BillP. wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:02 am
bradleygt89 wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2019 7:45 am
BillP. wrote: Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:55 am
Funny you bring that up about Tarasenko. I was thinking tonight about when the time comes that he re-enters the lineup that is it possible he would hurt us? I mean how long will it take him to get back up to speed? It would be nice if he could make it back at the 70 game mark to get back into shape. Just wonder if him coming back during the playoffs would actually be counter productive. I mean a couple bad games by him could cost you a round and that’s it, party over.
Was you drunk when you wrote this??? How in the hell does getting your best scoring forward back into the lineup 'hurt' your team??? Sorry, just don't see the logic behind this type of thinking.
If he doesn’t come back until the playoffs and starts playing for the first time during the playoffs, it’s reasonable to think he won’t be up to speed. It’s not an ideal situation. I’d rather have him come back at the 70 game mark. If you remember, Tarasenko got off to a slow start in last years playoffs. Was a minus 4 in opening rd. and did not score a goal in any of the Blues wins in that series. The Blues win because of the team concept, not because of Tarasenko. That should be obvious now.
yes, but as the Blues' struggle earlier this month showed, when we are missing too many of our top 9 forwards, the team cannot win either. Tarasenko is a key part of our SC winning team, and was a major factor in the Cup run. Lot's of players stepped up at different times and rounds last spring/summer. And it is obvious that our Blues team is better when it has Tarasenko on it than without. I get what you're saying, but to suggest that perhaps we would be worse off when Tarasenko comes back is silly IMO.