Blues Win In Nashville; Tootoo Still Garbage
by gallagher on Oct 28, 2010 9:35 PM CDT
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The big win should be the story. The fact that the Blues are now 5-1-2 and they're looking strong in every game. Jaroslav Halak put up yet another shutout and is continuing to look like the possible franchise player management thought/hoped they were acquiring this summer. Patrik Berglund played well again and scored the big back-breaker goal. Any of these topics could be the big takeaway story from tonight's game.
Instead it will be Jordin Tootoo with yet another borderline hit leveled on a guy as he tried to draw a penalty to get his team an advantage, who will be the big story. Tootoo, who always plays the game right on the edge, took a shot at Carlo Colaiacovo that looks like the exact example of the new NHL rule regarding hits to the head, injuring Colaiacovo in the process. He was immediately assessed a five minute major for charging and given a game misconduct. On the ensuing power play, the Blues put the nail in the coffin with Matt D'Agostini's fourth goal of the year.
So much for a momentum-changer, Tootoo.
The rule that Tootoo violated is new for this season:
Rule 48.1: Illegal Check to the Head. A lateral or blind side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principle point of contact is not permitted. A major penalty and automatic game misconduct will be given. Any player with two of these will be suspended one game.
Here's the video: The Blues announcers and Blues fans will clearly say it was dirty (so did the refs), but Nashville fans will say that he didn't leave his feet, it was shoulder to, um, not-head and that it wasn't dirty. Make your own decision...
Hopefully Colaiacovo, who left the game, won't miss any time.
The Blues are now in third place in the division with three games in hand on Chicago and one on Nashville, both of whom have 13 points to the Blues 12. That road trip that was once described as a three-game losing streak is now being called a streak where the Blues earned points in two of three games. Positivity is flowing like a river in Blues Country.
What will you be talking about tomorrow; how well the Blues are playing, or what a bag of garbage Tootoo is?
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Who cares about Tootoo
That was a great win. Halak is, so far, better than advertised. Berglund is playing more like his first year than his second year. Petro is a horse.
Everything’s comin’ up Milhouse!
(sure would suck if cola was hurt, though)
St. Louis Game Time Fact: Morning links are part of a well-balanced meal.
SBNSTL Writing about the Blues in more than one line is tough.
Technovikinhg isn't the first guy to have experienced a sophomore slump...
…and he sure won’t be the last.
He’s starting to look more and more like the player the Blues figured they were getting when they drafted him and his then-current Flock Of Seagulls haircut back in 2006.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 28, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Storytime with Berglund aka TechnoViking
We both live in the same building in Clayton. I rode the elevator up with him a minute a go, on my way back from a munchie run @ McDonalds. He seemed in good spirits after another solid game. I told him his goal was glorious, we then proceeded to fist pound. He parted with words of wisdom, “Enjoy your McDonalds, man”.
TEACH ME HOW TO BERGY!
by BLUENOTE4KUFE on Oct 29, 2010 12:41 AM CDT up reply actions
Hey Boss
Storyline you forgot: the last place team in the Central Division is the Detroit Red Wings.
www.stlouisgametime.com
by Brad Lee on Oct 28, 2010 9:42 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Point wise yes, Chicago is the last in the central based on win%.
He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Jay McClement for Selke in 2011. Justice will be served. Penalties will be killed.
Eitehr way you look at it...
… it makes me smile. Screw ’em both.
Kind of pissed Hossa’s out for a few weeks, though; he as keeping a few fantasy teams afloat.
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Great win.
I did see one thing that troubles me
When TooToo took down Carlo someone should have pounded that stain into the ice. Roughing him up doesn’t cut it, push his teeth in for god’s sake. Strachan roughed up up but christ, take a 5 minute and game and teach that POS he won’t get away with that with the Blues. Now we get another concussion watch with Carlo.
Has the game changed that much that players can’t police themselves on the ice? Fucking flag hockey here we come.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Strachan had the mittens off, but Tootoo wouldn't dance
If I’m Strachan, I don’t just start pounding him. I’m only in my second game of the year. I do something stupid and get thrown out or something, maybe that gives the rookie they called up, Oyster or something, a chance and maybe he outplays me. I think that’s self preservation there.
www.stlouisgametime.com
Fuck self preservation
whatever happened to team? Your teammate is lying there in la la land. Take care of bidness liek your supposed to.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Agreed, Spec...
