I agree but only because the first goal had really insane traffic. But still, he was not in great position and made no attempt to fight through the screens to see the puck, he just stood there like a deer in headlights.
i kinda think chief dont either ... but stillman might
It's hard to say we got outplayed when we didn't even show up for the game. LOL
I never said we would be down multiple goals with prime Hasek. I said it would take him to make that period even. I stand by the point that it would take an exceptional performance in the net to make periods like that even on the score board. I made that post after the Avs scored their 3rd goal of the period, which was before the Blues had a SOG.
The Avs got busted down for a bit, Wild finally lost and the Blues sputtered. Whatever.
The Blues played much better during The 1st Period than in the first half + of The 2nd, and some of The 3rd. I think the altitude got to them after The 1st Period. They had used up a lot of their energy, came out flat, and didn't move their legs as much, and couldn't keep up with The Avs. Home Ice advantage probably won't matter in the Minnesota series (especially given that The Wild don't match up well with The Blues). But, The Blues play much, much worse against The Avs in Colorado than they do in St. Louis, so the one extra game could really matter in that one. Given The Blues' record against The Wild during Berube's time as Blues' coach, I'm not worried about that series. But, to beat The Avs, they'll have to win at least one game in Colorado, and more than one, IF they don't win all 3 of their home games. It's going to be tough. They are going to have to skate hard ALL the time. That's tough to do at 5,000 feet, if you're not used to doing it regularly.
And we also had our backup in net so nobody cares, bud.
The Blues played much better during The 1st Period than in the first half + of The 2nd, and some of The 3rd. I think the altitude got to them after The 1st Period. They had used up a lot of their energy, came out flat, and didn't move their legs as much, and couldn't keep up with The Avs. Home Ice advantage probably won't matter in the Minnesota series (especially given that The Wild don't match up well with The Blues). But, The Blues play much, much worse against The Avs in Colorado than they do in St. Louis, so the one extra game could really matter in that one. Given The Blues' record against The Wild during Berube's time as Blues' coach, I'm not worried about that series. But, to beat The Avs, they'll have to win at least one game in Colorado, and more than one, IF they don't win all 3 of their home games. It's going to be tough. They are going to have to skate hard ALL the time. That's tough to do at 5,000 feet, if you're not used to doing it regularly.
And we were missing Schenn and Perron (two of our heart and soul players), who are important scorers, but also do a lot more things for the team that don't show up directly in statistics.
really fun watching the tv crew constantly switch angles in the arena trying to avoid putting blues jerseys on the jumbotron. full on invasion
No. Just takes fair officiating and a goaltender who can pull his weight and stand on his head from time to time. We actually have the scoring and strong special teams this year.
