Believe me. I was waiting for thatRobb_K wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:29 pm Wow! Ovechkin high-sticks his own teammate in the face! And The Blues didn't get called for a penalty. Kudos to the refs!
I think being able to have more confidence in the 'next wave' of depth players like Walker, Kostin, Lindgren, and Brown (among others) helps a lot, too, and the experience they've gotten so far (and surely will get more of) could be a HUGE factor in the playoffs, especially for the kind of four-line game the Blues tend to play.Robb_K wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:00 pm Great 2nd Period by The Blues. They tightened up their Neutral Zone game, and as The Caps were still sloppy with the puck, The Blues jumped on their mistakes (loose pucks), and got a bunch of odd-man rushes, 3 of them leading to goals. The Blues have been playing too well for most of this season to have it be a fluke. I think they're for real because of breakout seasons by Kyrou, Thomas, Barbashev, and Husso, and Krug's more solid integration into the team's game, better play by Binnington, and Buchnevich's and Saad's solid play. Their newfound ability to score regularly (with no droughts) both at ES AND on The Power Play, helps their slight loss of defensive skill by losing Pietrangelo. Playing much better in The Neutral Zone, and keeping the puck in The O-Zone much more, helps out the team defence.
Yes. The Blues are so very deep. And that couldn't have happened at a more fortunate time. They can weather The Covid Protocol problems better than almost ANY other NHL team. I keep wondering why we don't hear reports that Tarasenko has told Army that he's decided to retract his request to be traded. I certainly would if I were in his position.RAFritchey wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:09 pmI think being able to have more confidence in the 'next wave' of depth players like Walker, Kostin, Lindgren, and Brown (among others) helps a lot, too, and the experience they've gotten so far (and surely will get more of) could be a HUGE factor in the playoffs, especially for the kind of four-line game the Blues tend to play.Robb_K wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 9:00 pm Great 2nd Period by The Blues. They tightened up their Neutral Zone game, and as The Caps were still sloppy with the puck, The Blues jumped on their mistakes (loose pucks), and got a bunch of odd-man rushes, 3 of them leading to goals. The Blues have been playing too well for most of this season to have it be a fluke. I think they're for real because of breakout seasons by Kyrou, Thomas, Barbashev, and Husso, and Krug's more solid integration into the team's game, better play by Binnington, and Buchnevich's and Saad's solid play. Their newfound ability to score regularly (with no droughts) both at ES AND on The Power Play, helps their slight loss of defensive skill by losing Pietrangelo. Playing much better in The Neutral Zone, and keeping the puck in The O-Zone much more, helps out the team defence.
That's just silly. It would have to be 6 refs and 4 linesmen. You haven't thought about the linesmen!Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 7:55 pmDave loves to see it. Heard he wants to move to 10 refs and only 2 playersTurk Sanderson wrote: Fri Jan 07, 2022 7:46 pm What an awesome call! Zebra getting himself some face time.
