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Leafs @ Blues - Feb. 2nd, 9:00pm - TSN4, Fan 590

herman said:
So surprised that St. Louis hasn't just forfeited outright upon hearing this news.
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Yeah but the PK can really use him back. I mean they ONLY have the 2nd best GA/60 at 4v5 since his injury. Gotta get that up to 1st.
 
herman said:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/blues-gm-says-team-has-become-collection-of-independent-contractors/article33873548/?cmpid=rss1

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong made a fascinating point about why his team is flailing away in the NHL?s Central Division this season. According to Armstrong, the Blues have lost all sense of team identity and have morphed into a collection of ?independent contractors.?
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Man, that's a brutal place to be. Everyone's kind of just doing their own thing, making sure they get some points, not go too hard/get injured. Kipper was saying if it gets to a point where guys have 'stopped buying what the coach is selling' and have tuned him out, then he's finished. One bad goal game would really deflate you as well. This parity league's hard enough on a night in/night out basis to get anything less than fair/decent goaltending.
 
disco said:
herman said:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/blues-gm-says-team-has-become-collection-of-independent-contractors/article33873548/?cmpid=rss1

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong made a fascinating point about why his team is flailing away in the NHL?s Central Division this season. According to Armstrong, the Blues have lost all sense of team identity and have morphed into a collection of ?independent contractors.?
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Man, that's a brutal place to be. Everyone's kind of just doing their own thing, making sure they get some points, not go too hard/get injured. Kipper was saying if it gets to a point where guys have 'stopped buying what the coach is selling' and have tuned him out, then he's finished. One bad goal game would really deflate you as well. This parity league's hard enough on a night in/night out basis to get anything less than fair/decent goaltending.
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I guess I'm a little off on this, because when I look at the blues stats, they're far better than average in most stat categories, with the exception of goaltending. Doesn't look like a team that's tuned out the coach, or the system.
 
McGarnagle said:
disco said:
herman said:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/blues-gm-says-team-has-become-collection-of-independent-contractors/article33873548/?cmpid=rss1

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong made a fascinating point about why his team is flailing away in the NHL?s Central Division this season. According to Armstrong, the Blues have lost all sense of team identity and have morphed into a collection of ?independent contractors.?
Click to expand...
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Man, that's a brutal place to be. Everyone's kind of just doing their own thing, making sure they get some points, not go too hard/get injured. Kipper was saying if it gets to a point where guys have 'stopped buying what the coach is selling' and have tuned him out, then he's finished. One bad goal game would really deflate you as well. This parity league's hard enough on a night in/night out basis to get anything less than fair/decent goaltending.
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I guess I'm a little off on this, because when I look at the blues stats, they're far better than average in most stat categories, with the exception of goaltending. Doesn't look like a team that's tuned out the coach, or the system.
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So the goaltender who is/was mentally 'locked up', now gets to play with the added pressure of knowing it was (likely) his fault the coach got fired. Maybe he turns it around, but man, he can't be feeling great about himself.
 
McGarnagle said:
disco said:
herman said:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/blues-gm-says-team-has-become-collection-of-independent-contractors/article33873548/?cmpid=rss1

St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong made a fascinating point about why his team is flailing away in the NHL?s Central Division this season. According to Armstrong, the Blues have lost all sense of team identity and have morphed into a collection of ?independent contractors.?
Click to expand...
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Man, that's a brutal place to be. Everyone's kind of just doing their own thing, making sure they get some points, not go too hard/get injured. Kipper was saying if it gets to a point where guys have 'stopped buying what the coach is selling' and have tuned him out, then he's finished. One bad goal game would really deflate you as well. This parity league's hard enough on a night in/night out basis to get anything less than fair/decent goaltending.
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I guess I'm a little off on this, because when I look at the blues stats, they're far better than average in most stat categories, with the exception of goaltending. Doesn't look like a team that's tuned out the coach, or the system.
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Well, I guess one has to hear it from the freshly dismissed Ken Hitchcock and the players themselves. The GM Doug Armstrong and former player/gms Kypreos and MacLean have offered their analysis. Now they have Yeo and the same goalies. Hopefully they won't start turning it around tonight.
 
Lets hope for a 60 minute effort tonight. Tough call on this, hopefully we tighten up a bit but Matthews pots at least one tonight. Go Leafs lets get back in the win column and a good feeling going into a big game against Boston Saturday.
 
McGarnagle said:
Deebo said:
Gauthier back to the AHL per Johnston.
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I was hoping that Gauthier would have made it a harder decision. He had a couple good games, but his skating isn't nhl caliber.
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Yeah, I'm rooting for him but he may just not have the wheels for today's league.
 
I'm just narrating to myself here.  How do I like the game so far.  Not bad, I said.
 
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
Steen, who we traded for a bag of magic beans, ties it.
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Not sure what Zaitsev was doing there. Not much of anything but not sure if he screened Andersen there. Weak goal nonetheless.
 
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