Jaroslav Halak Says No
So the Blues this week gave All-Star goaltender Brian Elliott a two-year contract extension. They've given nearly half the starts to the surprising goaltender. He's been at the top of the rankings for goals-against average and save percentage all season. Jaroslav Halak has responded with "I don't give a damn."
For the second consecutive game, Halak has posted a 1-0 shutout, this time against the shorthanded Edmonton Oilers. He has three shutouts in his last four games and has gone more than 148 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal. I don't know much about goaltending, but that sounds pretty freakin' good.
The only goal was scored by just turned 22 Alex Pietrangelo. The young defenseman scored his eighth of the season with under seven minutes to play in the game on a nice wraparound play where he saw Nikolai Khabibulin hugging the near post, so Pietrangelo skated around back to the opposite side and banked the puck into the net off of the goalie's still sliding skate.
Unlike the Blues who clearly emptied an entire clip with 19 shots in the first period, I have some bullets left. No Barney Fife here.
- If you aren't sure that Pietrangelo has some fire in his belly, take a look at the video of him celebrating after the lone goal of the game. He did the drop to a knee and uppercut the air, but he punctuated it with primal scream. With his week's of growth on his baby face, he almost looked like an All-Star defenseman. And he may have been frustrated that the Blues took so long to score after dominating so much of the game.
- Like I said, the Blues took a ton of shots in the first with 19. They slowed down to seven in the second and 13 in the third for a total of 39. The Oilers tried to keep pace. At one point they were being outshot 18-1. They managed just 15 shots on net for the game -- four in the third period.
- Did you see Taylor Hall's face on Thursday afternoon? In the Game Time paper, we jokingly did a lookalike thing with him and the demonic doll Chuckie. Damn, we didn't know how close we were. I was going to just go ahead and throw that photo up here, but then I thought some of you might be squeamish. So click this link to see the mess that is left behind when a teammate tries to jump over your head and instead lands on it. For some reason he was not available for the game here in St. Louis after this happened on Tuesday.
- Ben Eager is a bitch. He took a big hit on Roman Polak and knocked the big Blues defenseman down. Just a little while later he had another opportunity...and he pulled up. (If I got the Oilers player wrong, let me know down below)
- Blues have one more home game on this five-game bonanza and that's Saturday night with the sucking Buffalo Sabres. So far in January, the Blues have captured 15 of a possible 16 points this month. Dammit that overtime loss to Vancouver.
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Guten abend, alles...
…and a hearty “Fuck Detroit” to all.
Working second shift sucks ass… I miss all of the Game Day Threads during the week. because I can’t hang on the ’Net at work.
Sounds like the boys played down the the level of their competition tonight… I don’t know if I like the sound of that.
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 19, 2012 10:09 PM CST reply actions
two points, man
two points. you dont get style points.
seriously, isn’t it fucking great that we’re not relieved to get a win, but nitpicking on how the team can get better. it feels like 1999 again.
by averagejoe on Jan 19, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Don't it just...
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 19, 2012 10:20 PM CST up reply actions
FINALLY scored
good guys really dominated most of the game, but last two games have kind of highlighted that picking up another goal scorer down the stretch could be a big help
Seriously...
…this one-goal business just isn’t going to cut it in the playoffs. We will have to go through Detroit and Chicago, and if I recall correctly, they are capable of scoring more than twice in one night. We’re going to have to step up the offense if we want to do anything productive in the playoffs.
5 for howling
has many less people than we have. kinda boring but hey, nice people there
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
yeh
thought I’d hang out over there after the Blues game
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
What do people think...
about going after Nash in a trade? Haven’t done any research on this at all, just asking.
by TheFlyingCavallinis on Jan 19, 2012 10:26 PM CST reply actions
People think
His $7.8M cap hit from now to eternity is slightly problematic for a team with no owner.
Lighthouse Hockey: A flute with no holes is not a flute. A Dane with no holes is Frans Nielsen.
True statement is true.
"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."
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by Tomorrows Blues on Jan 20, 2012 6:50 AM CST up reply actions
Would it really
be problematic to a team that has been struggling to be above the salary floor the last 5 years?
