JoshuaW92 9 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 I cannot believe the record the Blues have right now. Does everyone think that adding Halak make them that much better? Or maybe their young players gaining more experience? Discuss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reis710 3 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 They haven't played the wings yet. 3 55fan, TheDetroitRedWings and Hockeymom1960 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Heaten Report post Posted November 8, 2010 Hot goalie. Haven't really been paying attention to St.Louis, but they don't seem to score much, or get scored on much. Once the goalie cools off, their winning record will fade. 1 TheDetroitRedWings reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 Hot goalie. Haven't really been paying attention to St.Louis, but they don't seem to score much, or get scored on much. Once the goalie cools off, their winning record will fade. conklin started tonight, still was a shutout Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bring Back The Bruise Bros 1,029 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 conklin started tonight, still was a shutout They seem pretty well-balanced. Skilled guys like Perron, Steen, Berglund and Backes in,the top 6 and a bottom 6 consisting of meaner guys like Winchester, Janssen, and Crombeen. Well-rounded if you ask me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cprice12 117 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 Those paying attention to the Blues could see this coming over the past couple seasons...and then they added Halak without losing anyone from their NHL roster, which instantly made them significantly better. Great goaltending...solid system on defense...great transition game. And they just won in Boston and beat the Rangers in NY in back to back nights without their best offensive threat (Perron) and half of their defensive corps (Polak, Carlo, Jackman)...all our out with injuries. Really, the only thing they need to work on is the power play, which has been pretty bad. If they could get that on track a bit, they'd be dominant. Davis Payne has done a great job since taking over last year. They've won 12 games in a row at home dating back to last season and of course are 9-1-2 so far this year, and currently #1 overall in the NHL. Blues teams have always been known for working their asses off...and this team is no different. They work hard, and it is paying off. Hard work doesn't go into a slump. But I can't see them keeping up this pace without either the power play improving, or them scoring more 5 on 5 goals. They can't keep winning games 1-0 and 2-1...or at least I don't think they can. They haven't played the wings yet. Who? 2 55fan and Konnan511 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 1 TheDetroitRedWings reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HockeytownRules19 902 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 LUCK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Stolberg Report post Posted November 8, 2010 i mad cuz they stylin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 Halak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperNovaXll 124 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 My best friend is a huge Blues fan, and pretty much said the same thing cprice said. Young talent is starting to mesh well. They dont really have a super star, so the team isnt being built around anyone, so everyone is just working really hard to figure out how to win together...AS A TEAM. They have 4 very balanced lines, now add a very good goaltender and you got a winning combo. I think the true test for the Blues will be how they play against some of the stronger teams in the west. They havent played the Kings, Wings or Nucks yet. So I think we will have a good idea if the Blues are for real or not in a couple months. But even if they aren't a true contender yet, I think they will be next year or the following year. 1 8 Legged RedWing reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shoreline Report post Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) Give 'em some time, they'll f*** it all up. If their fans are cheering their team on now, in a few months they'll be back to their team playing against non-Red Wing teams cheering "Red Wings suck". Edited November 8, 2010 by Shoreline 1 TheDetroitRedWings reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cprice12 117 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 What's also really exciting is the play of Johnson and Pietrangelo on defense. Johnson came into his own last season and is having a great year so far this year...and this is Pietrangelo's first full season and he's been very good. He has great offensive and puckhandling skills, but the knock on him had always been that his defense was subpar. Well, the extra time in the minors seem to have paid off because he has been solid defensively. Much better than advertised. You'd think that it would just be a matter of time before the power play started clicking with Johnson and Petro on the points, with Boyes in the corner and Backes in front of the net. There is too much talent out there for the power play to struggle for much longer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Konnan511 1,736 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 Saying "discuss" after an OP #thingsthatpissmeoff 2 TheDetroitRedWings and dat's sick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cprice12 117 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 Give 'em some time, they'll f*** it all up. If their fans are cheering their team on now, in a few months they'll be back to their team playing against non-Red Wing teams cheering "Red Wings suck". I hope your other 11,426 posts made more sense than that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoshuaW92 9 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 Saying "discuss" after an OP #thingsthatpissmeoff Sorry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricky0034 89 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) they will cool down big time soon that team still has some serious problems(offense for one thing,they are 20th in goals scored/game this year so far for a reason) everything will come crashing down when that league leading 1.5 goals against/game cools off kinda like what happened to Nashville Edited November 8, 2010 by ricky0034 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricky0034 89 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) wow that letsgoblues site is pretty pathetic http://www.letsgoblues.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23411&st=0&sk=t&sd=a Edited November 8, 2010 by ricky0034 1 IILeiBlazeII reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holliday 1,888 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 Who? If you wish to enjoy your stay here I would stick with the former part of your post rather than the latter. Trying to dog a franchise that has won more cups in the past 10 years than yours has in its entire history is silly. 3 TheDetroitRedWings, lookalive07 and syntax reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j.hoop 64 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 halak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#19=Legend 29 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 i think i read "suck it" on that blues board more than ever before in my life... classy forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Stolberg Report post Posted November 8, 2010 this forum is the epitome of classy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Echolalia 2,961 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 I sure hope the Wings take the Blues more seriously than LGW does. They're a young team with a good deal of balanced talent. They don't have any superstars to lean on, but they also don't have any salary greater than McDonald's 4.7M eating into their cap. Instead they succeed not on pure talent, but hard work and they get it from everyone on the ice. I don't care who's on your roster, if you have all 18 guys on the ice playing balls-to-the-wall hockey and working on the same page for 60 minutes you're gonna win games. They also have 3M in capspace for any glaring issues that might pop up between now and February. This team is legit and we're likely to verse them in the playoffs. Hopefully by then they'll have a little more respect and be taken a little more seriously. 1 Jenny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 93 Report post Posted November 8, 2010 I think that St. Louis is doing so WELL because they've sucked for so long, they have acquired some great talent. I think that St. Louis is GOOD, because they've sucked for so long, they have acquired some great talent. 3 RedWingFan2k1, 55fan and Byorski reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Stolberg Report post Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) sucking for 3 seasons isn't very long four of the players on their roster right now were drafted after a bad season Edited November 8, 2010 by Stolberg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
