GDT: Game #16: St. Louis Blues vs. Phoenix Coyotes

[542365]

C'mon, we need to get one.

 

[Note Worthy]

Throwing everything at the net. I like it. Not trying to get too cute and causing turnovers.

 

[Meatwagon]

Anyone who thinks OEL is on the same level as Petro needs to get their head checked.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Stewart isn't going anywhere. He's an Armstrong signing. Army wants to build around Stew. He just doesn't have the right pieces yet. The problem is that it's taking too long to get the right pieces and Stew isn't self-starting.

He's not building around Stewart. Stewart is being molded into a Hitch player, but this team is built around the defense.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Anyone who thinks OEL is on the same level as Petro needs to get their head checked.

He's been pretty poor tonight I think.

 

[542365]

The first ten minutes of that period were unspeakably bad. The final ten were better, but they're going to need to be even better to get one by Smith.

 

[BigB]

Blues showed up last 3 minutes of that period....

Tarasenko has been really moving out there and Jaybo is looking really good. I see them guys all the time out there making moves. Schwartz.. what's not to like. He is looking so nice as usual and working like he is way bigger!

 

[TimtheDJ84*]

I'm sorry,but I'm seeing holding of the stick,slashes,trips,holds all over the place. Phoenix is in a shell and just pulling and tugging. The refs are letting it go so good on Phoenix I suppose..its painful to watch though.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

The first ten minutes of that period were unspeakably bad. The final ten were better, but they're going to need to be even better to get one by Smith.

Not enough traffic. He's seeing almost everything. He's been good, but we haven't exactly made it tough on him.

 

[Daley Tarasenkshow]

Keep it up.

 

[PocketNines]

Blues are putting on pressure. Coyotes really have no offensive momentum. Smith might just be having one of those nights though.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Can we stop blaming the refs? They haven't been the problem. We are playing like a big stinky dog turd.

 

[superblues]

He's not building around Stewart. Stewart is being molded into a Hitch player, but this team is built around the defense.

I dont disagree about the defense, but I'm still convinced that Roy was supposed to be the stopgap until Stastny could be acquired.

 

[TimtheDJ84*]

Not enough traffic. He's seeing almost everything. He's been good, but we haven't exactly made it tough on him.

See my earlier post. No Blue is parking in front. Lapierre did,haven't seen it since.

 

[TimtheDJ84*]

Can we stop blaming the refs? They haven't been the problem. We are playing like a big stinky dog turd.

No,because they've been awful.

 

[Oberyn]

Can we stop blaming the refs? They haven't been the problem. We are playing like a big stinky dog turd.

I don't advocate blaming the refs, but we haven't played like ****. We've been in Phoenix's zone for the last 5 minutes of the period, and we've been getting a lot of chances. We just have to bury one soon.

 

[superblues]

Alright, period's over. Bring the Dewar's girl back.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

I don't advocate blaming the refs, but we haven't played like ****. We've been in Phoenix's zone for the last 5 minutes of the period, and we've been getting a lot of chances. We just have to bury one soon.

Well I could have worded it better. We played well the last five minutes of that period, but we haven't been very good overall. We've played way too much on the perimeter tonight.

 

[Fred Murtz]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson dive in 2nd

 

[TimtheDJ84*]

Carolina won, now come on Blues.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

I dont disagree about the defense, but I'm still convinced that Roy was supposed to be the stopgap until Stastny could be acquired.

Therein lies the problem. If you need one specific player to get a guy going, then you may have a problem on your hands. And at any rate, Stastny may not even be the answer. I'm not saying he wouldn't be an upgrade, but he's not the player he used to be.

 

[PocketNines]

Alright, period's over. Bring the Dewar's girl back.

DEFINITELY a surly drunk.

 

[BigB]

Therein lies the problem. If you need one specific player to get a guy going, then you may have a problem on your hands. And at any rate, Stastny may not even be the answer. I'm not saying he wouldn't be an upgrade, but he's not the player he used to be.

Just feels like morale sometimes is not flowing on the blues team. I still feel it being leadership. I don't think there is a real positive flow on the team that spreads like wildfire to fuel the guys.

But I agree... if you have to rely on "that" piece to get a guy to do something.... that's a big problem!

 

[PocketNines]

That Duluth trim your bush ad made me think about Lana telling Archer to quit air drying his unkempt bush.

 

[SirPaste]

Pronger is there! Suit him up