Your teammates come frst. If I’m Strachan. I take a 2, 5 and 10, and pound the living crap out of Cumstain Tootoo wether he turtles or not.
Someone has to take one for the team here, and teach that little piece of dogshit that he does not get away with his headhunting shit when hes on the ice against the St. Louis Blues.
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 28, 2010 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
to be fair to tyson
he gets the gate, cola’s on the ground … the blues have to play with 4 d-men in a 2-goal game for the next 7 minutes.
St. Louis Game Time Fact: Morning links are part of a well-balanced meal.
SBNSTL Writing about the Blues in more than one line is tough.
That's a fair point, and a reasonable one...
…but five of those seven remaining minutes were on the power play due to the major penalty to Shitbag Tootoo, and Steen is more than capable of eating up a lot of those minutes on the point during a power play.
Granted, no one knew at the time that Fuckstick Tootoo was going to get five, but circumstances were such that even if the Blues hadn’t gotten a five-minute unlimited PP out of the deal, they would not have been shorted on defense for an unmanageable amount of time if Strachan had gone apeshit on Buttplug Tootoo.
I can understand the need for self-discipline, and for not shorting your team’s bench strength in a tight divisional game. But because it’s a tight divisional game, that’s another good reason why Asshat Tootoo needed to be taught a lesson.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 28, 2010 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
So nex t game Tootoo takes out another one of our D or Frenchie?
That’s your D partner laying on the ice. Hell the whole line should have dogpiled that POS. Instead Strach pushes him a couple times and skates off? Send the message, break his jaw or whatever it takes. Maybe we’re old school but these pussies who hide behind the rules and those that fear that repercussions of crossing the fighting line make me crazy. Be good boys and take out the trash.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
It may be an 'old school' mentality...
but there are those of us who still think it should be that way.
Sports in general is pussying up.
Baseball, for instance, is allowing the umpires to designate when you can throw at someone and when you can’t. Fuck that. Let the team take care of it.
There was a reason why no one threw at a Cardinal back in the day. Because no one wanted chin music from Gibson! Notice how feared he was as a pitcher. Now look at the amount of times he actually hit someone… be ready to be amazed. He had impecable control.
Same with hockey. Fuck the rules. If you make Tootoo your bitch, he won’t do that shit again (assuming he doesn’t like it of course, which is debatable).
I don’t care what happens for the next 5 minutes, if it means that in the next 10 games this piece of shit is actually going to think twice about making hits like that on another Blues player. Period.
Its weird... half the year my blood is red... but then the other half... it's blue... hm...
Yeah, I was a little disappointed with Strachan there.
I mean, you could make the argument he was trying to throw down and Tootoo wasn’t his huckleberry, but still.
Overall though, great game by the Blues. A little loosey-goosey in their own zone. I know Halak’s a fucking robot, but there’s only SO many periods of shut-out hockey the dude is going to string together. The PK and the defensive zone play have to improve. But overall we looked good. Most importantly we did NOT let off in the 3rd. Really impressed with the effort.
I am genuinely excited about watching this team play, which is a lot more than I can say for last season.
the gloves are off literall and figuratively
when TooToo cheap shotted Cola. If he doesn’t want to dance then black both eyes with his gloves on.
These BS fighting rules are what leads POS like TooToo to do that shit.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Once again, spot-fuckin'-on, sir...
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 28, 2010 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
Backes to D’Agostini was all the payback needed IMO once he wouldn’t drop the gloves. Tootoo isn’t going to be stopped, the guy is was always will be a doucher.
As for deterrence: Toots didn’t lose the game, but he killed his team’s chance to come back with 7 minutes left against a team that has had problems holding leads. He’s already a bad hockey player who is on the team to try to spark momentum—-not too many times he can kill his team before he’s pulling this shit in the AHL. Giving him what he wants (a fight, get the crowd into it and a possible roughing PP) is probably not the way to stop him. Beating his team into submission when he pulls this shit is what ends his career.
Not afraid to nitpick
Tootoo is a twat
Plain and simple. All he can do is cheap shot people, and then refuse to drop em. I really wanted to see Strachs crush that eye-shadow wearing queer into the ice in a manner reminiscent of Bruce Willis in the closing of Sin City, but the little bitch would have achieved his goal. Instead, Strachan kept his head on, following the advice moms everywhere try to instill in their kids, “be the bigger man and walk away.” Of course, mom never tells you how good it feels to kick the other guys ass, so he had to get a few shots in. In closing, this team is on a hell of a roll, and Tootoo can suck a dick. Ten dicks…
They can delay the savage beating of Tootoo for the next home game vs. Nashville.
