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Now playing the part of Jeky........or is it Hyde?
I will just cut & paste this over and over until you get it:
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...
Besides, I don't think anyone sees the goaltending as the Blues #1 issue, going into the playoff... 
Nobody has ever given him the full reigns in the playoff with the current team.....its' never happened. But there is NO doubt he is the best goalie in hockey right now. To not let him have it would be a monumental mistake.
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Now playing the part of Jeky........or is it Hyde?
I will just cut & paste this over and over until you get it:
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...
Besides, I don't think anyone sees the goaltending as the Blues #1 issue, going into the playoff...
Nobody has ever given him the full reigns in the playoff with the current team.....its' never happened. But there is NO doubt he is the best goalie in hockey right now. To not let him have it would be a monumental mistake.
Dude, did you hit your head? Nobody has had the the full reigns, in the playoffs, with the current team because, well, it is the current team. But even you have to admit he has not stepped up when he had a chance in the playoffs. Blame it on injury, blame it on Backes, blame it on el Nino, blame it on whatever you want. The reality is that he played in the playoffs and did not do so well. Period.
As far as the upcoming playoffs, I don't give two flyin' forks who they play in the nets. As long as they hold their own... If Allen comes back and plays like he did when he got hurt, they will have a tough decision to make. You could make an argument either way... Right now it seems like Elliott would be the smart choice but you just never know how the rest of the season will go... And can you just ignore his past playoff flops?
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Now playing the part of Jeky........or is it Hyde?
I will just cut & paste this over and over until you get it:
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...
Besides, I don't think anyone sees the goaltending as the Blues #1 issue, going into the playoff...
Nobody has ever given him the full reigns in the playoff with the current team.....its' never happened. But there is NO doubt he is the best goalie in hockey right now. To not let him have it would be a monumental mistake.
Dude, did you hit your head? Nobody has had the the full reigns, in the playoffs, with the current team because, well, it is the current team. But even you have to admit he has not stepped up when he had a chance in the playoffs. Blame it on injury, blame it on Backes, blame it on el Nino, blame it on whatever you want. The reality is that he played in the playoffs and did not do so well. Period.
As far as the upcoming playoffs, I don't give two flyin' forks who they play in the nets. As long as they hold their own... If Allen comes back and plays like he did when he got hurt, they will have a tough decision to make. You could make an argument either way... Right now it seems like Elliott would be the smart choice but you just never know how the rest of the season will go... And can you just ignore his past playoff flops?
THERE!!! That's EXACTLY it!! You couldn't make this up. There is NO QUESTION who is the #1 goalie on this team right now......why in the holy fork would anyone even think to create a controversy.....it affects the goalie and it affects the team. You forkers learned NOTHING from your goalie savior 2 years ago......NOTHING!!!
You could be Hitchcock's assistant. 
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Fellas , Fellas , easy now..its only hockey for goodness sakes.
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Now playing the part of Jeky........or is it Hyde?
I will just cut & paste this over and over until you get it:
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...
Besides, I don't think anyone sees the goaltending as the Blues #1 issue, going into the playoff...
Nobody has ever given him the full reigns in the playoff with the current team.....its' never happened. But there is NO doubt he is the best goalie in hockey right now. To not let him have it would be a monumental mistake.
Dude, did you hit your head? Nobody has had the the full reigns, in the playoffs, with the current team because, well, it is the current team. But even you have to admit he has not stepped up when he had a chance in the playoffs. Blame it on injury, blame it on Backes, blame it on el Nino, blame it on whatever you want. The reality is that he played in the playoffs and did not do so well. Period.
As far as the upcoming playoffs, I don't give two flyin' forks who they play in the nets. As long as they hold their own... If Allen comes back and plays like he did when he got hurt, they will have a tough decision to make. You could make an argument either way... Right now it seems like Elliott would be the smart choice but you just never know how the rest of the season will go... And can you just ignore his past playoff flops?
THERE!!! That's EXACTLY it!! You couldn't make this up. There is NO QUESTION who is the #1 goalie on this team right now......why in the holy fork would anyone even think to create a controversy.....it affects the goalie and it affects the team. You forkers learned NOTHING from your goalie savior 2 years ago......NOTHING!!!
You could be Hitchcock's assistant.
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...
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Now playing the part of Jeky........or is it Hyde?
I will just cut & paste this over and over until you get it:
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...
Besides, I don't think anyone sees the goaltending as the Blues #1 issue, going into the playoff...
Nobody has ever given him the full reigns in the playoff with the current team.....its' never happened. But there is NO doubt he is the best goalie in hockey right now. To not let him have it would be a monumental mistake.
Dude, did you hit your head? Nobody has had the the full reigns, in the playoffs, with the current team because, well, it is the current team. But even you have to admit he has not stepped up when he had a chance in the playoffs. Blame it on injury, blame it on Backes, blame it on el Nino, blame it on whatever you want. The reality is that he played in the playoffs and did not do so well. Period.
As far as the upcoming playoffs, I don't give two flyin' forks who they play in the nets. As long as they hold their own... If Allen comes back and plays like he did when he got hurt, they will have a tough decision to make. You could make an argument either way... Right now it seems like Elliott would be the smart choice but you just never know how the rest of the season will go... And can you just ignore his past playoff flops?
THERE!!! That's EXACTLY it!! You couldn't make this up. There is NO QUESTION who is the #1 goalie on this team right now......why in the holy fork would anyone even think to create a controversy.....it affects the goalie and it affects the team. You forkers learned NOTHING from your goalie savior 2 years ago......NOTHING!!!
You could be Hitchcock's assistant.
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...
That is not a question that matters ONE BIT in this season. he is the #1 (on the team and in the league right now).....he gets the nod in the playoffs....end of story.
