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Re: GDT #21: 3/5/13 > Blues @ Kings > 9:30 PM > FSMW/KMOX

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Dear Chris Stewart,

As good as your offensive zone play can be, your defensive zone play sucks ass. 3 of the Kings 6 goals tonight were scored from the Kings LW position on the ice. Twice, YOU failed to actually cover that postion and once you skated so far from it, the defenseman couldn't even cover up for your crappy decision making. Learn to play a FULL game or get you ass off this friggin' team.

Thanks,
A Pissed Off fan.

And to those who think Backes should not be a Captain and Stewart should, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!!!!

We bitched about Brewer being a Captain and doing nothing on the ice. Backes busts his ass on the ice and leads by example. Unfortunately, some think being popular and only playing offense are what matters. This is the f'in problem with this team and it manifests itself repeatedly whenever Stewart is in a defensive position. How often does anyone see Stewart below a faceoff dot in the defensive zone? I only remember twice this entire season. Now count the number of goals against when I see Stewart inside his own blueline with an attacker between the Blues goal and him?? Too f'in many. Get this numbnuts completely irresponsible defensive fool off this damn team. With anyone else on the RW when those 3 goals happened, odds are those three goals would not have happened, because the rest of the Blues RWs are RESPONSIBLE DEFENSIVELY!!!!! Result Blues likely don't lose 6-4 and probably win 4-2 or 4-3. Thanks Chris Stewart!!! YOU SUCK!!!!!!!

Sidenote - Dear Ken Hitchcock, NEVER put Stewart on the ice for a defensive zone faceoff. You are asking for a goal against in that situation.
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In other words, just trade Stewart and lots of the BS goals against for the Blues disappear. No need to fire the coach and/or rebuild.
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theohall wrote:And to those who think Backes should not be a Captain and Stewart should, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!!!!
Okay, honesty time: David Backes is a solid and tough hockey player and we should be proud to have him. He produces and may very well, with exception, be the best scorer we got. I'll give that to him.

But no one. No One. NO ONE. On this team takes David Backes seriously. And that's a fact.

He's been pretty much ignored by his team and Hitch as a Captain. If Hitch had respect for Backes, he'd back him up; he'd sit down Perron and Stew and he would create the atmosphere that is needed to win. That is well within Hitch's powers and he doesn't do it. What does that tell you?

Stewart being a Captain is ridiculous and satirical at best. Stew should play 5 minutes a game via special teams only. Only person you can blame for Stew playing as many minutes as he is, is Hitch.

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There is no excuse for any professional hockey team, anywhere, to be up 4-1 in the 2nd period and lose 6-4. None. Zero.

I didn't see the game and I don't know what happened but what the F*CK guys?! You learned how to protect a lead when you were teenagers on a frozen pond for Christ's sake. Disgusted with this team right now.
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Nyghtewynd wrote:
sseagle wrote:
Nyghtewynd wrote:5-4. Fire Hitchcock.
So the players can quit on the next coach?

They quit on Murray
They quit on Payne
So your solution is to rebuild. Because that's what you're saying. Trade Oshie, Perron, and Stewart, and wait another three years. Are you willing to do that?
What (Franking) miracle worker coach are you bringing in?
This board disgusts me, you are a bunch of crying chicken little pansies.

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sseagle wrote:
Nyghtewynd wrote:
sseagle wrote:
Nyghtewynd wrote:5-4. Fire Hitchcock.
So the players can quit on the next coach?

They quit on Murray
They quit on Payne
So your solution is to rebuild. Because that's what you're saying. Trade Oshie, Perron, and Stewart, and wait another three years. Are you willing to do that?
What (Frank) miracle worker coach are you bringing in?
This board disgusts me, you are a bunch of crying chicken little pansies.

Ok we aren't playing lights out, guess what, we are blues fans, it's part of the (Frank) deal.

Jesus (Frank) Christ!

Lets fire ray barile cause players are injured! Lets fire Louie cause mascots are (Frank) gay, let's fire our asshole fans that don't show up to games and sell their tickets to cockhawk fans.

Get a (Frank) grip. It's a short season, and you know what, a (Frank) 8 seed that shouldn't have even made the playoffs won the cup last year.

(Frank) breathe people.


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Oaklandblue wrote:
theohall wrote:And to those who think Backes should not be a Captain and Stewart should, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!!!!
Okay, honesty time: David Backes is a solid and tough hockey player and we should be proud to have him. He produces and may very well, with exception, be the best scorer we got. I'll give that to him.

But no one. No One. NO ONE. On this team takes David Backes seriously. And that's a fact.

