Backes has one day to fight Tarasenko for old time's sake.

Good for him. He's not a statue guy but I always appreciated his effort in the Blue Note.

Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:09 am Backes has one day to fight Tarasenko for old time's sake.

Good for him. He's not a statue guy but I always appreciated his effort in the Blue Note.

When the Blues win the cup this year does Backes get his name on it?

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 11:21 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:09 am Backes has one day to fight Tarasenko for old time's sake.

Good for him. He's not a statue guy but I always appreciated his effort in the Blue Note.

When the Blues win the cup this year does Backes get his name on it?

Only if they win it today.

Sweet. Backes retires a Blue. Him and Pujols both fucked up. That 15 minutes of fame being a free agent can fuck you up.

But I'm glad Army did this. You can tell he's a Backes fan. So classy of Army doing this.

BillP. wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:37 pm Sweet. Backes retires a Blue. Him and Pujols both fucked up. That 15 minutes of fame being a free agent can fuck you up.

But I'm glad Army did this. You can tell he's a Backes fan. So classy of Army doing this.

Hindsight is 20/20 but, I think it was the millions and millions of extra dollars (9 figures in Pujols' case) that lured those guys away rather than "15 minutes of fame".

Congrats to Mr. Backes on a really solid career. Too bad they couldn't go all the way in 2017 but there was no way we could have kept him and won the Cup.

Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:53 pm

BillP. wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:37 pm Sweet. Backes retires a Blue. Him and Pujols both fucked up. That 15 minutes of fame being a free agent can fuck you up.

But I'm glad Army did this. You can tell he's a Backes fan. So classy of Army doing this.

Hindsight is 20/20 but, I think it was the millions and millions of extra dollars (9 figures in Pujols' case) that lured those guys away rather than "15 minutes of fame".

Not to mention the difference in the way respective management dealt with them.

BillP. wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:37 pm Sweet. Backes retires a Blue. Him and Pujols both fucked up. That 15 minutes of fame being a free agent can fuck you up.

But I'm glad Army did this. You can tell he's a Backes fan. So classy of Army doing this.

I would be surprised if either player or St Louis team regret it. The ones that fucked up were the teams that paid them.

Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:09 am Backes has one day to fight Tarasenko for old time's sake.

Good for him. He's not a statue guy but I always appreciated his effort in the Blue Note.

I like how Lou Korac retweets the Blues like he did something....fucking sports media people are useless...

CaptSMRT wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:52 pm

Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:09 am Backes has one day to fight Tarasenko for old time's sake.

Good for him. He's not a statue guy but I always appreciated his effort in the Blue Note.

I like how Lou Korac retweets the Blues like he did something....fucking sports media people are useless...

Yeah, but it's fitting. How would we manage without that kind of editorial content?

BluesSK wrote: Fri Sep 10, 2021 5:06 am

CaptSMRT wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:52 pm

Dave's a mess wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:09 am Backes has one day to fight Tarasenko for old time's sake.

Good for him. He's not a statue guy but I always appreciated his effort in the Blue Note.

I like how Lou Korac retweets the Blues like he did something....fucking sports media people are useless...

Yeah, but it's fitting. How would we manage without that kind of editorial content?

He really put some mustard on that one...

Deal is 750k cap hit. More to come soon?

Dave's a mess wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:08 am
Deal is 750k cap hit. More to come soon?

bringing in a center and Robert Thomas still unsigned? Put me back into the conspiracy thread cause I've got a doozy!

So Lou is speculating that Sunny is on IR to start the year. That helps a little in terms of cap space, but I thought I read he wouldn't be out more than 5-10 games to start the year. If that's the case, you'd think some more dominos are going to start falling. Prior to the Bozak signing, the Blues had about $1.5M in cap space, though that includes an 8th defenseman. Assuming Walman or Santini gets sent down, that frees up another 750ish depending on which one sticks, which pretty much evens out with Bozak. That's not enough to sign Thomas, so another shoe has to drop.

By the way, love the Bozak deal. Great fit, great price, great term.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:11 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:08 am
Deal is 750k cap hit. More to come soon?

bringing in a center and Robert Thomas still unsigned? Put me back into the conspiracy thread cause I've got a doozy!

Does it involve a frustrated young Sens RFA?

Gotta love Army. Inks Bozak to 750K.

What's the next move?????

BillP. wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:48 am Gotta love Army. Inks Bozak to 750K.

What's the next move?????

My guess is Tarasenko. Training camp opens really soon. I don't know when exactly, but the first preseason game is 9/25. Still no real idea what that deal looks like, but unless Thomas is part of a mega-trade, the Blues will need to clear about $1M in cap space to sign him comfortably.

welcome to st. louis, kid

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:13 am welcome to st. louis, kid

If JR is reporting it...probably not true...

BillP. wrote: Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:48 am Gotta love Army. Inks Bozak to 750K.

What's the next move?????

Really glad to have Bozak back. Very solid player.

Jake I would’ve paid for you! your success is my success

That's cool. I don't think he has any realistic shot to make the roster this season, but you've gotta like where his head is at.

let's go ahead and start the countdown until at least one of those networks disappears from providers over contract negotiations. over/under has to be what, 30 days?

Glad I just made the switch to Hulu with Live TV. I get ESPN+ through the Disney bundle as well, so I should be covered for all games since I'm out of market.

Non hockey related review after a few weeks: Solid channel lineup compared with my old AT&T streaming plan. I never had Hulu's regular service before either, so that's been a nice bonus. Interface is a little weird to get used to, but happy I made the switch. I did so knowing I'd need ESPN+ to watch most Blues games. The rest has been a bonus.