GDT: Season Opening GDT: Blues @ Kraken 3:30 PM CST ESPN/ESPN+

[joe galiba]

So it WAS a paper transaction!

somebody called this

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Here we go!!! It’s been a long 22 months since I was last excited to watch this team play, but I’m glad to feel this way again.

Hoping this is a fun season, whether we make the playoffs or not.

 

[BlueOil]

let's light grubauer up like a christmas tree, tis the season

 

[PocketNines]

Huh.

Don’t really pay attention to the Kraken much but surprised they’re only $4,286 under the Cap with a 21-man roster.

Nobody that I see that’d go on IR or LTIR either. Lots of guys making $5-6M.

Yeah Seattle's storylines this year are 1. whether Beniers/Wright can anchor them 2. How does Montour impact them and 3. Goaltending between Nakatomi Plaza's Philip Grubauer and Joe-OK has to be good.

They are slight underdogs to make the playoffs but they are in better position than us to do so this year. The last two preseason games, Wright looked damn good. He stood out in the way ROR would stand out when he was in control. If he plays like that this year then they are going to make the playoffs. This team is set to rebound in some scoring. Eberle at 34 apparently did a rejuvenation summer and got faster. Montour already looks good, Stephenson helps and they have some offensive prospects in the near term like us.

But they are tight against the cap and will often have 21 or 22 on the roster.

 

[ExtremeColdWeather]

Hockey's back! Blues win 3-1, LGB!

 

[BleedBlue14]

That third line is buns

That 3rd line was probably our best line in preseason.

 

[jura]

wow! 10:30 PM start

 

[AyeBah]

That 3rd line was probably our best line in preseason.

Wow in the preseason?! No way that's crazy! We should make that our first line all season because they went off in preseason! Preseason literally means nothing and has 0 implications on the real season besides the injuries to players.

 

[BleedBlue14]

Wow in the preseason?! No way that's crazy! We should make that our first line all season because they went off in preseason! Preseason literally means nothing and has 0 implications on the real season besides the injuries to players.

Yeah sure, aside from the fact that they played together less than a week ago. Against a pretty strong team. Let's put aside the chemistry and familiarity they gained with eachother when we have a group of alot of new faces.

Do I think that line will be our best line all season? No. But do I think that's the line that currently has gelled the most so far and has the best shot of being our best line in this game? Absolutely.

I'm not sure how you can completely disregard a data point from a game in which this was the literal same exact lineup and write it off as it has no implications on today. That's ignorant.

 

[Lainestache]

Cheers from Finland! Hopefully you guys will decimate these Krakens and we'll get to see Broberg and Holloway in action. I effing loved that move by your gm, let's hope it pays off big time. Cheering for Kapanen aswell, guy can be wicked good when he feels like it and of course as a fellow finn I just HAVE to cheer for all the Finns.

Go Blues!

 

[Blanick]

Let's Go!

 

[PocketNines]

Binner is going to have to be sharp in this one to make the difference

 

[Blanick]

Two things I really want to see improve this year.

1. Puck possession, we need the puck on Blues sticks more this year.
2. Slot defense, we gave up way too many high danger chances the last few years. Clog up that middle.

 

[Klank Loves You]

Been a minute. Excited to see the new faces and what they can offer in the years to come.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

someone go punch dunn in the mouth

 

[Mike Liut]

someone go punch dunn in the mouth

He can probably kick almost every Blues ass, sadly.

 

[kimzey59]

Aside from Kapanen over Bolduc and Buchnevich at C, this is about as good as you can expect.

I guess if you want complaints, we have no defensive line. Every line is being drug down by a poor defensive player. But alternatively, every line has a plus defensive player also.

Not sure who the weak link is defensively on the 4th line.
Dingo is the "weakest" defensive player of the 3, and he's far from a liability.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

Lets Go Blues !!!

 

[Blanick]

Seattle got a pretty good anthem singer.

 

[BlueOil]

ping

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

nice hit

 

[Mike Liut]

Our lineup is better than theirs

 

[Baby Doaner]

Any links for this one?

 

[AyeBah]

Yeah sure, aside from the fact that they played together less than a week ago. Against a pretty strong team. Let's put aside the chemistry and familiarity they gained with eachother when we have a group of alot of new faces.

Do I think that line will be our best line all season? No. But do I think that's the line that currently has gelled the most so far and has the best shot of being our best line in this game? Absolutely.

I'm not sure how you can completely disregard a data point from a game in which this was the literal same exact lineup and write it off as it has no implications on today. That's ignorant.

Because its the preseason, again do i need to drill this into your head? Nobody who's got a guaranteed roster spot is going all out in the preseason, ever. They dont care. I have a whole calendar regular season that portrays Kapanen is bad. But a few good preseason games refute that apparently.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

oh yeah they got the women coach