Blues Blow 3-0 Lead
by Brad Lee on Dec 11, 2009 10:02 PM CST
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I'm not going to say that the Blues thought the game was over, but David Backes and Keith Tkachuk were caught smiling on the bench after he nearly got a hat trick. It all seemed a little too easy.
And then Gilbert Brule scored. And he scored again. Suddenly it was a game. And then it wasn't with four third-period goals for the Oilers. And then it was over 5-3.
Shocking.
I'll end this wrapup jus like the Bl
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I’m worried for a kneejerk reaction after this collapse… either a firing or a trade. Checketts cant be happy. I imagine these sorts of losses at home piss him off more than gritty wins on the road make him happy.
We have the talent. Last year we proved to have the coaching and the drive. I cant reconcile the team that played a gritty game against the Sharks a week ago with the one I’ve watched this week (I felt that we were lucky to get that win in DET 2 days ago). Cmon Blues, get it together.
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Let's hire Coach Oshie.
Father coach, son player…… wouldn’t that be somethin.
"Brad Winchester playing on a line with Perron and Berglund is like the fat kid who you invite to play one day because you didn't have enough skaters, yet you don't have the heart to tell them to leave the next few times you play. Damn you Andy Murray." -Author Unknown
He's like a son...
,,,but a friend. A friend…son. A son-friend!
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
I fixed the photo from the GDT to include our logo....
"Brad Winchester playing on a line with Perron and Berglund is like the fat kid who you invite to play one day because you didn't have enough skaters, yet you don't have the heart to tell them to leave the next few times you play. Damn you Andy Murray." -Author Unknown
It's not all on Murray
I’m sure he was screaming " clear the puck" like the rest of us. Just can’t figure out what happened. The drunk guy in our row who could barely walk didn’t look so bad by the end of the game.
by Mr. Particle on Dec 11, 2009 10:11 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Reminds me of the write up after a game from last February....
http://www.stlouisgametime.com/2009/2/10/755716/this-is-how-shit-gets-brok
"Brad Winchester playing on a line with Perron and Berglund is like the fat kid who you invite to play one day because you didn't have enough skaters, yet you don't have the heart to tell them to leave the next few times you play. Damn you Andy Murray." -Author Unknown
ZOMG
you are so right…. that article from the past nails it. Good find!!!!!
.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com
by CrossCheckRaise on Dec 11, 2009 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
new title
Blues blow
fixed
hey im a diehard fan and will always support the team so dont get me wrong but this is total crap.. and again i was one of the last backers of murray but hes done..and how bout we make a fuckin trade.. a real trade.. not fuckin brendan bell and tomas kana
If you have a donkey and i have a chicken and youre donkey ate my chickens feet what would you have.... 2 feet of my cock in youre ass!! haha
whatever happens
kt, dont tell the press you thought the team was playing for a tie, cos murray will pee himself again adn make you talk to the press for an hour explainging the comment and how murray had nothing to do with it
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by Childhood Trauma on Dec 11, 2009 10:21 PM CST reply actions
hey, a major trade might work
and I’d be happy if that was THE THING that got us to the next level…. but my experience watching this league tells me that emotional knee-jerk reactions to games like this usually end up biting you in the ass more often than actually solving anything.
More often than note, the BIG MOVE makes you feel better in the short term, but doesn’t really fix anything in the long term.
.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com
by CrossCheckRaise on Dec 11, 2009 10:22 PM CST reply actions
embarassing loss for sure No net no sticks no goal at next practise. they are figure skaters right! they are playing that way. brian boytano should be the coach. put some music on and laugh your asses off at the Mills for practise They play like figure skaters treat them that way because that was the worse game i have ever seen this team play. any tesm for that matter. where is the spirit. where is the hitting after it turns 3 1. where is more hitting after it turns. 3 2. where is skull cracking after 3 3. and where is the emotion. Figure skating babies is what they are. be a man you bitches. and start taking some blame murray step down cause they obviously are not playing for you.
by Blue Note on Dec 11, 2009 10:32 PM CST via mobile reply actions
the COL game was far worse..
it was a bad GAME, as opposed to a bad period.
