GDT: Game #6: St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks | Ellie Edition
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Multimoodia
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I think that's the correct one, although I couldn't find any mention of lack of Cody Beach.
Not that I'm surprised by such an oversight.
Note Worthy
History Made
Yeah and I understand you can't sit half the team but not every sick player needs to play.
You can weather the storm so early in the year but I think there is real concern regarding trends that started and have yet to stop.
1.Breakout scheme (if there is one): The transition game slowed considerably last season part way through, and through 6 games with what I've been led to believe are better puck movers in the line up, we can't make the first pass out or move through the neutral zone. Getting so hemmed in at our own blueline and below is embarrassing. They are totally reliant on the Dman to get the puck into the neutral zone. It's as if you never see a winger and a center come low in the one and break out with the D anymore....but this team "moves as a 5 man unit". Yeah...bull ****.
2.Perimeter play and the infamous cycle: This has to be, for most every line they throw out there (except when 17 and 91 are clicking a bit), the least dangerous cycle game I've seen around the league. They literally don't open up passing lanes in the offensive zone. They just work the puck to the corners and are usually forced to eat it along the wall. Tap it behind net, throw to the point, shinpad rocket, out of the zone, repeat. The center of the ice in the offensive zone continues to be completely foreign land to this team, another trend we all hold dear to our hearts.
3.PP Scheme: ****ing awful. Really, on the whole, it's painful. There is absolutely no reason not to set up like the Flyers and have a guy popping up and down the mid to high slot, sliding over for one timer towards the guy on the half wall with the puck. It relieves pressure from an aggressive PK and if the high forwards over commit to the point men, there is all sorts of room for that high attacking forward to receive a short pass and shoot (what a concept!) or dish to either side for a one timer.
4.Alex Pietrangelo: I will listen to all your reasoning about how he is a great 1 (no argument) and that he's been fine, but I'll continue in my thinking that his linear improvement has stalled and his decision making is worse than its ever been. He brings absolutely nothing to the table offensively anymore and hasn't been a threat to shoot or distribute much since 2012. I could care less about his point totals. They aren't indicative of his true impact in that zone, which is less than the numbers suggest in my opinion. Shattenkirk is demonstrably better at producing scoring chances as of now.
5.SOB Line: Hey....the season started. Would you...uh....mind?
And there is my baseless pot shotting for tonight. Coaching has been bad. Allen looked good but they did him no favors.
1.Breakout scheme (if there is one): The transition game slowed considerably last season part way through, and through 6 games with what I've been led to believe are better puck movers in the line up, we can't make the first pass out or move through the neutral zone. Getting so hemmed in at our own blueline and below is embarrassing. They are totally reliant on the Dman to get the puck into the neutral zone. It's as if you never see a winger and a center come low in the one and break out with the D anymore....but this team "moves as a 5 man unit". Yeah...bull ****.
2.Perimeter play and the infamous cycle: This has to be, for most every line they throw out there (except when 17 and 91 are clicking a bit), the least dangerous cycle game I've seen around the league. They literally don't open up passing lanes in the offensive zone. They just work the puck to the corners and are usually forced to eat it along the wall. Tap it behind net, throw to the point, shinpad rocket, out of the zone, repeat. The center of the ice in the offensive zone continues to be completely foreign land to this team, another trend we all hold dear to our hearts.
3.PP Scheme: ****ing awful. Really, on the whole, it's painful. There is absolutely no reason not to set up like the Flyers and have a guy popping up and down the mid to high slot, sliding over for one timer towards the guy on the half wall with the puck. It relieves pressure from an aggressive PK and if the high forwards over commit to the point men, there is all sorts of room for that high attacking forward to receive a short pass and shoot (what a concept!) or dish to either side for a one timer.
4.Alex Pietrangelo: I will listen to all your reasoning about how he is a great 1 (no argument) and that he's been fine, but I'll continue in my thinking that his linear improvement has stalled and his decision making is worse than its ever been. He brings absolutely nothing to the table offensively anymore and hasn't been a threat to shoot or distribute much since 2012. I could care less about his point totals. They aren't indicative of his true impact in that zone, which is less than the numbers suggest in my opinion. Shattenkirk is demonstrably better at producing scoring chances as of now.