That’s when you send Cam after him.
by Paperwork Ninja on Oct 28, 2010 11:15 PM CDT reply actions
I have absolutely no problem with that...
..as long as Cam makes damn sure that, when he gets thrown out, Assweasel Tootoo goes with him, one way or another.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 28, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
-.-
I was in class, so I couldn’t watch the game damnit. Carlo better be fine, I have him on my money fantasy league team. I’m excited about Berglund though, and in the next meeting with Nashville Janssen will be there to police the ice.
Sucks about Carlo
I hope he’s okay. The Blues are already missing Polak and Nikitin, but on the bright side we may get a chance to see Cole play with the big boys. If he can do half as well as Petro has, he’ll be fine.
Hope Carlo is fine
And that Tootoo gets his in the futrue. Oh and Halak, another awesome game for him. Good to see Bergie get the goal. I’m rooting for him this season.
I'm in Central Tennessee
and I listened to the game on the radio. They asserted that Tootoo made a legal hit. Even if it was questionable in both real time and replay, they saw it as a shoulder to shoulder hit. Granted. they are homers, but I wonder if they are right. I haven’t seen the replay. Based on the fact that the Blues still outplayed them the whole game, I wonder if it would have mattered and I fear for Coley. But I wonder how much of this head-shot game is going to be borderline. In the first three weeks, we’ve seen many many hits that are questionable. I don’t really know how to deal with this shit.
Sometimes, I wonder why hockey came south of St. Louis, and then I realize, I'm south of St. Louis. Coincidence, I think not.
clearly not legal
Although everybody knows they teach you to keep your heap up around the boards in the MITES, PooPoo’s skates still left the ice and he made contact with Carlo’s dome. Thus, BETTMAN and his GOON SQUAD should at least suspend him for a game.
by BLUENOTE4KUFE on Oct 29, 2010 1:29 AM CDT up reply actions
@Central TN
It looked shoulder to shoulder, but the fact that he left his feet (it is a fact, look at the video around the 1:50 mark) makes it dirty, in my opinion. The guy is a stain on an otherwise admirable, hardworking hockey team. I’d be embarrassed (as a fan and teammate) to have that clown running around and then turtling when it’s time to answer the bell.
Tootoo's so tiny...
… he had to leave his feet to reach Cola’s shoulder.
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Re: Shitbag Assweasel Fuckstick Buttplug Tootoo:
The guy is a stain on an otherwise admirable, hardworking hockey team. I’d be embarrassed (as a fan and teammate) to have that clown running around and then turtling when it’s time to answer the bell.
Amen, brother…
B.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 29, 2010 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Country music sucks.
It needed to be said.
I push snow during TV time-outs. The Blues pay me in jumpsuits.
by bradflick55 on Oct 29, 2010 2:32 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I think the headline is missing a word.
Tootoo is HOT garbage. Because plain old garbage can be around for awhile and not reek to TOTAL “Holy Hell” conditions. Hot garbage smells like ass for a long time.
St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.
And I can also write things in 140 characters or fewer.
Pred fan here... Hope CC is okay, but
that hit from Toots was not dirty.
Charging? He didn’t even take a stride past the faceoff dot.
Hit to head? Looks pretty shoulder — shoulder to me, certainly not a head-targeted shot.
Left his feet? Only due to momentum — not a blatant jump into the hit.
The refs didn’t even make a call until it was clear CC wasn’t getting up. Once again, injuries mean more in these calls than the actions leading up to them. That and reputation.
Sorry, I know y’all hate Tootoo, but he doesn’t deserve a suspension. Frankly, I don’t think he should’ve even received a game misconduct. We’ll see what the WoJ says though.
Momentum?
Doesn’t carry you off the ice on a hit, ever heard of gravity?
drive a car into a wall. what happens? the back end pops up off the ground.
crazy physics, i know.
by Broadwaybully on Oct 29, 2010 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions
The front tires don't come off the ground
And he hadn’t hit him yet before his feet were off the ground.
Not afraid to nitpick
Honestly I don't think him leaving the ground is the issue
I think the way the Carlo was positioned led to it. He looks a little awkward going towards the boards and is leaning forward a little. When he leans forward it actually lowers his head which looks like what causes Tootoo to make contact there first. If you read the rule and blindside or lateral hit where the head is the principle point of contact insights this rule. I don’t think Tootoo was actually going for the head, but intent is not mentioned in the rule so conveniently included above. I think arguing over whether he left his feet is immaterial.
