Half-Assed GDT: Blues vs. Flames: The "lets not suck 2 games in a row" edition (Edit: Lol we totally did)

[AjaxManifesto]

My concern is that our D can get very sloppy and our offensive playmaking/imagination seems to be limited to Schenn, Schwartz, Petro, and Upshall. We need more from everybody else.

 

[JoshFromMO]

Jayson Tatum is probably the worst spokesman for Imo's.

 

[Mike Liut]

The hole in the top 6 is becoming more and more apparent. I love Sobotka on the 3rd line. Berglund is going to really help the 3rd line too. Like I said earlier, I really want to address the top 6, but im not parting with Kyrou/Thomas/Kostin to do it unless it’s for an elite signed player who is ascending.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Jayson Tatum is probably the worst spokesman for Imo's.

Who's that?

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Can't score if you keep missing the net.

 

[EastonBlues22]

But isn’t the operative word “good” in this context?

I mean, if someone asked me how “good” the Kings are, the placement in the standings is one piece of evidence I can use, or I can talk about the team construction, or coaching. I think saying “we aren’t as good as our standings indicate” is a lot more encompassing then just saying “we won’t hit 123 points”.

Asking whether the the team is "good" is meaningless without specifying a frame of reference. Good compared to what? Earlier this year? Last year? Other teams? All-time?

In this case the specified frame of reference is stated "as their record." We can have different interpretations of what that means. I already stated mine.

I don't know the intent of the original question. I can only address the question as stated. Asking if a team is as good as its record is pretty common. It generally (IMO) is asking whether the pace a team is on is sustainable, and in the Blues case I think the answer is a pretty easy "no."

That doesn't mean that we shouldn't expect the Blues to be good, or even at the top of the standings, when it's all said and done. It just means that we should expect them to slow down at some point as the season moves on...and they pretty obviously have been the last few games.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Who's that?

Basketball player from St. Louis. He's either in the NBA or expected to be a top pick.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Basketball player from St. Louis. He's either in the NBA or expected to be a top pick.

Ahhhh, explains why I never heard of him, I can't stand basketball.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Ummmm...does that Jake Allen bobble head have a mustache?

 

[Captain Creampuff]

Basketball player from St. Louis. He's either in the NBA or expected to be a top pick.

He was already a top pick is starting on the #1 BOSTON Celtics and has been a key player towards their success. He's looming like rookie or the year at the moment.

 

[EastonBlues22]

Way too much psuedo-pressure when defending. Goal is to force the other team to move the puck to a place you can anticipate and contest. If you're not contesting, you are not defending.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

I like this top 4 right now Ed-Pie Dunn-Parayko.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Lazy shit

 

[Oberyn]

Gunnarsson is just awful

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

Why can't our Bennett play like that?

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Not enough urgency.

Sloppy bs.

Blues have lost their mojo.

 

[Captain Creampuff]

Every player on that ice for us sucks and needs to be replaced.

 

[TarasenkosForearm]

This is bad hockey

 

[BleedBlue14]

Our bottom pair and bottom 6 do not look very good whatsoever.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

JayBo and Bergy can't return fast enough.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Might call it a night. Too painful to watch this crap. No heart.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

F!

Shoot that puck TANK

 

[AjaxManifesto]

We are brilliant at hitting that back wall. Just brilliant.

 

[AVictoryDive]

The refs are really swallowing their whistles

 

[TarasenkosForearm]

Cannot play so heartless and win.