DON Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 http://intentionaloffside.com/?p=45231 5th place Blues (17-8-2) vs 20th place Habs (13-12-3) Blues are 4-5-1 in last ten, Habs are 5-3-2 Schenn, Schwartz & Tarasenko are key offensive weapons for St.Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Ah, the Blues. In the league since 1967, yet never won a Cup. Nonetheless they have had, it seems to me, a disproportionate number of strong teams over the years, and have never, to my knowledge, "tanked." They're like the ultimate in consistency, missing the playoffs only five times since 1980. Unlike the Habs, they are often rated as contenders, yet - exactly like the Habs - never break through. Classy logo and old-school jerseys too, with some distinguished players over their impressive history. They have a neat name of the type that would never, ever be chosen in today's shiny super-corporate NHL. And they seem to be rock-solid in terms of the fan-base. Kind of an interesting and under-appreciated franchise, all things considered. Living in the Vancouver area, I find myself wondering if their fans are as whiny and self-pitying as Canucks fans, who feel tragically hard done-by by the fact that they've never won. Not totally unlike Canucks' fans, Blues fans are both privileged - they have a good team, year after year after year - and long-suffering - they never win or even come close. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDriveFor25 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Toughest game they've played since CP returned.. here's to a big win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott462 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 4 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Ah, the Blues. In the league since 1967, yet never won a Cup. Nonetheless they have had, it seems to me, a disproportionate number of strong teams over the years, and have never, to my knowledge, "tanked." They're like the ultimate in consistency, missing the playoffs only five times since 1980. Unlike the Habs, they are often rated as contenders, yet - exactly like the Habs - never break through. Classy logo and old-school jerseys too, with some distinguished players over their impressive history. They have a neat name of the type that would never, ever be chosen in today's shiny super-corporate NHL. And they seem to be rock-solid in terms of the fan-base. Kind of an interesting and under-appreciated franchise, all things considered. Living in the Vancouver area, I find myself wondering if their fans are as whiny and self-pitying as Canucks fans, who feel tragically hard done-by by the fact that they've never won. Not totally unlike Canucks' fans, Blues fans are both privileged - they have a good team, year after year after year - and long-suffering - they never win or even come close. This was a fun read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 I half expect a tight checking, boring game, but hope Habs come out flying and don't let up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Maaaaaaaaybe leaving Schenn all alone out front is a bad idea. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illWill Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I wish the Habs had a player as terrible as Jori Lehtera to trade for Brayden Schenn back in the summer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Carr with a beauty screen on Benn's goal. He really should be an everyday player on the 4th line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Benn has tied his career high in goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 22 minutes ago, illWill said: I wish the Habs had a player as terrible as Jori Lehtera to trade for Brayden Schenn back in the summer There were multiple first-round picks going to Philly in the deal as well... 5 minutes ago, Trizzak said: Benn has tied his career high in goals. Who'd have thought that on December 5th, Benn would have as many goals as the three Norris finalists from last season (Karlsson, Burns, and Hedman) combined? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illWill Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, dlbalr said: There were multiple first-round picks going to Philly in the deal as well... Yeah but if I mentioned those then my post wouldn't have been as good. They can have as many late first round picks as they want as long as we get a point per game center 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Oh that's really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Back to giving up goals in a quick pair...and no sustained pushback since that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Just now, sbhatt said: Back to giving up goals in a quick pair...and no sustained pushback since that happened. The last 5 games show how this is a good team, a playoff team. Games like this show they are not a contender. Dominated up the middle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Just now, Commandant said: The last 5 games show how this is a good team, a playoff team. Games like this show they are not a contender. Dominated up the middle. Games against big teams from the west almost always expose our weakness at center and general softness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Tonight is the real test. Down by 2 with about half the game to go.Now is when we will really see what they're made of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trizzak Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 and then take a lazy penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 Get one back anyways and Weber rolls one in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 That was a neat (and very lucky) shot from Weber to get it to within one. That was the type of shot that I could see players trying to duplicate in practice for fun (and failing). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Nice fluky curve from Shwebs, I'll take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neech Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 24 minutes ago, Commandant said: The last 5 games show how this is a good team, a playoff team. Games like this show they are not a contender. Dominated up the middle. Yeah, I've never felt like we've had a real contender, even when we were putting up the regular season points of one or making the conference finals. And it's always been the same failing: the centre position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbhatt Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 This is one of those games where it'd be nice for Max to show up and show some fire. Won't hold my breath, but....it'd be nice. And I don't mean laying in permimeter shots directly to the goaltender's crest for those of you about to point out that he has 3 SOG in this game. I'm talking about cutting to the middle...going to the net hard and burying one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Alzner no points in last 20 games. The defense is leaky as shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Deslauries has been a huge spark plug for this team. Crowd seems to be taking a liking to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Well, we're back in it thanks to a couple of goals by Weber! Now let's see if we can hold on...or maybe even get the 2 points! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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