Blues Vs. Predators Open Thread

by Brad Lee on Apr 1, 2008 4:59 PM CDT Comment 60 comments

David Backes is a bad man.

By Brad Lee

Blues vs. Preds. Catch the excitement!

Nashville still has a lot to play for. No doubt about it.

We really don't have a lot to add. Mayb we will get Gallagher to post some of our special April 1 GT bits. Let's just say the paper for tonight is a little on the nontraditional side.

The game has been moved up to 6:30 p.m. St. Louis time for the bullriding network. Tune in and comment if you'd like.

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Hello all!!! Just wanted to drop in and say hello. Not sure how much I’ll add to the festivities because both the Blues and the Cards are playing at the same time, so if I don’t catch you all later FUCK DETROIT and Nashville too

by Johnny Stats on Apr 1, 2008 6:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

the cardinals? is that the name of kc’s hockey team?!?

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 1, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

How long do you guys think it will take for the Cardinals to reach the same number of wins that the Blues have this year?

I’ll say June 15th.

by GT Prospect Department on Apr 1, 2008 6:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

McDonald shoots and scores! Assists to Backes and Perron. Sweet, not even two minutes into the period.

Hope all the water-logged fans walking to Busch heard the horn. I think it’s loud enough.

by Brad Lee on Apr 1, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

These announcers seem real jolly.

by Guinea Pig on Apr 1, 2008 6:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Jamal Mayers is a mother fucking sniper!

Hey Cardinals fans, hear the horn again?

Barry Trotz just Detroited in his pants a little.

by Brad Lee on Apr 1, 2008 6:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Matt Walker really wants another goal. He almost scored on Legace. That’s his best scoring chance in a month!

by Brad Lee on Apr 1, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

barry has the trots?

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 1, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

holy shit! A game where we jump all over the opposition’s ass. Time out Nashville. Where was this shit in March?

by The Goalie Guy on Apr 1, 2008 6:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Less than seven minutes in…David Perron puts the biscuit in the basket! The fog horn is going to get worn out along with the pep band.

What’s really funny, there’s no way Gallagher is inside yet.

Perron from McDonald and Backes.

by Brad Lee on Apr 1, 2008 6:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Goalie change.

And the Blues are playing the cruelest of April Fools Jokes…EVER.

“Hey fans, this is how we could have played all season! Jokes on you!”

Fuck.

by Brad Lee on Apr 1, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Denial on the breakaway by Legace!

by Dayton on Apr 1, 2008 7:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

and now we get a whole period to try to figure out why perron will play 4:12 in the second…

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 1, 2008 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey! did I read right???

3-0 Blues over the preditor hillbillies?

by Pierre Chastenais on Apr 1, 2008 7:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m late, just got off work and got some Chinese on the way home. garlic dipping sauce owns with the crab rangoons, and doubles as a substitute for soy sauce on the fried rice.

we’re winning 3-0 unbelieveable

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

well damn. spoke too soon. 3-1

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 7:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i’m prolly the biggest toivo supporter here but he backs into his crease way too soon way too often and gives away his net coverage too easily

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 7:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

by the way, great April fools analogy Brad!
“jokes on you! "fuck”

actually, we’re more than capable of doing that. apparently we don’t have chemistry, or the right strategies or SOMEthing

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 7:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

sick clapper kariya! maybe you should shoot while you have the open net instead of waiting 3 seconds for the goalie to get ready, this ain’t warmies

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Kariya has had an off year to say the least

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 7:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

my kingdom for a brutal Janssen hit on Tootoo

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

so far every goal scored when shooting towards sec. 107

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

wait, is it 107 that’s right behind the goal or is it 110?

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I was convinced this was an April’s Fool thread for a moment when I read we were up 3-0.

by Rich Horton on Apr 1, 2008 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

“inconceivable!”

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 8:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

hmmm so did perron brek 4 minutes in the second period, and why they heck not?!!?

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 1, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

toivo just can’t catch a break

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

fuck no. why him? why did it have to be scored by that fucker?

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 8:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

well, it looks like he only assisted :P

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

our passing is shitty again

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think Bonk is one of the best last names I’ve ever heard.

by Dayton on Apr 1, 2008 8:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Ears? Needs a break? He needs to stand tall on those wing shots instead of folding like a chair.

by The Goalie Guy on Apr 1, 2008 8:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

fuuuuuuck now that shithead scored

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 8:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe this is like a double April Fool’s…

by Dayton on Apr 1, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Fuck Detroit

by Poor College Student on Apr 1, 2008 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yep and some people here are happy to see ears as our backup again next year. yikes!

