Let's Go Blues

Kerfuffle wrote:I'm okay with it - just happy that Quebec is not getting it - at least for now. Keep it in the USA.

Bad idea-but that never stopped the current NHL administration from doing anything.

Still yet to hear one positive argument for expansion other than: MONEY GRAB FOR OWNERS!!1!11!

Just to point out how it's not defense anymore.... the 2 Cup Finalists - SJ 20th in goals allowed while the Penguins were 25th in goals allowed. But Yeo claims defense will win Championships still. As I mentioned before: this hire coming on the heels of that SCF is really disheartening. This looks ...

And in his Q&A he's insisting his methods work, in spite of the end result after 5 years - a team playing worse under his methods, not better. Yeah, this is what I thought, I mean: Before the trade rumors and before things started to go south, we were I think eighth in the league in offense. Yeah, ...

glen a richter wrote:I'm thoroughly disgusted that Stillman let this happen.

I'm certainly disappointed. I worry that his thinking about the club has been completely captured by the GM/HC that were in place when he arrived. A team coached for decade by Hitchcock & Yeo isn't really the wave of the future in 2016.

If they don't win the Cup in 16-17, assume the window is shut. I wish you were right. This contract tells me that we're going to see the club bash their heads against the wall in the exact same way for four more years, probably convincing themselves that it's still possible long after the core is p...

It's official: Yeo to coach the Blues after Hitchcock leaves, starting with 2017-18 season. http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=885871&navid=DL|STL|home Why would they do this? What an uninspired hire. So this is guaranteed to be a Hitchcock-type team for four more seasons? I guess this means Arm...

Glad that it looks like we won't see yet another recent expansion team win it. That bothers me more than any other scenario.

The factors cited above re: the Bay Area may be somewhat balanced by the consistently god-awful Raiders who look likely to leave soon. I certainly do feel for that situation.

As someone else already pointed out, look at the personnel Muller had to work with in Carolina. It was on par with the 2005-2007 Blues rosters. Point taken, but that's why the analysis there-not just mine and not just in hindsight-drills down to the PP. They still had 5 NHL players on the ice again...

Well dammit, just realized I was looking at Lehtera's old contract and forgot about the extension. To which the only response can be: :facepalm: So I guess Armstrong undid some of that awesome work on Tank by overpaying Jori based on a single solid season. Dammit. Anyone looking for the cap floor? A...

Backes is the big decision. Hard call. If he moves it creates some subtle problems in the squad; specifically I'm thinking of how Steen actually plays center on that line but 42 takes the faceoffs-rather effectively. I'd let Brouwer walk-tons to like but you have to realize this postseason was an ou...

Sorry for the delay but I always need a cooling-off period this time of year. To be fair, usually a month earlier. I still don't think Hitch is that amazing of a coach but he was the guy behind the bench that guided this team to the conference finals. He's going to get re-signed. Which is understand...

gaijin wrote:

ecbm wrote:Just win, please. No reason to leave anything in the tank now.

Pun intended?

Not originally, but there's no reason for Tank to leave anything in the tank, especially.

Hell, why not?

Just win, please. No reason to leave anything in the tank now.

Yes game 5 was a loss but was due to bad penalties (Shatty killed you guys twice there in my opinion), and not because they reverted back to what we saw in games 2 and 3. Those are my thoughts as well. This was a one-goal game. The series is very much not over. As long as they bring everything they...

Got a chance to become the most successful Blues team in the playoffs since 1986, '86 team had 9 wins. First round was best of five in '86. This team already has 10 wins... most post season wins by any Blues team in history. Blues had 10 wins in 1986 playoffs: 1st round, won 3-2 v Minnesota 2nd rou...

Got a chance to become the most successful Blues team in the playoffs since 1986, arguably the most successful ever and unarguably the winningest ever (currently tied with '86 edition at 10)-all on home ice. Once again: no pressure...but seriously, don't F this up guys! Also again: tonight would be ...

StL Dan wrote:If the Sharks aren't "better" in some way than the Blues, then they wouldn't be up 2-1 after three games.

Yeah, but-SYLLOGISM TIME: the Blackhawks are a better team than the Sharks, no? So...

cardsfan04 wrote: I think what their 2-1 lead has shown is that the Sharks have PLAYED better than us.

Exactly.