I get goose bumps Everytime I realize they won it all, 33 years of watching the Blues at an almost religious level. The wife is lovingly joking that I'll be riding this high for a while.

BTW, automatically count me in for next year's suite night, gotta make it happen capn.

who else is listening to Y98 #PlayGloria right now? Lol, fucking love it!

LMAO From last night's game

bradleygt89 wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:45 am LMAO From last night's game

I LOVE that they are still salty about this. I hope it fuels them to beat down the sharts repeatedly.

Here's a video of everyone doing their laps with the cup. Cool to see Butler get to hoist the cup after being such a good soldier for the organization for so long.

Parade info, Saturday at Noon, starting at Enterprise Center, rally at the Arch. Wish I could be there, party hard for us out of towners boys!

Cotton McKnight wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:30 am... BTW, automatically count me in for next year's suite night, gotta make it happen capn.

Home Game #1.

JMC-STL wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:22 am

Cotton McKnight wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 8:30 am... BTW, automatically count me in for next year's suite night, gotta make it happen capn.

Home Game #1.

have to. already reaching out to my guy.

still seeing things that make me tear up this morning. feels like a dream.

Holy shit that's a big belt buckle! "Introducing, your NHL Heavyweight Champions of the World, THE ST. LOUIS BLUES!!!"

At some point last night I tracked down a video of Parayko giving the Cup to Laila on the ice. If you can watch that without absolutely breaking down you are a stronger person than I.

Robb_K wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:37 pm It's already light here in northwest Denmark. But, unfortunately, it's still way too early to yell! I'll watch the celebration a while longer, make a few more posts, and then put a tuque over my eyes and sleep till noon. I work at home until Saturday, when I teach a storyboarding class. Luckily, I work mostly at home, so, I can watch ALL The Blues' game, most of which run from 2:00 AM to 4:40 or so.

Does it even get dark in northwest Denmark on June 13?

just me or was it kind of weird that steen hands it to thorburn before all the players that actually played? i'd like to know the story there.

current mood:

MattyIce wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:39 am How awesome is game 1 going to be next year when that banner is raised???

Just to warn you in advance. Prepare for a massive blowout. Probably on a scale we have never before seen as Blues fans.

While I was a very strong proponent of 'we need a player who has won the Cup before on our team!'...turns out that last night the Blues made history as one of only 4 teams to do it in the 'modern NHL':

"They (are) also the fourth team in the modern era (since 1943-44) to win the Cup without a player who had previously won an NHL title on its roster, joining the 1974 Philadelphia Flyers, 1980 New York Islanders and 1989 Calgary Flames."

This just shows that a team believing in itself and who has a confident (and capable) goaltender can win it without the experience.

Never before have I been so happy to be wrong

https://www.nhl.com/news/key-nhl-statis ... =306221012

T.C. wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:50 am just me or was it kind of weird that steen hands it to thorburn before all the players that actually played? i'd like to know the story there.

No story...just giving their respect to a veteran that paid a lot of dues over the years. There were some stories about what a great guy he's been around the team during this run and he was always considered a great locker room guy. A lot of personal issues with his child as well. He may not have been on the ice but that doesn't mean he wasn't an important piece of the bigger picture here.

stillman needs a new suit

NHLTIM wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:13 am

T.C. wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:50 am just me or was it kind of weird that steen hands it to thorburn before all the players that actually played? i'd like to know the story there.

No story...just giving their respect to a veteran that paid a lot of dues over the years. There were some stories about what a great guy he's been around the team during this run and he was always considered a great locker room guy. A lot of personal issues with his child as well. He may not have been on the ice but that doesn't mean he wasn't an important piece of the bigger picture here.

that is the story. thanks.

T.C. wrote: Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:50 am just me or was it kind of weird that steen hands it to thorburn before all the players that actually played? i'd like to know the story there.

I think they went by 'seniority' or age/games played, as Binnington didn't get it until like 13th or 14th I believe, right before Jake (who gave him a nudge...funny thing about the articles out there talking about this called Jake Allen 'Binnington's understudy'

"By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was waiting patiently, as NHL rookies learn to do, while the Stanley Cup was passed from teammate to teammate across the recently conquered ice of the new Boston Garden.

Thirteen St. Louis players took their turn with the iconic trophy, raising it above their heads, lowering it for a kiss, posing for a picture.

Finally, understudy Jake Allen gave the starter a little shove, and the Game 7 star timidly skated forward to receive the Cup and cap off one of the great rookie runs in NHL history." https://wcti12.com/sports/content/june- ... -cup-title

another cool factoid: "O'Reilly, acquired in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on July 1, 2018, became the first skater in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (first awarded in 1965) in his first season with a new team. He's also the third player, regardless of position, to do so, joining goalies Glenn Hall in 1968 (with St. Louis) and Bernie Parent in 1974 (with Philadelphia)."

That pic of ROR and Maroon on the plane is going to go down as one of the best Blues pics of all time. I freaking love that pic

Feels fooking great boys! I'm gonna try and finally get some sleep! We got the cup baby!

Like many of you I'm sure, I've just been devouring all the coverage this morning. This is so freaking awesome.

stlblues1226 wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:10 pm I'm getting my first tattoo at 50 years old.

i'm trying to come up with a great idea for mine.