Bubba
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When is the season over? Asking for a friend.
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H2ODOG
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Tell Dabs once the Cup gets raised.
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last_stand
the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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When is the season over? Asking for a friend.
Is this your friend who wears that big watch but always walks around asking what time it is?
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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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8:30
Blues vs Hawks
Game 1
For all you whiners and doubters, it's gonna be Blues in six.
Somehow.
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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sptsman
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And please spare me the Blues and Backes are too honest and wholesome to be less than forthright regarding an injury. They all want a Cup and know it is possible this year. I would think a lot less of them for not doing something like this than having him play, wear him out and get knocked out by Chicago in round 1.
I never said that.
My point that went right over your head was that he WAS actually injured.
And I have both swampland and bridges for you to buy. Which would you like to see first?
Time to take off the little boy pants and put on the big boy pants. Sometimes, even the people you really admire lie a little... The Blues and Backes either completely faked an injury or grossly exaggerated a very minor one (hence the hangnail comment that got your panties in a wad earlier). Are you that naive to think his recovery just happened to coincide with the end of the season and he is good to go for the playoffs? It was a very smart move by the Blues and it probably took some convincing to get Backes to go along with it.
Go re-read all of my previous posts. In addition to making you smarter by simply reading them, you will see that I am a Backes fan. My only criticisms have been that I don't think he is a great Captain and that he has been a huge disappointment in the playoffs. You can argue the Captain thing and I would respect your difference of opinion but you will not have much luck taking a position that defends his playoff history, especially the last 3 years.
I fully expect Backes to be a major factor in the Hawks series. I am also holding out hope he has matured into a better Captain and playoff factor. Nobody wants to see it more than me. But I am a Missourian and he will have to show-me... Unlike you, I have to see results. I'm not as impressed with is dog and cat rescues and his rugged, good looks. It's all about results...
Go Backes!! 
Go Blues!!! 
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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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He plays hurt all the time. He'd be the last guy to not be on the ice for game one even if not fully healed. See there?
Good grief.
And btw, there isn't enough aspirin in the universe to allow me to reread your posts.
And I'm still waiting on the predictions from all the doubters, including you.
Or........is it just too confusing?
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IIFID
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Well I'm going in to the playoffs with high hopes and low expectations. Seasons of playoff futility will do that a fan. So am I a whiner or a doubter?
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wuchang
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Well I'm going in to the playoffs with high hopes and low expectations. Seasons of playoff futility will do that a fan. So am I a whiner or a doubter?
Blues Fan will do for now
It kind of encompasses all of it 
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last_stand
the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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Ummmmmmm.........ok. So Blackhawks in how many games?
C'mon, you're halfway there.
Oh, and doubter it is.
Me, I'm high on crack.
bwaaaaaaaaaaaa
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griffin
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Dammit!! I wish the Blues would have tried to pick up a "playoff goalie" at the trade deadline.
Backes looks no better than 80%.
Fabri looks like he's 120% so that's a wash.
Berglund looked like the old Berglund.......not good....he better not disappear....or dump him, move a winger up, and get Ott out there.
I'll take it....for now.
GO BLUE!!!!
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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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Ells was a wall.
Blues without much transition. Too slow and errant with the puck in their own end to get down ice in time.
Schwartz hasn't been right for weeks. He had the 2 best opportunities and never got a thing on net. He needs to get right.
18 shots ain't gonna cut it. It's fixable, so fix it.
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sptsman
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Elliott was strong. A good sign. Let's hope it continues and he stays healthy...
How the fork does Elliott not get the #1 star. As if it matters. But if you're going to have it and give it out, make it legit... Anybody that thinks Elliott was not the most valuable player out there wasn't watching the game...
Officiating was the usual joke. Not much can be said about it that hasn't been covered.
Lots of good hitting and finishing checks but like ls said, they need to work for more quality scoring chances. Too many passes in the offensive zone at times. A few more SOG's and swarming the net plays. And it isn't going to get any easier with Keith coming back for the next game... As much as he is a douche, he is a damn good player...
And give the Hawks credit, they smothered the Blues coming into the zone and got several good chances off of their transition game. They are also smothering Tarasenko. A pretty good strategy...