Yeesh
I didn’t realize he got paid THAT much. But if this new ownership group does step up, we could absorb that if we sent a package of Mac/Cola/pick or something like that.
by TheFlyingCavallinis on Jan 20, 2012 4:21 PM CST up reply actions
amac isnt going anywhere
and honestly wish he would with his injury history, but thats also why he doesnt really have any value
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
Damn
OT in Phoenix
Wings with at least 1pt
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
and on to the SO
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skills competition cominup
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by I_AM_SPARTACUS on Jan 19, 2012 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
the fuking criminal wins it in the SO
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by I_AM_SPARTACUS on Jan 19, 2012 10:45 PM CST reply actions
And DET gets 2pt
Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.
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Until then, enjoy fifth place in the conference for at least
one nightone hour.
Fixed.
At least you’re still looking down on Chicago.
Fan of the Detroit Tigers, Lions and Red Wings.
by Elfuego51 on Jan 19, 2012 10:53 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Fucking shootouts
Hate the motherfuckers… I’m done with it. Give 3 pts for win..one each for a tie and be done with it. Yeah it may be a soccer thing but it works for them
Its always windy in Springfield and Champaign because Decatur sucks.
Fuck you Shitcago & Detroit
If it has tits or tires..it's gonna give you trouble!
by DecaturBluesFan on Jan 19, 2012 11:07 PM CST up reply actions
wouldn't matter then either way
Detroit only has 1 OTL this season
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But it may change the way coaches and players approach the games
and make them go for the wins and eliminate the “at least we got a point” mindset.
Its always windy in Springfield and Champaign because Decatur sucks.
Fuck you Shitcago & Detroit
If it has tits or tires..it's gonna give you trouble!
by DecaturBluesFan on Jan 19, 2012 11:36 PM CST up reply actions
it would
detriot has one more point that stl in one more game. the blues have just one shootout win. detriot now has four.
if ties were still around, well things would be a wee bit different.
True
All other things being equal (i.e. “we can’t say how teams would adjust the way they play to the reintroduction of the tie”), St. Louis would have 60 points to Detroit’s 58 if there were no such thing as the shootout this season.
That’s the same points difference which would exist if it were 3 points for winning the game and 1 point for tying, BTW, since both teams each have 27 ROWs
by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 12:23 AM CST up reply actions
startin to think youre a Blues
fan stopping by a Blues site so much lately
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
I'm a fan of you guys
Because you keep me entertained.
And hey, it’s only fair that if I’m going to share actual data that indicates your concept of a referee conspiracy is asinine that I also share the data that shows you guys whining about the shootout is valid, right?
by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 9:50 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
me thinks you're just threatened
you’re around here constantly looking for shots at the wings so you can jump in and defend them.
for the first time in years, the blues are a legit threat so you (and the rest of your ilk) have to come around here and remind everyone who has had the advantage. it’s cute.
no run back to your site and tell everyone how awful this site is … yet you still keep coming back.
just remember
averagejoe he got kinda offended when his fandom got called into question and said he didnt have to answer to anyone about it…cough cough cant wait for your bandwagon jump
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
Says a fan of the Celtics...
and FC Barcelona
You grew up there too, huh?
by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
im irish
and now youre reaching, honestly i could care less about the NBA, i watch barcelona because thats who my inlaws watch…i also watch man u man city, and real madrid. im just a general fan of soccer with no real favorite team. not a die hard at all. but I dont mind answering the call when fandom is in question your turn about hockey, since youre such a huge fan of it, id ask you to name me 5 players from the 70’s and 80’s but thatd be easy over the internet, id quit trolling before your feelings get really hurt
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
Hahaha
You’re Irish? That’s your natural affinity to the Celtics? Sorry to offend your fan royalty sensibilities your highness.
by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
if you read that right
i dont give two shits about the NBA but would root for the Celtics because I am irish, you really are a worthless little fuck
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
That's a nice theory
Except I’m not defending the Wings in this thread… I’m just talking hockey. There is a lot to be learned from people with a differing opinion.
There’s also a lot to be said about how awful some of the commenters here are. That doesn’t get discussed here because I’d like to think I do a good job of not coming into your house and telling you how to act.
Not quite sure how pointing out that the Blues would have the outright lead in the conference if it weren’t for the shootout is reminding people who has the advantage, but while we’re psychoanalyzing people, I’m going to assume that there’s a bit of an inferiority complex showing?
Or is defending myself too much like defending the Red Wings for your tastes?
by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
the issue with defending yourself
is youre only recognizing the good side of things and not responding to questions over your bandwagon status…i think its pretty obvious that people here dont like you because you run your mouth to much. and while you think youre doing a good job of being logical and humble, youre really just being a smart ass, and a worthless fuck over here. so in turn im not “threatened” i couldnt care less about what youre bringing statistics wise either. most posts are to create conversation which is does and did. but as soon as you get off your high chair and really want to talk hockey let us know until then quit being a self promoting asshole that thinks hes smart
going through the handshake line at my game the other night, guy says youre still a prick Evan...me: yep sure am next time stop me from scoring
I didn't say I was trying to be humble and I'm happy being a smart-ass.
