02/08 Road Music: @ Colorado Avalanche

by CrossCheckRaise on Feb 8, 2010 6:06 AM CST

This past 3-game span may have been good prep work for what lies ahead...

Look, I'm as disappointed as anyone about the losses to SJ and CHI, but I think that if you step back from the scoreboard, you can see some positives to take from those games (Why don't you take a good look at yourself and describe what you see). Overall, I think the Blues played pretty well with those two very talented teams. Not once did I get the feeling that we were being dominated. If you sat someone down and had them watch that last home game against CHI and edited out the goal-scoring, I don't think anyone would be able to tell which team was leading the other - it was that even. The final decision was determined by the fact that CHI made the most of their opportunities, and the Blues did not.

Having to face those opponents for 3 games in a row were an opportunity to fail on a spectacular level. And the Blues did not. Now, can they maintain that level of play against lesser opponents? Or will there be a measurable let-down? That is the question. If they keep up this tempo, and improve by finishing on the inevitable scoring chances that come, we will win.

Now, as for the enemy tonight...

Do not underestimate this Avalanche team. They have had a dramatic turn-around from last year. They started off very hot, cooled for a bit, but have now resumed some very competitive play, going 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. They have been bolstered by a white-hot goaltender in Craig Anderson. In the past month, he has established a 1.66 GAA and an ungodly .946 save percentage, including 3 shutouts. The dude is good. ("Hey, Boy, do you wanna score?" ) They have also brought in some young talent to their roster, names that you may have never heard before, but will definitely hear more about tonight, and in the future: Duchene, Galiardi, McLeod, O'Reilly, Stewart, Yip .... These guys area all making a serious contribution to the team, which figures to be the 4th youngest in the league. While they may be just benefiting from lowered expectations, it could also be said that ...

Folk down there really don't care,...Which, which way the pressure lies.

Misty Mountain Hop (live) / Led Zeppelin

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I will be there in Sec 144 with a good buddy of mine.

I remember telling some hockey friends I had wished the Blues had grabbed Anderson as opposed to having Mason on payroll, but realized that wasn’t exactly practical or realistic. But Anderson has been exactly what this young Avs team has needed: stability in net, something they’ve lacked since Roy retired.

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by HockeyHippie on Feb 8, 2010 11:18 AM CST reply actions

You cannot go wrong with a good LZ tune.

And the Blues couldn’t go wrong with punching some Avs players in the face a few times.

HACK THE BONE!

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by Donut King on Feb 8, 2010 12:51 PM CST reply actions

Time to kick some ass

We’ve played decent games and still come up short so now it’s time to just go out there and not let up for a second. Hopefully we can win this one cleanly and get some kind of momentum going into the Fuck Detroit game

No one knows why, but second only to eating the brains of the living, the dead love affordable pre-fab furniture.

by Maverides on Feb 8, 2010 1:25 PM CST reply actions

those pictures are SOOOO FUNNY!!! LOL!

"I wanna be an achiever like Bad Horse.... I meant Ghandi" ~ Dr. Horrible

by Carnie on Feb 8, 2010 1:34 PM CST reply actions

agreed

craig’s a perv

Paul Kariya's hips don't lie and he's starting to feel it's right.

by NateTheGreat. on Feb 8, 2010 4:08 PM CST up reply actions

craig’s a ~~perv~~ man

/fixed

I know it's time for hockey because I've started singing "Don't Stop Believing" with the words "...born and raised in FUCK DETRIOT!!!"

by J-Mill on Feb 8, 2010 4:15 PM CST up reply actions

still, even as a man, he could have made it less obvious…

The “Mmmm, I’d totally rape that” look isn’t pleasent…

Breaking News: I'm currently in the process of writing "I will not say and/or type "that word" 1,000 times.

by Novacain on Feb 8, 2010 5:52 PM CST up reply actions

I was thinking...

“mmmm… so that’s what a half-naked woman looks like…”

Its weird... half the year my blood is red... but then the other half... it's blue... hm...

by PeacockJac on Feb 8, 2010 6:02 PM CST up reply actions

He should have atleast

Either left the mask down or had the pucks to talk to them, be all "Sup ladies, when you shovel the snow make sure to give my crease a second pass, I like it nice and smooth. Yeah id so be hitting on the ladies if I was the goalie and not just staring like a dork.

by Icion on Feb 8, 2010 6:36 PM CST up reply actions

I don't think Amderson can be faulted for checking out that scenery...

"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 Feb 8, 2010 2:31 PM CST reply actions

He can be faulted for being a goofy looking sumbitch.

At least his parents can be faulted for it.

Chicagoan in the Lou.

by Mike Martin on Feb 8, 2010 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

YOU'RE

Mike Martin ?!?!?!?!?!?

.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com

by CrossCheckRaise on Feb 8, 2010 6:05 PM CST up reply actions

Ha!

Ann counted people having that reaction 6 times. The real question is what you all were expecting…

Chicagoan in the Lou.

by Mike Martin on Feb 8, 2010 6:11 PM CST up reply actions

I can't speak for the rest

but my amazement was that I found you so fast. A sea of CHI fans, I bump into you and your g/f almost at random.

