James Duthie ‏@tsnjamesduthie · OTT/STL is the shootout equivalent of trade deadline. Umm...somebody do something.
- stljam

Any chance Shatty meant to do that? I know the announcers were quick to call it a mistake but the way he watched it slide toward the goal line has me wondering.
- Blue Clam

Definitely possible.

As distasteful as it sounds, we all become Wings fans tomorrow.

Looking at the game notes, not only was that Berglund's first game-winning SO goal, it was his first-ever SO goal (was 0-11). #stlblues

- Lou Korac

That's the worst shoot out I've ever seen.
- bcallaway

Home game vs jets was worse

Holy smokes what a finish.

I really wanted the Sens to win that one after St. Louis almost choked that one away.


Didn't see the entire game but caught the end of the third and the SO. What a game.

As distasteful as it sounds, we all become Wings fans tomorrow.
- stljam

I think the division title is much more important to Dallas and St. Louis than Chicago. Would it be nice? Sure. But I honestly don't think the core group in Chicago gives a crap about the regular season, other than it being good enough to get them in to the dance.

Read several of your blogs, you've been doing a great job so far, jam.

Will someone please tell Jake Allen how to hug the post? That's the one save that literally anyone could make.

This is an outstanding regular season team that has yet to become a playoff success thereby keeping the organization from being a profitable entity.

Unless that course changes, this ownership group will take the path of all the others and decide they're tired of pouring money down a hole and bail out, starting the cycle all over again.

I don't fear what will happen, I know what will happen.
- bcallaway

The odds are that the Blues will not win the cup, so you're making a pretty safe bet with your position. Carcus, while being overzealous and maybe a bit naive with his, is at least showing some balls.

This team is as good or better than at least 26 other teams in the league. If we are healthy, and have at least one goalie on top of his game, we can beat the Hawks. They don't want to match up with us in the first round either. I've been saying all season that the Blues need another weapon up front to beat them but it's not impossible by any means with the current roster.

I concur my fellow African American friend.
- bcallaway

The odds are that the Blues will not win the cup, so you're making a pretty safe bet with your position. Carcus, while being overzealous and maybe a bit naive with his, is at least showing some balls.

This team is as good or better than at least 26 other teams in the league. If we are healthy, and have at least one goalie on top of his game, we can beat the Hawks. They don't want to match up with us in the first round either. I've been saying all season that the Blues need another weapon up front to beat them but it's not impossible by any means with the current roster.
- fattyboubatty

agreed.

Yes "Past Performance is Not Necessarily Indicative of Future Results" but poorly managed funds (or teams) tend to typically underperform the market.

Team pulls the same crap it has the last few years well have a new guard to lead the way. Hopefully we all can eat crow. But honestly its more palatable to expect the worst and be surprised if better things happen. The team has made us this way. Only way to fix it is to win.
- Gerk

the market is horse junk anyway. a system based on infinite growth on a finite planet, where people believe that the perceived value of something is better than the real value of something.

the market is nothing but euphemisms for gambling and then trying to rationalize the fact that one is gambling.

sorry i am on a kick lately with this crap.

the team is not bad, the city is not bad. the coach is not bad. the situation is not optimal.

the team does have the ability. 82 games and then the top sixteen see who can win sixteen first with some variables and vagaries that rare is it anymore that the real difference is a bunch of luck. that series against la proves it. last year was a piss poor performance but the other years luck was not to be found. top goalie goes down, replacement plays great escept for one wee mistake. they hit so much iron i thought they were on the tv show forged.

none if it is our control. just sit back and enjoy the ride and beg the gods that the keyboard tough guys that troll here saying stupid things from chicago happen to bump into you in real life on a particular day where your patience is at zero and you decide it's time to unload.

Maybe so. I wonder if it's always been this way... I seem to remember, back in the 90's, a ton of talk about this...
- eggsegan

insurance is the art of collecting money and doing as little as possible to give that money back. at the one end you figure out the likely chance of having to pay. anyone getting insurance that is not mandatory, is doing so cover the off chance something happens they cannot afford to lose. risk and tolerance my friend. i carry insurance on my truck but i carry a savings account in case something happens to my truck as well. if i call on the insurance man he will look to recoup the cost by raising my rates even if the accident is no fault of my own. because if you floss you are likely to live longer. not because of the act of flossing itself but because the type of person who flosses everyday is highly likely to behave in other predictable manners that leads to a likely outcome where they probably act less risky in life.

why i would insure expensive players? because losing them is likely to cost me revenue, not because i cannot afford to pay the player. i can correlate that if player x is significantly injured for x number of games the likelihood of team losses increases, the player is marquee and is marketed and fans pay to see them in particular play. the player is absent and a number will not show. if the team loses a lot less fans come. positive feedback to the system. you want negative feedback in a system.

