Re: GDT: St Louis Blues at Dallas - 10/12 7:00 - TV:BSMW/ESPN+ Radio 101.1
51Thomas with a great chance, right at the end!
I agree 100%. Hockey is a TEAM game. Not an individual skills contest.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:03 pm Everything that happens after regulation is stupid. 3 on 3 and even worse the shootout. Ties are NOT worse than having to watch those two non-game related gimmicks
Must be something because even with his nearly 2 mins of PP time he saw less ice time than anyone else. Picked up the primary assist on the Blues only goal at least.Robb_K wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:57 pmMaybe Berube called him out for being slow to get back on defence?Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:53 pm Not sure if I missed it and Vrana missed a shift or two but interesting that he's had the fewest 5 on 5 minutes for the Blues tonight.
He was busy working on his defensive game this summer.CaptSMRT wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:19 pm Kyrou sucks... he fucking skated right at the fucking goalie and got poke checked like a fucking tourist
This reel made the Tucker/Scandella pairing look fucking terrible
What I'm going to be interested in seeing is how the grade A chances allowed compare to last year. If there's one thing that I think the fancy stats don't quite capture correctly is parsing out the really high danger chances in tight vs. the chance from in close where the player has nowhere to go with the puck. The Blues allowed sooooo many of the "bad" high danger chances last year.Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:32 am Granted the score could have been 3 or 4 for the Stars if not for Binner, but hey that's why you pay a goalie big money but I think without a doubt I liked what I saw from the Blues defense as a whole. Both the d-men and forwards. Parayko and Leddy I think had a very good game, both played over 24 minutes. I didn't love what I saw from Faulk and Krug though. Krug also needs to show much more on the PP or I'll be ready to see what Perun can do in that role.
Lots to be encouraged by coming out of game 1.
There's a reason their combined minutes were the same as Parayko's alone. I do think Tucker looked decent on the PK which was encouraging. Tucker also was the only defensemen throwing his weight around. I like his game. Scandella is Scandella.Oates2Hullie450 wrote: Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:43 amThis reel made the Tucker/Scandella pairing look fucking terrible
He is the poster boy for the shitty modern athleteDread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:05 amHe was busy working on his defensive game this summer.CaptSMRT wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:19 pm Kyrou sucks... he fucking skated right at the fucking goalie and got poke checked like a fucking tourist