Fuck Detroit.
Shitty analogy is shitty.
Physics don’t work that way. Especially on an ice surface with it’s notoriously relative lack of friction. Defend your favorite cheap shot artist with something other than science next time, hoss.
by Johnny Hangover on Oct 29, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
whatev, “hoss.” An analogy shouldn’t be necessary in the first place, but physics do work that way.
It’s fine if y’all want to be homers about it — I’d likely lean the same way at first glance if it was our dude getting lit up… But the hit was not dirty and Toots doesn’t deserve a suspension.
Look forward to the next matchup in a couple weeks.
by Broadwaybully on Oct 29, 2010 10:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Nothing but love for a raging jackass,
And we’re the “homers.”
Got it.
by Washoo on Oct 29, 2010 10:16 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Hope Tootoo gets his head taken off in a similar fashion in that one.
Good luck trying to explain all this then.
The hit. Was not. Legal.
St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.
And I can also write things in 140 characters or fewer.
Thanks for the analysis
Tootoo is a piece of shit who cant get stretchered off the ice fast enough.
by Johnny Hangover on Oct 29, 2010 8:32 AM CDT reply actions
Remember Tyson Nash?
http://www.stlouisgametime.com/2009/1/6/710383/where-are-they-now-tyson-n
This is a link from your St. Louis Gametime blog. I seem to remember you guys loving him. read the article, agitator, rarely fought back, sound familiar? This are the comments you guys make about Tootoo. If he was on your team he would be the best think since sliced bread.
On the hit. If you can look at it from the back angle it WAS shoulder to shoulder. I hope he is ok but Tootoo did not target the head. Leave it to blues fans to whine about a hit. If it was the other way around you would think the NHL was out to get you.
I hate guys like that.
I was never a Tyson Nash fan. While I recognize the purpose of players like that in the NHL (Tootoo included), I don’t like the players, and I don’t want them on my team. I’d pitch a fit if Tootoo were on the Blues. I can’t stand him with a fiery passion.
And before you say “Oh, yes you would!” I hate Ben Eager. Hated him when he was on the Blackhawks and was a puss who either wouldn’t fight back or who would do so but fight like a dishrag. He took dumbass penalties and left other people to clean up his shit.
Now he’s on the Thrashers, my other team, and he’s doing the same shit – and I wish that we would put him in a box marked “return to sender” and ship his ass back to Chicago.
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Tootoo will be taken down
The 11th can’t get here soon enough, I have a feeling Mr. Tootoo will get to know Cam Janssen (mainly his fists) more intimately, to be honest, if I was a Blues player, I don’t care if I got suspended, I’d blatantly try to take Tootoo down. Hansen brothers style.
I hope they do
You do realize if the Blues retaliate that way it only hurts your team. If Tootoo is challenged he will go. I have personally seen him fight guys 6"8" and 40-50lbs heavier. He isn’t afraid.
He has done his job well if they come after him.
Brother, I think you're living in a parallel universe...
You do realize if the Blues retaliate that way it only hurts your team.
Let’s see… Cam Janssen pounds Tootoo’s head into paste, both teams’ agitators taken off the ice. i don’t see how that hurts the Blues, since Tootoo has more points that Cam.
If Tootoo is challenged he will go. I have personally seen him fight guys 6"8" and 40-50lbs heavier. He isn’t afraid.
With all due respect, I’ve been watching hockey for 40-plus years, and I’ve never seen Tootoo do anything but turtle unless he was essentially trapped in a situation where it was fight or else.
Hyenas aren’t afraid to yap at lions, and sneak in and steal a piece of the gazelle when the lion isn’t looking, either…
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 29, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Cam Janssen = Goon
2008-09 STL 56 1 3 4 -5 131 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 22 .045
2009-10 STL 43 0 0 0 -3 190 73 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000
Those look like the numbers of a goon. I guess if he is on your team it is OK. Last year 43 games, 0 points and 190 PIMs. If that’s not a goon I don’t know who is.
And thus, the notion that Janssen taking Tootoo off the ice does not hurt the Blues...
Oh, and at least Janssen answers the bell when it rings.
Every time.
