Preseason: Blues vs. Wild (Injured? Please let that be a Fabbrication...)

[Dbrownss]

Roster for tonight

Forwards:*David Backes,*Patrik Berglund, Paul Bissonnette,*Robby Fabbri,*Maxim Lapierre,*Jori Lehtera,*T.J. Oshie,*Ryan Reaves,*Jaden Schwartz,*Paul Stastny,*Alexander Steen,*Vladimir Tarasenko

Defense:*Jay Bouwmeester,*Ian Cole,*Jordan Leopold,*Petteri Lindbohm,*Alex Pietrangelo,*Kevin Shattenkirk

Goalies:*Jake Allen,*Brian Elliott

A guess at the lines

Berglund - Backes - Oshie

Steen - Stastny - Fabbri

Schwartz - Lehterä - Tarasenko

Bissonnette - Lapierre - Reaves (gonna suck for the wild)


Bouwmeester- Shattenkirk

Cole - Pietrangelo

Lindbohm - Leopold

Allen
Elliott



May Oshie exact his revenge tonight


With BizNasty still being dressed, I'd think the odds of him sticking around are good

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[bleedblue1223]

Fabbri might have an actual chance to steal a spot from Lindstrom.

 

[542365]

I'll. be there. Can't wait to see if Fabbri lives up to the hype.

 

[Dbrownss]

Fabbri might have an actual chance to steal a spot from Lindstrom.

The best part about that is Lindstrom hasn't played himself out of that RW spot....Fabbri is just that good and promising.


He's starting to get the recognition he deserves. He doesn't draw all the attention because he isn't very flashy, he just gets the job done, so good at finding lanes to the net, shooting around traffic to open sides of the net, and his 2 way game is so good. Between Schwartz, Tarasenko, and Fabbri. Armstrong has done an amazing job at snagging top 10 talent later in the draft.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

I'll. be there. Can't wait to see if Fabbri lives up to the hype.

I don't think you'll be disappointed. He's been phenomenal to this point.

 

[SirPaste]

Fabbri might have an actual chance to steal a spot from Lindstrom.

He should, he's been the better player

 

[Novacain]

You might as well name this thread the Fabbri show. This game is about him. I feel like if he has a strong showing, he opens the year on Stastnys wing, which would blow my mind.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Someone needs to tell Ott that he needs to give up his #9. If he does make it, Steen and Stastny would be perfect linemates for him.

 

[Novacain]

Someone needs to tell Ott that he needs to give up his #9. If he does make it, Steen and Stastny would be perfect linemates for him.

Didn't Stastny center Landeskog in his rookie year as well?

 

[bleedblue1223]

Didn't Stastny center Landeskog in his rookie year as well?

Not his rookie season, just last season, but he did center MacKinnon last season once MacKinnon stopped bouncing around.

 

[EastonBlues22]

You might as well name this thread the Fabbri show. This game is about him. I feel like if he has a strong showing, he opens the year on Stastnys wing, which would blow my mind.

Hmm...

Thread title updated.

 

[Note Worthy]

Playoff avatar that says "Because I'm Fabbbbbriii"

 

[Novacain]

Hmm...

Thread title updated.

Well played good sir.

 

[Dbrownss]

Hmm...

Thread title updated.

Awesome! LOL

 

[2 Minute Minor]

Roster for tonight

Forwards:*David Backes,*Patrik Berglund, Paul Bissonnette,*Robby Fabbri,*Maxim Lapierre,*Jori Lehtera,*T.J. Oshie,*Ryan Reaves,*Jaden Schwartz,*Paul Stastny,*Alexander Steen,*Vladimir Tarasenko

Defense:*Jay Bouwmeester,*Ian Cole,*Jordan Leopold,*Petteri Lindbohm,*Alex Pietrangelo,*Kevin Shattenkirk

