Let's Go Blues

Even this post-season may be tough for them with Burakovski and Kadri hitting the UFA market with $4.9mm and $4.5mm, each up for a raise. Nichushkin, Helm and Cogliano are smaller bits but will also need to be replaced. That's pretty much two lines they need to bring back for the next season, and al...

I like what Berube has done with the lines. Blues need some grit on every line. The only line that's left without grit is Thomas/Saad/Kyrou. I would split Schenn and Barbie up.

Completely agree. Outside of the Avs' really scary first line, the Blues stack up evenly, and (dare I say) perhaps even favorably against the Avs. The return of a healthy Tarasenko, the maturity of Barbashev into a legit scoring threat, the additions of Buchnevich and Saad truly made this team a 4-l...

I don't think Army is done today. I referenced in the other thread the rumor I saw about Tarasenko and the Devils which suddenly makes more sense. The return they'd have gotten from New Jersey looked like shit at first glance... bottom 6 center and a 1st, but it does clear space to pay Buchnevich a...

That's a great pickup. Scoring and size. I saw a tweet suggesting a contract in a 5y x 6mm range. Tarasenko replacement?

As a hypothetical, what happens if no one wants Tarasenko and he winds up going to KHL? Is his contract/cap hit suspended, with the Blues retaining rights? Or is there a negotiation over the remaining years of his contract since even if he does come back, he will be a few years older?

Pretty amazing sense of awareness to get the first shot blocked and then softly chip it in for the OT winner. Now it's a best of 3. At first I wanted Vegas to win this series but now I'm all in hoping the Canadiens do it. They've buttoned down Vegas so well. They deserved to win that game last nigh...

Scheifele vs Krug - what is the difference in how these hits were made? Neither is playing the puck. Both are intent on hitting their opponent and only hitting their opponent. So why not even a penalty call 2 years ago with NBC celebrating a "great hit" when it's essentially the same hit 2 years la...

Schiefele gets a 4 game suspension for his Mack truck impression. The only thing that bugs me about this - what did Krug do any different in the 2019 Final? He didn't try to play the puck when hitting Thomas. There was a long distance travelled. And he buried an unprotected opponent resulting in an...

Some bullshit calls and non-calls benefiting VGK tonight. Of course as I type it they call a pretty weak trip on Petro.

Minnesota Wild, meet Robert "The Elite" Thomas.

I don't get Sanford's deal. The guy is just a smoothbrain sometimes. Speaking of inexplicable, Kyrou had the puck taken off his stick twice because he forgets there are other players on the ice besides him.

Guys, excuse me but ROAR BACON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And it's about flipping time.... I still don't like the way Hoffman plays and how every player has to adjust when he's on the ice to accommodate the way he plays, but the game-tying goal was nice. That being said - when he was on the ice with Thomas and pick the other puck retriever - Barbashev or ...

I think the best team in the west just showed the blues that sometimes you just gotta put pucks on net. All that passing in the o zone is maddening, especially when it only leads to lost pucks. SHOOT THE DAMN PUCK YOU MORONS!!

Feeling mad. Might delete later.

Another horrible call. Goalie interference outside of the crease and with Schwartz being pushed from behind. Tim Peel has nothing on Steve Kosari.

ComradeT wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 03, 2021 7:35 pm

Schenn seems gassed and frustrated at the same time. The penalty screamed of despair.

Though looking at the replay, it seems that was a really weak call and no slash whatsoever. Since when is the lone criteria for the slash is whether the stick breaks?

Schenn seems gassed and frustrated at the same time. The penalty screamed of despair.

I get it that the Blues don't have cap space to sign Petro... However, I would love for them to find a way to move Faulk and keep Pietro. In terms of chemistry and contribution to the team, Faulk has been a negative, even taking into account his somewhat improved offensive play during playoffs. I do...

glen a richter wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:40 pm

Try to convince me Sundqvist isn’t the most important player on this team.

Damn straight! That whole slump thing only happened because Sunny was out.