As opposed to hitting and running / hiding / turtling as a certain double-digited player on the Predators is well-known for…
Feel free to try and talk smack about Cam Janssen if you like, but understand that no one here expects any more out of him than what he brings to the table. Unlike little Zwei-und-zwanzig Scheissevogel down Nashville way, where people seem to think that he can actually play hockey…
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 29, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice German Come Back
2 and 20 Shit Bird. See we down here in nashville have some education as well
I don't recall ever saying otherwise...
All I’m saying is that Tootoo is an embarrasment, and sticking up for him like you’re doing is even more so.
Wether you or I think the hit was acceptable or not, the rules clearly state what is and isn’t a penalty, and Tootoo was assessed a penalty by the referee(s). That’s the only opinion or interpretation that really matters here, and because Tootoo is a multiple offender, he’s probably going to get a suspension.
I ony hope that suspension isn’t still in force when the Blues and Predators meet again, because I look forward to seeing how brave Tootoo is in someone else’s barn… and to seeing if he got the glue off of the inside of his gloves yet.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 29, 2010 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sticking up for....
…just discussing another angle
By the way
We never said he was a top liner. He fills a role for us and is obviously doing it very well.
What role, exactly?
Christ, I’d give a testicle to never score goals but to give cheap shots to opposing players and yet earn an NHL salary. I thought you boys were bankrupt?
St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.
And I can also write things in 140 characters or fewer.
How Often Have You Watched The Preds?
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jordin+tootoo+fights&aq=1
I suggest you take a look at that page if you think he turtles! I’m sure he would be glad to drop Cam to the ice.
What you guys are essentially wanting your players to do is be goons. Let me get this straight, when Tootoo does that it is terrible, when your guys exact revenge it is considered great. That’s some messed up logic there.
Tootoo being off the ice would not hurt as much as you think. Oh and on that point Tootoo is more than a goon by your own admission. If a spark is needed during the game Tootoo always targets the largest guy on the ice. He doesn’t go after the smaller star players. Come to some games in Nashville and see how he plays night in and night out.
I guess missing the playoffs the the last six years has some built up animosity. Keep working you will get there.
The bell rang last night
and Tootoo pussed out. He could have easily taken another Blues D man off the ice but instead he let a guy shove him into the net and skated off. Pansy azz coward who went headhunting and they didn’t want to step up to own his work.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
I guess missing the playoffs the the last six years has some built up animosity.
That’s a great finishing line. Especially the part where you don’t let facts get in the way.
by BleedBlue42 on Oct 29, 2010 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
What Bell?
Op my bad you did make the playoffs in 2009. I didn’t notice. Chalk one up!
He didn’t take another D man off the ice because there was no penalty until CC was down. The back Ref called it not the Ref standing there. Tootoo didn’t want to take a fighting penalty when he didn’t think it was going to be called. On that point since your other D dropped the gloves there should have been a 2 minute unsportsmanlike call. Oh well next time.
You know it is amazing to me you can look at the Preds boards and not see a whole lot of cursing and name calling. Nice of you guys to resort to 2nd grade, no I’ll say 3rd grade name calling to describe the Hockey game.
Keep fighting!
You like Tutu. That's fine.
Saturday night, there was some jackass who came to this site complaining that Blues fans should have more respect for Sidney Crosby. If the most talented player in the game can’t get love here, you’re wasting time and energy thinking you’ll get a different result for Mini-Marchment.
If your objective is to argue your perspective, you’ve done it. If you want to change someone else’s opinions, it’s a lost cause. Either way, you have nothing to gain by continuing.
by BleedBlue42 on Oct 29, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mini-Marchment
Rec’d like a certain #22 on the Predators is going to be come Veterans’ Day.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
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by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 29, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Tootoo is still a gutless coward
Penalty or no penalty, man up and drop em you pansie
I think GreyNation is here because his diapers are in a twist that the Blues have figured out how to beat his Preds. Don’t take it too hard GN. Get used to them shutouts.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Can't wait to shut you out again
'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.'
MARK VIDUKA
Or the irony of a Nashville fan talking about doing anything with the playoffs
The franchise has never even won 3 games in a playoff series let alone win one.
Not afraid to nitpick
We Can Agree That Crosby Sucks
Six of the last seven meetings between the clubs have been decided by two goals or fewer, and 12 of the last 16 Preds-Blues contests going back to Feb. 16, 2008 have been decided by a single goal. On home ice, the Preds have failed to gain at least a point against St. Louis just once since the start of the 2005-06 season, going 15-1-3 in that span. Overall, Nashville is 28-6-3 in that span.
