Speculation: How does the '22-'23 season end for St. Louis?

[PocketNines]

It's very difficult to predict what a sum-of-the-parts style team will do in the postseason because you're mostly guessing about the state of injuries when April rolls around. Sum of the parts teams are strong when healthy because opponents can't shut any one area down and think they've got the game or series on lockdown, but injuries to any number of players throughout the lineup can seriously undermine the strategy. Whereas the more top-heavy teams need to keep their stars healthy.

If MacKinnon and Makar are healthy and playing a peak game it's a lot easier for Colorado to overcome an injury on the second pairing. If the Blues lost Krug or Faulk, which has happened each of the last two playoffs, then it has a more serious cascading effect. Predicting one round and out in this season is more like saying "the Blues will have just enough injury attrition to hold them back." Predicting a long run is also predicting excellent health.

 

[BlueMed]

It's very difficult to predict what a sum-of-the-parts style team will do in the postseason because you're mostly guessing about the state of injuries when April rolls around. Sum of the parts teams are strong when healthy because opponents can't shut any one area down and think they've got the game or series on lockdown, but injuries to any number of players throughout the lineup can seriously undermine the strategy. Whereas the more top-heavy teams need to keep their stars healthy.

If MacKinnon and Makar are healthy and playing a peak game it's a lot easier for Colorado to overcome an injury on the second pairing. If the Blues lost Krug or Faulk, which has happened each of the last two playoffs, then it has a more serious cascading effect. Predicting one round and out in this season is more like saying "the Blues will have just enough injury attrition to hold them back." Predicting a long run is also predicting excellent health.

That's an interesting point. I'll add that Army is a true businessman and understands the principle of diversification. He has designed this team to be a portfolio of assets with the intention of spreading risk rather than investing everything in a true superstar(s). That's why I'm buying what Army has been selling.

 

[GoldenSeal]

I believe in Binny and the T-Birds. If both of them have our back, watch out!

 

[Ranksu]

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Bacon!

 

[jura]

Miss the playoffs...barely or otherwise Votes: 0 0.0%

roar!

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Off the charts

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Stanley Cup Champions!

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

"It all ends in tears anyway."

 

[Hrkac Circus]

Umm, ahem. I’d like to ahh… respectfully change my vote please…

 

[Mike Liut]

Nobody said picking 8th and trading all the UFA’s?

 

[PJJJP]

It ends with getting Bedard

 

[Xerloris]

It ends with getting Bedard

You're speaking of the good old reverse cup and his name is Bedard.

 

[Ranksu]

Miss the playoffs...barely or otherwise Votes: 0 0.0%

roar!

I missed this vote.

 

[GoldenSeal]

I missed this vote.

I’ll see your Sarah Jane and raise it with my Ace.

 

[PocketNines]

We collectively nailed the shit out of this one lol

 

[ChicagoIsBedarded]

Well, our representation at the ASG has 29 points and is -19

I'm not expecting much by May.

 

[MissouriMook]

I’ll see your Sarah Jane and raise it with my Ace.

Wait, wait, wait!!

You have Sarah Jane, Leela, Romana I (my personal favorite), Romana II and even Tegan in the final Tom Baker episode and your go-to response is Ace? ACE???!!!

SMDH.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Stanley Cup Champions!

 

[Ranksu]

This team is currently NHL 8th worst. Even Philadelphia is better than us.

So much of contender like majority here think of.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Everyone WRONG

 

[eibyyz]

The franchise moves to Houston (j/k)

 

[Mike Liut]

Nobody said picking 8th and trading all the UFA’s?

I can see the future lol