GDT: Game 5: Hawks @ Blues 7 PM CDT (Mod warnings in OP and #483)

[The Note in MI]

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VS.

TIME: 7:00 PM CDT
TV: NBCSN, FS-MW, CSN-CH
RADIO: KMOX 1120


SERIES TIED 2-2

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[FIELDSET=”SERIES RECAP”]

GAME 1


GAME 2


GAME 3


GAME 4


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[FIELDSET="CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS"]

REGULAR SEASON STATS:

|

GF/G​

|

3.18​

GA/G​

|

2.58​

5v5 F/A​

|

1.27​

PIM/G​

|

8.5​

PP%​

|

19.5​

PK%​

|

81.4​

FO%​

|

52.0​

S/G​

|

33.1​

SA/G​

|

27.2​

SERIES STATS:

PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW

Brandon Saad​

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Jonathan Toews​

|

Kris Versteeg​

Patrick Sharp​

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Michal Handzus​

|

Marian Hossa​

Brian Bickel​

|

Andrew Shaw​

|

Patrick Kane​

Brandon Bollig​

|

Marcus Kruger​

|

Ben Smith​

LD | RD

Duncan Keith​

|

Sheldon Brookbank​

Niklas Hjalmarsson​

|

Johnny Oduya​

Michal Rozsival​

|

Nick Leddy​

STARTING GOALIE:

Corey Crawford

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[FIELDSET="ST. LOUIS BLUES"]

REGULAR SEASON STATS:

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GF/G​

|

2.92​

GA/G​

|

2.29​

5v5 F/A​

|

1.22​

PIM/G​

|

14.2​

PP%​

|

19.8​

PK%​

|

85.7​

FO%​

|

51.9​

S/G​

|

29.3​

SA/G​

|

26.4​

SERIES STATS:

PROJECTED LINES:

LW | C | RW

Steve Ott​

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Alexander Steen​

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T.J. Oshie​

Jaden Schwartz​

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Vladimir Sobotka​

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Vladimir Tarasenko​

Brenden Morrow​

|

Derek Roy​

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Ryan Reaves

Chris Porter​

|

Maxim Lapierre​

|

Adam Cracknell​

LD | RD

Jay Bouwmeester​

|

Alex Pietrangelo​

Barrett Jackman​

|

Kevin Shattenkirk​

Jordan Leopold​

|

Roman Polak​

STARTING GOALIE:

Ryan Miller

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I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, damnit!

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Discuss the GAME, not other fans (Blues or otherwise). It's trolling, and it's not going to be tolerated.

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[Dbrownss]

Add lots of Tarasenko, pretty please

 

[Note Worthy]

Hitchcock to Blues: "okay, what's our game plan again?"

Blues: "We know, we know...give the puck to Tarasenko."

 

[haseoke39]

Any Backes update?

 

[Alklha]

Any Backes update?

Nothing official.

I heard the hope last night was that he would skate today and a decision would be made on that, don't know if that is still the plan. I wouldn't hold my breath on him playing.

 

[BluesTraveller]

Just win

 

[Alklha]

No Backes for practice, not a surprise.

 

[TuukYou14]

No Backes for practice, not a surprise.

interesting line combos:
20-17-91
9-12-74
29-21-79
32-40-75

love that first line

 

[ManyIdeas]

interesting line combos:
20-17-91
9-12-74
29-21-79
32-40-75

love that first line

I actually like those.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

It's about time Tarasenko gets rewarded for basically being our offense this series.

 

[RR10*]

Backes needs to be in. If not, we actually lost on the Seabrook suspension and will have a lesser chance to win tonight.

 

[KingBran]

interesting line combos:
20-17-91
9-12-74
29-21-79
32-40-75

love that first line

Absolutely!

Dont like the second line. Sure Roy will win a faceoff, then Scwhartz will crash the net and Oshie will shoot it from 10 feet out and miss wide.


Either way I am just happy Ott is off of the first line.

 

[Blanick]

I am extremely nervous about this game. I got no key points or things I think the team should focus on. As I posted at the end the the last GDT, this game is a must win in my book otherwise this going to be the Kings series all over again.

 

[BlueDream]

That Steen-Sobotka-Tarasenko line looks pretty awesome.

Please win tonight. Must-win game, IMO. Maybe we'll get Backes back for game 6 but who knows.

 

[Dbrownss]

I like those lines. I've always felt roy needs top notch lineman. I also like Steen and osh being broken up without backes between them. Reaves to the 4th line is also good

 

[KingBran]

Anyone else wish Mag PI would get a chance?

I would sit Reaves for him. Blues need O so bad.

 

[Oberyn]

Anyone else wish Mag PI would get a chance?

I would sit Reaves for him. Blues need O so bad.

Paajarvi isn't going to be a difference maker offensively.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

32-40-79 should stay together. They've been good. I'd like to see Paajarvi in place of reaves. I want his speed.

 

[Sushiko]

Add lots of Tarasenko, pretty please

I hope Hitch does the same.

 

[gottheblues]

This is as close to a "must win" game the Blues have played all season. Go get em' Blues!

 

[GoBluz24]

32-40-79 should stay together. They've been good. I'd like to see paajarvi in place of reaves. I want his speed.

this

 

[David Dennison]

interesting line combos:
20-17-91
9-12-74
29-21-79
32-40-75

love that first line

Id prefer switching Bergy and Roy. The Roy-Ott-Morrow line worked really well until injuries started popping up, at least reunite Ott and Roy and see if they still have any magic. I wouldnt even be opposed to putting Porter on that line over Cracknell.

The more I think about it, the more I would prefer Reaves staying in the lineup over PRV. I dont want Reaves getting any more than 3-4 minutes of ice time, but he is the insurance when Chicago starts playing out of control.

 

[KingBran]

Paajarvi isn't going to be a difference maker offensively.

Not saying he would. But he adds to the offense a lot better than Roy or Reaves. One more goal in any of these games would make all the difference. I like Mag PI over Roy or Reaves.

Lots of guys are shooting wide and missing chances. Who knows what Mag PI could bring? Definitely more than a few other guys out there.

 

[The Note in MI]

GDT is up. Don't really want to mess with the lines, since Hitch never keeps them the same.

 

[BlueDream]

Not saying he would. But he adds to the offense a lot better than Roy or Reaves. One more goal in any of these games would make all the difference. I like Mag PI over Roy or Reaves.

Lots of guys are shooting wide and missing chances. Who knows what Mag PI could bring? Definitely more than a few other guys out there.

I'm not a Roy fan but he's much better offensively than Paajarvi, it's not even close.

And LOL Hitchcock:

David Backes didn’t skate with the team today, and Hitchcock offered no update other than to say he won’t rule him out tonight.

“You never know. He might just jump on the ice and be there, skating in warm-ups, and you can all press ‘send’ on your tweets.â€

Oh, and one other note from Hitchcock: Like Chicago, there are a lot of other rinks in St. Louis.