GDT: Defending Stanley Cup Champs St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas |Stars Stand Between 7 Straight Successes|
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Just watched game. Gunnar get exposed too many times at d-zone. Sanford too was sloppy and played imo poor game. So he's back sucking.
I'm not totally sold on Scandella. Guess its good that he isn't noticable on ice so he keeps game simple.
Allen gave pretty easy goal end of 3rd, but saved his arse at Benn's breakaway attempt. Really happy to see standing cheering for Allen. That boost his confidence.
I don't know, but majority of our players keep puck a bit too long and caught on Dallas forecheck or backcheck. That I didn't like. Edge of playing too cute without moving legs.
Really positive game by DLR. He was on a mission to crush Dallas players.
More that please.
I'll take 2 points. This was big game.
I'm not totally sold on Scandella. Guess its good that he isn't noticable on ice so he keeps game simple.
Allen gave pretty easy goal end of 3rd, but saved his arse at Benn's breakaway attempt. Really happy to see standing cheering for Allen. That boost his confidence.
I don't know, but majority of our players keep puck a bit too long and caught on Dallas forecheck or backcheck. That I didn't like. Edge of playing too cute without moving legs.
Really positive game by DLR. He was on a mission to crush Dallas players.
More that please.I'll take 2 points. This was big game.
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I’d be just fine with the Wild passing Nashville. I think they’re a much easier matchup for us than the Preds.
Thomas line really struggled last night. Looked out of sync. I don't think Perron and Thomas are particularly good fit together- they seem to play at different speeds.
I would like to see Thomas - Tarasenko together, but looks like its impossible combo when trying work lineups.
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Schwartz - Schenn - Tarasenko
Sanford - O'Reilly - Perron
Kyrou - Bozak - Thomas
Barbashev - Sundqvist - Blais/DLR/Steen
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I forgot Pavelski was even playing until he took a SO attempt. Completely invisible.
I didn't read the whole GDP, but did you see Perry poke Perron's nuts with his stick at the end of the 1st period? That's what Perron was so upset about. Bush league from Perry as usual.
Allen was the man and stood tall when the team needed him. No penalties, boys played a clean game for the most part. Just a shame to let them get that tying goal right at the end.
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Stlblue50
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Perron has looked like he needs a break since about the beginning of January. Lots of coasting around and half ass passes/shots. That pathetic pass giving the Stars a free breakaway/2nd goal was a prime example
Look what happened to ROR since he was put on the scheen/Schwartz line.
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People forget that DP has played two seasons where he has gone to the final round. Once with Vegas, once with the Blues.
He's tired.
He's tired.
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Haven’t forgotten about how much Perron has played, that’s a lot of hockey! Plus the all star game this year.
With all of the extra bodies waiting to get some games in, hopefully they have a plan to get guys like him and Steen games off in March. Winning the division is extremely important thou.
With all of the extra bodies waiting to get some games in, hopefully they have a plan to get guys like him and Steen games off in March. Winning the division is extremely important thou.
Perron O'Reilly Schenn
Schwartz Thomas Tarasenko
But I don't see Schenn Schwartz being separated
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Schwartz ROR Schenn
Sanford Thomas Tarasenko
Perron Bozak Kyrou
Steen Sunny Barby
You could of course flip Perron and Sanford but Sanny and Thomas seem to play well together, Perron and Thomas haven't clicked. Perron could spark the third line and will have better matchups. Might help him get back into the groove again. Also, him and Kyrou are both pretty crafty shooting and passing. Maybe that combination would work.
For some reason I feel that second line could be awesome together and I don't think you can split up that top line right now.
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Allen to me is like Binnington, they are winners despite maybe not putting up the best numbers. Binnington played amazingly in the regular season (he almost had to for the Blues to make it in), but in the playoffs he was just an average goalie. Allen is probably a decent 1A/great backup, but he has to be kept in those roles to succeed. When he is overplayed, it gets bad really quick. Now having said that, he has played really well this year, but when his weaknesses are exposed, it gets frustrating mainly because he's had so much time to correct them but just hasn't. If Allen was payed 2 mil per year, I'd love him, but at 4.5 its just too rich. That's where a lot of our frustration comes from.
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15 mins of ice time, 3x per week for 9 months. I’m trying to figure out how that’s being overworked. Imagine a real job in the real world. Try being a roofer or a hod carrier for 40+ hrs per week for 12 months.
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You have a point if roofers shoot rock hard pucks at each other and get boarded often. On off days these guys are taking care of their bodies for the next game. I think it's tougher than we think.
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Binnington did what no other goalie would ever do for us in the playoffs: he made the necessary stops to give us a chance to win, and he didn't give up soul-crushing, back-breaking, mind-blowing goals at the most inopportune times. He might not be spectacular, but he's at least consistent. Sometimes, that's all you need - and for years, that's whatl the Blues needed and could never get.
You're spot on about Allen: he's got two settings - really good and really bad. And the problem is, you don't always know which you're going to get and he can flip between the two on a moment's notice.
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People getting fooled by Allen once again because he's winning same easy games lol. The guy is a headcase.
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He's good in a backup or in a 1A/1B role. But he's not the 60+ games per season starter the Blues tried to force him to be.
Can I just appreciate him for what he is without being labeled as delusional?
We're still trying to determine if Binnington is the 60+ games type, for that matter...although he definitely looks the part...
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If it weren't for that stretch of 8 games allowing 3 or more goals a game, he'd probably be over .920 sv%. I went back and looked at his stats before passing 32 games for this year and his sv% was a .917 and his gaa was 2.55 (without adjusting for time on ice or gaa/60). So he's been better than average but not by a significant margin like he was last year. The difference between he and Allen as someone said earlier is that Binnington makes the timely saves that keeps the team in the game. Allen gives up the back breakers, the goals that are given up when the Blues are dominating. For some reason this year though, Binnington has been awful at 5 on 5. He's sitting at a .900 sv% while last year he was unstoppable at 5 on 5 with a .936. I'm hoping he can find that game again in the playoffs because that would probably mean we win a 2nd cup.
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