You either want to discuss my fan credentials or you want to discuss hockey? Pick one.
In fact, I’m not sure you’ve said a single hockey-related thing to me over the course of the last couple of days other than the shots you’ve been trying to take about my level of commitment to the sport.
I came in here with actual hockey talk and you wanted to talk about me instead. Get over it, buddy. If you actually do want to discuss something hockey-related, let’s do that. If you want to lock the doors because I can’t produce at least three royal lines of hockey blood in me, then that’s your failing. I’m done discussing that. The fact that you’re threatened by my non-royal status is your cross to bear. I’m not dealing with ad hominem bullshit.
by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
Whoa
Are you the same guy who referred to himself as “300 lbs of menace and baby shit” or whatever it was? Do you lift weights before Blues games “to feel alive”? I seem to recall one of you making that interesting claim a few years ago also.
Like JJ, I visit here quite a bit. Unlike JJ, I don’t talk to much with you guys. Probably because Destroyer is just so damned scary.
But I do visit, and read. Mostly because I love seeing Blues fans get excited and worked up, because the inevitable crash is so much more painful and excruciating. For you, Blues fans, that is. For us, it’s high entertainment. And that’s entirely due to tough guys like “Destroyer” who uses terms like “worthless little fuck” when the wit dries up.
Love the “bandwagon” reference. I’m sure JJ’s just developed this mild affinity for the Wings the last couple years. Confronted with anything close to a discussion that might make them think a minute and guess where the regular Game Time commenter goes? Yep. The bitter, stupid, lazy route.
Enjoy your January, maybe even some February and March. The disappointment’s coming, though, as usual.
Fuck Detroit? Nope. Fuck you, but with a patronizing chuckle.
Those days are over my friend
We are here to stay.
by TheFlyingCavallinis on Jan 21, 2012 9:41 AM CST up reply actions
Hm. The crash.
You mean the whole “time since the lockout” where the Blues’ve been terrible to meh to pretty ok that one time? That thing that happened after 25 straight years of going to the playoffs?
Listen, I don’t expect much out of my sports teams and I’m always pleasantly surprised when they play will. I won’t go fling myself off of a high-rise if they implode, because I’ve adjusted my expectations accordingly.
That being said, one trip to the playoffs since the lockout’s a bit better than y’all’s whole Dead Things era. At least as far as the amount of time it lasted. 2004-2005 until 2011-2012 is a bit better than the early 60s through the late 80s, at least if my math is correct.
I respect the number of Cups, division, and conference championships that you guys have won. I do. But that doesn’t make me think that your team is any better at any given point during the regular season than mine. That’s decided during the playoffs and the Cup finals.
You can have won a billion championships and still have a terrible team in any given season. God, look at the Habs. Just embarrassing. I tend to take stuff a season at a time. If something works out, swell. If not, well fuck – I just lost the Thrashers. I think a losing Blues season’d make me happy. I just consider what they’re doing right now a bit of an apology to me from the hockey gods for fucking up my summer.
Disappointment coming? Seems like your disappointment the past few seasons has been about as much if not more so than ours, considering that most of us have some sort of realistic expectations about their team’s performance.
(Of course, I could be speaking for myself since I’m terribly fatalistic and pessimistic and after following this team for the past, oh, 22 or so years I know what the hell to expect)
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Well said.
Also, Detroit fans think our broadcasters are homers? Listen to these idiots…
by TheFlyingCavallinis on Jan 22, 2012 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
this will be my only comment
because debates with you are just pissing matches—you’re never wrong and you only have the last word.
Except I’m not defending the Wings in this thread
In this thread. The only reason you’re in this thread is because the wings were mentioned. It’s like your bat signal. You didn’t post on the site the first few months of the season because, well, the Blues weren’t playing first-place switcharoo with the Wings on a nightly basis.
There’s also a lot to be said about how awful some of the commenters here are.
I won’t disagree with that entirely. There are some people here who I just roll my eyes at, but most here are just good-natured people who treat this like a Blues sports bar. Do we have some rotten eggs? Sure. But I’m sure you don’t love everyone on your site either.
