It's now been 10 years since that awful 05-06 campaign

[WaukeeBlues]

We've come really far.

We've won one playoff series since then! In 10 years!

Leaps and bounds, let me tell you...

I'd rather be making the playoffs every year to get bounced in the first round as opposed to what I witnessed in 2005-2006, but cool....

At least back then I was excited for our future.

So you're saying you preferred those days?

You need to snap out of it. You're going to pout and moan and miss a great season.
So...at what point do you snap out of it?
What if we get to the 2nd round? Will you be optimistic then? Conference finals? Finals?
By then it will be too late. The bus will have left without you.

I'm sure as the year goes along I'll settle down.

Nice to see Tarasenko being on pace for 82 goals this season through two games

Haven't had the chance to see Patayko or Edmunson play yet but the comments here on the board have been extremely positive which I'm very happy to see.

There you go, two optimistic and positive comments from me!

[theohall]

Haven't had the chance to see Patayko or Edmunson play yet but the comments here on the board have been extremely positive which I'm very happy to see.

There you go, two optimistic and positive comments from me!

Parayko is gonna be a really good one. Not saying he is like Hedman, but he gets around the ice like Victor Hedman.

[ecbm]

Anyone who says they don't care the slightest about winning the President's trophy, didn't actually win it.

Well, yeah-and everyone here falls into the group of "people who have not won the NHL President's Trophy" (by the way, which president? Does the NHL have a president?). For fans though, it's completely overshadowed by what your team does or doesn't do in the playoffs that season. Completely. To me, 1999-2000 will always be-primarily-the year the Blues got the #1 seed and were dumped by the Sharks. All the PT means is that either the Blues hugely overachieved over in that regular season or they grossly failed to live up to their potential in the playoffs.

[glen a richter]

Haven't had the chance to see Patayko or Edmunson play yet but the comments here on the board have been extremely positive which I'm very happy to see.

There you go, two optimistic and positive comments from me!

Parayko is gonna be a really good one. Not saying he is like Hedman, but he gets around the ice like Victor Hedman.

In a couple years, it may be very well fair to say that Parayko was the steal of his draft. If they did a mock re-do right now, he'd probably be in the first round. In a couple of years, he may well be in the top 5.

[Portland Blues]

Anyone who says they don't care the slightest about winning the President's trophy, didn't actually win it.

Well, yeah-and everyone here falls into the group of "people who have not won the NHL President's Trophy" (by the way, which president? Does the NHL have a president?). For fans though, it's completely overshadowed by what your team does or doesn't do in the playoffs that season. Completely. To me, 1999-2000 will always be-primarily-the year the Blues got the #1 seed and were dumped by the Sharks. All the PT means is that either the Blues hugely overachieved over in that regular season or they grossly failed to live up to their potential in the playoffs.

Tiger stripe eyebrows for the win!

[glen a richter]

I became a fan during the 92-93 season, so I was spoiled by regular playoff appearances for quite a while. 05-06 was a miserable season, just plain miserable. I'd rather be in the playoffs and have a shot than ever watch that garbage again. As bad as the playoff disappointments have been since pretty much the dawn of this franchise, you have to be in it to have any chance at all. There was no silver lining then, now there is. We have a goodish farm system, a perennial all-star d-man in the making in Parayko, I'm not wild about the platoon goalie situation but I think there's enough guys in the pipeline that someone will snatch the definitive #1 sooner or later. We're basically in a situation right now that even if the old core doesn't get it done, there's enough of a new core to avoid a rebuild. It's a unique position to have the window stay open a bit longer than for many teams and I'm happy about that.

[APOD]

John Davidson-President of hockey operations of the Columbus Blue Jackets

Mike Kitchen-Currently serves as an assistant coach for the Chicago Blackhawks

Jason Bacashihua-Bounced around the AHL and DEL now is a UFA

Christian Backman-Currently playing for Frolunda HC of the SEL

Eric Boguniecki-Current assistant coach for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers since 2011

Jesse Boulerice-Currently a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch (hopefully a better advisor than hockey player)

Eric Brewer-NHL UFA

Petr Cajanek-Currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL

Kevin Dallman-Currently playing for Barys Astana of the KHL

Jon DiSalvatore-Bounced around the AHL and DEL currently a UFA

Reinhard Divis-Retired

Aaron Downey-Retired Goon

Dallas Drake-Retired

Simon Gamache-Currently playing for Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL)

Mike Glumac-Currently playing for KHL Medvescak and is team captain

Colin Hemingway-Currently playing for the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League

Jeff Hoggan-Currently playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL

Barret Jackman-2nd pair defense for the Nashville Predators

Ryan Johnson-Assistant director of player development for the Vancouver Canucks

Patrick Lalime-Brodcaster on RDS television network covering the Ottawa Senators

Jamal Mayers-Currently an analyst for the NHL Network

Dean McAmmond-Retired

Jay McClement-Currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes 4th line center

Vladimir Orszagh-Retired after 2006 due to a knee injury

Steve Poapst-Assistant coach with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL

Andy Roach-Retired

Mark Rycroft-Retired

Bryce Salvador-Retired after 2015

Curtis Sanford-At the conclusion of his third season with Lokomotiv of KHL, Sanford announced his retirement in 2015

Peter Sejna-Currently playing for the HC Davos

Timofei Shishkanov-Currently with HC Sochi of the KHL

Mike Sillinger-Retired

Lee Stempniak-Playing on the LW 3rd line and PP of the NJ Devils and still putting up 30 pts a year

Mike Stuart-Currently plays for Lorenskog of the Norwegian Eliteserien

Keith Tkachuk-Assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues Peewee AAA hockey team

Matt Walker-Retired

Doug Weight-Currently an Assistant Coach and Assistant General Manager for the New York Islanders

Eric Weinrich-Professional scout for the Buffalo Sabres

Trent Whitfield-Currently plays Italian club, HC Bolzano in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL)

Dennis Wideman-Alternate captain for the Calgary Flames 2nd pair defense

Jeff Woywitka-Bounced around the AHL and DEL now is a UFA

Scott Young-Currently the varsity ice hockey coach at St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts

Mike Zigomanis-NHL UFA

[theohall]

Nice google-fu! Bet that took awhile.

[APOD]

Nice google-fu! Bet that took awhile.

Slow day at work thought it would be fun lol

[big d note]

Mark Rycroft-Retired

He does broadcast work for the Avs and also works at a scooter store here in Denver!
http://letsgodu.blogspot.com/2011/04/ma ... adway.html

[xbleed83bluex]

It's weird how many of those names disappeared from memory, and seeing this list, I'm like "Oh yea! I remember him."

Remember Steve Martins? Ahh, those were bad years.

[glen a richter]

There are just so many names on there I either don't remember or wish I didn't remember. Didn't Sejna have a hat trick one time and then never scored again?

[Portland Blues]

It's weird how many of those names disappeared from memory, and seeing this list, I'm like "Oh yea! I remember him."

Remember Steve Martins? Ahh, those were bad years.

Looks-wise he reminded me of a character from the Flintstones.