GDT: St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks -- Game 5 | NBCSN, FSMW |

[Oberyn]

Markstrom had a terrific game, but I still think back to that missed opportunity by Thomas. Elevate it for crying out loud.

 

[mw2noobbuster]

A disappointing loss. Now they have to do what they did vs. Boston in last season's Finals. They have to win the last 2 games. I guess we'll see Binnington next game/ I hope he's been working on covering up high on his blocker side during practice.

I fully agree but the Blues were up 3-2 against Boston in the Cup Finals.

 

[EastonBlues22]

Anyone else disappointed by the play of Parayko and Petro so far?

More Parayko than Pietrangelo for me. On defense especially, I expected Parayko to be more effective than he has been, but he's been lacking in all three zones.

On offense, they're both neutered a bit by circumstances. It's hard to freewheel as a defenseman against an explosive team if your teammates are struggling in their coverages and reads (rotating, support, etc.), and it's tough to key an effective breakout if your team isn't supporting the puck well coming out of their own end. So in general, I don't expect any individual defenseman to look as good as they would if this team was firing on all cylinders.

That said, I feel like I could count the notable Parayko individual efforts on one hand.

 

[MissouriMook]

@Bendak APPRECIATION POST

My like finger is sore. Time to get some ice, get some rest and be ready to go Friday night.

 

[KirkOut]

didn't think they played as bad as some of you are insinuating. Markstrom was just too good. It's not realistic for every game to be like Monday's

 

[ChillWill1]

Dunn was absolutely horrible take him out for Gunny.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

this year will have a * next to it because of you know ... so a question .. from here on out does hockey go into august and beyond ?

 

[ChillWill1]

His effort on the Motte goal was an embarrassment

 

[TheDizee]

Dunn was absolutely horrible take him out for Gunny.

look at him coast on that 4th goal. brutal.

 

[Gurglesons]

More Parayko than Pietrangelo for me. On defense especially, I expected Parayko to be more effective than he has been, but he's been lacking in all three zones.

On offense, they're both neutered a bit by circumstances. It's hard to freewheel as a defenseman against an explosive team if your teammates are struggling in their coverages and reads (rotating, support, etc.), and it's tough to key an effective breakout if your team isn't supporting the puck well coming out of their own end. So in general, I don't expect any individual defenseman to look as good as they would if this team was firing on all cylinders.

That said, I feel like I could count the notable Parayko individual efforts on one hand.

Parayko is one of my favorite players not on the Penguins and he’s been getting eaten alive by the Nucks. I’ve never seen him struggle with speed before, is this just an off series for him?

 

[Oberyn]

Going from Bouwmeester to Scandella is a huge difference. Scandella can't move the puck anywhere close to as well as Bouwmeester did. Parayko has a tendency to be slow at moving the puck and in general isn't the strongest at it, so having Bouwmeester was a big help for him.

 

[Blueline2757]

Binny starts game 6. I hope he screwed his head on straight with the time off. I want him to come out angry.

 

[ChillWill1]

Binny with two shutouts in a row for the series.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

How this game felt

 

[Stopsight]

Oof what a collapse, blues can't make it easy

 

[mk80]

didn't think they played as bad as some of you are insinuating. Markstrom was just too good. It's not realistic for every game to be like Monday's

I'm just seething because we already had the lead. and just stopped playing the last 10 minutes of the 2nd period and lost it. If we would have kept working and playing to our strengths I'm confident we hold that lead and get another before the end of the game.

 

[Nederlander]

Parayko is one of my favorite players not on the Penguins and he’s been getting eaten alive by the Nucks. I’ve never seen him struggle with speed before, is this just an off series for him?

No one's talked about this, but I'm pretty sure Parayko was one of the players who tested positive for Covid-19. You don't know if he could be suffering some after effects from that, even if he had a very mild or asymptomatic case.

 

[TheDizee]

they probably still win this series, but nobody from this series is winning the west, that much is clear after watching vegas and colorado.

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

so is next game a must win ?

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

they probably still win this series, but nobody from this series is winning the west, that much is clear after watching vegas and colorado.

vegas would destroy the avs

 

[Blueline2757]

didn't think they played as bad as some of you are insinuating. Markstrom was just too good. It's not realistic for every game to be like Monday's

I'm pissed off. They had the lead and just completely stopped playing and totally lost it. If they kept playing their game it would've been a different result and we wouldn't all be angry.

 

[TheDizee]

I'm pissed off. They had the lead and just completely stopped playing and totally lost it. If they kept playing their game it would've been a different result and we wouldn't all be angry.

been story of the series. we have literally gifted the canucks 3 wins due to pure stupidity, bad breaks and shit goals lol.

beating ourselves. it will actually be pretty impressive if they win this series while playing so stupid at times.

 

[TheBluePenguin]

didn't think they played as bad as some of you are insinuating. Markstrom was just too good. It's not realistic for every game to be like Monday's

 

[Stlblue50]

been story of the series. we have literally gifted the canucks 3 wins due to pure stupidity, bad breaks and shit goals lol.

beating ourselves. it will actually be pretty impressive if they win this series while playing so stupid at times.

Let’s be honest here, it’s been mostly bad goaltending. Games 1-2 Binner was terrible and Jake let in 3 goals (2 weak) in 6 minutes. In a period the Blues has 18 shots on net.

Jake was good in games 3-4 but unfortunately we are going against a really good goalie. We are clearly the better team

 

[i aint Dunn yet]

Let’s be honest here, it’s been mostly bad goaltending. Games 1-2 Binner was terrible and Jake let in 3 goals (2 weak) in 6 minutes. In a period the Blues has 18 shots on net.

Jake was good in games 3-4 but unfortunately we are going against a really good goalie. We are clearly the better team

bring on husso next year .. i dont think binny is the answer