Crawford gave up some softies...was pulled...and is he sitting around crying taking five games to get over it...nope.

And Backes didn't even have to beat him up.

Crawford has the benefit of playing with a bunch of guys with some testicular fortitude. Our goalies have to play with a bunch of happy to collect their paycheck, no-shows.

ratonmono wrote:Crawford has the benefit of playing with a bunch of guys with some testicular fortitude. Our goalies have to play with a bunch of happy to collect their paycheck, no-shows.

QFA

You can't blame Allen and Elliott's head problems on the rest of the team.

CaptSMRT wrote:You can't blame Allen and Elliott's head problems on the rest of the team.

It's the Blues SKATERS who have much more of a head problem than Elliot or Allen. Allen played more than well enough to win the series! How many goals did Allen and Elliot give up against the Wild? Only 13. How many did tbe Hawks' Darling and Crawford give up against Nashville? 21!

So if the Blues actually did their job and showed up and SCORE instead of running scared every time the Wild scored they'd be in the 2nd round playing the Hawks!

JesusNEVERexisted wrote:

CaptSMRT wrote:You can't blame Allen and Elliott's head problems on the rest of the team.

It's the Blues SKATERS who have much more of a head problem than Elliot or Allen. Allen played more than well enough to win the series! How many goals did Allen and Elliot give up against the Wild? Only 13. How many did tbe Hawks' Darling and Crawford give up against Nashville? 21!

So if the Blues actually did their job and showed up and SCORE instead of running scared every time the Wild scored they'd be in the 2nd round playing the Hawks!

It's not simply the scoring. It's the lack of forechecking, which led to the lack of puck possession, which led to the lack of open ice, which led to the lack of scoring.

I sincerely wish we had a bunch more western Canadian toughness in our lineup. Chicago has neutralized Minnesota's speed with their checking game. We need to be focused on doing the same. If you play the game the way Chicago does, checking hard and fighting for every loose puck, you don't have to have a good goalie, merely a serviceable one.

Allen gives up a couple of softies in game five...and he is shaking in his boots in game six. Crawford gets pulled in game one and is shutting out the Wild in game three of the second round. Crawford put his problems behind him, something that the Blues players apparently can't do.

CaptSMRT wrote:Allen gives up a couple of softies in game five...and he is shaking in his boots in game six. Crawford gets pulled in game one and is shutting out the Wild in game three of the second round. Crawford put his problems behind him, something that the Blues players apparently can't do.

Allen's also a rookie, hard to blame him for having jitters. Crawfords first two trips to the playoffs were pretty ugly as well. The Blues skaters are the ones that needed to step the fuck up and play better in front of their goalie.

Fuhrfan, those 6 players you have jerseys of would not only have beaten the Wild but they'd give the Hawks a run for their money!

Hull, Oates, Stevens, Brindamour, Brown, and Joseph. Only Tank and maybe Petro can compare to any of those 6!

JesusNEVERexisted wrote:Fuhrfan, those 6 players you have jerseys of wouldn't not only beaten the Wild but they'd give the Hawks a run for their money!

Hull, Oates, Stevens, Brindamour, Brown, and Joseph. Only Tank and maybe Petro can compare to any of those 6!

Agreed. I watched the CBC feed of the CGY-ANA game last night and they showed two 1990-91 highlights of Oates feeding Hull a couple of assists during the intermission report (both Oates and Darren Pang were on the panel). I didn't know how good we had it at the time. Fond memories.

So true Fuhrfan. I think most Blues fans don't appreciate how good Oates, Hull, Stevens and the others were back then! Why were they showing highlights from Blues 90-91 playoffs during a Calgary/Anaheim playoff game??

ratonmono wrote:

CaptSMRT wrote:Allen gives up a couple of softies in game five...and he is shaking in his boots in game six. Crawford gets pulled in game one and is shutting out the Wild in game three of the second round. Crawford put his problems behind him, something that the Blues players apparently can't do.

Allen's also a rookie, hard to blame him for having jitters. Crawfords first two trips to the playoffs were pretty ugly as well. The Blues skaters are the ones that needed to step the fuck up and play better in front of their goalie.

NO MERCY!!!