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MattyIce wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2019 7:37 am I will not let this thread go to page 2...

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stlblues1226 wrote: Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:03 pmI think it should be pinned until it's no longer accurate.

UMSLBlues12 wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:08 pm Names on the cup.

UMSLBlues12 wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:08 pm Names on the cup.

BluesSK wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:22 pm

UMSLBlues12 wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:08 pm Names on the cup.

Ryan Miller got his name on the Cup finally.

Just curious how Michael Del Zotto gets his name on the Cup. He only played 7 games as a Blue and no playoff games. Any ideas?

BluesSK wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:22 pm Just curious how Michael Del Zotto gets his name on the Cup. He only played 7 games as a Blue and no playoff games. Any ideas?

T.C. wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:19 am

BluesSK wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:22 pm Just curious how Michael Del Zotto gets his name on the Cup. He only played 7 games as a Blue and no playoff games. Any ideas?

T.C. wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:19 am

BluesSK wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:22 pm Just curious how Michael Del Zotto gets his name on the Cup. He only played 7 games as a Blue and no playoff games. Any ideas?

T.C. wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:19 am

BluesSK wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2019 2:22 pm Just curious how Michael Del Zotto gets his name on the Cup. He only played 7 games as a Blue and no playoff games. Any ideas?

bradleygt89 wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:38 am For Dave:

BillP. wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:33 am Got to point out that Army is not getting anywhere near the love or notoriety he should be getting in the North American Hockey Media. If it was a Hawks GM or even Yzerman, I think the stories on those guys would just flood. What Army pulled off is amazing. This after our window was in jeopardy and the team trending in the wrong direction and in 2 off seasons he guides team to Cup. All in all, 10 years of excellence without the benefit of a top 5 pick and he now has a Championship with a roster that is easily the most cap friendly in NHL. Right now, the guy is golden and he isn’t getting the National ink he deserves. Just sayin.

BillP. wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:33 am Got to point out that Army is not getting anywhere near the love or notoriety he should be getting in the North American Hockey Media. If it was a Hawks GM or even Yzerman, I think the stories on those guys would just flood. What Army pulled off is amazing. This after our window was in jeopardy and the team trending in the wrong direction and in 2 off seasons he guides team to Cup. All in all, 10 years of excellence without the benefit of a top 5 pick and he now has a Championship with a roster that is easily the most cap friendly in NHL. Right now, the guy is golden and he isn’t getting the National ink he deserves. Just sayin.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:36 pm

BillP. wrote: Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:33 am Got to point out that Army is not getting anywhere near the love or notoriety he should be getting in the North American Hockey Media. If it was a Hawks GM or even Yzerman, I think the stories on those guys would just flood. What Army pulled off is amazing. This after our window was in jeopardy and the team trending in the wrong direction and in 2 off seasons he guides team to Cup. All in all, 10 years of excellence without the benefit of a top 5 pick and he now has a Championship with a roster that is easily the most cap friendly in NHL. Right now, the guy is golden and he isn’t getting the National ink he deserves. Just sayin.

What does this mean? As in this team isn't really saddled by bad contracts?

BillP. wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2019 12:03 am The Score App lists top 5 defenses.

5. Nashville
4. Minnesota
3. Calgary
2. Boston
1. St. Louis

That old adage that defense wins championships certainly rang true last season, as the Blues locked down opponents en route to the Stanley Cup. With the same six primary rearguards set to suit up for St. Louis, the champs enter this season with the most well-rounded and proven group of blue-liners in the league.

The Blues performed well across the board in both the conventional defensive categories and the advanced ones. That wide-ranging success is a major reason they won the title in June, and there's little reason to believe it will drastically change.

Jordan Binnington may regress, but as the analytics illustrate, he benefited from his teammates' elite defensive play last season, and the largely veteran group in front of him should continue to do what they do best.

Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo, underappreciated 6-foot-6 force Colton Parayko, the seemingly ageless Jay Bouwmeester, the experience of Carl Gunnarsson and Robert Bortuzzo, and the young Vince Dunn now comprise the NHL's best defense until proven otherwise.