He's been pretty much ignored by his team and Hitch as a Captain. If Hitch had respect for Backes, he'd back him up; he'd sit down Perron and Stew and he would create the atmosphere that is needed to win. That is well within Hitch's powers and he doesn't do it. What does that tell you?

Stewart being a Captain is ridiculous and satirical at best. Stew should play 5 minutes a game via special teams only. Only person you can blame for Stew playing as many minutes as he is, is Hitch.

Look closely, you'll see a pattern here.
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Oaklandblue wrote:
theohall wrote:And to those who think Backes should not be a Captain and Stewart should, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!!!!
But no one. No One. NO ONE. On this team takes David Backes seriously. And that's a fact.

He's been pretty much ignored by his team and Hitch as a Captain. If Hitch had respect for Backes, he'd back him up; he'd sit down Perron and Stew and he would create the atmosphere that is needed to win. That is well within Hitch's powers and he doesn't do it. What does that tell you?
These are both 'behind closed doors' things that none of us are privy too unless a player speaks out in an article or on TV about. How do we know that no one takes Backes seriously? And for that matter, how do we know that Hitch hasn't pulled Perron or Stew in to give them a verbal smackdown?

Like ss said, the hope that I cling to is that LA had similar struggles for a majority of the season last year. Right after the trade deadline, everything clicked and they steamrolled everyone. They were an 8 seed by the time the playoffs started, but their overall play had much improved.

The Blues have an opportunity to get back to basics. Maybe while they're in LA, they can find a rag tag bunch of roller hockey players to teach them the basics while having fun, all on a rooftop with some trash cans for goals. Just a thought. :mrgreen:
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Re: GDT #21: 3/5/13 > Blues @ Kings > 9:30 PM > FSMW/KMOX

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theohall wrote:Dear Chris Stewart,

As good as your offensive zone play can be, your defensive zone play sucks ass. 3 of the Kings 6 goals tonight were scored from the Kings LW position on the ice. Twice, YOU failed to actually cover that postion and once you skated so far from it, the defenseman couldn't even cover up for your crappy decision making. Learn to play a FULL game or get you ass off this friggin' team.

Thanks,
A Pissed Off fan.

And to those who think Backes should not be a Captain and Stewart should, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!!!!

We bitched about Brewer being a Captain and doing nothing on the ice. Backes busts his ass on the ice and leads by example. Unfortunately, some think being popular and only playing offense are what matters. This is the f'in problem with this team and it manifests itself repeatedly whenever Stewart is in a defensive position. How often does anyone see Stewart below a faceoff dot in the defensive zone? I only remember twice this entire season. Now count the number of goals against when I see Stewart inside his own blueline with an attacker between the Blues goal and him?? Too f'in many. Get this numbnuts completely irresponsible defensive fool off this damn team. With anyone else on the RW when those 3 goals happened, odds are those three goals would not have happened, because the rest of the Blues RWs are RESPONSIBLE DEFENSIVELY!!!!! Result Blues likely don't lose 6-4 and probably win 4-2 or 4-3. Thanks Chris Stewart!!! YOU SUCK!!!!!!!

Sidenote - Dear Ken Hitchcock, NEVER put Stewart on the ice for a defensive zone faceoff. You are asking for a goal against in that situation.
I'm not against assigning blame when it is appropriate, but Stewart is not to blame for this loss by any means. He played a strong game last night.
Stewart was on the ice for 3 of the 4 Blues goals. He was on the ice for 2 Kings goals. He had a goal and an assist and was a +1 for the night.

The goal that made it 4-3 was Stewart's man, however, you can't blame him too much because Shattenkirk had the puck and was coming out of the zone. Stewart was going up the ice, expecting a pass or a rush up...but Shattenkirk commits a bad turnover inside the zone and the Kings turn it around and take it back in, and the eventual goal ended up going off of Sobotka's shoulder and in...the shot wasn't even on net. That goal was more flukey than anything...and if you want to blame someone, blame Shattenkirk for the bad turnover inside the blueline.

Muzzin's goal that tied it up at 4-4 from the left side...Stewart wasn't even on the ice for that. It looked to be Dags, Backes and Scwartz and they had JUST made a partial line change. Plus, it was a bad angle horrible goal to allow by Halak. You can't blame anyone except for Halak on that one.

The King's 5th goal, yeah, Stewart over pursued Muzzin a bit at the blueline and left Carter on the left side all alone. But to be fair, on that play, Carter is Berglund's responsibility based on how the Kings were rotating. Berglund needs to be there to cover that side while Stewart is out covering Muzzin who was moving towards the right wing with the puck. Berglund got sucked all the way over to the far side of the ice after the faceoff. Stewart has to stay with Muzzin otherwise he had a wide open lane to the slot. But with all of that said, it was a bad goal to give up by Halak anyway. He saw it all the way, it was from far enough out, and it was short side, and it was a wrist shot for Christ's sake. It wasn't a one timer off a pass. Halak had time to get set and come out to cut down the angle...he just missed it. Bad, bad goal to give up.

