Game Day!
Unfortunately, not able to make it to the game. However, we will be having a fun night watching the game from here. And since most of you all have met at the BNF Suite night, here is your chance to meet us, and our Blues/Lightning family
Wife and I
My girls, finally home from NICU
My girls
TAMPA, Fla. -- In the wide-open early stages of the NHL season, goals, shots and scoring chances are aplenty.
Both Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper and St. Louis bench boss Mike Yeo would like to see their respective teams cut down on those type of chances despite their early-season success in the win column.
The Lightning (3-1-0) are among the highest scoring teams in the league to start the season, reaching the four-goal mark in each game to this point.
But Tampa Bay has also given up 3.75 goals per game, tied for seventh most in the league in the opening week. The Lightning are also allowing 37.5 shots per game, third most in the league, having permitted 40-or-more twice in the opening four games.
"There are still some areas we'd like to clean up," said Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who scored his first goal of the season on Thursday against Pittsburgh. "Still too many goals against."
While Cooper indicated after a 5-4 victory against the Penguins that he didn't have many issues with how the team played, he knows the goals against have to be cut down on moving forward. But with how the team is playing to this point and the victories that are following, Cooper will continue to work with his team on clamping down defensively moving forward.
"I didn't mind our game," Cooper said after defeating Pittsburgh. "A majority of our chances that we gave up were given up on the power play, so 5-on-5 we're doing fine."
For Yeo and the Blues (4-1-0), who started the season with a four-game winning streak before falling at Florida on Thursday, they have had the same sort of trend in the opening five games of the season.
St. Louis enters Saturday allowing 37.2 shots per game, fourth highest average in the league. If not for the strong play of goaltenders Jake Allen and Carter Hutton, who have combined for a .939 save percentage, the strong record the Blues have to start the season might not be as strong as St. Louis has a goal differential of plus-2.
"We have to be sharper," Yeo told The Athletic St. Louis after the loss to Florida.
The goaltending and offense had covered up a lot of those defensive breakdowns in the opening four games, but got the Blues exposed in the first loss of the season. The Panthers scored five goals while the Blues were unable to capitalize on their power play, which generated 17 shots on goal, as they close out a six-game road trip at Tampa Bay on Saturday.
"For me, we've got a chance to have a really good trip or a so-so trip," Yeo told the St. Louis Dispatch. "The next one is a big one. It's always going to be about how we respond. We talk about missed chances, but we gave up five goals."
The Blues, who remain without right wing Alex Steen but could return when the Blues head home on Wednesday, made one roster move on Friday. They sent rookie forward Tage Thompson to San Antonio of the American Hockey League and recalled forward Sammy Blais.
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LET'S GO BLUES!!!!
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2Sammy Blais on his NHL Debut: "Sammy Blais says he dreamed of playing in the NHL, and tonight that will happen in Tampa Bay"
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Blues Pregame Show with Chase and Panger:
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Blues Pregame Show with Chase and Panger:
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"Do Only Good Everyday"
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3Great looking FAM...no excuses next time though. You make it to the game, or there will be hell to pay!
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4SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: BNF Suite Night 3.0 - Tampa Bay, Florida (date TBD)!
We'll all camp out at the bgt89's house. His wife will be thrilled - and his girls will be terrified.
We'll all camp out at the bgt89's house. His wife will be thrilled - and his girls will be terrified.
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6Pork rinds and diet Pepsi? What, is the smoker on the fritz today? And it's so nice out, too...
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7The boys took the last game off...if they ain't trying, I ain't trying.RAFritchey wrote:Pork rinds and diet Pepsi? What, is the smoker on the fritz today? And it's so nice out, too...
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8Any reason we are wearing the home sweaters tonight?
KA-KAW!
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9Bolts are wearing white for their 25th anniversary.MattyIce wrote:Any reason we are wearing the home sweaters tonight?
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10Ah... i see them now. They look amazingCaptSMRT wrote:Bolts are wearing white for their 25th anniversary.MattyIce wrote:Any reason we are wearing the home sweaters tonight?
KA-KAW!
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11Here we go!!!!
"Do Only Good Everyday"
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12Home teams should be in white. This just looks right
KA-KAW!
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13I don't understand why Thorburn is playing in all these games.
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15Blais has looked good on his PP shift!
But The Blues couldn't score.
But The Blues couldn't score.
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16Megan has to be happy that he signed a contract to sit in the pressbox. Meanwhile Jaskin continues to do nothing and Barbie looks like a 3rd liner at best
KA-KAW!
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17Shew....I was afraid they would put Parayko in a good position to develop on that power play.
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18Nice play, Schwartz setting up Blais in front of the net. Schwartz drove deep and dropped it back to the trailing Blais in the slot, who moved forward for the good close-in shot. Blais looks good in the O-Zone.
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19Really like how Blais looks with 10 and 17
"Do Only Good Everyday"
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20He has incriminating photos of the entire Blues front office staff at last year's Christmas party. Hitch gave them to him. Parting gifts.Robb_K wrote:I don't understand why Thorburn is playing in all these games.
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21Much better 1st Period by The Blues than that of The Panthers' game. The Blues are ready to play this one. It'll be a tough game. But, at least they'll have a chance to win this one.
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22Who did Vladimir piss off to to have to endure a game with MPS on his line, talk about an anchor.
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232nd period, let's go Blues!!!!
"Do Only Good Everyday"
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24This winger configuration leaves a lot to be desired.BlueinNy wrote:Who did Vladimir piss off to to have to endure a game with MPS on his line, talk about an anchor.
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25Great save by Allan! Preserves the 0-0 tie!