good article. i'd take beibe any day.

Interesting piece with some very good points. But Never mind going all the way to Anaheim for a prototype. Just head a few blocks east on Clark.

The Blues need to look up the word "leadership" because the last several years it's been missing when it really counts.

insideout wrote:Interesting piece with some very good points. But Never mind going all the way to Anaheim for a prototype. Just head a few blocks east on Clark.

eh?

I'm ok if the Blues trade Backes. Stastny can take that center spot. Then you have Stas and Lehtera as the offensive centers.

Then we should have 2 energy lines. Goc can center one. Who is the other center?

As far as leadership let's assume Oshie and Backes get traded. Do you make Petro the C? Schwartz the alternate? I would be OK with that.

And then let's assume Jax is gone. Give his A to Stastny.

That's a pretty fundamental change to the organization.

shatty gets C over petro any day for me.

assuming jax doesn't want it/is gone.

so, then... two ex-Avs with letters. lol.

39hurricane wrote:I'm ok if the Blues trade Backes. Stastny can take that center spot. Then you have Stas and Lehtera as the offensive centers.

Then we should have 2 energy lines. Goc can center one. Who is the other center?

As far as leadership let's assume Oshie and Backes get traded. Do you make Petro the C? Schwartz the alternate? I would be OK with that.

I'd be fine with Backes and Oshie both being gone, and we should get some decent players in return if we did that. I'd also be ok with Stastny being in more of a leadership role with the team. But if Hitchcock returns, I don't see Backes leaving, I don't have a clue at this point what the relationship is anymore between Oshie and Hitch (I use to think Oshie was Hitchcock's kind of player, but I'm not sure Oshie likes that anymore.....), and I'm not sure Hitchcock would like Stastny in a leadership role.

Unless there's new news, Sobotka could be a possible center for us again, and I'd like that. I know he's not a difference maker or a leader, but the guy is tenacious as shit and doesn't take any shifts off. If I have to watch my team lose, at least give me guys who are going balls to the wall while doing it.

No C for Petro for my liking. I'd rather see it be Stastny or Shattenkirk.

Qapod The Mortician wrote:

39hurricane wrote:I'm ok if the Blues trade Backes. Stastny can take that center spot. Then you have Stas and Lehtera as the offensive centers.

Then we should have 2 energy lines. Goc can center one. Who is the other center?

As far as leadership let's assume Oshie and Backes get traded. Do you make Petro the C? Schwartz the alternate? I would be OK with that.

I'd be fine with Backes and Oshie both being gone, and we should get some decent players in return if we did that. I'd also be ok with Stastny being in more of a leadership role with the team. But if Hitchcock returns, I don't see Backes leaving, I don't have a clue at this point what the relationship is anymore between Oshie and Hitch (I use to think Oshie was Hitchcock's kind of player, but I'm not sure Oshie likes that anymore.....), and I'm not sure Hitchcock would like Stastny in a leadership role.

Unless there's new news, Sobotka could be a possible center for us again, and I'd like that. I know he's not a difference maker or a leader, but the guy is tenacious as shit and doesn't take any shifts off. If I have to watch my team lose, at least give me guys who are going balls to the wall while doing it.

No C for Petro for my liking. I'd rather see it be Stastny or Shattenkirk.

I'd trade Petro even-up for Darnell Nurse, yesterday.

Qapod The Mortician wrote:If I have to watch my team lose, at least give me guys who are going balls to the wall while doing it.

this exactly. and applause for sobotka, much agreed.

Turk Sanderson wrote: I'd trade Petro even-up for Darnell Nurse, yesterday.

Me too. Imo, trading Petro is essential if the Blues intend to get deep in the playoffs, much less win a cup.
First of all, his "potential" should bring back someone who will make this a stronger team.
Second, his negatives far outweigh his positives. A difference maker, he is not.

I am all for trading Petro, there is too much money tied up in one guy who doesn't really produce anything, he can't shoot for shit, not a particularly good passer.

Can we get Jack Eichel for Petro?

39hurricane wrote:Can we get Jack Eichel for Petro?

No way do the Sabres trade that pick. They went through an absolute nightmare season to pick one of these two franchise centers. Petro's a top 10 d-man but Eichel could be one of the top 5 players in the league very soon.