.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com

by CrossCheckRaise on Feb 8, 2010 7:59 PM CST up reply actions

Okay, so I was watching Saturday's game at a bar with no audio...

was the second period Boyes goal waived off for Intent to Blow? Because that is THE most bullshit rule in all of sports – even more so than the Tuck Rule! It even pisses me off when the Redwings get blown by that rule!*

*(Only a little, though.)

I know it's time for hockey because I've started singing "Don't Stop Believing" with the words "...born and raised in FUCK DETRIOT!!!"

by J-Mill on Feb 8, 2010 4:07 PM CST reply actions

Nope

Because the whistle actually blew, if you can believe that. He didn’t need ‘intent’, because he actually took the time to give the quick whistle even when the puck was still live.

That’s how horrible the call was.

I found it most rewarding to listen to Kerber go nuts on the radio though. I saw it live on TV and even had my g/f saying, “Why the fuck did he blow the whistle?!?!” (and this is a woman who loves Blues games, but only if she is going. She hates watching hockey on TV, and thus, wasn’t in a good mood, and wasn’t really paying attention. And yes, she even thought it was bullshit).

Afterwords, we were driving somewhere and I got to hear a replay of Kerber. Glad to see someone else felt the same way that I did.

Its weird... half the year my blood is red... but then the other half... it's blue... hm...

by PeacockJac on Feb 8, 2010 6:01 PM CST up reply actions

I saw the puck

from section 305. Alas, I didn’t have a crowd of players between me and the puck.

Still, that call just plain BLEW….

.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com

by CrossCheckRaise on Feb 8, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions

I was right behind that goal and thought it was an "intent to blow" call

And I kinda felt bad for the Blues, as that rule is fucking terrible.

However, knowing that it was a whistle (deserved or not), I don’t feel as bad. The fact that the 5 on 3 came because of another terrible rule (puck-over-glass delay of game), I don’t feel bad at all. :)

Chicagoan in the Lou.

by Mike Martin on Feb 8, 2010 6:33 PM CST up reply actions

I know its early to ask...

but Colorado games are my nemisis…fucking “Territorial blackouts” on Center Ice that apply to Nerbaska regardless of the team broadcasting suck…which basically means that we NEVER get to watch games on the big tv…

Anyone have/know of a feed for tonite? I’d at least like an opportunity to watch.

Stupid blackouts…

Put your big girl panties on and deal with it!

by BluesFanFromNE on Feb 8, 2010 7:10 PM CST reply actions

I'm sure someone will post one on the actually GDT

Barret Jackman is my hero.

Fueled. These new shores burn. Shadow, my sweet shadow, to you I look no more.

Crosby and Malkin. Two girls, one cup.

by BluesTiger on Feb 8, 2010 7:28 PM CST up reply actions

won't know for sure until the puck drops

but there’s a feed listed here

.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com

by CrossCheckRaise on Feb 8, 2010 7:40 PM CST up reply actions

http://www.ndsportstalk.com/ndsports1.php

Lod

by Lodnod on Feb 8, 2010 7:45 PM CST reply actions

That is supposed to be feed for game but looks like NHL network right now

Lod

by Lodnod on Feb 8, 2010 7:46 PM CST reply actions

Chris Pronger interview

coming up on the VS intermission report

.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com

by CrossCheckRaise on Feb 8, 2010 7:56 PM CST reply actions

Did anyone ever post anything about

the semi meet up with Chicago fans at Maggie’s? Did any Chitown folks join the group up in the concourse at 307 or wherever that is?
Just curious how it went

Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder

by luvhockey on Feb 8, 2010 8:05 PM CST reply actions

Not yet

I haven’t anyway. Mike Martin (natch) was there, and I dropped in for a quick meet and greet. The real happening was post game. There was much drinking and talking afterward. I got to meet some of the dudes at SCH. I plan on posting a Fanpost or somesuch later….

.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com

by CrossCheckRaise on Feb 8, 2010 8:07 PM CST up reply actions

before or after

sounds like a good time. Will await the post

Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder

by luvhockey on Feb 8, 2010 8:10 PM CST up reply actions

itll come

when we get the feb. wall paper, danGNR’s sweden trip update and the conclusion of EJ hardest dick

by averagejoe on Feb 8, 2010 8:11 PM CST up reply actions

Why

I detect a degree of cynicism there!

I really didn’t have much in mind, more along the lines of “nice to meetcha” over at SCH.

.... formerly "Tim" of StLouisGameTime.com

by CrossCheckRaise on Feb 8, 2010 8:20 PM CST up reply actions

I'm still waiting for the conclusion of EJ's story

the last time I remember seeing a new chapter, I was still working my summer job in North Carolina! The last thing I remember, EJ was about to confront Hullie face to face in Dallas. I still say Mike Keenen framed him!

I know it's time for hockey because I've started singing "Don't Stop Believing" with the words "...born and raised in FUCK DETRIOT!!!"

by J-Mill on Feb 8, 2010 8:22 PM CST up reply actions