Let's Go Blues

StL Dan wrote:

Portland Blues wrote:Is it time yet? These 3 day breaks are brutal.

I don't like it from the standpoint it gives the Bruins more time to lick their wounds from the physical pounding the Blues are dishing out.

But it also gives the Blues time to ice their knuckles.

Not to be overly optimistic, but replacing Chara will be a tall task for Boston. He logs 4th highest 21:56 minutes, just 6 seconds behind Krug's and Carlo's 22:02. For comparison, Grzelcyk only played 16 minutes per game, much easier to replace as much as the Bruins wanted to make that a big deal. ...

Not to be overly optimistic, but replacing Chara will be a tall task for Boston. He logs 4th highest 21:56 minutes, just 6 seconds behind Krug's and Carlo's 22:02. For comparison, Grzelcyk only played 16 minutes per game, much easier to replace as much as the Bruins wanted to make that a big deal. C...

Either Binnington has the bounceback of a lifetime over the rest of this series, or it's over. It's really quite simple. I suppose he really couldn't actually be worse though, so there is that. I didn't feel like looking back through the entire history of the NHL but that had to be a contender for,...

So as I sat there and thought I could have been $1400 richer instead of witnessing this meltdown of gigantic proportions, I thought this: Blues are missing two crucial pieces of the team. Three if you count Dunn but it's been easier to replace defensemen than forwards. Not having Thomas and Sundquis...

Sunny is facing a hearing for hit on Grzelcyk. I see where they are coming from even though there was no intention to hurt or even board the guy on Sunny's part, but Krug hit should have been reviewed for intent to injure. Of course by the time NHL safety woke up next morning Krug was king and god o...

Basically all of my colleagues have jumped on the Blues bandwagon. I'm not sure if that's partly a function of just trying to be supportive of me or just a natural by-product of the inborn hatred from New Yorkers towards everything Boston. More than one has been crystal clear that they "really real...

You listen to the NBC post game, the Sharks scored 4 on themselves out of sheer benevolence.

The most uninspired wow I have ever heard.

Portland Blues wrote:Looks like we ran the "bag of dicks" PP again. 0 shots on that one.

It was fine until Dunn broke his stick. Quick passes is what's needed to break the Shark's aggressive checking. As soon as the Blues started holding on to the puck, good bye PP.

I have been trying to look at officiating as awful but even but Sharks got away with hooks 5-6 times before Kane finally gets called. Unreal.

The Finns definitely aren't using Mikkola as a defensive defenseman. He's used on PP. The guy has pretty good passing mitts and good vision.

99% of the game, Mikkola looked solid on defense consistently making the right reads - when to reach in for a puck, when to use the body, when to back off. When he backed off, he always took away a passing option. Quiet game, as in you didn't hear his name, because he took away Canada's offensive o...

As much of a blessing their early exit will be for my wallet, I am not ready for this to end. LETS (Franking) GO BLUUUUUUUESSSSSSS!!!!

Notes from this game: The Blues had no clue how to stop Dickinson-Zucarrello-Hintz whenever Heiskanen was skating with them. Didn't matter which group of players were on the ice for the Blues, it wound up in the Blues end with shots on Binnington whenever that group was on the ice for the Stars. Th...

I am kinda with the "wtf was that 5 minute for" crowd. The crosscheck itself wasn't egregious. Stastny really did most of the damage but I'm assuming he was simply moving Pavelski out of the way. The rest was just an unfortunate outcome. Maybe the refs were trying to prevent further bloodshed becaus...

I'm speechless.

The phrase "lost a handle on it" is the stuff of nightmares. How many times are the Blues gonna "lose a handle". Find the (Franking) handle already!!!

No lineup changes expected for tonight, with an exception of Bortuzzo who needed a maintenance day and will be a game time decision. Gunnarsson will play is Bortz is unable to.

Must win? Maybe not literally but it sure feels like it is. If the Blues lost 3 straight we're back to the "go up 2-0, lose 4 straight in the first round" Blues that we all hated in the earlier 2010's... Blues 4 Jets 3 If the Blues lose tonight (and all the momentum is on the Jets' side going back ...