Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball:
Rebound then fist the Knights and Lanche
Fingers crossed. Lot of concerns still, but at least the Blues looked a lot more like they did last year during their historic playoff run. Still turning the puck over in their own zone too much, but they're moving the puck around well in the offensive zone, and shooting a lot more often.
The power play is a major concern, and Allen in net just scares me, but Binnie wasn't playing well since the season restarted, and Allen has played fairly well so far. Also I don't know what's up with Vladi, but I think we really need him back on the ice soon to have a realistic chance at moving on. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
Yeah, that's so bad. The game the other day happens.... but, two in a row in the playoffs? :-)
And some of the Yotes were actually smiling during the handshake line. What the hell do they have to smile about? 'Hey, I really enjoyed how you guys bent us over and jack-hammered our sphincters on national TV, thanks a lot." [Reply]
God, it's really great that the hockey world has to constantly refer to the Blues as "the defending world champions."
Gonna be great when we hear that all day long during a Chiefs game this season.
Getting back to hockey, the Blues are starting with Allen back in net again tonight. Starting to become concerned about Binnie. And I heard last night that Vladi's been out because he somehow injured his shoulder (not sure if it's the same shoulder). Which completely sucks gay goat balls . . . [Reply]
Clipped this from the STLPD. Story is 24 hours old. If anyone has anything newer, please post. Thanks in advance.
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"EDMONTON, Alberta — If the Blues are going to get past Vancouver in the Western Conference quarterfinals, they must do it without Vladimir Tarasenko.
More daunting is the possibility that if they are to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, they might have to do so without their perennial 30-goal scorer.
After missing the last two games of the Canucks series, Tarasenko has headed back to St. Louis to have his surgically-repaired left shoulder reevaluated.
Given the four-day minimum quarantine and COVID-19 testing protocol for players leaving and then returning to a hub city, there’s no way Tarasenko can return for this series even if the shoulder checks out.
But there’s a longer-term worry about what this means to Tarasenko’s status going forward since he’s already had two surgeries on the same shoulder over the past 28 months."