Good Luck on the 11th! And why all the name calling? No need for the jackass reference. Of all the fans that come to Nashville it’s no wonder we dislike the Blues fans the most. Hell we can even tolerate Wings and Sharks fans. I guess you feel like your owed something considering all the trips to the post-season.
Numbers since the lockout are to be expected...
… since the last five seasons represent the best years of the Nashville franchise, and some of the worst years in Blues history.
I wonder what the head-to-head records were in the five seasons before the lockout. I’m almost curious enough to look, but not quite.
Here you go
Dominance: With 35 wins over the Blues, the Predators have more wins over St. Louis than any other franchise. The record doesn’t tell the whole story, however. Prior to the lockout, the Predators had an 8-19-3-2 record against the Blues, including a 3-10-1-2 road record. After the lockout, however, the roles reversed…and then some. The Predators won the first 14 games against the Blues following the lockout and have held a 27-6-3 record. Last year’s November 27 loss marked the first regulation home loss to the Blues since 2003-04. Prior to the lockout, the Predators had a 5-9-2-0 record against the Blues at home…turning it around to a purely dominant 14-1-3.
8-19-3-2 isn’t nearly as bas as 27-6-3!
Boy, that's just sad.
“Dominance”?
If that’s the kind of editorial spin they’re feeding the Nashvillians, no wonder they think of this as a big rivalry. You guys should try focusing that hostility on the teams who keep ending your seasons. I’d welcome a thousand Pred fans before greeting a single Wing lover.
Sorry, but you guys just haven’t earned Playoff Hate yet.
Whoops, forgot to add...
… that “27-6-3” doesn’t look the same on the other end, thanks to one team’s overtime loss becoming the other team’s regulation win.
Since the lockout, the Blues have a 10-19-9 record against Nashville. That includes an 0-7-1 record in 2005-06, when the Blues were the worst team in the league, and a 10-12-8 record since (28 out of 60 possible points, or 47%).
The Predators dominated the Blues in the first post-lockout year, and have been good-but-not-great against them since.
27-6-3
That’s pretty dominant. We don’t rally consider the blues a huge rivalry. Our hate is for the Wings and Sharks and as of last year some for the Blackhawks.
Just saying out of all the fans in the building the Blues fans are the most obnoxious.
Thanks for the entertainment!
You guys are the best!
I didn't go away....
….I just wanted to thank you for the entertainment. See southern hospitality even extends to those who throw stones and name call.
I love it...
a city that didn’t even have NHL hockey until 1998 is trying to educate us about hockey. Seriously???
'I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league.'
MARK VIDUKA
Education.....
…is an ongoing process that never stops until we pass away. Even those who think they know everything have much to learn.
Now you're just trolling.
Please, go ahead and post the “last word”. You know you can’t resist.
Bye.
"Now?"
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851
http://futurenotes.blogspot.com
by Tomorrows Blues on Oct 29, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
This was posted on our board
Tootoo “Charge”
I am a huge Blues fan. Always have been, always will be. I still don’t believe Tootoo’s "charge" should have even drawn a penalty. They were both going for the puck. This is hockey isn’t it? LET THEM PLAY!
by Matt Sayle
Hello.
I am ridiculous. I am the fan of a team that has zero playoff series wins and about 12 years of ‘history’. I am a big supporter of our version of Tyson Nash, and not because I feel he is a novelty act, or because he’s OUR novelty act, but because I believe that the Tyson Nash role is still a valid role in the NHL and that our version of him is quite relevant. In fact, I bring a wooden whistle to our home games to blow when he’s on the ice. Because it sounds cool, like a train, and he likes to freight train people (but never in a rule-breaking manner), and it also sounds like “Toot Toot!” which is a lot like saying “TooToo!”
See – it’s clever, like me.
Also, I think I know more about hockey than you. Here’s why:
-My team has ‘dominated’ yours over the last few years while we were building towards a Cup run that may or may not have happened while your team was rebuilding. In your face!
-My team considers the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks to be our biggest rivals. Neither of those teams consider us to be their rivals and neither do their fans, but that is still better than admitting that our biggest rival is actually Columbus.
-I can translate German. Thank you Google.
So, in summary, you guys should all admit that you like Jordin Tootoo.
Signed,
Grey (Wish someone hadn’t already taken MustardNation) Nation
by gallagher on Oct 30, 2010 12:41 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
This needs to be green.
Make it so!
St. Louis Game Time . . . I need another beer.
And I can also write things in 140 characters or fewer.
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