Goalies:*Jake Allen,*Brian Elliott

A guess at the lines

Berglund - Backes - Oshie

Steen - Stastny - Fabbri

Schwartz - Lehterä - Tarasenko

Bissonnette - Lapierre - Reaves (gonna suck for the wild)


Bouwmeester - Shattenkirk

Lindbohm - Pietrangelo

Leopold - Cole

Allen
Elliott



May Oshie exact his revenge tonight


With BizNasty still being dressed, I'd think the odds of him sticking around are good

I doubt that. Assuming they carry two scratch forwards and one scratch defender (although Hitchcock has reversed that at times), you have:
Lindstrom or Fabbri in the top 9, then:
Reaves, Ott, Lapierre on the 4th line and 2 of:
Lindstrom/Fabbri, Paajarvi, Porter, Bissonnette, Meuller, Jaskin, (did Fraser get cut?)

Assume Fabbri to juniors (though that's a big assumption)
Mueller is AHL-bound
Jaskin probably AHL-bound, since he isn't waiver eligible
then Paajarvi (a waiver risk), Porter and Bissonnette

I guess its Porter vs Bissonnette in that case, but that's only if they don't want to keep a top 9 type player (which would be Jaskin, Fabbri or Mueller).

If they really do want to keep Bissonnette, they need to trade Paajarvi for sure. The return probably won't be very impressive.

 

[Dbrownss]

I doubt that. Assuming they carry two scratch forwards and one scratch defender (although Hitchcock has reversed that at times), you have:
Lindstrom or Fabbri in the top 9, then:
Reaves, Ott, Lapierre on the 4th line and 2 of:
Lindstrom/Fabbri, Paajarvi, Porter, Bissonnette, Meuller, Jaskin, (did Fraser get cut?)

Assume Fabbri to juniors (though that's a big assumption)
Mueller is AHL-bound
Jaskin probably AHL-bound, since he isn't waiver eligible
then Paajarvi (a waiver risk), Porter and Bissonnette

I guess its Porter vs Bissonnette in that case, but that's only if they don't want to keep a top 9 type player (which would be Jaskin, Fabbri or Mueller).

If they really do want to keep Bissonnette, they need to trade Paajarvi for sure. The return probably won't be very impressive.

If Biz would sign a 2 way, I doubt waivers would be an issue, any team could sign him out of camp on a 1 way for what the Blues would offer. I'm just assuming this since he's being played over ott, we would probably agree the 4th line is set in stone, I see no reason to look at biz otherwise

 

[2 Minute Minor]

If Biz would sign a 2 way, I doubt waivers would be an issue, any team could sign him out of camp on a 1 way for what the Blues would offer. I'm just assuming this since he's being played over ott, we would probably agree the 4th line is set in stone, I see no reason to look at biz otherwise

My "sticking around" you mean including being sent to the AHL Chicago? Sorry, I thought you were saying on the opening night roster.

 

[Dbrownss]

My "sticking around" you mean including being sent to the AHL Chicago? Sorry, I thought you were saying on the opening night roster.

Sorry, should have been more clear, strictly AHL bound till needed

 

[Blanick]

 

[KirkOut]

Let's go Blues! May the Schwartz be with us, and in Fabbri we trust!

 

[BlueDream]

I think Biz may get offered a 2-way and be in the AHL in case we ever need to recall some toughness.

Sounds like Mueller will be going down, but it will be interesting to see who the two extra forwards are assuming Lindstrom makes it as a starter. Still don't see Fabbri sticking around all year, and putting Jaskin in the press box doesn't make much sense, so... do you go with Paajarvi and then a gritty guy like a Porter or Fraser?

 

[Oberyn]

If there is no online stream for this I'm flipping out.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Now that we are into our actual lineup, I'd want to watch this. Wonder if hockeystreams will have it.

 

[Dbrownss]

Commence flipping out my friends.....

Non of the home games have been streamed.

 

[Dampland]

Congrats on the Win tonight Blues.

Just try to not put too many of my Wild players on the IR tonight ok? (Backes and 4th line, I'm looking at you!)