Can the Blues go on a cup run?

[izzy]

I still wonder if the Blues will go after Jimmy Howard. . Just to make sure if Binnington falls they have a dependable guy.

nah allen is here to stay unfortunately

especially now that he had a shutout recently

 

[Thallis]

I don't know about Blues fans, but if this was the Red Sox, pre-2003, we'd all know that this was just part of the big tease that would end up leaving us disappointed. Don't fall for it Blues fans.

We won't get fooled again.

 

[Dubi Doo]

It still boggles my mind that they got a number one center, and didnt have to give up any of their top prospects. Insanity.

 

[EurlichBachman]

It still boggles my mind that they got a number one center, and didnt have to give up any of their top prospects. Insanity.

Careful who you say that to.. Might end up with a 3 paragraph essay explaining why he isn't one...

 

[Ty Dolla]

Very impressed with the Blues. They looked dead in the water earlier on in the season. Goes to show you how much goaltending contributes to a winning team. Not only the saves they make, but the confidence a team can play with when they have decent goaltending. When you're constantly worried about every shot going in, it drains you of your energy. Luckily Binnington came up and provided that stability in the net to allow them to go on a run. Now even Allen is getting in on the fun.

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

Threads like this are pointless. Any team that gets in the playoffs could win the Cup. You need to play your best, get the right bounces and have a hot goalie at the right time. The Blues are capable of that, but so is just about everyone else.

 

[Colt55]

It still boggles my mind that they got a number one center, and didnt have to give up any of their top prospects. Insanity.

Well at the time Thompson and kostin. We're arguably 3-4 top prospect. Thompson is 21 and they got a 1st pick as well.

 

[Colt55]

Very impressed with the Blues. They looked dead in the water earlier on in the season. Goes to show you how much goaltending contributes to a winning team. Not only the saves they make, but the confidence a team can play with when they have decent goaltending. When you're constantly worried about every shot going in, it drains you of your energy. Luckily Binnington came up and provided that stability in the net to allow them to go on a run. Now even Allen is getting in on the fun.

I think Berube deserves a ton of credit. His system is effective against the best teams in the Nhl. The defensive side works against faster smaller teams and the offensive side with cycling works as well. We have been dominating in puck possession and shots. Don't get me wrong Winnington is a tremendous help but our team fixed it's two biggest holes from beginning of the season. Coach and goalie.

 

[Snippit]

No thread on the 10 game win streak?

 

[Burynai]

No thread on the 10 game win streak?

10 is soooo yesterday....going for the franchise record tonight though.

 

[puckIuck]

 

[Sushiko]

stop this

we don't have a cup for a reason

Exactly. They look great lately, but this post season will be no different than any of the last. They could go cold any minute now.

 

[Newsworthy]

Are you kidding?
They may not lose another game the rest of the season.

 

[Stealth JD]

Blues are very, very good. Contenders for sure.

 

[Panthaz89]

My bet is someone from the East is going to win the cup regardless of who comes from the West.

 

[Paris in Flames]

The Blues are a very good team playing excellent hockey.

So yes.

....nevermind they just allowed 2 goals in 30 seconds it's over.

 

[c9777666]

Just get in and you have a chance.

We’ve seen 7 seeds get to the Cup Final and an 8 seed won a Cup

 

[hockey20000]

yes they have a very good roster and be a dangerous team.

 

[alekseyk]

Look, I'm probably one of the oldest Blues fans on these boards. I was a naive enthusiastic 13 year old fool, when I watched Gretzky carelessly lose a puck at the blue-line and felt my face wet with tears as I learned that, yes Jon Casey was in-fact like an actual proper stand-up goalie and that this moment of immense heartbreak was just a bit of hazing that comes with becoming a life-long fan of the franchise. But oh how wrong I was, endless incidents of emotional evisceration (including probably one of your best all time player literally burning alive awash in jet fuel) have rendered a void of zero anticipation or general hope.

The only...and i mean ONLY minute glimpses of catharsis that this franchise has ever given us as a fan base that started watching them in the early 90s, was the revenge series win against that f***ing insufferable Sharks and Stars teams in '01, and at least to me, the last euphoric shot into the vain of hope with the game 7 win against the Hawks in '16.

Any Blues fans that even consider this run as something indicative of a path out of purgatory are in a state of delusion. I for one, know only one thing in my heart of hearts. As nature finds a way, the Blues will find a new way to question the very nature of sports fandome.

 

[kingsfan28]

Make the playoffs first, then see how the rookie goalie fairs. He may go Patty Roy, or implode under the pressure. Its a good story no matter what happens, more so than Hart IMO.

 

[BuLLeT1291]

Make the playoffs first, then see how the rookie goalie fairs. He may go Patty Roy, or implode under the pressure. Its a good story no matter what happens, more so than Hart IMO.

Hart’s been good but Binner is one of the main reasons this is all going on.

 

[WSS11]

San Jose is by far the best team in the West. Something would have to go very wrong for them not to win the West.

We do have quadriplegic Ray Charles in goal. If someone’s goalie goes Tim Thomas on the Sharks in the playoffs then we’re probably boned. Jones isn’t inspiring a lot of confidence in this fan base

 

[ref19]

San Jose is by far the best team in the West. Something would have to go very wrong for them not to win the West.

l0l what?

 

[BelovedIsles]

Objectively. No, but they will make the playoffs and be a very tough match. Their D system is impeccable. Hopefully (for their sake) Binnington keeps it up.

They are going to give team fits.

 

[ledzeppelinfan1]

Objectively. No, but they will make the playoffs and be a very tough match. Their D system is impeccable. Hopefully (for their sake) Binnington keeps it up.

They are going to give team fits.

You make no sense...