.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com
by CrossCheckRaise on Dec 11, 2009 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
It was worse because they should of learned their lesson from the CO game and all the other games that the teams have scored on us with less than a minute to go in a period….They should never of let this happen!!! No excuses, this game was way worse, way more demoralizing than the CO game. One bad period can be worse than a whole game, just the fact that they played good in the first and second makes this worse. The game was there for the taken
yeah
I dont know what was worse, the lazy, weak-assed play in the 3rd period, or the fact the Blues responded with even more ineffective play. Did someone’s puppy die during the 2nd intermission? (I’ve got my money on someone on our formerly effective checking line)
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I didn't think it was lazy.
But I did think it was scared. They were hoping to hang on, not initiating.
To me, the Blues looked visibly sluggish on their skates for much of the 2nd half of the game, even before the 1st goal allowed. There were some turnovers and weak clearing attempts I can only describe as lazy. And where was playing the body?
But I will admit, I’m pissed and disgusted right now.
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i don't get that
I mean, the letdown was further, sure, but at least we showed some promise tonight. Something positive was happening…. Monday, it was a 60-min BedShitting…. i was way more pissed about that one.
i dunno….
.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com
by CrossCheckRaise on Dec 11, 2009 10:47 PM CST up reply actions
I will say it again
Way worse, and it ruined my Weekend
It was worse because they should of learned their lesson from the CO game and all the other games that the teams have scored on us with less than a minute to go in a period….They should never of let this happen!!! No excuses, this game was way worse, way more demoralizing than the CO game. One bad period can be worse than a whole game, just the fact that they played good in the first and second makes this worse. The game was there for the taken
learning their lesson
isn’t usally a one-game thing. Some teams take whole seasons to catch on to certain aspects of winning hockey. It was the COL game that brought us to the DET win on wednesday. Let’s see what happens (checks schedule) Tuesday before we start writing the suicide notes ……
.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com
by CrossCheckRaise on Dec 11, 2009 10:55 PM CST up reply actions
to late
after the 4th goal i already exclimed to all of sect 326 that i wanted to hang myself
If you have a donkey and i have a chicken and youre donkey ate my chickens feet what would you have.... 2 feet of my cock in youre ass!! haha
by bleedblue2009 on Dec 11, 2009 10:56 PM CST up reply actions
i got hammered last night to forget this one
Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat
I guess you really don’t need to even say anything to them after this game They embarassed themselves LOL
Time for beer…and sorry I am so opinionated…This game just sucked ass. I can’t remember a worse blues game and at a time where they could of stepped up and been men! Just not right…Something is wrong
Something is wrong
Oh, very much so … but, sadly, it’s probably something that can only be fixed with time and experiences like this. sadly, there’s probably more nights like this ahead, before we can put this to bed…..
.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com
by CrossCheckRaise on Dec 11, 2009 10:57 PM CST up reply actions
Unbelievable
I am in a state of shock still…
Just what the fuck…they let up a goal at the very end of the period then they went into the locker room saying oh shit its happening again. And what did they do? They let it happen again and again and again and AGAIN. 4 goals in the 3rd. People started leaving and booing (i refuse to because im not a fair weather fucktard i will yell an scream but not boo the team)
so i see major shit coming down if they pull this bullshit tuesday. The last brett hull night they played piss poor cost kitchen his job. Something will happen. They just gave up and rolled over and made delorian or whatever tge fuckers name was look like an all star
fucking piss poor tonight
and no eascalator ( they are “waiting” on a “part”) – they need to pay the extra $50 for the rush delivery/ overnight it 2 months is way too long. When they put up lit signs for the stairs up tothe 3rd floor that tells u its gonna be a while
Too much cockfuckery tonight
better do somethimg or tuesday shits gonna go down
by bss212s on Dec 11, 2009 11:31 PM CST via mobile reply actions
how does booing the team
make you a fairweather fan… what else do they deserve… you play like shit were gonna let you know
If you have a donkey and i have a chicken and youre donkey ate my chickens feet what would you have.... 2 feet of my cock in youre ass!! haha
by bleedblue2009 on Dec 11, 2009 11:34 PM CST up reply actions
Absolutely agree
If any team deserved booing by their hometown fans, it was the Blues tonight.
