonight... Jesus. we're going for no points bottom 6.

 

[egelband]

Is Blais ok for Montreal?