I'm not a huge Stewart fans by any means, but ripping him apart for last night's loss is way off base.

Halak allowed three really soft goals. Since it's popular to single out one guy for some reason, Halak is a much better choice to pin the loss on last night. He simply didn't stop the shots he should have.
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cardsfan04 wrote:
Oaklandblue wrote:
theohall wrote:And to those who think Backes should not be a Captain and Stewart should, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!!!!
Okay, honesty time: David Backes is a solid and tough hockey player and we should be proud to have him. He produces and may very well, with exception, be the best scorer we got. I'll give that to him.

But no one. No One. NO ONE. On this team takes David Backes seriously. And that's a fact.

He's been pretty much ignored by his team and Hitch as a Captain. If Hitch had respect for Backes, he'd back him up; he'd sit down Perron and Stew and he would create the atmosphere that is needed to win. That is well within Hitch's powers and he doesn't do it. What does that tell you?

Stewart being a Captain is ridiculous and satirical at best. Stew should play 5 minutes a game via special teams only. Only person you can blame for Stew playing as many minutes as he is, is Hitch.

Look closely, you'll see a pattern here.
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cprice12 wrote:
cardsfan04 wrote:
Oaklandblue wrote:
theohall wrote:And to those who think Backes should not be a Captain and Stewart should, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!!!!
Okay, honesty time: David Backes is a solid and tough hockey player and we should be proud to have him. He produces and may very well, with exception, be the best scorer we got. I'll give that to him.

But no one. No One. NO ONE. On this team takes David Backes seriously. And that's a fact.

He's been pretty much ignored by his team and Hitch as a Captain. If Hitch had respect for Backes, he'd back him up; he'd sit down Perron and Stew and he would create the atmosphere that is needed to win. That is well within Hitch's powers and he doesn't do it. What does that tell you?

Stewart being a Captain is ridiculous and satirical at best. Stew should play 5 minutes a game via special teams only. Only person you can blame for Stew playing as many minutes as he is, is Hitch.

Look closely, you'll see a pattern here.
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sseagle wrote:
Nyghtewynd wrote:
sseagle wrote:
Nyghtewynd wrote:5-4. Fire Hitchcock.
So the players can quit on the next coach?

They quit on Murray
They quit on Payne
So your solution is to rebuild. Because that's what you're saying. Trade Oshie, Perron, and Stewart, and wait another three years. Are you willing to do that?
What (Frank) miracle worker coach are you bringing in?
This board disgusts me, you are a bunch of crying chicken little pansies.

Ok we aren't playing lights out, guess what, we are blues fans, it's part of the (Frank) deal.



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So I guess you deserved that black eye. There's been a lot of stress at work lately, after all.

Blues fans are certainly loyal. They accept subpar coaching, subpar players, millions under the salary cap, and everyone just whines as if it's something they deserve. We make gods out of the GM, the coaching staff, the random players who wink in the fans' direction, and they don't produce. It's time that someone starts paying. Is it fair? Not really...the player culture in the organization seems to be toxic, and I'd be starting with a couple of the fan favorites along with the coach. But the coach needs to go as well.

The common thread with all of these coaches that got fired is that they were stop-gap, average-at-best coaches. Kitchen and Payne were one-and-done head coaches, so it's not like they fired a legend in the making or something, and Hitch got fired by COLUMBUS, yet was good enough for St. Louis. He hadn't done a thing since 2004.

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Nyghtewynd wrote:
sseagle wrote:
Nyghtewynd wrote:
sseagle wrote:
Nyghtewynd wrote:5-4. Fire Hitchcock.
So the players can quit on the next coach?

They quit on Murray
They quit on Payne
So your solution is to rebuild. Because that's what you're saying. Trade Oshie, Perron, and Stewart, and wait another three years. Are you willing to do that?
What (Frank) miracle worker coach are you bringing in?
This board disgusts me, you are a bunch of crying chicken little pansies.

Ok we aren't playing lights out, guess what, we are blues fans, it's part of the (Frank) deal.



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The common thread with all of these coaches that got fired is that they were stop-gap, average-at-best coaches. Kitchen and Payne were one-and-done head coaches, so it's not like they fired a legend in the making or something, and Hitch got fired by COLUMBUS, yet was good enough for St. Louis. He hadn't done a thing since 2004.
You are right, Hitch has done nothing since 2004. Except taking Columbus to their first and only playoff appearance. Oh, and leading the Blues to 109 points, their first playoff series win in 10 years, and a Jack Adams award.

