GDT: Defending Cup Champs St.Louis Blues vs. Anaheim|The Dads are here and aren't mad just disappointed

[The Note]

When: Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 9 p.m. CT
Watch: FOX Sports Midwest, FOX Sports GO
Listen: 101 ESPN, NHL App

PROJECTED LINEUP

Schwartz-Schenn-Blais
Sanford-O'Reilly-Perron
Steen-Thomas-Bozak
MacEachern-Barbashev-Brouwer

Gunnarsson-Pietrangelo
Bouwmeester-Parayko
Dunn-Faulk

Binnington/Allen

vs.



Shore-Getzlaf-Rakell
Jones-Steel-Silfverberg
Ritchie-Henrique-Terry
Deslauriers-Grant-Rowney

Lindholm-Manson
Fowler-Del Zotto
Guhle-Holzer

Gibson/Miller

Blues are 7-1 in the 5 times they've brought the old men along with them. Perhaps a stern talking to and then a trip for ice cream before the game will get them out of this malaise. Otherwise they're going to have to start paying rent to stay under this roof, ya hear? ​

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[Stealth JD]

Hattrick for Faulk and Bob Murray suddenly has non-buyers remorse!

Blues 5, stale Quackers 1

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

What's the over/under on people Gibson collides with behind the net tonight?

 

[Stealth JD]

Also - digging the lines, other than the 3rd pair. I'd rather see Bortz with Dunn than Faulk with Dunn. There's a case to be made that Bortuzzo has been the better player of the two this season. It's a shame money & contract situations dictate who gets to play.

 

[MissouriMook]

Also - digging the lines, other than the 3rd pair. I'd rather see Bortz with Dunn than Faulk with Dunn. There's a case to be made that Bortuzzo has been the better player of the two this season. It's a shame money & contract situations dictate who gets to play.

Narrator: "There was no case to be made."

Wow, the Faulk hate is really approaching it's theoretical maximum if we're going down that road.
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Oh, and Let's Go Blues!!!

 

[bleedblue1223]

Also - digging the lines, other than the 3rd pair. I'd rather see Bortz with Dunn than Faulk with Dunn. There's a case to be made that Bortuzzo has been the better player of the two this season. It's a shame money & contract situations dictate who gets to play.

The pairs are showing why the Faulk trade just wasn't necessary. One of the big things they pushed about him was his PP impact, and that has been pretty minimal too.

 

[Blueston]

The pairs are showing why the Faulk trade just wasn't necessary. One of the big things they pushed about him was his PP impact, and that has been pretty minimal too.

It's almost like signing Faulk to an extension allows us to have him in camp next season and help us fully integrate him to take advantage of all that he brings. Seriously, this year he is way better than JE in spite of how inconsistent he has been. The first time he is traded, no clear role, going onto really good team, should we be surprised it has at times been a struggle for him? I expect we see a much better Faulk next year.

 

[Stealth JD]

Narrator: "There was no case to be made."

Wow, the Faulk hate is really approaching it's theoretical maximum if we're going down that road.
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Oh, and Let's Go Blues!!!

Well...Bortuzzo has been good in his role, and compliments Dunn well. Can you say either of those things about Faulk?

 

[bleedblue1223]

It's almost like signing Faulk to an extension allows us to have him in camp next season and help us fully integrate him to take advantage of all that he brings. Seriously, this year he is way better than JE in spite of how inconsistent he has been. The first time he is traded, no clear role, going onto really good team, should we be surprised it has at times been a struggle for him? I expect we see a much better Faulk next year.

I'm not saying he won't be better and I'm not comparing him to JE either, but it's what we had with Shattenkirk without being one of the best PP QB's in the league. There was always an awkwardness of finding the right role for Shattenkirk. He wanted more, and once Parayko got here, Shatty was clearly 3rd pairing. Faulk is in an even more awkward spot because he won't be on the top PP unit.