5.SOB Line: Hey....the season started. Would you...uh....mind?
And there is my baseless pot shotting for tonight. Coaching has been bad. Allen looked good but they did him no favors.
Multimoodia
Sicker Than Usual
Mostly I've been reminding them that they've been as successful as the Blues have in the Cup.
EastonBlues22
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Vladys Gumption
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2019 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION ST. LOUIS BLUES!
I legitimately laughed out loud after reading this question
actually there has been numerous really funny posts on this page that had be lol'ing 
Multimoodia
Sicker Than Usual
Any mention of their little "temper tantrum" after the 2011 finals?
Oh, all sorts of shots about that, but I have to watch making too many allusions to that here.
Let's just say that one of my servers at my place of employment has a whole bunch of amusing images on it regarding that particular event and in the Vancouver office everyone who has messaged me about this...
And I mean everyone...
Will be getting a collage of those as their background images on their IP phones and their PCs when log in tomorrow morning.
At which point my phone will likely be turned off as I'll be in a meeting of some sort with someone.
Do not mess with domain/forest administrators. We win.
Multimoodia
Sicker Than Usual
Consider the oversight corrected.
Cody Beach does not find puny moderator funny. Puny moderator should watch out, he wouldn't like Cody Beach when he's angry.
Vladys Gumption
Colt55
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2019 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION ST. LOUIS BLUES!
I hope he didn't get his niece battling cancer sick then, talk about **** move if you know you're sick but germ all over a little girl on chemo.
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Vincenzo Arelliti
He Can't Play Center
Multimoodia
Sicker Than Usual
So that reminds me of a story.
A disturbing one that I hope doesn't get too censored.
A number of years ago one of the teams I was with was required to do some sorta team building activity. Due to the vast difference in typical past-times, etc. the ideas were quite diverse from paintball, to a LAN party, to going to some sort of convention...thing.
The one that almost won out was a poker night.
(the eventual winner BTW was Karaoke because about a third of the crew was Chinese)
It didn't win because one of the staff members was insistent upon not playing for money and suggested clothes.
It was only guys on this team.
Yeah...awkward.
Multimoodia
Sicker Than Usual
I've already burned my Spanish Inquisition joke for this half of the season, otherwise I'd be using it right here.
Unless you're trying to draw a parallel between Loki and Easton, in which case I can see it.
EastonBlues22
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Fred Murtz
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I don't mean to troll but where is Rattie? Rattie is a ******* killer, your team needs 20ccs of Rattie stat. I watched Rattie play the russkies once and it was a freaking massacre, how is Rattie not in the NHL right now.
That is all.
That is all.
2 Minute Minor
Hi Keeba!
I think in the long run it will be good for the Blues to lose some games early like this. It shatters any illusions about being an elite contender, and hopefully you see a team that starts out working opponents again. I really kinda don't care what seed, I just want to see them win in the postseason. But if they struggle a bit early, I think we will see a more dangerous team in the second half this season.
Sick players, no Gunnarson leaving awkward pairings, slow starters (I think we're back to that version of Backes), it just seems like too many excuses. If they lose enough, I think the team will buckle odeon and rediscover Blues hockey.
Sick players, no Gunnarson leaving awkward pairings, slow starters (I think we're back to that version of Backes), it just seems like too many excuses. If they lose enough, I think the team will buckle odeon and rediscover Blues hockey.
Vincenzo Arelliti
He Can't Play Center
This seemed to be what Backes thinks. He gave a decent interview at the end of the game on the Blue's site. Gotta get back to Blues hockey.
Berglund/Cole the biggest waste of space on this team......I understand the team as whole right now is not very good. However, the team is about the same even with Stastny this year. I feel we are missing a big body that the elite teams have....say a Carter(LA),Bickell(CHI),Lucic(BOS),Nash(NYR)....etc. Berglund could be this guy, however i dont think he will ever be. Love the rumors of Eberle and maybe Yakupov on the block if this is true Eberle for Berglund, Cole and a pick would be unreal for this team i feel.
only thing is if you watched from STL ill take this opinion into account but if you watch his play away from the puck hes terrible. He is a waste of talent
Thallis
No half measures
He was absurdly underwhelming in training camp. Stuck to the perimeter, had a hard time finding soft areas in the ice.
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