Round Three:2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs The Conference Finals

[That Aud Smell]

 

7 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

Blues are closing it out tonight. 

https://youtu.be/dPrbxbJgaY8

why.

Edited May 21, 2019 by That Aud Smell

[Zamboni]

9 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

 

why.

Karlsson, Hertl, and Pavelski may not be in the lineup. That’s huge. Blues are playing a heavier game than the Sharks. Binnington looks more poised. 

Don’t get me wrong, it wouldn’t surprise me if the Sharks pull off a win tonight. I just think they won’t. 

 

[That Aud Smell]

4 hours ago, Zamboni said:

Karlsson, Hertl, and Pavelski may not be in the lineup. That’s huge. Blues are playing a heavier game than the Sharks. Binnington looks more poised. 

Don’t get me wrong, it wouldn’t surprise me if the Sharks pull off a win tonight. I just think they won’t. 

 

Thanks.

My question was directed to the inclusion of that video clip. I felt rick roll'd.

[WildCard]

No Hertl and no Karlsson tonight

Goodbye San Jose and hello my nightmare of RoR winning a Cup

[Zamboni]

1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:

Thanks.

My question was directed to the inclusion of that video clip. I felt rick roll'd.

Ohhh lol ... baby shark tune. Like the soldiers are the Blues and calling the Sharks “baby sharks”. Kinda obscure. Kinda fits. ?

[That Aud Smell]

52 minutes ago, Zamboni said:

Ohhh lol ... baby shark tune. Like the soldiers are the Blues and calling the Sharks “baby sharks”. Kinda obscure. Kinda fits. ?

Damn. Got it now.

I'm in a total fog of late, in case that wasn't evident.

[Pimlach]

Berube is no hockey mastermind.  Compete and play hard is what he wants, and apparently gets. 

[bob_sauve28]

Maybe the Blues can beat the Bruins...

 

They look like a very veteran team 

[Eleven]

Isn't the organ wonderful?

[Pimlach]

ROR is good at hockey.  

4-1 Blue Notes 

[ubkev]

Is this is the most boring 5 goal game ever?

I'm nodding off like a heroin addict over here.

[Zamboni]

[darksabre]

Just now, ubkev said:

Is this is the most boring 5 goal game ever?

I'm nodding off like a heroin addict over here.

The Blues are a boring team.

Soooo how about Kane not actually being built for the playoffs? 

[ubkev]

2 minutes ago, darksabre said:

The Blues are a boring team.

They suuuure are! I think Boston slaughters them. But hey! I've been wrong before.

And I'm beyond confused by the music that's been played in the arena...

[Pimlach]

Nothing boring about the Blues.  Hard working.  Balanced.  Solid.  Five goals, lots of big hits, and great goaltending   Not Boring  

I hope they smear the Bruins.  

Edited May 22, 2019 by Pimlach

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It'll be a good series of olde skool heavy hockey.

[Zamboni]

Congrats O’Reilly. Good for him. 

[That Aud Smell]

6 hours ago, ... said:

It'll be a good series of olde skool heavy hockey.

That’s an interesting note: Two “heavy” teams in the finals.

The death of heavy hockey was overstated, evidently.

[Pimlach]

I recall the first game of the Sharks Blues series, the Blues plastered Karlsson several times in the first period but were down in the score.  The National media crew said they needed to do more than hit, and they did.  

I doubt the Blues see themselves as a “heavy” team, but they sure seem to take the body regularly.  

Will their extra games played take a toll against a rested Bruins team?  

Rascke vs Binington could be the deciding factor.  

[Wyldnwoody44]

I'll admit, I honestly though the sharks were gonna win, especially after that hand pass OT goal, the resiliency was amazing, and the blues looked better from that point on. 

I think we are far off, especially in those regards, I think something like that would crumble this team, the other thing I noticed was that any time a blues player got tossed from the circle, there was no whining or complaining, they just circled around and out and that was it. Jack could learn to take this approach as he seems like a whiny child most of the time in the FO circle. 