Fully agree with griffin regarding Berglund. He's the exception for Ott. I don't care what they're paying him, if he can't be any more effective then he is, play someone else, anyone else. How a guy can make it to the NHL, have his size, his God-given talent and be that invisible, is beyond me. And as soon as you say that, he has one of his rare good games. Maybe it will be the next game. Is it wrong to hope for a minor injury to him that causes him to miss the rest of the playoffs? 
No predictions from me. Just going to enjoy the ride. No reason the Blues can't win this series. It is just a matter of execution and will to win...
Go Berglund!!
Go Blues!!!
Correction: One prediction. Berglund is the #1 star of the Friday night game... 
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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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Love winning with the 40 - 50 hits but it by itself is NOT a winning strategy against the Hawks.
I think Hitch wanted that for game 1 but I expect to see a different game 2 with him trolling on the "70 hit" comment.
Reading the Chicago board this morning I can tell you they think with Keith coming back they have this series in the bag.
Elliott 1 star, 2 star to Fabbri. Kids a player.
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Bubba
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Yay Ells!!
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sptsman
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Got the call last night. Going to be sitting in the Nike seats at Scottrade tonight. Sweet!!
I suspect we'll see more than 1 goal tonight. How about 4-2 Blues...
Even after all of the hitting last game, the sorest player on either team has to be Scottie Upshall. He went into the boards about as hard as you can without being carted off. I'm guessing his whole right side feels like he got hit by a truck.
Go Blues!!
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the gay card thrower Call Me Ragnar
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Is that a prediction?
Careful now.........bwaaaaaaaaaa
Hawks will want this one really bad. Needs Ells hot and put more pucks ON NET please!
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griffin
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This is exactly the reason this forking garage league can't attract more fans. MOTHERFORKER!!!!
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There was a referee with their big fat paws involved in 3 goals, each one marginal at best, each one going the Hawks way. How the fork is that?
And then of course, the "embellishment" call against Fabbri.
They are clowns or crooks. Take your pick. But they stole this game.
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If the Blues ever pulled one out they can use one Sunday.
I'll be cheering for 'em.
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sptsman
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If the Blues ever pulled one out they can use one Sunday.
I'll be cheering for 'em.
It was your cheering, no doubt. Keep it up,
If you think the Blues have been on the short end of some calls, take a look at the screwin' Nashville got on Dallas' first goal today. It had about nine reasons it shouldn't have counted, including the ref's initial call of no goal. I swear there are a bunch of drunken guys, using a ouiji board in the NHL replay room. With all of the technology and brainpower they have, they're still no better than 50/50 on the video replays... 
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griffin
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I just wish we had a playoff goalie.
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sptsman
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I just wish we had a playoff goalie.
Elliott is playing fine this year. Not sure why you would want someone else 
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griffin
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I just wish we had a playoff goalie.
Elliott is playing fine this year. Not sure why you would want someone else
HE HAS BEEN FINE EVERY YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WAS NEVER A GOALIE PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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As of today, he has shown a propensity for good and even great play in he regular season and to go David Backes on us in the playoffs. No doubt he as the ability. The question is whether or not he can show up in the playoffs...
Any questions?
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sptsman
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I just wish we had a playoff goalie.
Elliott is playing fine this year. Not sure why you would want someone else
HE HAS BEEN FINE EVERY YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WAS NEVER A GOALIE PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All the exclamation marks you can muster will not rewrite history. He has either been hurt, benched or had some stinker games (along wit some good games) in previous playoffs. He has never played this well, this consistently. Do you honestly think Armstrong and Hitchcock would have gone looking for a playoff goalie (Miller) had Elliott been "fine"? They saw what everyone else saw. That is a good netminder that couldn't put it all together for the playoffs. Pretend otherwise all you want and put all the exclamation marks you want. The reality is Elliott has been suspect as a playoff goalie for the past 4 years (one of those with Ottawa where he went 1-2 with a .855 save %).
How about we just be glad he's figured it out and is playing so well? No need to pretend he was just a misunderstood Patrick Roy, waiting to be noticed by everyone but you...
Go Elliott!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Blues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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