Blues Pick Up Big Comeback Win, Two Important Points

by averagejoe on Jan 5, 2012 10:07 PM CST

ST. LOUIS, MO - JANUARY 5: Linesman Scott Driscoll #68 and linesman Jonny Murray #95 break up a fight between the St. Louis Blues and the Edmonton Oilers at the Scottrade Center on January 5, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

What a comeback, eh?

I'll be perfectly honest with you guys, while the rest of you were watching the Blues play the first 50 minutes of hockey, I was listening to talks of budgets and taxes and all sorts of fun stuff at my Clark Kent job. It sucked.

I was tracking the game online and via the Twitters and for a while, it seemed like one of those nights I was glad I wasn't able to tune in. I kept reading tweets about dodgy officiating and I saw a 1-0 lead turn south quickly as the Blues kept filling up the sin bin.

Then the third period happened and, whoa, did the Blues take charge. The Blues scored three goals (two on the power play) and came away with two important points. Brad and Gallagher—who can't write this because HE'S at his Clark Kent job—both said how important it is for the Blues to beat the teams the Blues are supposed to beat. Edmonton is one of those teams so, no matter how the Blues got there, a win sure is nice.

I promised Gallagher I would include bullet points, so bullet points I shall include.

I wrote in the paper today that Jaroslav Halak seems to be taking the No. 1 spot back. After the paper came out online, Jeremy Rutherford had something something similar on the PD website. He gave up three goals, but seemed to play well. He still scares me sometimes—too many posts for my liking—but he's supposed to be the guy and it's nice he's playing like the guy.
How 'bout that David Backes, eh? He looked like a god damn beast in the third. A goal and a dime and just all around badass play. Ladies and gents, take a look at the Blues token All Star.
I'm going to ignore the Alex Pietrangelo play in the third where he allowed Ben Eager to hit the best. Outside of that, my man crush grows. A goal and assist for the d-man will do that. Ladies and gents, take look at the Blues All Star of the future.
In NBA Jam parlance, Chris Stewart is heating up. He's playing with Backes and David Perron (who looks just filthy out there right now) and is playing hard. I don't think you're allowed to float with Backes on the ice, mostly because he just makes shit happen.
Did I miss anything? Fill me in in the comments. What happened on the Roman Polak play?

Third period come backs, no matter who you beat, are great. This is a team that's doing special things and it's fun as hell to watch.

And just because I feel like celebrating (note: this isn't me):

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Fucking right about Backes.

It’s like he found a little puppy that had been set of fire and the culprit was on the ice somewhere.

Seriously though, 2 quick 3rd period powerplay goals brought them back from the brink. It was fantastic execution that was missing in the 2nd,

by JGB on Jan 5, 2012 10:18 PM CST reply actions

Will the Edmonton player who put the head shot on Jackman get Shanabanned?

That looked very similar to the Cole hit to me….

by nintendofan24 on Jan 5, 2012 10:28 PM CST reply actions

1 point back from Chicago!

Fuckin Right!

by Murphy on Jan 5, 2012 10:30 PM CST reply actions

The bicycle seat sniffers are leaning up in their car seat wondering

who the fuck is honking and flashing their lights wanting to pass/

Guess who azzholes

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Jan 5, 2012 11:30 PM CST up reply actions

Blues win.

Blackhawks Lose. Nashville Loses. If Columbus can pull big win #11 it’ll be a perfect night.

I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.

by TheDuke32 on Jan 5, 2012 10:33 PM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs

+1

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....also University of Denver Pioneers hockey and lax as well as Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Outlaws.

by HockeyHippie on Jan 5, 2012 10:49 PM CST up reply actions

Sorry I missed hangin' out during game

Stuck in a hotel room working on taxes. Had the WJC game on the TV minus sound, while listening to Blues game via KMOX.

If only I would have alcohol…..

Happy New Year all.

+++St Louis Blues. St. Louis Cardinals. Denver Broncos+++

....also University of Denver Pioneers hockey and lax as well as Colorado Mammoth and Colorado Outlaws.

by HockeyHippie on Jan 5, 2012 10:50 PM CST reply actions

Nice to see you back on SLGT

BTW, Have you Tebowed lately? The King might want to know… or not.

