Blues Fall Again Behind Shaky Goaltending

by gallagher on Mar 24, 2010 9:21 PM CDT

Short and sweet tonight, kiddos, Dad's got work to do. And drinks to drink.

The Blues' goaltending sucks. Not sucks like can't win games and should be in the AHL sucks, but more like can't win games when they need them, let in way, way too many soft goals sucks. I could make a case for that all three of the goals scored tonight were avoidable. Don't ask me how this gets remedied, but clearly the official policy of signing UFA over-achieving backups from other cities to be the starter in St. Louis is not working.
That said, the Red Wings clearly had some knowledge about Ty Conklin's apparently perpetual case of the yips when pucks get flipped in from beyond the blueline. They tried it a few times and it worked for a big goal once.
Where has that Paul Kariya been for the last three years?
Red Wings fans seem to think that their team is feared by all of the higher playoff seeds and that other teams are tanking games to avoid a first round matchup with Detroit. Yeah, right. Keep dreaming the dream, bandwagon, but this team is a far cry from the powerhouse they once were. Clearly, everyone hopes to draw the self-fellating Sharks and their jinx Dany Heatley in the first round, but no one is actively trying to avoid the Wings.

Speaking of teams that no one wants in the playoffs, the L.A. Kings are in tomorrow for our viewing pleasure. Can't wait to see what kind of soft goal gets scored against Chris Mason....

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I actually feel better after that post.

I reluctantly watched the game knowing we were going to fuck it up for the pink whores at some point. The Blues need goaltending, more scoring and some finishing. Seems tangible and a good enough reason to let go of this season.

I’m feeling that ’We’re out of the playoffs and I dont give a shit about hockey’ feeling right now… and a thousand Fuck Detroits isn’t helping.

Fuck Detroit anyway.

Lod

by Lodnod on Mar 24, 2010 10:31 PM CDT reply actions

Hmm, what goalies will be available next year?

http://www.capgeek.com/free_agents.php?Year=2010&Team=All&Position=G&FAType=2&FilterButton=APPLY+FILTER

To add to that list, Vokoun might be moved, but has a NMC, so probably won’t want to go from one non playoff team to another.

Nabokov, Turco, Theodore, Mason, Biron, Emery, Budaj. The only notable names that I saw, which is not a good sign. Really only Nabokov is an upgrade. Theo seems like the second best, but has the same strengths and weaknesses as Mason, streaky, can make amazing safes then let in a softy. Biron and Emery and in the AHL currently, so that doesn’t seem like a good choice. Budaj has a .920, but only played 13 games.

Unless we get Nabokov, I can’t see the Blues really improving the goal position. The next year, Vokoun and Bryzgalov are available, both of which would be great but fought after goalies.

I agree totally about the stupidity of the average person. Horrifyingly, nearly 50% of people are even stupider!

by Bman21212 on Mar 24, 2010 10:33 PM CDT reply actions

dont rule out

RFAs including Harding, Price, and Halak. i wouldnt mind an offer sheet heading in one of their directions.

Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky was in a production of The King and I? Well anyway, before the show, Brasky chloroforms the entire cast, and slowly eats them in front of the audience for two hours. The production got pretty good reviews.

by ilikeboyes on Mar 25, 2010 12:03 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Yeah

I really, really would like to see an offer toward Harding or Halak. I’m not wild about Price, though.

by haveblue on Mar 25, 2010 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions

What kind of money would it take to get Price?

Would the Habs match? How much is too much with EJ and Frenchie up for RFA too?

I think if he can get out of the pressure-cooker in Montreal he’d be a great goalie, and he’s still very young. And frankly, short of a past-his-prime Nabokov, that’d be our best bet for between the pipes short of waiting for Jake Allen – who at best is probably still a year or two away from even competing for the big club, let alone being a #1 NHL goaltender.

I’m not saying abandon the the youth movement, but if the move’s there to be made without sacrificing too much, it’s certainly worth thinking about.

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 Mar 25, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions

Clearly, everyone hopes to draw the self-fellating Sharks and their jinx Dany Heatley in the first round

Yep, I agree: The Sharks in the first round with Heatley at the wheel are a car wreck.
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/Yeah, I went there.

Let's go Blues!!!

by Milo. on Mar 24, 2010 11:26 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs

Rec'd ! ! !

How can that post not go unRec’d?

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Mar 25, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions

I had to turn it off in the 2nd period and go grind my head on the bench grinder

It was less painful.

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Mar 25, 2010 1:13 AM CDT reply actions

Kid (pointing): “Mommy, what happened to that guy in the Blues jersey’s head?”

Mom: “He must have watched them play this season.”

Let's go Blues!!!

by Milo. on Mar 25, 2010 6:24 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Chase was letting them have it at the end of the 3rd

After the go-ahead Conklin rebound goal, Chase was dumbfounded at their lack of urgency to get it back. “These guys realize if they lose that’s pretty much it, right?”

This team has been confounding all season, but goaltending moments like that really have a way of destabilizing everything. Has either goalie been able to put together more than two showstoppers in a row this season? I wish Grant Fuhr had been cryogenically frozen and cloned right before Kypreos took out his knee.

Lighthouse Hockey: What's wrong with lotteries? I've been in lots of lotteries.

by Dominik on Mar 25, 2010 12:56 PM CDT reply actions