Having 4 dmen competing for 2 or 3 PP spots, and 3 of them being RH, just makes things a bit awkward. I don't think we'd be that much worse off if Bortozzo was in for Faulk. I still don't mind what we gave up for Faulk, I just never liked the extension.

 

[Note Worthy]

Lol love the title.

 

[Blanick]

If they lose again I might have to come out of GDT retirement.

 

[TheBluePenguin]

If they lose again I might have to come out of GDT retirement.

 

[Blanick]

 

[MissouriMook]

Well...Bortuzzo has been good in his role, and compliments Dunn well. Can you say either of those things about Faulk?

Saying someone is "better in their role" and saying someone is "the better player" are saying two entirely different things. I think Faulk has been better than Eddy was (I think a lot of people are memory hole-ing just how inconsistent Eddy was in his time here) and, YES, I do think Faulk has played better than Bortz. Do I think through 55 games he has been $4.15M vs. $1.375M better? No. But the payroll is what the payroll is, and I think that if both were playing for free you would be putting the 2019-2020 version of Faulk on the ice over the 2019-2020 version of Bortuzzo 11 times out of 10.

 

[TK 421]

What's the over/under on people Gibson collides with behind the net tonight?

I'd say it's a sure thing, he doesn't seem too bright and has the spatial awareness of a small child.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Got 13th row from the glass for $55 a pop.

Really hoping the Blues show their dad’s that they actually give a s*** and bring home a decisive win.

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Sanford-RoR-Perron
Schwartz-Schenn-Blais
Steen-Thomas-Bozak
MacMac-Barbie-Kyrou

BoomBoom-Pie
JBo-Colt
Dunner-Faulk

Jake is starting.

 

[DatDude44]

Back to burying Thomas....... ugh......

 

[simon IC]

I'm not saying he won't be better and I'm not comparing him to JE either, but it's what we had with Shattenkirk without being one of the best PP QB's in the league. There was always an awkwardness of finding the right role for Shattenkirk. He wanted more, and once Parayko got here, Shatty was clearly 3rd pairing. Faulk is in an even more awkward spot because he won't be on the top PP unit.

Having 4 dmen competing for 2 or 3 PP spots, and 3 of them being RH, just makes things a bit awkward. I don't think we'd be that much worse off if Bortozzo was in for Faulk. I still don't mind what we gave up for Faulk, I just never liked the extension.

Spot on! Completely and totally agreed! And please, can we at least stop with the Faulk -Dunn pairing? Anyway ... Go Blues!!!

 

[Meatball]

Aww yeah, Blues game and I'm off for the next two days after tonight!

 

[TK 421]

Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-kkolaaaaaaaaa!

(I know he's not playing, I'm trying to summon him)

 

[The Electrician]

LGB!

 

[Linkens Mastery]

Back to burying Thomas....... ugh......

How so? He produces when he's with Steen-Bozak or Schwartz-Schenn. But, Steen-Bozak only produce with Thomas, while Schwartz-Schenn produces with anyone. Steen-Thomas-Bozak will help more than Schwartz-Thomas-Schenn.

 

[Ranksu]

It's almost like signing Faulk to an extension allows us to have him in camp next season and help us fully integrate him to take advantage of all that he brings. Seriously, this year he is way better than JE in spite of how inconsistent he has been. The first time he is traded, no clear role, going onto really good team, should we be surprised it has at times been a struggle for him? I expect we see a much better Faulk next year.

I would just fine with Faulk's struggles this season if we wouldn't have his extension. Prove to be right guy for team and not given contract by golden plate before your skates hitting ice is f***ing joke. Absolute joke, Army should have learn previous mistakes, but no. I would like to say couple bad names about Army, but I'll leave it.


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Hey its Blues game. Another duck hunt?

 

[Ranksu]

Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-kkolaaaaaaaaa!

(I know he's not playing, I'm trying to summon him)

He would do just fine playing over Gunnar with Pietro. But vet > kids.