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I guess it's possible that Hitch is the problem. And, he certainly doesn't have a lifetime pass after winning the Jack Adams. But, what I don't get is how quickly people are calling for his job and the reasons given.

I'd like to think winning the Jack Adams gives you more than 22 games before going on the hot seat. Hell, if you take the 7 game start out of the picture, it's only been a 15 game rough stretch. I think a little patience is in order.

What I really don't get is the reasons given about his past. Who cares what Columbus did? They aren't exactly known for making the best hockey decisions. Even if they were, getting fired is the nature of the industry. Everybody knows that. Good coaches get fired all the time, often just to try to change things up. Hell, we fired Quenneville, and he's a great coach.

What's far more relevant than the perceived irrelevance of Hitchcock before joining the Blues is the job he has done for the Blues. This past month has been rough, but he deserves the chance to right the ship.
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This thread has turned into a line brawl.....anyone want to scrum :o
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I often wonder if Backes does stand up in the locker room. I assume he does but I don't know. He does work but it just seems un-natural for him to be the Captain. Not our biggest issue by far.

Perron and Stewart MUST be traded. It's about them, not the team. Stewart's best moments are when he is serving a bench penalty. It's 2 min I can relax a bit during a game. And Perron yapping at the refs and trying to get through five players when he is no Datsyuk is just wasting time.

I know the LA comparison is thrown around, but look at LA's roster compared to the Note. LA also added a tough SOB of a coach and an All-Star forward during that season that righted course and they managed to get into the playoffs.

The Blues feel more like a typical Montreal year. Good start, hit some rapids and fall off. Hopefully, I am wrong.
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APOD wrote:This thread has turned into a line brawl.....anyone want to scrum :o
I just dropped my gloves, come and get it!

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APOD wrote:This thread has turned into a line brawl.....anyone want to scrum :o
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cprice12 wrote:
cardsfan04 wrote:
Oaklandblue wrote:
theohall wrote:And to those who think Backes should not be a Captain and Stewart should, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES!!!!!!
Okay, honesty time: David Backes is a solid and tough hockey player and we should be proud to have him. He produces and may very well, with exception, be the best scorer we got. I'll give that to him.

But no one. No One. NO ONE. On this team takes David Backes seriously. And that's a fact.

He's been pretty much ignored by his team and Hitch as a Captain. If Hitch had respect for Backes, he'd back him up; he'd sit down Perron and Stew and he would create the atmosphere that is needed to win. That is well within Hitch's powers and he doesn't do it. What does that tell you?

Stewart being a Captain is ridiculous and satirical at best. Stew should play 5 minutes a game via special teams only. Only person you can blame for Stew playing as many minutes as he is, is Hitch.

Look closely, you'll see a pattern here.
I wish I had inside access like you, but I'm stuck watching the team from the TV and don't get inside the locker room to see what you see.
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This isn't rocket science. If Hitch was standing up for his Captain, you'd have people like Perron riding the pine and you'd bag skate the team until they got it right. This is hockey, you don't just yell at someone and leave it at that and you don't play psychologist taking the route of least resistance, which is what Hitch has been doing. It's almost as if the front office is afraid to do anything with this team and discipline, or am I missing that too?

It has been stated numerous times that Chris Stewart is a very popular presence in the lockerroom. That could possibly be totally false information, I will admit, and this is something that I used for speculation.

Backes is a hard player, he does contribute and he is out there putting in work, that has never been the question. The question is and has been, is David Backes leading?

And I think that's a fair question to ask of the guy with the C on his chest and the team who just blew a how many goal lead last night and have dropped how many games out of their last six?
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Re: GDT #21: 3/5/13 > Blues @ Kings > 9:30 PM > FSMW/KMOX

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Oaklandblue wrote: This isn't rocket science. If Hitch was standing up for his Captain, you'd have people like Perron riding the pine and you'd bag skate the team until they got it right. This is hockey, you don't just yell at someone and leave it at that and you don't play psychologist taking the route of least resistance, which is what Hitch has been doing. It's almost as if the front office is afraid to do anything with this team and discipline, or am I missing that too?

It has been stated numerous times that Chris Stewart is a very popular presence in the lockerroom. That could possibly be totally false information, I will admit, and this is something that I used for speculation.

Backes is a hard player, he does contribute and he is out there putting in work, that has never been the question. The question is and has been, is David Backes leading?

And I think that's a fair question to ask of the guy with the C on his chest and the team who just blew a how many goal lead last night and have dropped how many games out of their last six?
I think it's a fair question to ask for sure. I just don't think any of us can answer it with any credibility.
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