Last pre-season game lineup:
Big day for Neal and Neighbours. Neal getting one last shot on a skilled line, while Neighbours has a chance to prove he can be useful on in a 4th line role.
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127Giving new meaning to big game James
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128Neal signs contract today. Mac Mac and Brown on waivers, Perunovich to AHL...
Didn't foresee a scenario Neighbours, Neal and Kostin all made it, but good for them.
Didn't foresee a scenario Neighbours, Neal and Kostin all made it, but good for them.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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129Glad Neal made the club. He could be a difference maker come playoff time.
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130I’ll tell you what, that’s a damn good hockey team right thereDave's a mess wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:54 pm Neal signs contract today. Mac Mac and Brown on waivers, Perunovich to AHL...
Didn't foresee a scenario Neighbours, Neal and Kostin all made it, but good for them.
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131So, when Sundqvist comes back they can send Neighbours back to junior. He gets a good look for nine games maybe. If he plays well maybe someone else gets injured and he sticks up here.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:28 pmI’ll tell you what, that’s a damn good hockey team right thereDave's a mess wrote: Sat Oct 09, 2021 1:54 pm Neal signs contract today. Mac Mac and Brown on waivers, Perunovich to AHL...
Didn't foresee a scenario Neighbours, Neal and Kostin all made it, but good for them.
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132Really looking forward to reading about how great the games are this coming season.
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133One thing looking at that roster, for the first time since I don't know when, there's no obvious whipping boy. Who are we going to hate watch this season?
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134I'd think the most likely is Scandella. He'll see hard minutes with Parayko and hasn't looked good since he signed that contract. The "GIVE HIS MINUTES TO ONE OF THE KIDS" cries will be prevalent. If not him, one of the other D. All the question marks are on the back end.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:46 am One thing looking at that roster, for the first time since I don't know when, there's no obvious whipping boy. Who are we going to hate watch this season?
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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135Chief better not screw things up, with his Hitch-in-waiting lurking in the shadows.Dave's a mess wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:43 amI'd think the most likely is Scandella. He'll see hard minutes with Parayko and hasn't looked good since he signed that contract. The "GIVE HIS MINUTES TO ONE OF THE KIDS" cries will be prevalent. If not him, one of the other D. All the question marks are on the back end.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:46 am One thing looking at that roster, for the first time since I don't know when, there's no obvious whipping boy. Who are we going to hate watch this season?
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136Especially with Scotty P waiting in the wings.Dave's a mess wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:43 amI'd think the most likely is Scandella. He'll see hard minutes with Parayko and hasn't looked good since he signed that contract. The "GIVE HIS MINUTES TO ONE OF THE KIDS" cries will be prevalent. If not him, one of the other D. All the question marks are on the back end.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:46 am One thing looking at that roster, for the first time since I don't know when, there's no obvious whipping boy. Who are we going to hate watch this season?
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137This made me laugh,well played.T.C. wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:40 am Really looking forward to reading about how great the games are this coming season.
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138Yeah.... Be still my heart.T.C. wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:40 am Really looking forward to reading about how great the games are this coming season.
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139Go Old School, T.C., 101 ESPN. I learned & loved hockey following "the Blues skating left to right on your radio dial." Of course, I didn't have to suffer through the Chris Kerber & Joey Vitale clown show. I might've become a field hockey fan in that case.T.C. wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:40 amReally looking forward to reading about how great the games are this coming season.
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140Do those two even know left from right?JMC-STL wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:30 pmGo Old School, T.C., 101 ESPN. I learned & loved hockey following "the Blues skating left to right on your radio dial." Of course, I didn't have to suffer through the Chris Kerber & Joey Vitale clown show. I might've become a field hockey fan in that case.T.C. wrote: Sun Oct 10, 2021 6:40 amReally looking forward to reading about how great the games are this coming season.
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141Seems like this is the opening night lineup unless something weird happens in Vail:
Forward group freaking rocks. Can't wait to see that second line...and third line...and fourth...and well the top line is great too.
On the back end kind of surprised Walman is in over Mikkola, but from the sounds of things Walman had a great second half of camp after a shaky start. Good for him. He's paid his dues and it'd be great to see him really solidify himself as an everyday NHLer.
Forward group freaking rocks. Can't wait to see that second line...and third line...and fourth...and well the top line is great too.
On the back end kind of surprised Walman is in over Mikkola, but from the sounds of things Walman had a great second half of camp after a shaky start. Good for him. He's paid his dues and it'd be great to see him really solidify himself as an everyday NHLer.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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142don't text, i'll be out celebrating
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144"Extra: Mikkola" sounds like part of a McDonald's drive-thru order.
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145Sure beats the Hardees drive thru after an EJ signing session.JMC-STL wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:30 pm "Extra: Mikkola" sounds like part of a McDonald's drive-thru order.
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146I like that pretty well, of course it always looks good on paper in October!!
The only thing that I might play with is rolling with Faulk/Krug as the number 1 pair, I think it will probably be more of a 1A/1B, depending on the game situation.
Can't wait to see some "real hockey" with fans and stuff.
LETS GO BLUES!!
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147I think Mikkola s/b no. 5 on depth chart, not Walman. Mikkola is the type of defenseman we need and hopefully he can mold into that. I like Walman but only as a needed fill in. His style isn't what this group needs.
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148In theory that makes sense, but I'll provide the counterpoint. Right now, Mikkola/Walman are both third pairing LD. Since the third pairing RD is clearly Bortuzzo, Mikkola is redundant on the third pair. With Walman, you have a good puck mover on each pairing. The tradeoff is you lose Mikkola on the PK, but he had a lot of room for growth killing penalties last year. Regardless, you can still run out 4 other D on PK ahead of Walman anyway, and that's all you need.BillP. wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:26 pm I think Mikkola s/b no. 5 on depth chart, not Walman. Mikkola is the type of defenseman we need and hopefully he can mold into that. I like Walman but only as a needed fill in. His style isn't what this group needs.
Both those young guys will play. I bet we see more Mikkola if/when Perunovich is on the team.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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149You would know.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:41 pmSure beats the Hardees drive thru after an EJ signing session.JMC-STL wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:30 pm"Extra: Mikkola" sounds like part of a McDonald's drive-thru order.
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150I’d like to speak to your managerJMC-STL wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:58 pmYou would know.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:41 pmSure beats the Hardees drive thru after an EJ signing session.JMC-STL wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 12:30 pm"Extra: Mikkola" sounds like part of a McDonald's drive-thru order.
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