My only regret is that we should’ve started booing with more than 2 minutes to go. In fact, the general fan apathy of the “sellout” crowd (ha ha, right), was almost as sad as the team on the ice… but its hard to blame fans whove paid good money to watch their team play terribly at home, night after night.
After sitting through the shitshow on Monday in the lower bowl and this game tonight firsthand, I’m watching on TV for a couple months…. and saving my ticket $$ for single malt scotch.
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The debate
on whether its acceptable or not to boo one’s own team has been repeated innumerable times, so I’m hoping we can avoid that here. But I think we can all agree that this was a historically awful collapse by the Blues. I mean, I was at the debacle of green shirt night last year where the Wings beat us 5-0 or whatever. But to blow a 3-0 lead after playing solid hockey for a period and a half… its just pathetic. Inexecusable. 5. Straight. Goals.
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Uh
Green shirt night. Was there too. It’s funny when you see someone wearing that shirt, you know they went through it too.
And I’m not pleased with that game either, just stating my position, and not starting any debate. Just my position.
Yeah green shirt night last year was awful i was there too
by bss212s on Dec 12, 2009 8:45 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
And of course EVERYBODY around us in the standings gain points.... except us.
Detroit 4, Anaheim 3 – Overtime (3 point game)
Tampa Bay 1, Colorado 2 – Shootout
Minnesotta 2, Calgary 1 – Overtime (3 point game)
Dallas 3, San Jose 2 – Shootout (3 point game)
…..these 3 point games for teams in the western conf. are killing us. And it seems to happen every night.
"Brad Winchester playing on a line with Perron and Berglund is like the fat kid who you invite to play one day because you didn't have enough skaters, yet you don't have the heart to tell them to leave the next few times you play. Damn you Andy Murray." -Author Unknown
So, how bout that Taylor Hall!
That was a joke. No killing me please.
Look, I’m at a cross-roads. I’m the general of the “don’t panic” army. I’ve been among those who just don’t understand why people want to get rid of Murray this quick. Now, however, I do understand it… just not sure if I agree with it. The players have to be held accountable too. In this case, what Murray was saying was obviously working, and from everything I heard, he said exactly what he should have said: Don’t let them back in this game, stay focused, keep the puck in the offensive zone. If the players are playing like they are scared to lose, your going to lose, and that’s not Murrays failing.
Something has to change though. Man, going to the Blues training facility tommorow with my cousin isn’t gonna be as fun if it were after a win… I still think either Murray is fired or someone is traded by the time we get there tommorow. Lets just hope whatever we do we get good compensation and it sends a god damned message.
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Well I missed the game thanks to work
But I was getting text updates from a friend. 1-0, 2-0, 3-0 — I got pretty happy. And then 3-2, 3-2 and then 3-3. I got in the work car to head back to work and heard goals four and five. I punched the steering wheel and turned off the radio.
I’m fed up with this team. I’m tired of the shitty, inconsistent effort. I’m tired of the bed-shitting on a semi-regular basis. I’m tired of the “They’re young excuses.” I’m tired of counting on vets like Kariya and Tkachuk to fucking do something. And I’m tired of the Andy Murray show — The constant line changes. The benching of young guys while old guys who suck (Kariya) just get moved off the power play. And the his shitty power plays — I’m tired of Brad Winchester wasting space and B.J. Crombeen riding the coattails of Steen and Silent Jay and being a key cog.
