JR put a piece up on the Atheltic about Yeo's comments that the team lacks urgency and then he asked the players about it. Below are a portion of some of their quotes.
https://theathletic.com/599019/2018/10/ ... ayers-why/
Joel Edmundson
“I just think we’re coming into some games thinking it’s going to be an easy night. In this league, there are no nights off anymore. We’re playing soft."
Pat Maroon
“We’re not keeping it simple and doing the right things as a team. I feel like we’re not on the same page. One line goes out there, gets the puck in and grinds it down low, but then I feel like the next line is playing lateral instead of north-south hockey. One line does it and the next three lines aren’t doing it — we’ve got to find ways to have every line doing the same thing."
Alexander Steen
“That’s what we’re trying to resolve and get sorted out right now. There are a lot of variables as to where you are in your game and what type of identity you have. But the one thing that we’re lacking to get to that point is that extra work ethic to push us in the right direction."
Colton Parayko
“I think part of it is we have a really good team in here. I don’t know if we’re trying to respect each other too much, or maybe we just think we can get it done with the players that we have."
Alex Pietrangelo
“I don’t have an answer for you (on why there hasn’t been any urgency), but there needs to be urgency now because we’re not winning hockey games. We’ve got to not wait for that next guy to do it. Everyone has to go out there every shift and make a difference. When you have as many good players as we have, you’ve got to come together quickly to be effective every single shift. I think we’ve done a lot better things the last couple of games than we were the first couple of games, but it’s still not there. We’re giving points away that we don’t need to give away.
“But we had a good conversation today, and practice was hard, so I’m expecting a good response on Saturday.”
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
2LOL at Petro.....yeah...6 games in...guess we better show some urgency now since we aren't winning. WHY NOT SHOW URGENCY ALL THE FUCKING TIME YOU GODDAMN FLIPPING IDIOT OF A CAPTAIN.
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Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
4They playing Nobody again?
Just a Russian propaganda account
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5You don't flip a switch and make team chemistry or a sense of purpose...it has to develop...and maybe if people stop wetting their pants for a min it will.Colton Parayko
“I think part of it is we have a really good team in here. I don’t know if we’re trying to respect each other too much, or maybe we just think we can get it done with the players that we have."
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6Sounds like a last place team to me.
Where is the anger? The embarrassment? Some of these players, I'm not gonna name names >cough< Petro >cough< have no heart whatsoever.
Where is the anger? The embarrassment? Some of these players, I'm not gonna name names >cough< Petro >cough< have no heart whatsoever.
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
7Yeo has zero control of the situation. I heard him this morning saying we aren't winning the battles, got to be better, blah blah blah. Sounds like Yeo is staying the course with the players and expecting them to work thru this. IMO this is not going to work, and it'll be more of the same. Total fail on DA if he lets this fester to the point that the Blues have to big a hole to climb out of.
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
8Strong response from to the captain and team leaders. I expect the Blues to be feared from this day forward as fearsome team that drives fear into the hearts of the opposing team's players, coaches, and fans. Just change the name to the St Louis Fear already.
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Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
9Or thanks to Billy's post, how about the "St Louis Festering Fear"
#FearTheFestering
We will eventually make you fear us! Someday, when we have a new coach. Or we make a trade. Or the team relocates. Or when we become one with sun in five billion years, you will fear us!!!!
#FearTheFestering
We will eventually make you fear us! Someday, when we have a new coach. Or we make a trade. Or the team relocates. Or when we become one with sun in five billion years, you will fear us!!!!
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Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
10Lol.. I just realized that they don't play until Saturday
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
11Those kind of quotes from players sounds like there is no direction in the locker room... I'm not a fan of firing a coach mid-season, but seems like something isn't right... The power play for what it's worth is 6th in the league, but seems like its the only time they can score..
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12Honestly I don't care what they're saying at all. It wouldn't matter if they said the exact "right" thing or the exact "wrong" thing. They all go through media training so they're just mindless quote-bots in these situations. I like JR, but this was a completely unnecessary story. What shows up Saturday night is the only response that means anything.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
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14Maybe its just me, but I find this kind of attitude disturbing. There is absolutely no reason why every line on the team has to play the same way. Every forward on the team has different strengths and weaknesses. Its up to the coach to design a structure for all forwards to play in, and put them together into lines accordingly, in a way that allows every individual to do what they do best. It is this backwards-assed, old school way of thinking that turns scorers into grinders and neuters your potential, because a coach isn't going to demand that the slow grinders on the team play a fast, creative game, they're going to demand that the fast, creative players play a slow, grinding game.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:09 am Pat Maroon
“We’re not keeping it simple and doing the right things as a team. I feel like we’re not on the same page. One line goes out there, gets the puck in and grinds it down low, but then I feel like the next line is playing lateral instead of north-south hockey. One line does it and the next three lines aren’t doing it — we’ve got to find ways to have every line doing the same thing."