PC Load Letter? What the fuck does that mean?

by DanGNR on Jan 6, 2012 12:04 PM CST up reply actions

To the bulletpoints

Halak was huge.. yeah he gave up three but the Oil was lighting his ass up in the second thanks to the zebras. If Mason or Conklin was still in net for us it would have been game, set, match thanks for coming. He was ridiculous and kept us in the game. Yeah they hit two pipes, but that’s hockey. Considering the screwing we were getting from the zebras.. no Vaseline included, I call those breaks in our favor

-Backes was in beast mode especially in the third. Pardon the Marshawn Lynch reference but feed the dude some Skittles or something. I wouldn’t have blamed him for beating the living fuck out of Ryan Smyth who had been mugging, I mean molesting him for two periods. He just got pissed, said this fucking shit ends now, and opened up a 55 gallon drum of whoopass without dropping the mitts.

-Petro I’ll also give a pass..he got us rolling in the 3rd, and my fantasy team appreciates the marker.

-Stewart appears to be heating up which I hope is the case.. signs of life lately.. just in time. We’re gonna need him later in the season when home games are few and far between. DP57 has made some slick dishes and we just now need him to start putting the puck in the net on a regular basis.

-Roman got hit and spun around and with one hand on his stick.. the lumber cracked Hall in the melon.. and they gave him 5 and a gamer. Similar thing happend to DP57 later and Frenchie only got two. Total bullshit, and if Roman gets Shanabanned as I said on the GDT.. then the Wheel of Justice has been officially dusted off and player discipline is back to being the joke it was.

-This could have been one of those games where we looked back at later and said “there’s two points we pissed away against a lower team that we should have had”.. instead it’s two points in the bank which we could need later given the schedule later in the season when we’re on the road for like, forever.

-Keep the train rolling boys, and run over anyone who gets in the fucking way.. and I’m talking to you Shitcago and Fucktroit.

Its always windy in Springfield and Champaign because Decatur sucks.
Fuck you Shitcago & Detroit

by DecaturBluesFan on Jan 5, 2012 10:58 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

Bizzaro moment of the night

Chaser’s hand dancing on Panger head when they were singing Sweet Caroline

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Jan 5, 2012 11:34 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

My wife and I fell off the couch laughing at that...

by JGB on Jan 5, 2012 11:42 PM CST up reply actions

This is what I love about the Blues.

Theyre one big loving family. From the front office, the staff and players, the announcers and the alumni, everyone seems to genuinely get along and have fun together.

I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.

by TheDuke32 on Jan 6, 2012 12:27 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

On the David Backes goal

From PocketNines on HFB forum

You know what’s weird about this goal is on the Edmonton feed it seemed pretty clear Backes didn’t touch it (they had a replay from behind the net where you could see). The defenseman actually did and the announcers referred to the officials changing it at some point several times later on.

When I see this view it really looks like Backes touched it but he didn’t. Pay very close attention in the frames right around the 26 second mark and you can see it deflects a bit before it gets to where Backes’ stick is. Backes’ stick is elevated; the defenseman’s stick is on the ice. From behind the net (which the Blues feed didn’t show) it’s much clearer that Backes’ stick misses it and it’s Petro’s goal.

Blues feed of goal

http://youtu.be/jXilGXWcmjU

Just a chew toy for the hockey gods

by spectr17 on Jan 6, 2012 2:07 AM CST reply actions

backes scores

without touching the puck

he is backes. deal with it oiler fans

And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peace planted by peacemakers.

by Childhood Trauma on Jan 6, 2012 4:17 PM CST up reply actions

ON the Oilers HFB thread

The even acknowledged we were getting the ol BOHICA. And they said we were fixin to riot, not to far wrong there

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by I_AM_SPARTACUS on Jan 6, 2012 3:58 AM CST reply actions

Copper & Blue same pretty much the same

http://www.coppernblue.com/2012/1/5/2686189/oilers-come-from-ahead-lose-4-3-to-blues#storyjump

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by UIWWildthing on Jan 6, 2012 7:33 AM CST up reply actions

excellent write up over there

this cracked me up, hot coffee up the nose ouch

the Blues first period goal came off of an HUA by Devan Dubnyk, who somehow got out of his shock collar and wandered to the side boards like a lost puppy in search of a toy. Disaster ensued

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by luvhockey on Jan 6, 2012 7:50 AM CST up reply actions