2010-2011 St. Louis Blues Obituary - "I Was Wrong"

I’m sorry, gang. Maybe next year?

Fucking OUCH ! ! !

I might even have to start drinking.
(To those that don’t know me, that is saying something.)

Me to Mr. King, me to.

I will have serious trepidations about my ST Renewal this year.
About a year ago, I got me renewal notice on a Tuesday. By 6pm that night,
I had my 2010-2011 Blues season tickets paid in full.

Next year? Meh… I think I might just have to wait until after the draft and the
FA frenzy before committing again.

That being said, I might be just kidding myself and sign up for this shit again.
What can I say, I am a Hockey fan. I am a Blues fan. That I am.

And to the people that look at me like I’m nuts when I say I have tickets to upcoming games.. Screw them. I still love watching the boys play no matter what.

And I’ll continue to watch every game, go to the Hockey Nights, and get more tickets.

And to next year? Lets do this shit.

due to a calandar page turn never seemed a good idea. I hope the blues do not try that again next season,. turning the calendar does not = 60 minutes of hockey a night (up from, what? 32 minutes?).

i do have to say, despite that ugliness i still tend to like the two new players we got, if they are what army considers good solid blues, i look forward to him gettting me some more.

i did find it interesting that army said he was allowed to buy during the deadline, but chose not to, actually i think the phrase army used was use the picks he gotfor players…

but army chose to keep em in pick form due to market forces.

welp pretty soon it will be time to turn them into bodies. do it legitimately is all i guess we get to ask these days

Inside of a 19-win streak starting with the Capitals, it’s too dark to putt.

With the Cardinals, I have a certain specific way to judge the year:

If they win the World Series, that’s outstanding and another reason to call them the Best Team in the National League. (When they get more Series wins than the Yankees, they’ll be the Best Team in Baseball.)

If they win the National League Pennant, that’s a sign of a great year.

If they make it into the playoffs by winning the NL Central, that’s the sign of a good year.

If they make it into the playoffs as a wild card, that’s the sign of an acceptable year.

If they beat the Cubs and don’t get into the playoffs, that’s a barely-acceptable year.

If the Cubs do better than the Cardinals, that’s a lousy year.

With the Blues, my rules are similar:

If they win the Cup, well, I’ll start looking for the choirs of angels and the signs of the Second Coming.

If they make it to the Cup and Lose, it’s an outstanding year, and the team is getting close to what the fans want.

If they get into the Conference Finals, it’s a great year, because the team will usually be able to turn that into momentum for next year’s run.

If If they get into the second round, it’s a pretty good year. This is what they should be doing regularly anyway.

If they get into the first round and lose, it’s a good year. We didn’t screw up too badly.

If they have a more wins than not-wins, then it’s a barely acceptable year. Points, schmoints, 40-22-20 is a losing season. 42-20-20 isn’t much better, but it’s more wins than not-wins.

If it’s a losing season, it’s another reason to swear and drink and hope that the Wings and Blackhawks die in a fire.

and rec’d

We were the Charlie Sheen of the NHL this year, you just didn’t know WTF to expect. Last night I thought they’d come out like gangbusters and instead they laid a ginormous dinosaur egg for the 2nd time in 3 days.

My biggest heartache this year has been losing DP57 for so long. The humiliation to goalies that Frenchie inflicts just completes my life. It’s like ballet with an execution at the end. I fucking live for that shit and it’s why I sit in the nearest pew at the First Church of Perron.

I mean we started out so hot. No one could touch us. Then the injuries started happening…and kept happening. Then once there’s FINALLY some light at the end of the tunnel, we get players back and start playing worse once they’re injured. I just don’t know what the deal is here. They’re so damned inconsistent.

 There’s no rhyme or reason for it. Is it Payne? Do we need other players? Was it the pressure of the investor situation? Is it because there’s no face of the franchise? I have no idea. Its so frustrating. But sooner or later the rebuilding has to be done and we need to move forward. Its just been so heart breaking to watch.

I can sum it up best by a message a friend sent me. She was going to the ducks game and asked “Should it be a good game?” My response “That depends on who shows up”

First of all I still believe that we would have a playoff spot if it weren’t for the injury’s this year people can say that the Blues suck this year but honestly how can you say that when we didn’t have a full roster and when you got guys like Oshie, McDonald, and Perron out of the lineup are passing is gonna be a lot less crisp and with out great passing you lose most of your edge
And for all you bandwagon fans that have given up on the Blues you disgust me and you’re as good as dog shit you’re not a real fan you should never give up not now not ever I’ll be a Blues fan until there’s not a breath left in my body

Do you think we can get Winchester back?

