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Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:34 am
by BillP.
NHLTIM wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 7:32 pm
BillP. wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:30 pm
NHLTIM wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:56 pmIt was Todd Gill
That’s right. No wonder I was like Hal Gill? :lol:

You know I was watching the 87 Canada Cup recently and I realized the Blues had 3 of those Russian defensemen here in Kravchuck, Gusarov and Kasatonov. Weird
You ever hear that Gusarov story from Tkachuk? Talked about what a goofball Gusarov was. Walt said after getting beat in the playoffs, they hated having to go through that hand shake like that year..2001 I believe it was. Anyway he said they were all distraught and as they are going through the line, here comes their teammate Gusarov coming towards them smiling and shaking their hands! :lol:
Ha Ha — hilarious :lol: Sounds like another confused Russian.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:29 am
by T.C.
from humble beginnings... what a season.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:49 am
by BillP.
T.C. wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:29 am from humble beginnings... what a season.
Good thing Yeo fell apart, or we’d of never won.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:47 pm
by CaptSMRT
BillP. wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:49 am
T.C. wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:29 am from humble beginnings... what a season.
Good thing Yeo fell apart, or we’d of never won.
Yeo was the worst coach of all time...he drove them low enough to rise to the top.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:38 pm
by Dave's a mess
T.C. wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:29 am from humble beginnings... what a season.
I remember the end of that game so well. I had brushed off the slow start as just a team with a bunch of key new faces not gelling. That loss was an "oh shit" moment. The hole wasn't a canyon yet, but they didn't look right. I wonder what happened after that, I can't remember.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:28 pm
by bradleygt89
Dave's a mess wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:38 pm
T.C. wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:29 am from humble beginnings... what a season.
I remember the end of that game so well. I had brushed off the slow start as just a team with a bunch of key new faces not gelling. That loss was an "oh shit" moment. The hole wasn't a canyon yet, but they didn't look right. I wonder what happened after that, I can't remember.
A fight in practice, a few come back wins and thrilling OT wins, Yeo being fired, a tough and competitive road trip right at Christmas break, Binnington called up, and Gloria. Not in that order, but something like that.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:15 pm
by Harri McBain
Looking back to that winning season, a lot of things came together at the right time:
- The last “normal” Stanley Cup win before that whole Covid-19 thing started
- Pietro still trying to play good hockey as the team captain instead of only chasing the money…
- Tarasenko could play healthy enough to score some very important goals during that playoff run
- Beat Boston in the finals to eliminate that annoying Bobby Orr scoring thing couple of decades back…
- Win against an incredibly old and slow looking Jumbo Joe in the WCF
- Win the cup with a rookie goalie
- Win the cup after being last on first of January

Did I miss something?

Oh yes, and don’t forget the “we are the better team on paper and should win this series” quote from Patrik Laine :lol:

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:28 am
by T.C.
remember when that frozen twat took out our goalie?


Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:33 am
by T.C.
chief makes a dirty hit, handles twister


Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:03 am
by BillP.
T.C. wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:33 am chief makes a dirty hit, handles twister

I wouldnt say he handled him. He had Twist clenched pretty good but Twister worked thru it and laid some shots before losing balance. I would say slight edge to Berube.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 8:10 am
by T.C.
BillP. wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:03 am I wouldnt say he handled him. He had Twist clenched pretty good but Twister worked thru it and laid some shots before losing balance. I would say slight edge to Berube.
which, in the context of twist, is as good as one can do, hence "handled". my memory is most people were either obvious losers, with very few obvious winners against him. if you don't fall into either category, you handled him.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:33 pm
by Ozzies09tc
T.C. wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:28 am remember when that frozen twat took out our goalie?

Bishop looks like he's 12

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:35 pm
by CaptSMRT
Ozzies09tc wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2020 7:33 pm
T.C. wrote: Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:28 am remember when that frozen twat took out our goalie?

Bishop looks like he's 12
That guy is such a fucking twat.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 2:46 pm
by bradleygt89
RIP; so sad for the Schwartz family.


Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:07 am
by Dave's a mess
And then what happened?

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:16 pm
by MattyIce
Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:07 am And then what happened?
Who is Tim Eflies? :lol:

Man the offseason is soooo boring

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2020 7:09 am
by T.C.
"Team will get the red out in new uniform." fast-forward 23 years and "red in the Blues uniform is awesome." yeuch.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:38 pm
by CaptSMRT

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:03 pm
by BillP.
CaptSMRT wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:38 pm
That was great! Thanks for sharing!

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:39 pm
by CaptSMRT
Not Blues history....but damn!


Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:35 pm
by MissouriMook
I wish there were more videos of Gassoff fighting from back in the 70s. Watching him and Tiger Williams go at it was something to see.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:04 am
by BillP.
In looking back, I don’t know why the Blues didn’t take a shot at signing Belfour as a free agent in 2002. Would of been better than getting Osgood. He played very well his first 2 years in Toronto. Coach Q just never had that shutdown goalie here after Fuhr left.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 7:29 am
by BluesSK
Does anybody remember this?
Eri k

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:00 am
by T.C.
haha i didn't remember that. what a tool. always up to shenanigans.

Re: Random Blues history / memories thread

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2020 11:53 am
by JMC-STL
Peoria Rivermen feature DB42 in their "This Day in Rivermen History" tribute ...