wuchang
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Bubba said:
Even though Jackman's goal was unusual and highly unlikely, it may just provide the impetus the Note needs to reach their potential.  
Can you even imagine last stand or Sptsman using the word impetus? This is exactly what this thread needs.....a hockey fan with a vocabulary!
griffin
Must be a horse owner thing providing the impetus for a more literate hockey forum to reach the Sptsman/LS level of game analysis
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IIFID
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Huh?
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sptsman
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Who is calling me impetus? I'll have you know that I have three kids... 
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wuchang
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Who is calling me impetus? I'll have you know that I have three kids...
Own any horses??
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IIFID
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I thought an impetus was that thing that went out on you in an outboard?
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sptsman
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Well, for you soccer haters that decry a 0-0 tie, all I can say is WTF!! Just like a good match on the pitch that ends in a 0-0 tie, that game last night was about as good as you are going to watch for one that had no goals. The Blues and Flyers were both solid. Both goalies were solid but Elliott was there when he needed to be in the shootout (Mason actually had to be a little better in the game). Let's hope that play in the nets continues...
I awoke to seeing 6 teams tied for 1st in the NHL, with 91 point each. Only the Rangers have played less games than the Blues. Another interesting and encouraging stat was the OT losses. All of the other 5 teams have 7 OT losses. The Blues only have 5.
I was disappointed they didn't give Jackman or Pietrangleo one of the three stars. That was one of the best efforts I've seen in while by the Blues Defense. Not just defending either. They were solid in transition.
Would love to see this type of solid hockey the rest of the way. Maybe with a few more goals... 
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last_stand
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I go away for 5 days to come back to griffin boasting again about being right and posters congratulating Bubba for using a word he had to google for proper spelling and definition.
Please pass me that bong you're all pulling on.
And now I hear it's the end of the world if we don't win our division.
Good forkin grief.
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Well....the chatter should be in full force shortly.
Tuned in to watch the Blues for the first time this year and within 10 seconds the Wild scored....the announcers talked about what a good job Elliot did???
17 seconds later......Wild score again. Announcers did not say anything about what a good job Elliot did that time.
Well, there is still 5 minutes left, who knows?
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IIFID
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I am a Coyotes fan tonight! 
Nothing in the NHL can be taken for granted but I would not be at all surprised if the Note was in first place in the Central by the end of this week... 
I know I don't have the amazing talent for prediction like Griffin, but I did get this one right..
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IIFID
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By the way, watch out for the Minnesota Wild. I think they have been as hot as any team over the last six weeks or so as anyone. They might just catch the Hawks in the standings..
And got this one too.. although the Note should have won that game.. 
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sptsman
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Right now, nothing matters but being ready to play in the playoffs. As they have learned over the past two years, there is no such thing as an easy opponent in the playoffs. Paying attention to the standings may be fun for a fan but it is meaningless with regard to success in the playoffs. They're in. It is just a matter of who they will play and that could be any team, considering the way they are stacked up at the top and bottom of the standings. If they don't toughen-up both mentally and physically, they will get steamrolled again.
This team has more talent than most Blues teams that have taken to the ice. But it is far from the toughest and most confident. They need some swagger and some attitude. Right now, I can see some team taking it to them physically and the Blues getting knocked-off their game.
Go Blues!!
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There is no easy opponent or some kind of preferred opponent that this team can try to shoot for RIGHT NOW.
Win the division and you could end up with a red hot wild card team, who the fork knows.
We are playing this March far better than that of 2014. Play to win in the post season. Period.
My 2 cents would be to get some serious rest for guys like jbo and jax and give some breather games to some other key guys as we come down the wire. Shatt's return can help out here.
Then, they are either ready or they are not. It's up to them.
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Bubba
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Oshie is the key.
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IIFID
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I thought it was Schwartz??? Griff said it so it must be true! Have you not been paying attention.. Gomer?
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griffin
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I thought it was Schwartz??? Griff said it so it must be true! Have you not been paying attention.. Gomer?
It's absolutely Schwartz....he is the MVP of this team....there really can be no question about that.
Timmy - shouldn't you be commenting on minor league hockey at the cow palace or something?
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IIFID
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I was merely commenting on Gomer's reference to "Oshie being the key."
It may surprise you but hockey is quite popular in this cowtown. We actually get to see the great majority of the Note's games up here. And the local minor league team has averaged better than 5500 per game for the last 4 years. It's not great hockey by any stretch, but it is relatively inexpensive. 
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Bubba
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Schwartz is the key!
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wuchang
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Keep Calm and May The Schwartz Be With You
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IIFID
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But Tarasenko has ludicrous speed!
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Bubba
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Ludicrous is the key!
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IIFID
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Another game having the lead going into the third and giving it up is ludicrous..
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IIFID
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Could be a tough one for the Note today. Early game (1 pm- WTF??) against the Wild at their place and who've been surging lately. The Preds while they have sucked lately host a really bad Buffalo team.
Is this a statement game?
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IIFID
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uh-oh
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IIFID
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Not exactly a finishing kick...
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IIFID
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OK Whatever the All Star game has become is now over. Second season starts for the Note on Thursday versus the Preds. In reality less than 50% of the season remains. So time to put on your NHLstradamus hats:
Do the Blues win the Central?
Do the Blues end up with more than 105 points?
Does Tarasenko score 40 goals and/ or 80 points?
Does Scwartz score 30 goals and/ or 80 points?
Which of the two above is more likely?
Does Elliott end up with the best GAA in the league?
Discuss..
Remember this back in January? Well with nine games to go here's the way it stands:
1) Blues currently are in first in the Central - can they hold on? Not with the way they've played lately.
2) Blues are at 97 points so 105 is very do-able
3) Tarasenko has 35 goals and 70 points - it's possible he reaches 40 and/or 80 but I wouldn't consider either likely unless he gets on a roll.
4) Schwartz has 55 points and 24 goals. See comments about Tarasenko.
5) Elliott currently has the 6th best GAA. Very doubtful he'll climb all the way back to the top. He'd need to have 4 or 5 shutouts in the last 9 to have a chance.
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