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Let's pretend you have a theoretical team that is in 1st place in their division. Let's pretend your theoretical team is having a bit of trouble moving the puck out of their own zone and their power play is struggling a bit. It's not bad, but your theoretical team is kind of limping home with less than 10 games left in the season. And then, your theoretical GM makes a magical move and gets Shattenkirk in a deal and has to give up nothing in return. None of the other teams get a chance to upgrade at all. Would you feel good about your theoretical teams chances going into the playoffs?
Relax.
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So you have inside information that he's going to be back and at 100%? That's great!
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Shattenkirk is the key!
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So you have inside information that he's going to be back and at 100%? That's great!
Schwartz is making him better. Schwartz makes everyone better...
BTW, he's skating and doing some hitting in practice. Look for him to be in the lineup the last 3 or 4 games. Maybe sooner of they're lucky.
Berglund is now not only not contributing, he's directly responsible for losing games... Two penalties in the offensive zone, in yesterday's game. The second was the powerplay that went into OT an lost them the game. He must have pictures of Armstrong and Hitchcock together, naked...
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BIG win!!!! Go Blue!!
And for those of you who want to lament the Blues play of late.......you're full of chit!!!
Only Dallas (16) and Minnesota (15) have more points than the Blues (14) in the Western Conference the last 10 games.
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So..Was that a statement game?
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I've watched 7 or 8 of those last 10 games and I am pretty sure Steen is the MVP of those games. That dude has turned it up a notch and could be the key to the playoffs... That 4th line is also going to be a factor. I don't think there are many 4th lines in the NHL that are as effective or get the kind of ice time they do. Not only do they bang hard, they occasionally score a goal and provide some rest for the top lines.
Now that I am obsessed with Berglund's poor play, I focus even more on him. I keep thinking one game he is going to turn it up a notch and prove me wrong. But game after game, he proves to be just as worthless as the game before. He is a talented centerman, making $3+ mil a year and he has 8 goals, 12 assists and is -6. As if that wasn't painful enough, his lazy, out-of-position play causes him to take the dumbest penalties at the most inopportune times... How would you like to be stuck on line with this slug?
Shattenkirk looks like he could be back as soon as Saturday. More than likely it will be later next week but that will be a huge boost. I like the Lindbohm kid and I think he will be a top tier defenseman for the Blues, in years to come. But it looks like he will be the odd man out when Shattenkirk returns. Lindbohm shows promise but he also shows his inexperience at times. He got knocked around a bit last night and has some rookie moments in every game. Overall he's pretty darn good but he's still very young, especially for a defenseman.
Of course goaltending is a complete mystery to me. I have no idea what they will do or what to expect. We'll just have to watch and hope for the best.
I like most of what I see right now but it all means nothing if they can't rise to the occasion when the playoffs start.
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Griffin will be along to tell us that goaltending is apparently a complete mystery to Blues management as well..
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Nice summary Andy......nothing to disagree with there except the goalie part. I'm not worried about the goalie situation AT ALL. We have a really good starting goalie and and good backup goalie that may one day be great.....but not quite ready for primetime yet. That's more than enough to get you through the playoffs. If the Blues blow up during the playoffs it won't be because of goaltending.
Nice to see Ott pick a fight right after the 2 fast goals last night......we haven't really seen that kind of grit from this team over the last few seasons. They look to be getting a bit more edgy now. I think Bortusso has halped with that.
3-1-2 on that fast road trip is promising at this point of the season when every team is playing for every point they can get.
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Bubba
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Steen is the key!
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Steen is the key!
Hockey lemming. 
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Bubba......ignore my brother. I just got off the phone with him. This is an exact transcript:
Me - Hey
foots - yeah (indiscriminate mumbling)
Me - HEY!!!
foots - Who is this?
Me - Who the fork you think it is?
foots - fork you
Me - I'll call you tomorrow
foots - I been drinking
Me - no chit
foots - I need to eat, what time is it?
Me - 8 o'clock
foots - fork it, I had ice for dinner
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Bwahahahahahahahaha...........and I'm having coffee for breakfast. 
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Well, this one wasn't hard to see coming...
