GDT: Blues vs. Ducks| 7pm, BSMW| Home Stretch

[BlueDream]

Yeah I’m concerned about the 4th line too. We don’t have guys like Sunny and Steen to stabilize the unit and play hard defensive minutes.

This is why we really needed Thomas and Blais to take a step defensively this year, but they haven’t really made any progress there.

 

[mk80]

My thoughts during that

"Oh, they aren't bringing shirts out with them like they use to, darn covid"

"Why is Bort holding his stick like he's about to launch it? "

"Oh damn, Thomas just launched his stick???"

He completely nailed the Enterprise Center security guard with it

 

[Linkens Mastery]

He completely nailed the Enterprise Center security guard with it

Wait, for real?

 

[Ted Hoffman]

Schenn-O'Reilly-Perron
Schwartz-Bozak-Tarasenko
Hoffman-Thomas-Kyrou
Blais-Barbashev-Sanford

(...and potentially Kostin).

Sunny aside, no one here can tell me this forward group isn't just as good as the one that won us the cup.

We might make some noise in the playoffs.

Now compare the '21 defense to the '19 defense and tell me it's just as good as the one that won us the Cup.

 

[DatDude44]

Now compare the '21 defense to the '19 defense and tell me it's just as good as the one that won us the Cup.

Bozak as our 2C....so no, it’s not as good..... and we lose so much needed heaviness on the puck/D-Zone/forecheck/net front presence in our bottom 6 without maroon and sundqvist

 

[simon IC]

Now compare the '21 defense to the '19 defense and tell me it's just as good as the one that won us the Cup.

Defensively? Not even close, and that pertains to both defensemen and forwards.

 

[mk80]

Wait, for real?

Yes, I was at the game and was near the Blues tunnel, Thomas threw his stick and a security guard tried to catch it to hand to a young kid and well let's just say he didn't make the catch

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Yes, I was at the game and was near the Blues tunnel, Thomas threw his stick and a security guard tried to catch it to hand to a young kid and well let's just say he didn't make the catch

Ouch, explains why Schenner threw his stick into the middle of nowhere.