jaro wrote:. But, DaDitka, remember...you heard it here FIRST!!
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jaro wrote:. But, DaDitka, remember...you heard it here FIRST!!
There's no way he's done yet either. I can't wait to see what happens on draft day, and then on July 1st.cprice12 wrote:Pleau was GM for 13 years and he failed to land "the goalie" to take us to the next level.
Armstrong takes over and immediately gets a deal done that lands what could be our franchise goalie...and all we had to give up was a mid-level prospect and a throw in.
If this pans out...
Before you anoint Armstrong the savior, remember Pleau brought in just about every goaltender he could. Barrasso, Osgood, Lalime, Turek, etc....and these guys were either Cup experienced or acclaimed to be good. And Pleau had a deal for Hasek until owner interference came in. Hell, Halak could be the next Jim Carrey for all we know.cprice12 wrote:Pleau was GM for 13 years and he failed to land "the goalie" to take us to the next level.
Armstrong takes over and immediately gets a deal done that lands what could be our franchise goalie...and all we had to give up was a mid-level prospect and a throw in.
If this pans out...
Nobody was going to stop the Avalanche that year. And nobody did.glen a richter wrote:I will jump to the defense of Turek again. He got this team further in the playoffs than they had been in years. Was it partly because we had a kick ass defense? Sure. But there was no way in the world he was going to get past Roy in the conference finals. PR stood on his goddam head. Turek was a good goalie who was reviled by fans because he was expected to have a 0.00 GAA.
I agree. And it makes me happy. The Blues have to make some moves, that much is obvious, and I'm glad our GM seems to know that.glen a richter wrote:There's no way he's done yet either. I can't wait to see what happens on draft day, and then on July 1st.cprice12 wrote:Pleau was GM for 13 years and he failed to land "the goalie" to take us to the next level.
Armstrong takes over and immediately gets a deal done that lands what could be our franchise goalie...and all we had to give up was a mid-level prospect and a throw in.
If this pans out...
I'm a step ahead of you there.Krigloch the Furious wrote:I dont know about you guys, but im getting excited. Im at half mast.
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What the hell!?! Why would you defend Turek. If he wasn't as sucky as we claim, then why did he fail in Calgary after 2 seasons as starter and then get banished to the Czech league to never be heard from again. There is a reason he was out of the league quickly after leaving the Blues, because he stunk. Here are his career NHL numbers: 2.33 GAA (playing for two of the best defensive teams in the league in the worst scoring era in the NHL) and a .907 GAA (mediocre). Turek was NEVER a legitimate #1 goaltender.glen a richter wrote:I will jump to the defense of Turek again. He got this team further in the playoffs than they had been in years. Was it partly because we had a kick ass defense? Sure. But there was no way in the world he was going to get past Roy in the conference finals. PR stood on his goddam head. Turek was a good goalie who was reviled by fans because he was expected to have a 0.00 GAA.
Turek was supposed to be "they guy" as well. I'll give you that. He was hyped pretty good. However, he was still the backup to Turco in Dallas, even though he had very good numbers.northwest dave wrote:Before you anoint Armstrong the savior, remember Pleau brought in just about every goaltender he could. Barrasso, Osgood, Lalime, Turek, etc....and these guys were either Cup experienced or acclaimed to be good. And Pleau had a deal for Hasek until owner interference came in. Hell, Halak could be the next Jim Carrey for all we know.
1.) I admit he's a polarizing figure. But Larry did a great job of building this team in to a contender when he had the budget. Was his scouting operation sh*t? Sure was. And that's why we tanked when the well ran dry. But guy made numerous attempts at solidifying our situation in goal. Circumstances dictate the outcome and for what ever reason he was dealt a poor set of circumstances on multiple occasions.cprice12 wrote:Pleau was GM for 13 years and he failed to land "the goalie" to take us to the next level.
Armstrong takes over and immediately gets a deal done that lands what could be our franchise goalie...and all we had to give up was a mid-level prospect and a throw in.
If this pans out...
Sillinger for Shishkanovstrocklen083 wrote:1.) I admit he's a polarizing figure. But Larry did a great job of building this team in to a contender when he had the budget.cprice12 wrote:Pleau was GM for 13 years and he failed to land "the goalie" to take us to the next level.
Armstrong takes over and immediately gets a deal done that lands what could be our franchise goalie...and all we had to give up was a mid-level prospect and a throw in.
If this pans out...
Turek was so bad against Colorado, Brent Johnson was our starter by the end of the series.cprice12 wrote:Turek came here and had one great season in 99-00 when we won the President's trophy, but he failed in the playoffs that year.
In 00-01 he had a great playoffs until the Colorado series, where he was ok...he allowed some bad goals though. We outplayed Colorado in that series but Roy was the difference.
I was being nice.JWatt (formerly PMS) wrote:Turek was so bad against Colorado, Brent Johnson was our starter by the end of the series.cprice12 wrote:Turek came here and had one great season in 99-00 when we won the President's trophy, but he failed in the playoffs that year.
In 00-01 he had a great playoffs until the Colorado series, where he was ok...he allowed some bad goals though. We outplayed Colorado in that series but Roy was the difference.