Confirmed Trade: [NYR/STL] Tarasenko (@50%), Mikkola for Blais, Skinner, 1st (later of NYR/DAL), 3rd (4th if NYR miss playoffs)

[KevinFinnerty]

Would love the matchup. But I'm liking this blais story it's too hilarious. Let's see if he can still continue lighting it up like brett hull. Unreal.


Trade of the deadline for sure.

Yeah lighting it up like Brett Hull! f***ing Wayne Gretzky!

 

[Machinehead]

I didn't even know how many points Blais had until I saw this thread. I'm gonna be 32 in June, I don't have time for that shit anymore.

I like Tarasenko and I hope he helps us win. I'm not sitting here trying to "win" trades on the internet.

 

[The don godfather]

Yeah lighting it up like Brett Hull! f***ing Wayne Gretzky!

15 points in 22 games in todays nhl is pretty darn impressive for a so called 3rd liner. Those are 1st line numbers in my books. The proof is in the pudding.

 

[SML2]

People on here are so dumb. Wooo, Blais is scoring. Good for him. The kid almost played his way out of league in NY. I'm glad he found his game. Some people don't do well in NY. A big part was injuries but it wasn't a good fit. I'm happy he's doing well again.

 

[SoundAndFury]

22 points in 15 games in todays nhl is pretty darn impressive for a so called 3rd liner. Those are 1st line numbers in my books. The proof is in the pudding.

It's 15 points in 22 games though.

 

[The don godfather]

It's 15 points in 22 games though.

Sorry typo. Not too shabby that scoreline btw.

People on here are so dumb. Wooo, Blais is scoring. Good for him. The kid almost played his way out of league in NY. I'm glad he found his game. Some people don't do well in NY. A big part was injuries but it wasn't a good fit. I'm happy he's doing well again.

Scoring is one thing but this rate of scoring is something else. Let's see more games to see if this is legit. I'm shocked.

 

[SML2]

People on here are dumb. Wooo, Blais is scoring. Good for him. The kid almost played his way out of league in NY. I'm glad he found his game. Some people don't do well in NY. A big part was injuries but it wasn't a good fit. I'm happy he's doing well again.

 

[innitfam]

Well he had a slapshot goal on a breakaway his first playoff game and in Game 7 in Boston he sparked the first goal of the game with a classic hockey forecheck and lifted the Cup. So his experience will probably do him well for a franchise that is only going to miss the playoffs for the 10th time ever and makes it more than any other team.

Impressive playoff (making) success rate, didn't really consider that for STL.

 

[KevinFinnerty]

15 points in 22 games in todays nhl is pretty darn impressive for a so called 3rd liner. Those are 1st line numbers in my books. The proof is in the pudding.

It's hilarious to me how you're pumping up the team that beat your team for the Stanley Cup just to stick it to Rangers fans!! You're priceless

 

[Baby Punisher]

I'm happy for Blais. Subban destroyed him and he didn't have enough playing time on the Rangers to get his game together. There is no way Blais was going to put up the same points he is in NY as he is on the Blues.

 

[The don godfather]

It's hilarious to me how you're pumping up the team that beat your team for the Stanley Cup just to stick it to Rangers fans!! You're priceless

I am special we all are . I am just shocked on blais performance and find this thread very interesting. I feel what what happened in this deal was Drury begged Armstrong to take blais off his hands and was a throw in to the deal. The meat of the trade was that first round pick and blais was the scraps. Now the scraps has turned into the main part cause hes only 26.

 

[TK 421]

Hey guys did you hear the news about Sammy Blais scoring some points? Well he did, no seriously you can look it up and everything. A professional hockey player getting some points... who could have seen that coming? Crazy shit man.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

Blais>McDavid

 

[CanadienShark]

15 points in 22 games in todays nhl is pretty darn impressive for a so called 3rd liner. Those are 1st line numbers in my books. The proof is in the pudding.

That's a shit first line. That's 2nd line production at absolute best.

 

[The don godfather]

That's a shit first line. That's 2nd line production at absolute best.

Ok sounds fair . Still pretty impressive for a cast away.

 

[Frenzy31]

That's a shit first line. That's 2nd line production at absolute best.

That is nearly a 60 point pace - which is first line production. Not elite production but first line production. Typical 2nd line production is 40-50 points. 3rd is below that.....

Having said that, fellow Blues fans, there is no need to continue to add to this thread. Good trade for both teams, lets just move on.

 

[BPD]

I get why Rangers fans get irritated with it but you gotta admit that it is pretty funny that Blais has more points than Tarasenko since the trade. Nobody saw that coming.

It's hilarious, tbh. If this was the Blais we got back for Buch, we'd never have said a damn thing.

I get that it's circumstantial - the Blues have moved a number of key pieces, Blais is getting top 6 minutes and PP time, he's familiar with a number of the players he's playing with whereas Tarasenko's adjusting, not getting top PP time, etc.

Still funny, and I'm glad Blais found his smile again or whatever. Dude was beyond snakebit with us.

 

[CanadienShark]

That is nearly a 60 point pace - which is first line production. Not elite production but first line production. Typical 2nd line production is 40-50 points. 3rd is below that.....

Having said that, fellow Blues fans, there is no need to continue to add to this thread. Good trade for both teams, lets just move on.

Not in this NHL. A decade ago, sure.

Solid player, but that's not first line production.

 

[Flan the incredible]

I am special we all are . I am just shocked on blais performance and find this thread very interesting. I feel what what happened in this deal was Drury begged Armstrong to take blais off his hands and was a throw in to the deal. The meat of the trade was that first round pick and blais was the scraps. Now the scraps has turned into the main part cause hes only 26.

So you made up this imaginary scenario where Drury was begging Armstrong plus you think Blais is going to continue to shoot over 25% when his career average is half that? Do you really think anyone is going to take that serious when you are obviously biased?

 

[The don godfather]

So you made up this imaginary scenario where Drury was begging Armstrong plus you think Blais is going to continue to shoot over 25% when his career average is half that? Do you really think anyone is going to take that serious when you are obviously biased?

22 games 15 points let's see. So far blues singing here especially with that sweet 1st round pick.

 

[ecemleafs]

beauty tip goal by tarasenko. mikkola has also played top pair for the rangers with lindgren injured.

 

[bradrich99]

if we are still counting, blais has a couple more points so far tonight

 

[The don godfather]

if we are still counting, blais has a couple more points so far tonight

Unbelievable hottest player in hockey right now. What a steal by Armstrong Drury got bent over in the woodshed. Trade of the deadline for sure now.

 

[Flan the incredible]

Unbelievable hottest player in hockey right now. What a steal by Armstrong Drury got bent over in the woodshed. Trade of the deadline for sure now.

Seems like you and Drury have a lot in common. The last time someone drooled this much for Blais it was Drury 2 years ago when Blais again shot over 25% in a small amount of games and he traded Buch for him.

 

[AjaxManifesto]

Thanks for trading back Sammy. He's EXCELLENT

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