Blues At Preds 11/17/07 Third Period

by Brad Lee on Nov 17, 2007 8:41 PM CST

It's 2-2 after two periods. I'm in the driver's seat. We'll be bringing the funny/intensity/wet hacking coughs.

Assistant coach Lex Luthor thinks the Blues have not generated enough scoring chances. He looks pissed.

18:50 Blues PK coming out strong. Danny DeVito behind the Nashville bench cannot be happy.

16:08 The BTK Line gets a 3-2 break-in and can't convert. Kind of a microcasm of much of the Blues offense tonight. Usually they're killers.

When Backes comes back, they'll have a hard time getting Stempniak off the Weight-Perron line.

12:51 The Blues really don't want OT and give a team in front of them a point. No jinx. No jinx. No jinx.

9:40 Blues kill off Perron's rookie mistake penalty behind the other team's goal. Tofu also with the big save on a Radulov breakway. How do you let that happen on the PK?

8:00 End to end action. Exciting and scary all at once. This has become a true rivalry now. Who would have thunk it a few seasons ago?

McClement just hit the crossbar. Tally one in the points tinked away column.

5:15 Why the Hell is Tootoo still getting ice time at this point in the game? He misfired on a scoring chance and then mixed it up with Perron at the bench and his limenate Gelinas gets whistled for a penalty. Big power play.

4:30 Johnson made a big play at the blue line and then they wasted it. Less than a minute left in the PP.

3:15 Power play ends without a legit scoring chance. I wonder if the Preds have a lame ass taco promotion like the Blues.

2:40 Federko is courting disaster talking about Kariya's prowess in the shootout. That's a long time from now, especially as the Blues ice it here.

0:30 Tootoo was back out? Huh?

And we've been relunctant to type almost anything waiting for the clock to hit zero. Icing with just a few ticks left. We're really close to the Blues' first overtime game of the year. Only four other teams have avoided an overtime or shootout loss.

If the Blues score in OT, they will continue having a perfect record when scoring three or more goals. We like consistency.

OVERTIME

4:05 Boyes and Kariya start the extra session with the new No. 1 defensive pairing, Brewer and Salvadore. GREAT SAVE by Mason after a tremendous pass from Kariya to Jackman and then Stempniak was robbed. That guy is having a tough stretch.

3:30 Preds absolutely buzzing. They should have ended it twice already.

Manbones Says:
November 17th, 2007 at 9:29 pm e

Oh jeezus that was scary.
Well put.

2:25 Very entertaining/thrilling/scary/anxious/stressful/ulcer-inducing overtime so far. Glad they haven't had to do this before now this season.

1:09 You can tell Kariya loves the extra space with 4-4 and he really wants to win this thing. Can't blame him.

0:36 Tofu with the save. Broadcast just mentioned Perron hasn't seen the ice in OT. Too bad.

Shootout it is.

My prediction for the STLÂ lineup: Stempniak, Boyes, Kariya.

Perron is the first shooter. Wow. No pressure, rook.

Perron: Shot, and I think he it the post. Damn.

Dumont: Tried to go five hole, Tofu closed up and sat on it. Nice.

Kariya: Shot, save by Mason. Crap.

Erat: BIG SAVE TOFU.

Boyes: DEKED MASON OUT OF THE CREASE. Holy shit. Come on Tofu.

Radulov: Tofu looked behind himself for the puck...it's underneath him! That's a Blues win and three in a row!

Hey Manbones, what's your take?

Manbones Says:
November 17th, 2007 at 9:41 pm e

Nice win by the Blues. Hannu played pretty well if you ask me.
Thanks, Manbones for sticking around. Great week for the Blues.

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Re: The comment in the second period thread. Mrs. GTPD says no flippin’ way. We already have Dish Network, and the internet and phone come with it. Direct TV doesn’t provide that. Grrrr…

Any word from the Alaska game re: Tomas Kana?

Gotta love this Perron kid. Which intrepid reporter was the FIRST member of the St. Louis media to interview this guy, again?

by GT Prospect Department on Nov 17, 2007 9:04 PM CST reply actions

What did Mrs. GTPD say no to?

by Brad Lee on Nov 17, 2007 9:12 PM CST reply actions

Getting Direct TV. We already have Dish.

by GT Prospect Department on Nov 17, 2007 9:13 PM CST reply actions

Does anyone realize that the Blues could start an entire U23 lineup on any given night (once Backes returns), and be very confident in doing so?

Backes, Perron and DJ King up front. Wagner and the Edge on defense. Toivonen in goal.

There might be a cilumn in that sometime in the near future…

by GT Prospect Department on Nov 17, 2007 9:17 PM CST reply actions

Rivermen lose 4-2 to San-friggin’-Antonio tonight. Ex-Riverman Jon Disalvatore scores the GWG, and then they give up an ENG with fifteen seconds left. The Rivs also lost 3-1 to Houston last night, so 0-2 on the weekend. Merde!!!

Lemtyugov with one of Peoria’s goals tonight, so at least there’s some positive news.

by GT Prospect Department on Nov 17, 2007 9:19 PM CST reply actions

OT!!!!!!

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:26 PM CST reply actions

Oh jeezus that was scary.

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:29 PM CST reply actions

Shootout predictions?

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:35 PM CST reply actions

I understand no t putting Perron out there, but I imagine that someday he’ll be a pretty dangerous 4 on 4 guy.

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:36 PM CST reply actions

I say Kariya Perron Boyes.

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:37 PM CST reply actions

Gotta love booing the rookie.

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:38 PM CST reply actions

Post! That was rough.

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:39 PM CST reply actions

Fuck yeah! Boyes comes up big!

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:40 PM CST reply actions

Nice win by the Blues. Hannu played pretty well if you ask me. (Not that you did)

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:41 PM CST reply actions

Hot damn, Boyes!

Anybody figure out what Backman was doing behind the Nashville net, yet?

by Poor College Student (but a season ticket holder anyway) on Nov 17, 2007 9:43 PM CST reply actions

And I finally got the chance to pee. I’d been pinching my urethra shut with a chip clip for that last 15 minutes.

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:44 PM CST reply actions

He had lost a contact earlier and thought it was behind the Preds net.

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:44 PM CST reply actions

Kids come through big again for the Blues tonight. Toivonen, Perron, Boyes, Wagner, Johnson.

The future is so friggin’ bright for this franchise right now…

by GT Prospect Department on Nov 17, 2007 9:45 PM CST reply actions

The pleasure was all mine, thanks for the kick-ass Gametime blog. Peace guys.

by Manbones on Nov 17, 2007 9:47 PM CST reply actions

Text to me from Gallagher:
"Now that the team is good, I hate going to shootouts, but that was exciting.

“Dennis Wideman who?”

by Brad Lee on Nov 17, 2007 9:58 PM CST reply actions

Now is that a Boyes trade reference?

Or perhaps a Dennis Wideman in shootouts reference?

Perhaps both?

by Poor College Student (but a season ticket holder anyway) on Nov 17, 2007 10:03 PM CST reply actions

This was fun. Unless I have major term papers this will be how I shall listen to the games out here in the lovely dorms of Brevard College in Brevard, NC. Talk to ya on Monday night :-D LET’S GO BLUES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Johnny Stats on Nov 17, 2007 10:52 PM CST reply actions

The Preds got nothing on Brad “the Hitman” Boyes! I smell a sweep!

by Marcus Pettersson on Nov 18, 2007 5:19 AM CST reply actions

“Ears” did real well tonight. Needs to work on his rebound control (but his defense could have helped out by clearing out. Nice that they actually could score for him.

Here’s hoping that we get to see Tootoo tattooed against the boards Monday.

I hate that guy.

by bluetransplant on Nov 18, 2007 1:26 PM CST reply actions