GDT: St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks | Cup Defense on the Brink |

[SeanMoneyHands]

The GDT on the main board is terrible, full of raging Canuck fans uhh.

 

[tfriede2]

So where are we drafting, #26 or #27 right?

I’m curious about this too. Draft night is an event for me

 

[sfvega]

Jesus this team is so bad. What happened to our lines? What happened to Binnington? We knew coming in that there would be teams who were better after the long layoff and teams who would be worse, but this is insane. I know that Allen outplayed Binny coming into tonight, but they had to go back to Binner all things considered. Our team defense is nowhere near what it was. Losing JBo hurt, adding Faulk hurt the defense, Petro and Parayko are both having worse defensive games than last year. Dunn is.....ugh. De la Rose is useless.

This just reminds me of Washington last year. A team who won it all and is going to lose to a team who will get stomped by the conference elite. We're so far away from where we were last year or even before the break that it's laughable.

What kind of team shows up next year after this "effort"?

 

[mk80]

I’m just in “Enjoy watching Petro in case it’s his last game as a Blue” mode

 

[Linkens Mastery]

If Blais can't make it through a shift, then gey him off the ice. Not hard.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

Thomas needs to learn to value puck. He too often throws it around blindly.

 

[simon IC]

Stop with the short passes to the middle. Please! The Canucks intercept it every time. What is the definition of insanity again?

 

[AjaxManifesto]

The GDT on the main board is terrible, full of raging Canuck fans uhh.

Let 'em have their fun.

They will probably get smoked in the next round.

Just don't like it when they lurk here and then "accidently" post stuff.

 

[EastonBlues22]

I’m just in “Enjoy watching Petro in case it’s his last game as a Blue” mode

I'm trying not to think about it, honestly.

 

[BlueDream]

Lol at John Kelly trying to be positive. “Looks like a power play doesn’t it?!”

Yeah dude skating around the zone getting no shots is super effective. Vancouver doesn’t give a f*** about that lmao.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Let 'em have their fun.

They will probably get smoked in the next round.

Just don't like it when they lurk here and then "accidently" post stuff.

I thought I accidentally clicked on the Canucks board, had to double check ha.

We will see what the Canucks are made of against Vegas. That will be a real test.

 

[Super Cake]

As i said on the main boards, nobody should be making judgments based on these fake playoffs.

Yes, i still consider them fake and just a bloody tournament.

Wouldn't surprise me at all to see the Blues come back with a vengeance next season when we have a normal season with a normal playoffs.

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

At least OReilly Schenn and DLR have looked good.

 

[MissouriMook]

That sequence was a microcosm of this playoffs, wasn’t it? 2-6-1 and looking less like they belong there than any team in the return to play.

 

[TruBlu]

I can’t fault Berube for going with Binnington. I would have done the same. But we didn’t get a sharp Binnington. I have to wonder, if they trade Allen, will the Blues wind up with a starting goalie problem again. This is a pretty big time to repeatedly lay an egg.

On the other side, full credit to Markstrom. Of all the Canuck players, he’s the guy I’m most impressed with in the series.

Good for Vancouver. I’m sure it’s a thrill to make some noise in the postseason after so long. But this is the story of a St Louis team that showed up in the bubble and never got it together. It was evident from going 0-4 prior to the series. I expect Vancouver’s lineup will suddenly look a lot more flawed against Vegas. And if St Louis had made it past, they’d have been overmatched too.

Goalies in st. Louis are responsible for every loss...the truth is that Jake has been good the whole time he's been here. He's been bad at times, but when you look at his numbers he's been better than adequate. Binny is a good, but he's now been played against and studied. His stats were never going to stay where they started. The reality is we need some scoring.

 

[illininer]

One last thing before I go to bed....

f*** the nhl and their ridiculous start times

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Lol at John Kelly trying to be positive. “Looks like a power play doesn’t it?!”

Yeah dude skating around the zone getting no shots is super effective. Vancouver doesn’t give a f*** about that lmao.

I saw that. Nobody in front.

Just passing around and around.

They know they are done.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

this is what i am worried about .. i dont feel binny is the answer

Well, at least Armstrong didn’t make a long term commitment there.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

I’m curious about this too. Draft night is an event for me

Don’t quote me, but I believe it’s 26 if Boston loses next round, and 27 if they get to the conference finals

 

[AjaxManifesto]

So do they leave the bubble immediately or do they have to wait until tomorrow?

 

[Stlblue50]

I’m just in “Enjoy watching Petro in case it’s his last game as a Blue” mode

Nothing enjoyable about his play tonight. But yes 90% chance this will be his last game as a Blue

 

[EastonBlues22]

That sequence was a microcosm of this playoffs, wasn’t it? 2-6-1 and looking less like they belong there than any team in the return to play.

Last year they were excellent at applying pressure down low, overloading the strong side, shutting down the middle, forcing turnovers, transitioning zone to zone, and leveraging those attributes into funneling pucks and traffic to the net. We're getting none of that this year. The Blues at no point ever really established the game that they won with last year, and that they were finding success with earlier this year.

 

[simon IC]

The offseason is going to be interesting. Some tough decisions to make, especially in terms of the goaltenders.

 

[Bye Bye Blueston]

So do they leave the bubble immediately or do they have to wait until tomorrow?

Think they have to wait until after 3rd period. Not that you can tell the difference tonight.

 

[Thallis]

Nothing enjoyable about his play tonight. But yes 90% chance this will be his last game as a Blue

This is an extremely bleak outlook