Post-Game Talk: Series Discussion: Stars @ Blues

[Dbrownss]

Don't care. Blues sent the Jets golfin in 6.

 

[Dbrownss]

It’ll probably be Dallas

Man I hope we beat them if we play them. I ****in hate that team! I can’t stand Jamie Benn, and Seguin and Radulov are not far behind him.

Dont forget their stupid goal song.

Radulov has done nothing to make me hate him other then his stupid face.

Seguin though....he bae

 

[Alklha]

I am not concerned about facing any of the remaining playoff teams.

My only concern would be running into a goalie who is shutting everything down. Rinne is more than capable of getting hot like that, as we've seen many times in the past... but right now Bishop is basically in that zone, and had a better regular season too.

 

[Brian39]

I just want their series to go 7.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

The narrative of Dallas having our number is kinda ridiculous. They beat us twice on the back end of b2b’s where we were visiting an Eastern team, and then had to fly back home. The other time they won was to break our 11 game streak, plus Schenn and Perron were out.

I’d love to end either of their seasons, but Nashville would make me happier. I’ve wanted revenge since they beat us a few years ago.

 

[ScratchCatFever]

 

[Falco Lombardi]

The ineptitude of Nashville's power play at some point will cost them, be it Dallas in round 1, us in round 2, or beyond.

 

[JoshFromMO]

f*** it, I'll take both at the same time at this point

 

[HighNote]

I'd rather play Nashville I think, mainly because of their lack of high end forwards and crappy PP. Although, I like our chances against either team. It's really a toss up, I just hope it goes to game 7, with quadruple overtime.

 

[jura]

 

[Saint Loser]

Don't care who the Blues draw. Predict a series outcome.

In light of the CBJ/TBL, CGY/COL and NYI/PIT series, predict the outcome.

It doesn't matter who we draw.

And this idea that a long, drawn out OT game 7 will be better for the Blues is nonsense.

If that happens, then the OT winner will be battle tested and all guns blazing.

 

[carter333167]

Dallas is playing well and is a threat with Benn, Seguin and Bishop.

Even more danger from the Avs and Vegas. Avs look unstoppable right now, and Mac is probably the best player in the world.

 

[mk80]

I think each presents a challenge. You have to beat the best to win the cup so I'm not opposed to playing either one, I think we can beat them both if we are on our A game. I do want to see them go to a game 7 with triple OT though.

 

[simon IC]

I'm confident we can beat either, but defeating Nashville and Subban would be sweeter.

 

[Meatball]

We just eliminated a team that was bigger, more physical and faster than us.

No one else scares me.

 

[BlueDream]

I’d pick Nashville.

But the Blues SHOULD be able to beat both.

 

[Sushiko]

I don’t think I have a preference
I can see either team having their good and bad points for us.

 

[kimzey59]

My biggest concern with either team was getting Tim Peel or Francois St Laurent as the Ref to apply the fix.
Except Peel isn't going to be reffing in the 2nd round and St Laurent is going to have his hands full ensuring that NY, Boston or Toronto advance to the ECF's(sorry Columbus, but the NHL has to have their big market teams represented in the Finals).

Means that we should get an evenly called series no matter who we get.
And neither team scares me without the ref advantage.

That said, I have an irrational dislike for the mustard stains. I prefer to see them go down in round 1 for the embarrassment factor. And I hope it's an absolute embarrassment on their home ice in game 6(I'm talking 8 or 9 goals against).
So bring on the Stars(Blues haven't lost a PO series to the Stars since 1999).

 

[BlueDream]

My biggest concern with either team was getting Tim Peel or Francois St Laurent as the Ref to apply the fix.
Except Peel isn't going to be reffing in the 2nd round and St Laurent is going to have his hands full ensuring that NY, Boston or Toronto advance to the ECF's(sorry Columbus, but the NHL has to have their big market teams represented in the Finals).

Means that we should get an evenly called series no matter who we get.
And neither team scares me without the ref advantage.

That said, I have an irrational dislike for the mustard stains. I prefer to see them go down in round 1 for the embarrassment factor. And I hope it's an absolute embarrassment on their home ice in game 6(I'm talking 8 or 9 goals against).
So bring on the Stars(Blues haven't lost a PO series to the Stars since 1999).

Refs don’t decide the series. That’s an irrational fear that so many fans have.

 

[Stealth JD]

Dallas is the better team in 2019...and they have forwards to be concerned with. Much rather face Nashville, but Blues should be the favorites over their rest of the West, I’d think.

 

[HighNote]

Don't care who the Blues draw. Predict a series outcome.

In light of the CBJ/TBL, CGY/COL and NYI/PIT series, predict the outcome.

It doesn't matter who we draw.

And this idea that a long, drawn out OT game 7 will be better for the Blues is nonsense.

If that happens, then the OT winner will be battle tested and all guns blazing.

Or they'll be more fatigued and beaten up.

 

[kimzey59]

Refs don’t decide the series. That’s an irrational fear that so many fans have.

You're right that a ref can't "decide a series" in the sense of awarding or disallowing goals. The NHL provides enough oversight to keep that from happening.

That said, Ref's can absolutely give teams an advantage by the penalties they do and don't call.
We've seen that first hand too many times to deny it.

It's still on the team to actually capitalize on that advantage, but ref's absolutely can have an impact in giving one team an advantage.
That is the entire reason the site scoutingtherefs.com was started, to follow which refs were more likely to attempt to decide games.

 

[TK 421]

I'd like to say, "It doesn't matter, you have to beat everyone to win the Cup." (Which is of course true)

But what's foremost in my mind is all the trouble that Dallas gave us and how it should be concerning that they seemingly are waking up a bit offensively. Conversely I think we can absolutely brutalize the Preds if we get them so if I were given a choice it would be them. Too bad we can't pick because I think we're about to get Dallas.

 

[Mike Liut]

Id like to see the schedule in the games vs Dallas since Jan 5th. Are any B2b? 3rd in 4? I just dont see the Stars beating a rested Blues team. Our 2nd, 3rd and 4th lines and D are all better than theirs.

 

[Mike Liut]

glad to see SJ and Vegas go to OT and to game 7. I want everybody tired and beaten up.