GDT: Game #4: Dallas Stars @ St. Louis Blues

[hullderko]

Is there such a thing as "home ice advantage"?

 

[BlueMagic]

That hiccup involving the Edmundson turnover and their powerplay goal was what won the game. That couple minutes changed everything.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

they gave away home ice due to a lackluster effort. seems like a legit reason to be down on them.

they were lucky this even went into OT. turnovers galore. this was a ugly game and should have been a dallas blowout.

I think both teams made huge mistakes and both teams blew great chances. We lost in OT with 50/50 odds...like losing a coin toss.

We missed energy tonight...as did the stars....they picked heads while we picked tails and lost

 

[Bluesguru]

that hiccup involving the edmundson turnover and their powerplay goal was what won the game. That couple minutes changed everything.

yep!

 

[TruBlu]

The only positive I take going into next game is that we usually tend to bounce back after a loss. I can't help but think though that we are only going to get so many lucky chances to stay in a series before our luck runs out. We have to start helping ourselves by putting teams away.

 

[Spicy Panger]

From the start this felt like Game 1 of this series, with the same result. Too much east-west, lots of broken up passes, and just generally not very sharp.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

The only positive I take going into next game is that we usually tend to bounce back after a loss. I can't help but think though that we are only going to get so many lucky chances to stay in a series before our luck runs out. We have to start helping ourselves by putting teams away.

I hope so. I'm still pissed about Ed's turn over. Right on the guy's tape.

 

[Daley Tarasenkshow]

they gave away home ice due to a lackluster effort. seems like a legit reason to be down on them.

they were lucky this even went into OT. turnovers galore. this was a ugly game and should have been a dallas blowout.

I'm not too disappointed splitting both home and away. Considering their performance on Tuesday, generally I still feel the blues are the superior team this round and should have success down the stretch.

 

[Edgar Carrow]

The Stars' defense and goal-tending still suck so I'm confident that the Blues win the series.

 

[Bluesguru]

they gave away home ice due to a lackluster effort. seems like a legit reason to be down on them.

they were lucky this even went into OT. turnovers galore. this was a ugly game and should have been a dallas blowout.

The effort was there. You have to give Dallas some credit, they made some adjustments and they stole 1 game in STL. Mission accomplished as far as they are concerned. If Brouwer had buried that 2 on 1 back in the 1st when we were up 1-0, I don't think we lose. I wish he went up high instead of trying to go 5 hole.

 

[TruBlu]

I'm not too disappointed splitting both home and away. Considering their performance on Tuesday, generally I still feel the blues are the superior team this round and should have success down the stretch.

The only thing is that the superior team does not always win. Numerous opportunities to put them away could come back to haunt us come Wednesday or, god forbid, Monday if we fail to get it done.

 

[Alklha]

Is there such a thing as "home ice advantage"?

Yes, but it isn't all that significant. The home coach being able to control the match-ups can be a big deal, and that shoukd have heavily benefitted us against a team like Dallas. Yet it is 1-1 in St. Louis.

Too much gets made of being at home because of how massively important it is in the NBA and, to a lesser degree, the NFL.

 

[AwesomeSince86]

You hate to point finger but Ed cost us that game...plain and simple. What's worse is that Dallas played a C game and all we needed to do was bring a C+ game to win and we couldn't even muster that. Now we've put ourselves on a bad situation needing to win one in Dallas.

 

[TruBlu]

Being up 3 - 1 would have given us three chances to get it done. There is no slack in the rope now. We have to take one at their arena and then get it done in ours. I don't know that I could watch a game 7 in Dallas. It'd probably give me a stroke.

 

[Spicy Panger]

The NSH-SJ game makes ours look like it was running in slow-motion

 

[Vladdy the Impaler]

Blues get caught with their pants down in this one

 

[joshyhockey26]

The Stars' defense and goal-tending still suck so I'm confident that the Blues win the series.

That's a pretty vague statement.we very well could lose this series.their goaltending isn't the best but it "works"for them.we lost our possession in the neutral zone tonight way to often,that can't happen on Saturday.dallas is too good to give them those oppertunities

 

[TruBlu]

The NSH-SJ game makes ours look like it was running in slow-motion

I don't want to think negatively, but I'd be lying if I said that I think the winner of this series is favorable to win against San Jose. They are just playing incredibly solid hockey on both sides.

 

[Captain Creampuff]

he was almost parallel with the goal line man. look i understand some of you love brian but thats a soft goal and he will be the first to admit it.

as far as im concerned hes the only reason this game wasnt over in regulation. the blues played a mediocre game and when you play a mediocre game you deserve to lose. it just sucks that we lost on a soft ass goal in OT.

you cant miss as many chances as the blues did and win in the playoffs. awful effort tonight.

Give it a ****ing rest

 

[BlueOil]

Blues allowed Dallas back in tonight. That's the only reason they lost.

 

[TheDizee]

Give it a ****ing rest

i compliment him and say its not his fault we lose and the elliott homers are still angry

better hope your boy stands on his head in game 5

 

[Lakewood]

Schwartz had a very good game tonight.

 

[Spicy Panger]

i compliment him and say its not his fault we lose and the elliott homers are still angry

better hope your boy stands on his head in game 5

Never would've made it to OT if the rest of the team played worth a damn. Elliott at least gave them a fighting chance.

 

[Evocable Manager]

Steen-Stastny-Brouwer was excellent.
Tarasenko played well.

We outplayed Dallas but need to convert and push the pace. Stop letting Dallas have easy entry.

I believe in this team.

 

[Robb_K]

The effort was there. You have to give Dallas some credit, they made some adjustments and they stole 1 game in STL. Mission accomplished as far as they are concerned. If Brouwer had buried that 2 on 1 back in the 1st when we were up 1-0, I don't think we lose. I wish he went up high instead of trying to go 5 hole.

He's got to choose to lift the puck a lot more often,