Lets get real here ROR at 7.5 million per year is a damn good player to have. He earns as much as he deserves. He has been the Blues best player and has 19 points in 13 games. Just because Buffalo dumped him for a bunch of garbage does not change anything, it was a terrible move by a mediocre at best GM.
Hate to interrupt rehashing bringing back old players but any word on Jost?
I don't think the first unit D have to be able to bomb it. Just get the puck to the real goal scorers and through on shots.
Skinner wouldn't let the Canes trade him anywhere other than Buffalo for whatever reason, so no, he wasn't available.
Am I the only one that's not really a fan of this? Not a huge shot from the point and maybe that's fine with the 1st unit but, underwhelming when Barrie (albeit unreliably) can bomb it.
I think my only problem with your posts on stuff lately is the definitive tone you take presenting your opinion. That and a buckshot style of being condescending towards certain topics.
I know there was a connection to Skinner and Buffalo, but I dont remember it being reported that was the only place, just a limited number of places. Skinner and Landy are close so it's hard to imagine we had zero chance.
Also on O'Reilly, the only person on the team who had any real issue was Duchene, lol. Mack and everyone else was pretty close with him.
I'd say O'Reilly is managment, and Duchene is locker room.
We dont know the answers to those but we really could have used ROR for the price St. Louis paid.
I dont put any blame on Sakic for not getting one of those guys, but I dont blame people for feeling like there might have been lost opportunities that were lost because Sakic put too much faith in Jost taking that 2C role. Especially when a lot of us thought before the off season that Jost wasn't going to work as a center.
Right - but you sure as hell can blame him for doing nothing to improve our 2nd line. With the injuries we have and, even when healthy, Jost not doing anything offensively that wasn't a smart thing to do. Or better not to do.Blaming Sakic for not going after ROR this summer is laughable......... at best
Yeah, can’t really argue that there’s not a problem there. I’m just not really sure much was out there. I did’t really like any of the free agents out there except for Statsny and maybe Skinner and from what I read we didn’t have a chance at either.Right - but you sure as hell can blame him for doing nothing to improve our 2nd line. With the injuries we have and, even when healthy, Jost not doing anything offensively that wasn't a smart thing to do. Or better not to do.
Can't remember the last time we won there, so no, not feeling this at all.No excuse against the Jets, this is their first game back from Finland, have to jump on them while they're still rusty.
Yep. Jets game will much like last night. Edmonton will probably score 6 or 7Can't remember the last time we won there, so no, not feeling this at all.
And after that there is McDavid who always seems to put on a show when he faces Nate. Really not looking forward to the rest of the week.
Jets game might be a lot worse to be honest and the Edmonton game is in Edmonton it could be a 9-2 loss.Yep. Jets game will much like last night. Edmonton will probably score 6 or 7
eeeyyyy out of the playoffs again
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Kerfoot-Soderberg-Wilson
Nieto-Kamenev-Calvert
Greer-Dries-Bourque
Just run that for the time being. **** looks hella bad without Compher, Andrighetto, and even blackhole Jost, but **** me if you're dealing with these injuries to depth, you don't try to spread out the offense. Give Soderberg ****ing offensive opportunities with Kerfoot and Wilson, let Kamenev play the 3C role with the new butt-buddies Nieto and Calvert, and shelter the **** out of that 4th line.
When the three aforementioned names return, plug Compher where Wilson is and Andrighetto where Kerfoot is, and then run a 3rd line with Kamenev, Jost, and Wilson while the 4th is manned by Kerfoot and the butt-buddies.
I think the Sam experiment on PP1 needs to end, the guy’s got a muffin of a shot. TB should be back there.