The St. Louis Blues...look bad

[Riddum]

They look bad? They just destroyed the current stanley cup Champions 4-1

 

[Pyrophorus]

They look bad? They just destroyed the current stanley cup Champions 4-1

The "Champs" didn't work.

 

[ChuckLefley]

The "Champs" didn't work.

I love it when people refuse to give credit where credit is due.

 

[rumrokh]

I love it when people refuse to give credit where credit is due.

Didn't you know, there's only ever one team on the ice and it's your favorite team. Well, not your favorite team, that'd be silly.

 

[Pyrophorus]

I love it when people refuse to give credit where credit is due.

You think the Leafs were 100% full on last night? Really?

 

[Mike Liut]

You think the Leafs were 100% full on last night? Really?

The Blues smothered them and roughed them up. Too much physicality for them.

 

[MNRube]

A few thoughts
-Yeo is not a good coach.
-Allen is not a good goalie.
-Blues blue line is overrated. Especially Parayko. Edmundson, however, is underrated.
-Blues will pull it toegther, they have a ton of new Fs and need them gel and find the right combinations.
-Jaden Schwartz is easily their best forward. ROR and Tarasenko are passengers.

 

[HighNote]

You think the Leafs were 100% full on last night? Really?

It looked like the Blues were making it really difficult for them to play 100% full on. Leafs got smothered, no room in the neutral zone or in the Blues' end.

 

[Tavares to Marner]

They look bad? They just destroyed the current stanley cup Champions 4-1

The real test is gonna be beating the 25 time champs Montreal

 

[Mike Liut]

A few thoughts
-Yeo is not a good coach.
-Allen is not a good goalie.
-Blues blue line is overrated. Especially Parayko. Edmundson, however, is underrated.
-Blues will pull it toegther, they have a ton of new Fs and need them gel and find the right combinations.
-Jaden Schwartz is easily their best forward. ROR and Tarasenko are passengers.

Wrong on Parayko and ROR, very wrong

 

[Riddum]

The real test is gonna be beating the 25 time champs Montreal

They almost did, but the 25 times Champs managed to break the tie with 10 seconds left. STL is for real and they are not a team to be taken lightly

 

[Mike Liut]

ROR is the player we thought we were getting with Stastny. ROR looks like Stastny on steroids.

 

[Dr Quincy]

ROR is the player we thought we were getting with Stastny. ROR looks like Stastny on steroids.

Stiff, with backne and shrivelled up huevos?

 

[Mike Liut]

Stiff, with backne and shrivelled up huevos?

You’ve been taking the wrong roids

 

[ChuckLefley]

You think the Leafs were 100% full on last night? Really?

You do realize that you are just backing up what I said.

Thanks!

 

[rumrokh]

A few thoughts
-Yeo is not a good coach.
-Allen is not a good goalie.
-Blues blue line is overrated. Especially Parayko. Edmundson, however, is underrated.
-Blues will pull it toegther, they have a ton of new Fs and need them gel and find the right combinations.
-Jaden Schwartz is easily their best forward. ROR and Tarasenko are passengers.

Yeo is mediocre at best.

Allen is incredibly inconsistent and ultimately below average, but can go on very long tears that not even above average goalies go on. It's stupid to bank on that, but it's probably where we are until Husso gets an opportunity.

Their blue line is fairly rated to underrated, but only because their coaching doesn't utilize their offensive abilities better.

As an optimistic fan, I'm not convinced they'll pull it together enough under Yeo, but the potential is definitely there.

ROR is far, far, far from a passenger. His effort and performance has been great with the Blues and everywhere else he's been. This reeks of an axe to grind.

Neither Schwartz, NOR Tarasenko have been good this year. They're on a similar level in different ways. The ice tilts toward the offensive zone when Tarasenko is on the ice, but when he doesn't have the puck, he leaves something to be desired. Honestly, Schenn has been their most consistent forward in all facets since he arrived. It's funny to hear some Philly fans continue to chalk it up to his wingers when he's often the best player on the team for long stretches.

 

[LetsGoBLUES91]

You need an elite center to win a cup. Show me the last team to win with a collection of 2C's like St Louis has. Doesn't happen. Crosby, Kopitar, Toews, Backstrom, now those are centers that win cups. ROR ain't winning a cup. Good team though.

ROR is Toews. Your post makes zero sense.

 

[tucker3434]

ROR is Toews. Your post makes zero sense.

Now, sure. But when the blackhawks were at their peak, Toews was a good bit better.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Now, sure. But when the blackhawks were at their peak, Toews was a good bit better.

Toews was much more dynamic offensively at his peak.

 

[Mike Liut]

Toews was much more dynamic offensively at his peak.

Not really. Toews was a 65 point player on great Hawks teams, ROR was a 60 point player on cruddy teams.

I bet ROR hits 70 this year for the Blues

 

[Dexter Colt]

when is Ville Husso ready?

He should be considered as a reclamation project, rather than as a flat-out prospect.

He has the natural skill, but the drive and adaptation to the big league are still major question marks. The drive seems to have gotten much better in the last couple of years. Maybe a Finn can chime in here with more detail.

 

[rumrokh]

He should be considered as a reclamation project, rather than as a flat-out prospect.

He has the natural skill, but the drive and adaptation to the big league are still major question marks. The drive seems to have gotten much better in the last couple of years. Maybe a Finn can chime in here with more detail.

Explain this in any detail. Dude is 23, was very good in the AHL last year, and looked very good in Blues' camp.

 

[Anisimovs AK]

Not true. The Flyers are likeable, have better honest hard working players, and a hell of a crop of prospects

Radko Gudas and Brandon Manning are likeable?

Suuuuurrrrreee

 

[Nick Hansen]

Not really. Toews was a 65 point player on great Hawks teams, ROR was a 60 point player on cruddy teams.

I bet ROR hits 70 this year for the Blues

Look at the way they played instead of stat watching. Toews was a good skater with nice hands and could go through guys on his own, something I don't think ROR has ever really done.

 

[winnipegger]

ROR is Toews. Your post makes zero sense.

I am old enough to remember Toews from 2009 - 2015. ROR will never be that player sorry.