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15sometimes coaches put quotes out in the media because they know the players will see them. sometimes the players say things because they know the coach will hear them.MissouriMook wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:55 amMaybe its just me, but I find this kind of attitude disturbing. There is absolutely no reason why every line on the team has to play the same way. Every forward on the team has different strengths and weaknesses. Its up to the coach to design a structure for all forwards to play in, and put them together into lines accordingly, in a way that allows every individual to do what they do best. It is this backwards-assed, old school way of thinking that turns scorers into grinders and neuters your potential, because a coach isn't going to demand that the slow grinders on the team play a fast, creative game, they're going to demand that the fast, creative players play a slow, grinding game.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:09 am Pat Maroon
“We’re not keeping it simple and doing the right things as a team. I feel like we’re not on the same page. One line goes out there, gets the puck in and grinds it down low, but then I feel like the next line is playing lateral instead of north-south hockey. One line does it and the next three lines aren’t doing it — we’ve got to find ways to have every line doing the same thing."
i classify this as the latter. all of them. 100% on yeo, and if he doesn't recognize that he's lost the room, he's tone deaf.
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
16I think Maroon was simply stating that there is no overall system for the forward lines. Without a system or guidance you get a lack of cohesion and end up with chaos.
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
17Remember when the team thought Jerabek would help some of their issues?
Good times.
Good times.
Just a Russian propaganda account
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
18Yeo's testing Jerabek out on PS4 to gain more insight for a possible return.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:14 pm Remember when the team thought Jerabek would help some of their issues?
Good times.
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19Yeo: So Walman's had a great camp but I really think we are missing something. Let's send him down and trade for a guy who couldn't even make #8 on Edmonton's depth chart.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:14 pm Remember when the team thought Jerabek would help some of their issues?
Good times.
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20That was the only game they won.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 2:14 pm Remember when the team thought Jerabek would help some of their issues?
Good times.
...but whatever, the Blues won the Cup!!!!!
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
21T.C. wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:58 amsometimes coaches put quotes out in the media because they know the players will see them. sometimes the players say things because they know the coach will hear them.MissouriMook wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:55 amMaybe its just me, but I find this kind of attitude disturbing. There is absolutely no reason why every line on the team has to play the same way. Every forward on the team has different strengths and weaknesses. Its up to the coach to design a structure for all forwards to play in, and put them together into lines accordingly, in a way that allows every individual to do what they do best. It is this backwards-assed, old school way of thinking that turns scorers into grinders and neuters your potential, because a coach isn't going to demand that the slow grinders on the team play a fast, creative game, they're going to demand that the fast, creative players play a slow, grinding game.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:09 am Pat Maroon
“We’re not keeping it simple and doing the right things as a team. I feel like we’re not on the same page. One line goes out there, gets the puck in and grinds it down low, but then I feel like the next line is playing lateral instead of north-south hockey. One line does it and the next three lines aren’t doing it — we’ve got to find ways to have every line doing the same thing."
i classify this as the latter. all of them. 100% on yeo, and if he doesn't recognize that he's lost the room, he's tone deaf.
Yeo lost the room...that is impossible.
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
22Yeo is lost, Petro is lost. They're not the leadership for this team. But at this point, who else would be? Here is to hoping that eventually they figure out that they play in the NHL.
Re: Player quotes on lack of Blues urgency
23If you want to see hockey players who are passionate about the game & committed to their teammates, take in a Lindenwood Lady Lions game out in Wentzville. I attended their home opener on Friday night, and I got more enjoyment out of that 63+ minutes of game play than from the half-dozen Blues games so far this season. Those young women skate hard every shift & don't let bigger/stronger teams push them around without pushing back. Plus admission is free, which is - what - a million bucks cheaper than going to watch the Blues?
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24Maybe the Blues' brass didn't have the balls to fire him, so they just switched the "Home Team Locker Room" and "Janitor's Closet" signs at Enterprise Center.