I’m going to assume that there’s a bit of an inferiority complex showing
Nah. I’m just pointing out that it’s funny that you and your ilk were never around this much when the Blues were down. Now that the Blues are a good team, we’re constantly getting Wings’ fans talking shit about our lack of history. Like I said, it’s cute. It’s really affirmation that the Blues have indeed arrived. I don’t see you running around the CBJ site jumping into conversation.
Last point: You’re a Wings fan who keeps going onto a Blues site to start shit. As a St. Louis Cardinal fan, I don’t run around all the SBNation blogs shitting on the Brewers, Cubs, Rangers etc. just to prove that I picked the right team. If that’s what you need to do, cool—go nuts. Just don’t be surprised when you get the troll ban one day.
In this thread. The only reason you’re in this thread is because the wings were mentioned.
Not denying that. I’m not privvy to your site’s visit statistics, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they were up. That’s kind of how the internet works.
But I’m sure you don’t love everyone on your site either.
That’s true, and I have found that there are a lot of good-natured folks here. I like those people.
Now that the Blues are a good team, we’re constantly getting Wings’ fans talking shit about our lack of history.
So I’m your effigy? Where have I thrown Stanley Cups in your face? You’ve got a bone to pick with Wings fans and I’m the only one around, so your answer is that I must do that too. I still remember the Blues’ consecutive streak of playoff appearances and their last President’s trophy. I can remember Kariya, Quenneville, and Pronger and the seething hatred I developed for that gap-toothed barbarian. Don’t talk to me about throwing your team’s history in your faces. There’s a good chance I know more about it than some of the fans you’ve added since the Blues have become a legitimate threat to compete this season (what’s that word you have for them again?)
Last point: You’re a Wings fan who keeps going onto a Blues site to start shit.
I’m not the one who started shit here. If you want to fight about the Jackman/Datsyuk stuff, then let’s go back to the thread where that happened. I laid an innocuous comment that supported some of your positions for fuck’s sake! Is that bit of information something that you didn’t want to know?
If that’s the case, then go ahead and ban me already. You don’t have to remind me that you’ve got that power.
by J.J. from Kansas on Jan 20, 2012 11:41 AM CST up reply actions
I had my problems with you yesterday about he Datsyuk stuff
But I have to say, your comment today probably didn’t deserve a negative reaction. But then again, you are coming on enemy territory with, what sounds like from reactions in yesterday’s post, a history of shit disturbing.
by TheFlyingCavallinis on Jan 20, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
Whateva, whateva...
I do what I want!!!
Ya I have sex and don’t use protection. It’s my body, I’ll do what I want!!!!
by TheFlyingCavallinis on Jan 21, 2012 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
The hell did this come from?
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Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?
Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.
Ha, it's from South Park
Whenever people say anything about Maury, Springer, etc. I immediately think of that clip.
by TheFlyingCavallinis on Jan 22, 2012 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
Did you watch it?
It’s so damn funny.
by TheFlyingCavallinis on Jan 22, 2012 10:27 AM CST up reply actions
Hate shootouts
Not just because we are abysmal at them, but it’s like deciding a baseball game with a home run derby.
Anyone else find it astounding that...
For how horrible Halak started the season, his save percentage is now .920?!?!?!?!?!?
Caaaarrrazy…
Its weird... half the year my blood is red... but then the other half... it's blue... hm...
I think that's the most telling thing.
That, and his GAA is now 2.00. If you take out the guys who have minimal starts and start looking at GAA with Rask, Jaro’s #10 in the league.
The Blues and Rangers are the only two teams with both of their goalies top ten in GAA, which is pretty not half bad all things considering.
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Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.
it was eager.
Federko reported that the blues bench gave eager all kinds of hell when he refused to make a play in fear of the revenge of the polak and just stood there. Polak put win first and made the defensive play and not the cheap retaliation.
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.
by Childhood Trauma on Jan 20, 2012 1:23 PM CST reply actions
Ben Eager is a POS.
I hated him when he was with CHI, I hated him with a fucking PASSION when he was here in ATL, hated him when he was on SJ last year, and I hate him this year too. He’s a little shit-disturber who can’t be a man and stick up for himself.
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Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?
Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.
That's some discipline
when you’ve got the pogue in your gunsights and pull up short to avoid the retaliation penalty. This is good.
Just a chew toy for the hockey gods
Or possibly some sort of self protection instinct.
I don’t give Eager enough credit to do anything involving brain function past reflex and instinct.
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Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

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