I'm hopeful for a good series, I'd like the blues in 6, not playing until Monday is going to be a good thing, as the blues will get their rest as the B's collect rust. 

[darksabre]

29 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

I'll admit, I honestly though the sharks were gonna win, especially after that hand pass OT goal, the resiliency was amazing, and the blues looked better from that point on. 

I think we are far off, especially in those regards, I think something like that would crumble this team, the other thing I noticed was that any time a blues player got tossed from the circle, there was no whining or complaining, they just circled around and out and that was it. Jack could learn to take this approach as he seems like a whiny child most of the time in the FO circle. 

I'm hopeful for a good series, I'd like the blues in 6, not playing until Monday is going to be a good thing, as the blues will get their rest as the B's collect rust. 

I don't think the Bruins will be rusty. Their veteran core has faced so many different situations in the playoffs over the years that they always seem ready for anything now. The way they prepare for games has to be a finely tuned machine at this point and their younger players most definitely follow the leaders.

The Blues, meanwhile, are in uncharted territory.

[SDS]

5 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

That’s an interesting note: Two “heavy” teams in the finals.

The death of heavy hockey was overstated, evidently.

Jeremy White talked about this today.

The Bruins are 23rd in average team height and 21st in average team weight. The quotes he was pulling (I think from the Bruins HC) is that their puck-moving defensemen, not big-banging bodies, is what made the difference this year. 

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54 minutes ago, SDS said:

Jeremy White talked about this today.

The Bruins are 23rd in average team height and 21st in average team weight. The quotes he was pulling (I think from the Bruins HC) is that their puck-moving defensemen, not big-banging bodies, is what made the difference this year. 

Height and weight is what it is, but that doesn't mean they don't, or can't, or won't, play a "heavy" game.  They do not shy away from hits nor do they avoid the high-percentage zones or give in on puck battles.  Plus they play a dirty style, which St. Louis, oddly enough, adopted at some point going into the playoffs.

I don't know the numbers, and I didn't listen to WGR this morning, but I'm fairly certain the Blues are at least mid, if not above, average in height and weight. Boston will not be able to skate around them.  I think this quote is likely pre-series chutzpah.

[That Aud Smell]

2 hours ago, SDS said:

Jeremy White talked about this today.

The Bruins are 23rd in average team height and 21st in average team weight. The quotes he was pulling (I think from the Bruins HC) is that their puck-moving defensemen, not big-banging bodies, is what made the difference this year. 

@... anticipated some of what I was going to say in reply. I guess I'm aware that those big bodied western teams - Kings, Ducks - became notorious as "heavy" teams. But I don't think of the heavy style as being played by big bodied teams. It's really more a style and mentality -- and execution of that style -- that can make a game heavy.

I think of ROR as a very heavy player. But he doesn't hit anyone.

1 hour ago, ... said:

Height and weight is what it is, but that doesn't mean they don't, or can't, or won't, play a "heavy" game.  They do not shy away from hits nor do they avoid the high-percentage zones or give in on puck battles.  Plus they play a dirty style, which St. Louis, oddly enough, adopted at some point going into the playoffs.

I don't know the numbers, and I didn't listen to WGR this morning, but I'm fairly certain the Blues are at least mid, if not above, average in height and weight. Boston will not be able to skate around them.  I think this quote is likely pre-series chutzpah.

I think it should be a good series.

[#freejame]

3 hours ago, darksabre said:

I don't think the Bruins will be rusty. Their veteran core has faced so many different situations in the playoffs over the years that they always seem ready for anything now. The way they prepare for games has to be a finely tuned machine at this point and their younger players most definitely follow the leaders.

The Blues, meanwhile, are in uncharted territory.

Biz has been talking about rust all playoffs long on spittin’ chicklets. I don’t want to misquote the statistic, but teams who played seven games and then went on to face a team that swept fair much better than the team that swept. Granted the Blues only went six, but it’s a real long break for Boston and no doubt they’ve lost some rhythm. Though it’s a long wait for the Blues too so who knows.