2023020013
STL loses, 1 – 2 SO.
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Binner looked amazing, Parayko had a great game. Gotta convert on our offensive chances. We played a good game
81-0-1 still in play
Absolutely crazy first game though
I’ll take a point on the road if the defense is gonna be that tight
Robert Thomas… not great tonight.
Eh, you can’t really be upset about shootout losses. Binner was elite tonight
Hell of an opening night for Binner. Promising to say the least.
Fuck Jamie Benn.
Hard to win in a shootout when you don’t even get a shot off.
Shootouts are bullshit!!!
Thom and Kyrou need to breath and take it slow. They’re getting good chances and need to remember not everything needs to be flashy.
Loved the effort from the lower guys. Sundqvist, Torop, Tucker. Not terribly impressed by Krug or Leddy but Parayko was good.
If Binner plays like that relatively consistently I’d call us playoff caliber
Good game. Team looks noticeably different from last year. Went toe to toe with a cup contender. Binner is a brick wall.
Honestly. Cannot be mad at how they played that game. Stars are considered cup contenders.
Moral victory? Sure and I’ll take it.
Honestly pretty fuckin happy with that start to the season
They looked improved. Disappointing to come up short but shootouts don’t really prove anything. Feeling good about my prediction they will compete for a playoff spot.
A very promising first game. Absolutely loved our 4th line presence and Dallas is a tough team to beat this year and we took it to them for regulation and OT.
You hate to lose, but that was a promising first game of the season. A few great offensive opportunities, excellent defense, otherworldly goaltending. We’re gonna be ok.
Pros
– Binnington is 2019 form
– Parayko finally looks healthy
– Sunny’s presence was felt
– Defensive scheme was overall much improved
Cons
– pp was poor
– top line wasn’t great
– kyrou looked soft
– passes need cleaned up. Not a lot of tape to tape
Stars fan here: Binnington was amazing. I’ve been conditioned to not like St. Louis, but I have nothing but respect and awe for the Blues.
Too fancy in the o zone. Not enough direct shots at the net, still looking for beauty goals than grimey goals.
You can’t tame the puck at that speed. You gotta shoot and aim to get the rebound and position correctly to collect the rebound.
Just like last season we’re still too spread out in the o zone and play far too long passes and leave the middle of the ice empty. It didn’t work last year and it’s not working now.
1 upvote = 1 fuck Jamie Benn
We passed the coach speak test: the guys played for each other, they had energy, they took the criticism personally, etc.
Lots to clean up, but at least the effort and desire are there. I’m looking forward to this season.
Point on the road. No shame in that. Lot to be excited for.
Sunny…FUCKING SUNNY!!! Welcome home you handsome man!
GOOD FUCKIN GAME, ONLY THING MISSING WAS A W FOR BINNER.
Heck of a game!!
Would rather have won, but honestly I’m not hating it. Not at all!
Blues looked so much better tonight than what we saw last year.
Dallas looked good too. Just a good game all around.
It’s been a while, but here we go:
3 Stars of the Game:
⭐ – The new NHL
⭐⭐ – app doesn’t
⭐⭐⭐ – show them anymore
Well, shit…
WTF am I going to post in these threads all season?
That was just a regular season game…playoffs are going to cause my heart to explode
The boys came to play tonight. That felt like a playoff game and the stars are a good team. You could tell though that they were gassed in the third period, I’m sure this system is tough to execute.