Anything less is you forkers playing with yourselves again.
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Now playing the part of Jeky........or is it Hyde?
I will just cut & paste this over and over until you get it:
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...
Besides, I don't think anyone sees the goaltending as the Blues #1 issue, going into the playoff...
Nobody has ever given him the full reigns in the playoff with the current team.....its' never happened. But there is NO doubt he is the best goalie in hockey right now. To not let him have it would be a monumental mistake.
Dude, did you hit your head? Nobody has had the the full reigns, in the playoffs, with the current team because, well, it is the current team. But even you have to admit he has not stepped up when he had a chance in the playoffs. Blame it on injury, blame it on Backes, blame it on el Nino, blame it on whatever you want. The reality is that he played in the playoffs and did not do so well. Period.
As far as the upcoming playoffs, I don't give two flyin' forks who they play in the nets. As long as they hold their own... If Allen comes back and plays like he did when he got hurt, they will have a tough decision to make. You could make an argument either way... Right now it seems like Elliott would be the smart choice but you just never know how the rest of the season will go... And can you just ignore his past playoff flops?
THERE!!! That's EXACTLY it!! You couldn't make this up. There is NO QUESTION who is the #1 goalie on this team right now......why in the holy fork would anyone even think to create a controversy.....it affects the goalie and it affects the team. You forkers learned NOTHING from your goalie savior 2 years ago......NOTHING!!!
You could be Hitchcock's assistant.
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...
That is not a question that matters ONE BIT in this season. he is the #1 (on the team and in the league right now).....he gets the nod in the playoffs....end of story.
Anything less is you forkers playing with yourselves again.
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...
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He is what he is. Right now, as griffin said, he is the clear number 1. No question. And Allens game was falling off prior to his injury anyway.
Now, whether Hitchcock knows this is another story, so "end of story" is how Hitch writes it. IMO, he forked it up last season and went with the rookie.....and I do not trust his judgement one bit this season either.
This team will win if it doesn't fork up what it has going for it and scores just a reasonable amount of goals. It's all about scoring goals.
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He is what he is. Right now, as griffin said, he is the clear number 1. No question. And Allens game was falling off prior to his injury anyway.
Now, whether Hitchcock knows this is another story, so "end of story" is how Hitch writes it. IMO, he forked it up last season and went with the rookie.....and I do not trust his judgement one bit this season either.
This team will win if it doesn't fork up what it has going for it and scores just a reasonable amount of goals. It's all about scoring goals.
Now wait a minute......you guys are always going on and on about how it's the GOALIE (and so defense) in the playoffs....and I agree. In the playoffs it's NOT necessarily about scoring goals......lots of one goal games there.
The fact is, this team doesn't score a lot. But they don't give up many goals either.....they are right near the top in league GAA. That's a good thing for a playoff run.
I agree about Hitchcock.....I think he's a great coach....but he could fork up a wet dream managing goalies. IF he doesn't fork this up, he's got something really good going with Elliott and how the team plays in front of him. BUT......like you, he scares me and I don't trust him not to throw a wrench in the deal.
On another note.....we need Ott back. This team is not chippy enough. SOMEBODY needs to make the other teams pay for hitting Tarasenko and Schwartz.
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You said chippy.. 
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We have as good a D as is out there. Far better than last few years. We now have a goal tender playing rock solid. 2 parts of Hitchs system that's right on target.
Now we need scoring. That is, if you want to beat a Chicago or Dallas...We are like 22nd in the league at 2.4 or whatever. For one, it would help to SHOOT THE FORKIN PUCK more often but more than that these guys have to finish the forkin play and actually put the puck in the back of the net.
I'm not raggin on them. They are better than I ever expected this season. But dad gummit if they could close the deal and solidify the third leg of this triangle they really got something.
To the point on Ott, Bortuzzo has been somethin since Petro went down. The guys got an edge that's good for this team.
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You said chippy..
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaa...........he did, didn't he?
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I'm here at the game tonight....I'll report in for you knuckledraggers. So far I report that sptsman sucks. 
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This 1st period is likely one of the Blues best all season.
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Do you get to scrub the floor between quarters? 
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Well.....I just don't know if Elliott can be the #1 in a high pressure, physical game.
Maybe we can trade for some has-been goalie to pull us through the play-offs.
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Well.....I just don't know if Elliott can be the #1 in a high pressure, physical game.
Maybe we can trade for some has-been goalie to pull us through the play-offs.
griffin
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...
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No, Andy.......his play right now is elevated to a level even he has never been at. He is in complete control of that goal crease and his positioning in unreal. There is NO question......none.
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NONE..I chit you not! NONE!!!  
You hockey moms crack me up!
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No, Andy.......his play right now is elevated to a level even he has never been at. He is in complete control of that goal crease and his positioning in unreal. There is NO question......none.
griffin
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...
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Allen has been activated. Interesting to see if he gets the call tonight. Elliott could sure use a rest and his last outing was not his best.
Now we get to see if there will be a competition for the #1 spot of if Hitchcock feels Elliott has earned it. The dude has certainly been standing on his head lately.
Some say Elliott is the best in the whole league right now. I say...
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...
And losing Steen is huuuuge!!! He is arguably one of the most important 2 or 3 players on this team. Some have more skill. Some hit more. Some play better D. But few are the complete package like him...
Are the Blues going to make a trade or stand pat?
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Steen out a minimum of 4 weeks? Ouch! That sucks especially when the Note just got Schwartz back..
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And maybe the Elliott talk is a moot point with his "lower body injury".
How long will Reaves' suspension be? I'm guessing 1-3 games.
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so.. do you guys think the Rams will leave town??
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