Around Hockey XXI (All Non-Jackets Hockey talk in here)

[Monk]

wow. we did the same thing and it was free.

Just one of the many ways CBJ > BOS.

 

[Theo Von]

Just one of the many ways CBJ > BOS.

just now saw that proceeds are going to a certain foundation.

 

[Jyrki]

Imagine putting money on the Blues to reach the SCF at the turn of the year... when they were last place halfway through the season.

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

Imagine putting money on the Blues to reach the SCF at the turn of the year... when they were last place halfway through the season.

There's a dude who put a $400 bet down on them in January to win the Cup and his ticket could be worth 100K lol

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

The whole last place in January story and the play of Binnington should provide good ways to get on board with the Blues, but they really just serve to make me jealous. I am really small and bitter when it comes to sports fandom I guess. The fact that it was Jarmo and JD's previous stop isn't helping, either.

But, I do hate David Backes, and he's not there any more, and in fact, as you know, he's on their Finals opponent. So I guess Go Blues. But I probably won't watch.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Bruins in 5.

 

[cslebn]

Which team is Marchand on? Oh. Okay, I'll cheer for the other team

 

[majormajor]

It should come as no surprise that the two teams that play their 4th lines the most are the last two teams standing. Sundqvist is playing like much more than a #4C, but in general these guys aren't anything special. Barbashev, Steen, Acciari, and Nordstrom would be 4th liners in Columbus too. The Jackets could have opted for that kind of deployment, we have the players, but Torts doesn't have that kind of patience.

 

[MoeBartoli]

Bruins in 5 but I’ll be rooting for the Blues, my second favorite team from their entry and early 70s and revived interest during the Hitch years.

I’ll add that I see some parallels to this Blues team and the team I’m expecting the Jackets to ice next year.

 

[Viqsi]

I'm torn between "first ever Cup victory is neat" feelings and "can keep claiming we only ever lose to Cup champions" feelings versus "they're to the Preds as the Pens are to us" feelings and "**** Brad Marchand" feelings. So I don't really have a side picked.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

7 game series decided in double OT on a Marchand turnover.

 

[EspenK]

I'm on the Blues bandwagon. I think they are decided underdogs unless Rask has a major decline. He will be the difference maker.

 

[Jyrki]

There we have it, first SCF game win ever for the Blues. Hope it won't take us as long...

Pretty interesting to see the difference in style between us and the Blues... lots of hitting still but they're trying to outrun the Bruins so instead of trading spurts of possession it's just fast-paced sloppy-looking hockey all over the place.

 

[majormajor]

There we have it, first SCF game win ever for the Blues. Hope it won't take us as long...

Pretty interesting to see the difference in style between us and the Blues... lots of hitting still but they're trying to outrun the Bruins so instead of trading spurts of possession it's just fast-paced sloppy-looking hockey all over the place.

I don't see much fast paced anything with the Blues, they appear to be one of the slowest teams in the league. The Bruins have a distinct advantage in the neutral zone. The Blues are trying to win it down low on the cycle.

If I was to make a comparison with the Jackets-Bruins series, I'd say it's similar, except the Blues D are much more confident in their pinches, giving them longer offensive zone shifts. I don't know if it was Torts command, but our D were backing up too readily.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I don't see much fast paced anything with the Blues, they appear to be one of the slowest teams in the league. The Bruins have a distinct advantage in the neutral zone. The Blues are trying to win it down low on the cycle.

If I was to make a comparison with the Jackets-Bruins series, I'd say it's similar, except the Blues D are much more confident in their pinches, giving them longer offensive zone shifts. I don't know if it was Torts command, but our D were backing up too readily.

When the Blues' forecheck is working, it's a thing of beauty. And yes, that includes the pinches. They've made every team they've played, in stretches, look like a minor league team when trying to get the puck out of its own zone.

 

[MAHJ71]

They both had a lot of time off and yet we still need 2 days between games 2-3 and 4-5?

Ugh.

 

[Jyrki]

I don't see much fast paced anything with the Blues, they appear to be one of the slowest teams in the league. The Bruins have a distinct advantage in the neutral zone. The Blues are trying to win it down low on the cycle.

If I was to make a comparison with the Jackets-Bruins series, I'd say it's similar, except the Blues D are much more confident in their pinches, giving them longer offensive zone shifts. I don't know if it was Torts command, but our D were backing up too readily.

They aren't particularly fast but they really try to up the tempo with quick passes up the ice and crashing the boards for turnovers while the D pinches.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

They both had a lot of time off and yet we still need 2 days between games 2-3 and 4-5?

Ugh.

It’s to avoid conflicting with the NBA Finals.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Awesome for the blues

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Binnington should offer hope to the Bobless Bluejackets.

He started the season as #4 in the Blues org. He was on a two way contract which paid him $100,000 in the minors.

 

[thebus88]

Its safe to say the CBJ do not have the best defense in the league. That goes to STL, IMO.

What other defenses are really up there? SJ, NSH, CAL, WPG, WSH?? I'd say at this point the CBJ are at #2 (imo) if you consider everybody "full strength" and before the ever possible upcoming trade. Safe to say even with Werenski, Savard, Nutivaara, or Muray moved they should or could be still considered top 5-7 with this group of team, IMO, of course.


With all that said..... Korpisalo > Binnington------and------------Korpisalo > a lot of starting goalies




inb4... "tOp 6 FoRWarDs!!"

 

[EspenK]

Korpi > Binnington?

 

[EspenK]

Congrats to the Blues. A tremendous run since Jan 1.

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

So, there goes our streak of losing to the Stanley Cup champion in the playoffs. Anyone else a little depressed?

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Korpi > Binnington?

It's certainly defensible in a vacuum. Of course, that's not where they play the games. I don't wish ill on St Louis or Binnington, and you can't take this run away from them, but it remains to be seen if he continues to be this caliber of player.