Series Talk: WCQF: (C3) St.Louis @ (C2) Minnesota | Blues win 4-2

[Wabit]

Might as well get this started. Be sure to follow the Forum Rules

G1 review: Blues good. Wild Bad. 4-0 Blues win. Series 1-0 Blues
G2 review: Hats off for JEE Kaprizov. 6-2 Wild win. Series tied 1-1
G3: review. Wild dominate from start to finish. 5-1 Wild win. Series 2-1 Wild.
G4: @ STL Sun, 3:30pm CT (TBS, BSN)
G5: home Tue, 8:30pm (ESPN, BSN)
G6: @ STL, if needed
G7: home, if needed

Anyone have some cool GDT ideas? I'm guessing(?) the home team's GDT (if it's good) gets cloned to the main boards like in past years.

Playoff Avatar thread (still a work in progress)

Lets Go Wild

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[16thOverallSaveUs]

Were gonna make STL look like a bitch

 

[TaLoN]

I can't vote in the poll without knowing the home ice situation myself...

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

we should get an HF board bracket challenge going

 

[Wabit]

I can't vote in the poll without knowing the home ice situation myself...

I just started the thread so someone else didn't have to bother with it after the games tonight. Adding to it as I have some free time during the day. Maybe get someone interested in doing some nifty Playoff GDT and figure out the Playoff avatars.

We're scoping out a con tomorrow to see if we want be vendors there next year for the wife's resin/cosplay business. So I might be asleep before the games are done tonight.

 

[Bdub]

Blues in 5

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

Mike Yeo isn’t on a vengeance tour this time around and their defense is nothing to write home about… but the Blues win in regulation… and a lot.
We won’t have 3 v 3 OT; however we’re no slouch 5 v 5 either.
Will be a close series.

 

[BagHead]

Mike Yeo isn’t on a vengeance tour this time around and their defense is nothing to write home about… but the Blues win in regulation… and a lot.
We won’t have 3 v 3 OT; however we’re no slouch 5 v 5 either.
Will be a close series.

Agree on basically all counts. Home ice or not, I think this baby is going at least 6 games no matter what.

 

[NHL1674]

 

[AKL]

I know the focus should be on just winning the series, but it looks to me like Talbot should be the starter, and if he hangs on to the role and performs well, we can make the conference finals and still keep our 1st. Obviously the team needs to win, but it would be pretty nice to be able to keep our 1st and still play in the WCF.

 

[Nsjohnson]

All I know is that Foligno is most likely not going to be ready for Game 1- and worse could miss the series and god forbid if we make it past the first round, more.

I am not even that pissed about the stupid leading-leg from COL, just really disappointed. It, like the boarding, was just pointless.

 

[TaLoN]

Schedule is out...

 

[Arturia Pendragon]

For selfish reasons I hope this series at least goes five games so I can fly back and catch it.
I think it’ll happen.
Wild in 7.

 

[Lapa]

You know what? I'm confident. Wild in 4.

 

[Wabit]

The Refs decide this series.
-Wild will win if it's 5v5.
-Blues will win if there is lots of special teams play.

 

[bluesXwinXtheXcup]

What a great series this will be.

Wild fans are respected by all Blues fans that I know. It's not going to be fair to lose in the first round for one of these teams.

Good luck and may the winner eventually win the Cup!!

 

[Wabit]

What a great series this will be.

Wild fans are respected by all Blues fans that I know. It's not going to be fair to lose in the first round for one of these teams.

Good luck and may the winner eventually win the Cup!!

IMO they are the 2 deepest teams in the West. It really is a shame that this is a 1st round matchup and not a 2nd or 3rd round meeting.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Goaltending will be the X factor

 

[57special]

Goaltending will be the X factor

Almost always is.

 

[Webster]

I guess Foligno is done for the season, and Zuccarello is questionable.

What are our chances without them?

 

[57special]

If Foligno is down that's a big loss, neutering the GREEF line.

 

[Southern Minny]

So, does D Lo take Mooses spot now?

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I guess Foligno is done for the season, and Zuccarello is questionable.

What are our chances without them?

Less.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

I'm just listening to the radio in the background, but did Evason say Foligno was out?

 

[Southern Minny]

We play our game we'll be fine, Wild are playing better now than anytime they met the Blues during regular season.