Gunnarsson's terrible attempt to clear after the faceoff started the whole play. He would not be my choice to be on the ice up one with under a minute left. To add insult to injury, he is out of position on the game tying goal.
- stljam

he is good for at least one if not more of these type a plays a game. i wish i had the stats for the dmen who breakout of the zone the best. i bet gunnar is not one of them.

i still have to watch the game.

he is good for at least one if not more of these type a plays a game. i wish i had the stats for the dmen who breakout of the zone the best. i bet gunnar is not one of them.

i still have to watch the game.
- BluemanGuruu

He went for a hard around from behind the net and Hoffman was just barely able to stop it at the point. It was a 6 on 4 situation with the penalty and the empty net so I'm not sure what you can really expect there. If it was Petro he maybe could have gone up the middle but most guys are going to make the safe play around the boards. Petro was in the box and J bo was gassed having killed the previous minute plus. He and Shatty had just given up an even better chance just before the goal but Allen made the save.

I think the division title is much more important to Dallas and St. Louis than Chicago. Would it be nice? Sure. But I honestly don't think the core group in Chicago gives a crap about the regular season, other than it being good enough to get them in to the dance.

Read several of your blogs, you've been doing a great job so far, jam.
- MartiniMan

I'm with you. Aside from just making the playoffs, I don't give one whit where the Blues end up in the regular season standings. Recent history has proven great teams can do well and teams that qualify on the last day can go a long way, it does not matter one iota.

It only matters how you play once you get there.

Blues are secure enough in the standings that they seam near a lock now to make it, so getting healthy and being on a roll once they get there is about all that matters.

That was the most blues game ever

3-0 and give up a goal with less then a second left

11 Round shootout where ONE goal is scored by either team

Just incredible how bad this team is at finishing games

That was the most blues game ever

3-0 and give up a goal with less then a second left

11 Round shootout where ONE goal is scored by either team

Just incredible how bad this team is at finishing games
- sycsam

They have finished a lot of games in the win column.......

They have finished a lot of games in the win column.......
- carcus

They have 4 shootout wins

I here ya Carcus they are winning and winning is all that matters but against Ottawa a 3-0 lead should be an easy win.

A couple years ago the blues were stifling on d and if they were leading after 2 they rarely went to OT

That is all I am saying is that the finish is sloppy at best and that wont work down the stretch.

Blues Hawks and Stars are all tied but the blues trail in ROW by a lot

They have 4 shootout wins

I here ya Carcus they are winning and winning is all that matters but against Ottawa a 3-0 lead should be an easy win.

A couple years ago the blues were stifling on d and if they were leading after 2 they rarely went to OT

That is all I am saying is that the finish is sloppy at best and that wont work down the stretch.

Blues Hawks and Stars are all tied but the blues trail in ROW by a lot
- sycsam

No 3 on 3 and no shoot outs in the playoffs. Take the 2 points and move on.

Glad Jake got some more confidence after putting on that clinic in the shootout.

No 3 on 3 and no shoot outs in the playoffs. Take the 2 points and move on.

Glad Jake got some more confidence after putting on that clinic in the shootout.
- Gerk

Kinda the way I looked at it too. Two points, ho-hum. Don't care about giving an Eastern Conference team a point.

To his point, you don't like giving up 3-0 leads and the Blues have not been as good this season about holding a third period lead, but it's hard to argue with where they're sitting in the standings. They seem to find a way.

They have 4 shootout wins

I here ya Carcus they are winning and winning is all that matters but against Ottawa a 3-0 lead should be an easy win.

A couple years ago the blues were stifling on d and if they were leading after 2 they rarely went to OT

That is all I am saying is that the finish is sloppy at best and that wont work down the stretch.

Blues Hawks and Stars are all tied but the blues trail in ROW by a lot
- sycsam

Yeah, it was a sloppy finish to regulation.

Jake shouldn't have given up that short side goal, that was solely on him. Without that mistake, the Blues win in regulation.

Allen stepped up after letting the team down a bit. Played great in OT and didn't give Ottawa anything in the shootout.

Was nice to see, and hopefully will give him some confidence down the stretch.

Also to note, ROW only matter if you end up tied in points. The Blues can finish with 1 more point and 5 less ROWs and they are meaningless.

Odds are they won't matter. Just keep winning.

He went for a hard around from behind the net and Hoffman was just barely able to stop it at the point. It was a 6 on 4 situation with the penalty and the empty net so I'm not sure what you can really expect there. If it was Petro he maybe could have gone up the middle but most guys are going to make the safe play around the boards. Petro was in the box and J bo was gassed having killed the previous minute plus. He and Shatty had just given up an even better chance just before the goal but Allen made the save.
- fattyboubatty

see what not having seen the game says.

gunnar definitely works hard and i appreciate that. he is by far not the worst guy in the league. i like lindbohm more. but he does a decent enough job.

sometimes the bounces go bad let them happen now in the regular season. let this team not get overly confident but not too low on themselves. just enough to drive home the point that while they are one of the best squads in the league they should not be taking any team or any game for granted.

this happens whenever they score a bunch early. they stop doing what makes them dominant and start making the extra pass. worse they tend to carry over the bad habits for a game or two.

all can be fixed.

Also to note, ROW only matter if you end up tied in points. The Blues can finish with 1 more point and 5 less ROWs and they are meaningless.

Odds are they won't matter. Just keep winning.
- carcus

congratulations! you have been promoted to captain! jk.



thanks for being positive. it helps to keep a better perspective.