Payne: You’re talking about what.You’re talking about… Bitching about that shot that went wide, some sonofabitch who blocked something, some ref that got you screwed, so forth. Let’s talk about something important. They all here?
shaw: All but one.
payne: I’m going anyway. Let’s talk about something important. Put. That coffee. Down. Coffee’s for scorers only. You think I’m fucking with you? I am not fucking with you. I’m here from Peoria. I’m here from the quad. And I’m here on a mission of mercy. Your name’s Jax? You call yourself a defensman you son of a bitch?
Ty Conklin: I don’t gotta sit here and listen to this shit.
Blake: You certainly don’t pal, ‘cause the good news is – you’re waived. The bad news is – you’ve got, all of you’ve got just one week to regain your jobs starting with tonight. Starting with tonight’s game. Oh? Have I got your attention now? Good. "Cause we’re adding a little something to this season’s team awards. As you all know team mvp is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anyone wanna see second prize? Second prize is 39 cent tacos. Third prize is you’re waived. Get the picture? You laughing now? You got mates Checkets and Army paid good money, get their names sewn on our jersey. you can’t score with the mates youre given you can’t score shit. You ARE shit. Hit the bricks pal, and beat it ‘cause you are going OUT.
random blue: The linemates are weak.
Payne: The linemates are weak? Fucking mates are weak. You’re weak. I’ve been in this business 15 years…
random blue: What’s your name?
Payne: Fuck pain. That’s my name. You know why, mister? You drove a BMWi to get here. I rode an eighty-thousand dollar public transportation system. THAT’S my name. And your name is you’re wanting. You can’t play in the man’s game, you can’t beat them – go home and tell your wife your troubles. Because only one thing counts in this life: Get the puck to the net. You hear me you fucking faggots? A-B-C. A-Always, B-Beat, C-Calgary. Always beat calgary. ALWAYS BEAT CALGARY. A-I-D-A. Attention, Interest, Defense,. Assist – Do I have you attention? Interest – Are you interested? I know you are, because it’s fuck or walk. You score or you hit the bricks. Decision – Have you made your decision, for Christ? And assist. A-I-D-A. Get out there – you got the other team coming in. You think they came in to get out of the rain? A guy don’t step on the ice unless he wants to play. They’re sitting out there waiting to give you two points. Are you gonna take it? Are you man enough to take it? What’s the problem, pal?
yet anpother blue: You – . You’re such a hero, you’re so great, how come you’re coming down here wasting your time with such a bunch of bums?
Payne: You see this watch? You see this watch?
that same blue:: Yeah.
Payne: That watch costs more than your butt cap. I made $9,700 last year. How much’d you make? You see pal, that’s who I am, and you’re nothing. Nice guy? I don’t give a shit. Good father? Fuck you! Go home and play with your kids. You wanna work here – score! You think this is abuse? You think this is abuse, you cocksucker? You can’t take this, how can you take the abuse you get on the ice? You don’t like it, leave. I can go out there tonight with your crap and score at least zero goals. Tonight! In three hours! Can you? Can YOU? Go and do likewise. A-I-D-A. Get mad you son of a bitches. get mad. You want to know what it takes to win games? It takes BRASS BALLS to win games. Go and do likewise gents. Game’s on the line. You pick it up, it’s yours. You don’t, I got no sympathy for you. You wanna go out on that ice tonight and score, SCORE. It’s yours. If not you’re gonna be shining my shoes. And you know what you’ll be saying – a bunch of losers sittin’ around in a bar. ‘Oh yeah. I used to be a hockey player. It’s a tough game.’ These are the new Blues. These are the St. Louis Blues. And to you they’re blue and their gold, and you don’t use them. Why? Because pairing them with you is just throwing them away. They’re for finishers. I’d wish you good luck but you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you got it. And to answer you question, pal, why am I here? I came here because Davidson asked me to. They asked me for a favor. I said the real favor, follow my advice and waive your fucking ass because a loser is a loser.

Shit like this is what happens. Young /= good. Young = good eventually. Considering we just got younger and are expected to bring up probably 3 more rookies next year expect this to keep happening for a little while till they grow a bit and figure out the streams gotta hit the bowl every time. I still feel good about the rebuild though, any progress we make in the standings I feel we will be able to keep building upon. Its not like any of these players can possibly take a step back all things considered so we have no where to go but forward….or the eastern conferance. Either one.