2019 - 2020 St. Louis Blues - Defending the Cup - Part 2: The Depth from Within

[Blueston]

Mac should stay in. Even ahead of DLR. The guy has 5 goals already playing strictly 4th line mins and he’s also very fast and physical. We’d be crazy to take him out.

I think Brouwer comes out and then DLR should be out once Sanford is back.

Someone else will probably get hurt by then.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

This is my annual “I was very wrong about Sundqvist” post. Dude has become a major part of this team. What a trade.

So...is this just dumb luck, or has the Blues’ pro scouting figured something out?

 

[MissouriMook]

So...is this just dumb luck, or has the Blues’ pro scouting figured something out?

Even Yeo, going into last season, mentioned that there was "some offense in there" that we hadn't seen yet.

 

[BlueDream]

Steen was rotating with Brouwer in practice which makes sense.

Sanford was rotating with...Bozak. Maybe they plan to sit him for a game.

Honestly not a bad idea because that 4th line deserves another game together at least. They were good.

 

[Xerloris]

Can't see Kyrou being scratched even with Steen coming back with the way he's playing right now. Berube has been quite complimentary of him in interviews, and he wasn't afraid to play him in the 3rd period last night while protecting a lead. I would scratch Brouwer, with the next option being MacEachern. I think DLR has looked great as the 4th line center and would keep him there while we elevate Barbashev/Sundqvist.

DLR should be the first person scratched.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Kovalchuk? On O'Reilly's wing?

 

[Ranksu]

Kovalchuk? On O'Reilly's wing?

Can we afford his contract? Or how it that contract terminated went? What is his cap IF web get HIM?

 

[BlueMed]

Parayko is the best shutdown defensemen in the game, and he should be put in Ovechkin's one timer spot and fed over and over again on the powerplay. Im not sure why we haven't tried that yet considering how underwhelming our powerplay has been over these past few years without Shattenkirk.