Lindbohm back to AHL
Might see Shattenkirk as early as Saturday. Let's hope he is 100%. If not, I have no problem waiting another week.
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Bubba
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Bubba......ignore my brother. I just got off the phone with him. This is an exact transcript:
Me - Hey
foots - yeah (indiscriminate mumbling)
Me - HEY!!!
foots - Who is this?
Me - Who the fork you think it is?
foots - fork you
Me - I'll call you tomorrow
foots - I been drinking
Me - no chit
foots - I need to eat, what time is it?
Me - 8 o'clock
foots - fork it, I had ice for dinner
griffin
foots is the key.
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griffin
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Bubba said:
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griffin said:
Bubba......ignore my brother. I just got off the phone with him. This is an exact transcript:
Me - Hey
foots - yeah (indiscriminate mumbling)
Me - HEY!!!
foots - Who is this?
Me - Who the fork you think it is?
foots - fork you
Me - I'll call you tomorrow
foots - I been drinking
Me - no chit
foots - I need to eat, what time is it?
Me - 8 o'clock
foots - fork it, I had ice for dinner
griffin
foots is the key.
No dude.......foots HAS the key.
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last_stand
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8 games left.
Wanna see how the fourth line will shape up and who Hitch is going to go with for this line. I like Ott but Goc has brought a nice element to that line as well. Having a hard time cipherin that one.
In the playoff mode that fourth line can be a big help if they can manage a couple of solid minutes of ice against the other teams #1.
Oh yeah bubba.........car #41, 67, 25 or even maybe possibly #33 might win this Saturday.
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Bubba
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Goc is the key.
Car 88.
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My eyes ain't what they once were.. and for a second there I thought Bubba had gone all religious on us..
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Brian Elliott's record over the past 15 games is 8-7.
His save percentage is a horrid .872 over that same period.
Playoffs begin in 7 games.
That is all.
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Brian Elliott's record over the past 15 games is 8-7.
His save percentage is a horrid .872 over that same period.
Playoffs begin in 7 games.
That is all.
You can't help yourself can you. The fact is, the Blues are one of the best teams in hockey, with one of the lowest GAA totals. This was all on Elliott's watch.....yet you still feel the need to create a goalie controversy as the playoffs get close. You forkers are a dime a dozen.
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A goalie controversy? I am posting a stat about him over the past 14 starts. I am talking about a TREND just before the playoffs.
GAA is a great team stat. SP is a great goalie stat.
Don't give me this controversy crap. Elliott can't go into the real season on his current trend of play. Even you can see that.
Hell his GAA last 14 games is unsustainable as well. I'll bet it's over 3.00.
I doubt Allen is up for this kind of pressure. Hitch needs to stay the course with his more experienced goalie, but alls I'm sayin is Elliott can't go into post season with his current level of play. He has to play better. And you know it so just get it over with and admit it.
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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I agree , Elliot's performance lately is alarming but unfortunately he is a better goalie that Allen . At this juncture our goalie predicament is tantamount to spotting our opponent a half stroke before the game begins. 
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A goalie controversy? I am posting a stat about him over the past 14 starts. I am talking about a TREND just before the playoffs.
GAA is a great team stat. SP is a great goalie stat.
Don't give me this controversy crap. Elliott can't go into the real season on his current trend of play. Even you can see that.
Hell his GAA last 14 games is unsustainable as well. I'll bet it's over 3.00.
I doubt Allen is up for this kind of pressure. Hitch needs to stay the course with his more experienced goalie, but alls I'm sayin is Elliott can't go into post season with his current level of play. He has to play better. And you know it so just get it over with and admit it.
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Dude....knock it off. He has one really bad game where he gave up 5 before being pulled. He also had nearly 120 minutes of shutout hockey during your supposedly bad streak.
Elliott is fine.
Steen being hurt, on the other hand, could be a nightmare.
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Word is Steen is day to day. If true, very good news, he was playing his best of the year here lately.
As for Elliott, he's no different than the rest of this group. It ain't the playoffs yet, but once started, "fine" isn't going to buy them chit. Once started,.....ALL OF THEM...... need to be who they say they are.
I like this team, think they have a legit shot to make a run. But I've seen this movie 3 times before and it's time for a new ending.
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