Now, this isn’t my farewell to this team. I’m here for the long haul but fuck man, I want to see some changes. I want this team to play like they did from January to the playoffs. This team, as its built, is better than last year’s club. They should start fucking acting like it.
well, if youre tired of the “they’re young” excuse maybe come back in like three years? hate to be snarky but they’re young getting younger, really with petro and eller coming into the fold. youre dead on about the powerplay though, as long as it still sucks expect us to get the shit kicked out of us on a nightly basis with teams being unafraid to go to the box against us.
nah
im not gonna bail. im just tired of whenever things go wrong, i hear that this team is young. this team is a year old than last year’s team. from january until the playoffs, no one played harder and better hockey than basically this group. now a year older, and im still hearing its a young team. pittsburgh was a young team last year. chicago is a young team.
the blues just need to flat-out play harder and better on a nightly basis.
Sheesh
went to bed angry…woke up angry…just told a guy who cold called me about double glazing to just “bugger off, okay?” …
Mood swing fan? Me? course not…
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Agree. Still in a pissy mood.
…to the point that I dont even want to talk about it. Not even discuss issues with the team.
Just leave me alone about it.
Is this what PMS feels like with women?
"Brad Winchester playing on a line with Perron and Berglund is like the fat kid who you invite to play one day because you didn't have enough skaters, yet you don't have the heart to tell them to leave the next few times you play. Damn you Andy Murray." -Author Unknown
Thats the worst part
All day tomorrow and probably Monday too people are going to come up to us and say “What happened to the Blues?” yet if we punch them in the face suddenly WE would be the bad guys.
Hatred Walking
Well
the way I’m feeling now – it’s very similar.
Except in this case, copious amounts of chocolate DON’T help erase the memory of last night.
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by drfrankentweed on Dec 12, 2009 7:16 AM CST up reply actions
Geeze.
I hope from the Thrashers boards with mental deficients talking about trading Kovalchuk because he’s slumping and ignoring the fact that he’s the leagues leading goal scorer since 2001, and I hop on over here to see an ass-nugget’s ass- nugget talking about tanking and thinking about the draft?
When the HELL did hockey get so freaking whiny? Mike Millbury needs to focus his “pansification” argument on the fans. Whiny ass emo fucktards. It’s one thing to get angry at a team’s play, even finally reach the breaking point where you boo it, but when you start throwing in the towel and threatening to cut yourself, and you’ll REALLY DO IT THIS TIME zomg! Well, I hate to say it, but go fuck yourself. Or, better yet, try being a fan of a team for an extended period of time, grow as a person and come back and talk to those of us who have been following this team all of their lives.
Sorry – weather sucks here, I have a headache, and my birthday weekend extravaganza is already off to a shit tastic start, and will probably get worse tonight when the Thrashers lose like they do every year when I see them for my b-day. I need to take my annoyance out on someone… might as well be some buttmunch on the internet.
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This isn't an endorsement or a throwing-under-the-bus of Andy Murray.
However. If last month I had heard AM had gotten fired, I would’ve lost my shit and probably thrown a solid object through the bedroom window.
Now? If it happens, I probably won’t bat an eyelash.
Personally, I don’t think he SHOULD be fired, just as much as I don’t think Roboto should be wearing the C (another story for another time). But one month later, it’s difficult to build an argument to justify being overly pissed about the suggestion anymore. If it happens, it happens.
One day, David Backes and Albert Pujols will combine forces to become the most awesome piece of violent force known to man.
Because
He hasn’t coached enough heart into them? We have plenty of preparation, we have a game plan, we just dont execute. We turned into a bunch of pussies in the third apparently and I fail to see how thats Andys fault. You can’t coach heart. Blame the people in the locker room not keeping everyone focused in the third period and not making sure we played to win. Usually that responsibility gets laid at the feet of the captain but apparently we are short on one of those right now.
You missed the point.
I don’t WANT him to be fired. But I can no longer come up with an argument for NOT firing him. I admit, it’s confusing, convoluted and weird . . . but . . . it is what it is. I agree – something has to change in the locker room, but if you can find a reasonable match with any of our dead-weight players to another club without the other club feeling like they’re getting shafted, more power to you.
One day, David Backes and Albert Pujols will combine forces to become the most awesome piece of violent force known to man.
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