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 1, 2008 8:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

cool. power play with exactly 2:00 left

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 8:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i’d like to see ears as a backup if he isn’t going to play scared like he is now, you can’t not stand up and challenge the shooter on that play, and someone can get it through his head to be on top of his crease at all times, he has the skating and recovery ability to do so but he is confident in that ability

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

isnt*

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Dennis LaRue is a blind shithead.

by The Goalie Guy on Apr 1, 2008 8:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

apparently it’s not a power play. great. adding overtime, that’ll be 7 minutes 4 on 4

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 9:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

if were gonna lose lets just lose now and not get the extra point

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah, we need to win, so Nashville doesn’t get that extra point and miss the playoffs

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

that’s it. send Ears packing this summer

by Dooks on Apr 1, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

good shot bad positioning by toivo, and what in the fuck is our d doing

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 9:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you guys suck.

by youguysareneat on Apr 1, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

why is brewer backing away from the fucking forward he is supposed to be covering?

by matt on Apr 1, 2008 9:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick… that’s some kinda shitknuckle f*****g April Fools’ gag the boys pulled on us in that first period.

Making us think that they actually had a chance to accomplish some small thing, however insignificant, to salvage some pride out of this train wreck of a second half…

Fuck.

by GT Prospect Department on Apr 1, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

by GT Prospect Department on Apr 1, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Why the hell doesn’t show up in the last post?

Again, fuck.

by GT Prospect Department on Apr 1, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Why the hell doesn’t “the picture” show up in the last post?

One more time… fuck.

by GT Prospect Department on Apr 1, 2008 9:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ll beat a dead horse. preds have been sold, trashed their stars, should be no better than the blues (easily should and were expected to be worse) and they outplayed andy murray after the 8 mnute mark of the game.

andy murray’s defensive 17 line checking units couldnt hold onto 3 goal lead.

if this was a rare event. ok. it is not.

is it murray’s fault? perhaps not, bu his system should give the blues ONE advantage somewehre ont eh ice, and it has NOT. we are NOT a successful defensive team. we have an all star goalie having a career type season, and 57 defensive d-men, and we still suck defensively and are one of the worse teams defensively int eh league. it is NOT acceptable, if murray doesnt fire 5 coaches and players the day the season ends, his head should roll. period.

by Childhood Trauma on Apr 1, 2008 9:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Toivonen is a total train wreck. He doesn’t seem to get that half the goalie’s job is to stand there and let the puck hit him. He moves every which way when someone even threatens to take a shot leaving a five-hole that Ryan Johnson could shoot a puck through. Right now, he is without a doubt the worst technical goalender I have ever seen in a Blues uniform, and that includes Roman Turek. (I got some Roman Turek cards for free at dream night to use as archery and dartboard targets.)

I won’t trash the defense (entirely, Erik was a little too casual on the predators first goal. On the other hand, a decent goaltender should have had the shot.) for this one. Frankly, it’s impossible to win when the other team’s best player by far is your goaltender. I don’t know if not having Manny back there is why the team went into a shell or not. I know that the players are aware that Hannu couldn’t stop a street hockey puck right now—and if you don’t have confidence in your last line of defense, you’re going to worry about keeping the puck away from your goaltender and not about re-establishing your offense—especially with a defensive coach like Andy Murray.

We’ve lost two games in a row due to bad backup goaltending. If we had a backup goalie, Manny would have gotten a well-deserved night off on Saturday, and maybe we don’t let two cheapies in, and then he can come back and play rested the whole game tonight.

I wasn’t expecting playoffs this year, but I was expecting much more than we’ve gotten since January.

by The Goalie Guy on Apr 1, 2008 10:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If I’m Doug Weight’s agent. I point to the Blues’ record since the Doug Weight trade as an illustration of what he brings to a team. I’m not saying it was a bad trade, but I wonder if the way it was handled had a negative effect on team morale and/or chemistry.

by baroose on Apr 1, 2008 11:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I’d like to see the 2 refs, 2 linesmen and Toivo Honor Killed.

by Mean on Apr 2, 2008 12:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Toivonen…. jgkljfdagkldfjgadljfakfdlnpa!!!

Maaan.. complete utter failure. What kind of a sick joke is this? I mean in a sense due to his failure, he’s making Emmanuel look REALLY good.

by slagathor on Apr 2, 2008 1:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

well really should the game ever have gotten that far? can you say fixed game? i can. that goal where perron was pushed into the net(which is interference since he didn;t have the puck), and it was disallowed without a review because supposedly of goaltender interfernce though he did not receive a penalty…?…??…i’m confused as much as i was when kariya was called for diving…no wait more so…no i’m not it’s a plain fix.

by chris d. on Apr 2, 2008 6:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I usually defend Ears, I think he’s overly criticized sometimes… but man… I might just have to change my stance on this one. He’s just been terrible. So so so bad.

by Marcus Pettersson on Apr 2, 2008 8:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs