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I can't figure out what the fork Tarasenko was doing last night. I have seen him try to be way too cute with passes, etc. in the last few months......last night he wouldn't even pass the puck. It was almost like someone had talked to him about shooting more and he took it to another level.
The Blues absolutely sucked last night. There is not one good takeaway from that game.
My daughter looked a bit horrified when I caught myself yelling "whatever you do, Bergland, don't hit anyone.....just skate around". 
griffin
Well.. I don't think anyone got hurt last night.. so there is that..
And you could probably yell that at every game.. 
BTW it is entertaining to trade texts with Wags during a game at least.. until he shuts it off in disgust.. 
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BTW if last night was a statement game, the statement would be WE SUCK!
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ahhhhh March is approaching, spring may soon be in the air.
l'es see......spring agenda...........check Blues stats.....hmmm.....
Ell's is 2-4 his last 6 starts.
Allen is 6-0 his last 6 starts.
What is the meaning of this?
What is the meaning of life?
I need a Blues expert to sort all of this out.....I'll come back and let ya'll know the answers when I find one.
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Well to me it looks like Allen is doing better than Els. Is that ernie Els ? Ray Allen?  
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ahhhhh March is approaching, spring may soon be in the air.
l'es see......spring agenda...........check Blues stats.....hmmm.....
Ell's is 2-4 his last 6 starts.
Allen is 6-0 his last 6 starts.
What is the meaning of this?
What is the meaning of life?
I need a Blues expert to sort all of this out.....I'll come back and let ya'll know the answers when I find one.
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
There ya go.......create a goalie controversy when there isn't one.....just in time for the playoffs. So typical of Blue's "fans".
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last_stand said:Ell's is 2-4 his last 6 starts.
Schwartz will make him better. Schwartz make everyone better...
Did I mention Backes is a great player and the worst possible "C" you could have for this team?
Going to the game Tuesday night. Predicting a 3-1 or 4-1 win for the boyz.
Any word on when Shattenkirk is coming back?
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Did I mention Backes is a great player and the worst possible "C" you could have for this team?
I'm coming around to that.
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There is no FORKING reason.....NONE....for Jake Allen to be starting in goal. This platooning of goaltenders NEVER works. I don't know when the Blues management will pull their collective heads out of their collective arses when it comes to goalies......but this organization is THE WORST at managing them.
Brian Elliot is the starting goaltender......PERIOD. Do you see Nashville or Montreal or any other top team playing their backup against us? NO!!! Because that's forking stupid!!!
GODDAMIT!!!!!!!!!!
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MOTHERFORKER!!!!!!!!!!
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SONOFABIATCH!!!!!!!!!
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I keep hearing Jake Allen is the future. Well, if he is "the future" then he must not be ready yet. That ugly fact keeps rearing its head, like last night. The first goal was not on him. A deflection that no goalie would have saved. Goals 2,3,4 & 5, however, were all stoppable and were opportunities for him to come up big and save the unorganized, sloppy team in front of him.
Allen was not sharp enough last night but that game was lost with anyone in goal. This team is in a funk right now that is disturbing. Their inability to exit the defensive zone in any fashion that resembles an organized, prepared hockey team is non-existent. They make absolutely idiotic passed through the center of the ice, in their own end and try one cute pass after another. Way too many of those passes end up in odd-man rushes and breakaways against them. The Habs must have had a dozen very high quality scoring chances on turnovers from ill-advised or sloppy passes.
This team has a bit of an issue right now and it seems to have a lot to do with players trying to be too cute or make plays on their own. When this team was rolling it was a true team effort. Now it looks like a bunch of guys, each trying to make that one big play. That rarely breeds success...
Still time to fix it but time is growing shorter and shorter...
Go Blue!!
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They make absolutely idiotic passed through the center of the ice, in their own end and try one cute pass after another. Way too many of those passes end up in odd-man rushes and breakaways against them.
No chit!! Shoot the forking puck......damn.
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For what Backes lacks as a "C" he can damn sure work the front of a net as well as anyone. Put shots on goal from the slots, from the points, from anywhere!! Then let Backes screen, deflect, get rebounds, etc. Why they feel the need to make six passes within 15' of the goal baffles me.
At the game last night, I took the opportunity to focus on Berglund. He got moved up to the #1 line and got some more ice time. What a forkin' mistake that was! He is NHL's worst value, for the salary he's making. I don't know if I have ever seen a player so sporadic, inconsistent and generally heartless, in all my years of watching hockey. There are times he looks like he's just skating around, killing time. He got beat to at least a half dozen pucks last night where it appeared he just didn't give a chit. They would now be better off just eating his salary and bringing someone up...
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Bubba
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TWO BALLED BIOTCH!!!!
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last_stand
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There is no FORKING reason.....NONE....for Jake Allen to be starting in goal. This platooning of goaltenders NEVER works. I don't know when the Blues management will pull their collective heads out of their collective arses when it comes to goalies......but this organization is THE WORST at managing them.
Brian Elliot is the starting goaltender......PERIOD. Do you see Nashville or Montreal or any other top team playing their backup against us? NO!!! Because that's forking stupid!!!
GODDAMIT!!!!!!!!!!
griffin
Context.......please.
Let's not compare Rinne to Ell's. On anything.
But point taken. Hitch over reacts to most everything that happens on the ice. Line changes up the wazzu, calling them out after every loss, and pretty much over management of the tending.
The problem is, he has a history of doing all this without result.
It's a players issue, they need to work through it and yeah they need a kick in the azz from time to time, but dammit Hitch has to change his act as well.
Get this team READY for April.
There's still time.
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Elliott was strong tonight. Giving up a tying goal in the third is bad. Stupid penalty by Backes late could have cost the game. What's up with Tarasenko and shooting wide? Was this a statement game?
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"Statement"....read......Bergland is HOT!!!!!!!
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sptsman
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Elliott was strong tonight. Giving up a tying goal in the third is bad. Stupid penalty by Backes late could have cost the game. What's up with Tarasenko and shooting wide? Was this a statement game?
Backes is just getting ready for the playoffs. If you recall the last tow years he spent significant time in the penalty box, at very critical times. He's got a huge heart and huge talent but he is not a leader and does some really dumb stuff at the most inopportune times...
The Blues had an overall inordinate number of shots miss the net. It skewed the SOG stats. Pang said the scouting report was that Hutchinson went down a lot, so they must have been shooting high, based on film study. Might be a case of too much film and not enough common sense. The stats are clear, 100% of shots that go high, will not result in goal.
All games in March and April are statement games. This is where teams start to get into playoff mode. The ice gets smaller, the checking is tighter and the play intensifies. Don't look now but LA is doing what they do. Prior to last night's game they had won 8 in a row. That is an organization that gets it. They're peaking at the right time and will be formidable in the playoffs...
Hopefully, some GM was scouting Berglund last night. He played reasonably well. Exceptional, for him. Maybe someone will offer a bag of pucks for him and the Blues will only have to eat half of his salary.
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Hopefully, some GM was scouting Berglund last night. He played reasonably well. Exceptional, for him. Maybe someone will offer a bag of pucks for him and the Blues will only have to eat half of his salary.
Funny.....I've been wondering if all the ice time he's been getting and being put on the first line a few nights ago (because there is no way in hell he's a 1st liner) is a showcase attempt for some team that is interested in him. We can only hope.
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I'm ignorant enough to know what penalties are what, and that's the extent of my knowledge, so I'm sure I enjoy the game more than most,
With that said, I enjoyed watching them beat Bubba's old team last night..
And for the record, no one was b*tchin (cept sptsman) when they had won 11 or so in a row a month ago.. bunch of fair weather fans..
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The Blues gave away a point last night in my opinion. I really think they were out-played in the third third pretty thoroughly. Way too many giveaways in their own zone. A game like that will cost them dearly in the playoffs.
Yep that's me a fair weather fan. Posted on 1/30/15.. 
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Backes is just getting ready for the playoffs. If you recall the last tow years he spent significant time in the penalty box, at very critical times. He's got a huge heart and huge talent but he is not a leader and does some really dumb stuff at the most inopportune times...
Don't look now but LA is doing what they do. Prior to last night's game they had won 8 in a row. That is an organization that gets it. They're peaking at the right time and will be formidable in the playoffs...
Yeah, let's go to the playoffs without David Backes and all the terrible mistakes he makes while he tries to nearly single handily make this team even remotely physical.
Go ask Johnatan Towes what he thinks of all of DB's horrible mistakes that somehow exclude him in your mind as a captain. Or Cid Crosby, the super sharpshooter who has never scored on the Blues.
And the Kings? Remarkable, isn't it? All those Cups?
And their Captain is Dustin Brown.
Lemme guess, you'd rather have that moron as our captain.
There's about 3 players right now that I can think of who could be a good captain on this team. And DB is one of them. So get it thru your thick skull.......clear out the forkin cobwebs........he is NOT one of the many problems this Blues team has had trying to win in the playoffs.
Good grief.
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Yep that's me a fair weather fan. Posted on 1/30/15..
My apologies Tim. Didn't mean to hurt your damn feelings..
It was all meant as a joke..
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Backes is just getting ready for the playoffs. If you recall the last tow years he spent significant time in the penalty box, at very critical times. He's got a huge heart and huge talent but he is not a leader and does some really dumb stuff at the most inopportune times...
Don't look now but LA is doing what they do. Prior to last night's game they had won 8 in a row. That is an organization that gets it. They're peaking at the right time and will be formidable in the playoffs...
Yeah, let's go to the playoffs without David Backes and all the terrible mistakes he makes while he tries to nearly single handily make this team even remotely physical.
Go ask Johnatan Towes what he thinks of all of DB's horrible mistakes that somehow exclude him in your mind as a captain. Or Cid Crosby, the super sharpshooter who has never scored on the Blues.
And the Kings? Remarkable, isn't it? All those Cups?
And their Captain is Dustin Brown.
Lemme guess, you'd rather have that moron as our captain.
There's about 3 players right now that I can think of who could be a good captain on this team. And DB is one of them. So get it thru your thick skull.......clear out the forkin cobwebs........he is NOT one of the many problems this Blues team has had trying to win in the playoffs.
Good grief.
Yes, I would take Brown or Toews as our Captain over Backes. THEY HAVE PROVEN THEY CAN WIN STANLEY CUPS!!
And you don't need to defend Backes like the two of you are having an affair. I've always said he is a great player, works his arse off and is tough as nails. I would want him on any team I had ... just not as a Captain. He's dumb as a bag of hammers and has no idea how to lead a team into battle. As the season intensifies and we get into the playoffs, he just turns his intensity up and doesn't have the smarts to do it intelligently. Just like the dumb penalty last night, he hasn't figured out to play with intensity and play smart. Love the dude but he's not a "C". Think Pete Rose...
The single biggest problem this team has right now is their inability to move the puck out of the defensive zone and through neutral zone efficiently and effectively. They miss Shattenkirk more that I thought they would. It is like two different teams.
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