Really cool move by Blues radio PBP guy Chris Kerber to allow Blues TV PBP guy John Kelly to call the 2nd period of the Blues' Stanley Cup Final games: https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/kell...will-call-first-stanley-cup-final/c-307546018
2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs
PostersLastStand
- Wayne County, IL
I am glad the Blues are in the Stanley Cup Finals, again. Break that drought! But I can see this as a recruiting tool for the University Mizzoops to use against the Illini in Chicago and Metro East. I wanted to be the first to say this, just to get this crap started! 
And I really want the Blues to end years of frustration! Which will open the portal for the Illini basketball team to win the National Championship! Also too bad this Blues team was drafted, traded for and acquired by someone before the current coach got there. He is coaching somebody else's players. Always mentioned on this board in other discussions. It this appropriate to mention here? Go Blues, Go Illini!
And I really want the Blues to end years of frustration! Which will open the portal for the Illini basketball team to win the National Championship! Also too bad this Blues team was drafted, traded for and acquired by someone before the current coach got there. He is coaching somebody else's players. Always mentioned on this board in other discussions. It this appropriate to mention here? Go Blues, Go Illini!But I can see this as a recruiting tool for the University Mizzoops to use against the Illini in Chicago and Metro East. I wanted to be the first to say this, just to get this crap started!
Uh...what?
PostersLastStand
- Wayne County, IL
Sorry it seems everything thing that happens in the realm of sports always is always tied to and affects the Illini coaches ability to recruit Chicago. I also threw in the Metro East area of Illinois. Trying, and apparently failing to be sarcastic. Sorry just trying be a silly person. But seriously, I remember trying to listen to KMOX for Blues updates on my Panasonic AM transistor radio. I'm a Cardinal fan, but it would have been nice to have heard a Blues game back then. I occasionally was thwarted by KMOX GM and my Mom telling me to turn off my radio and to go to sleep. I was in grade school and it was a school night! Thank goodness I had my radio monophonic ear plug.
Stanley Cup Final Prediction:
Blues in 6.
Conn Smythe winner: Jaden Schwartz.
Blues in 6.
Conn Smythe winner: Jaden Schwartz.
Blues surprise their full-time employees with trip to Boston for the Stanley Cup Final: https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/blue...p-to-boston-for-stanley-cup-final/c-307541114
With how much the Bruins dominated play in the 2nd period, the Blues are lucky to not be down right now.
Lot of reminders of game 1 of the San Jose series with the sloppiness of play in the final 2 periods of this one. Hopefully this is the Blues lone clunker of a game in this series.
Based on how that hit looked, Sundqvist is lucky that's only a 2 minute minor.
BOOM BOOM GUNNARSSON!!!!
Enterprise Center is going to be lit on Saturday night for Game 3.
Here's what it looked like inside a sold-out Enterprise Center for the watch party when Gunnarsson scored:
Oskar Sundqvist suspended one game for the hit in last night's game.
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal
Man, St. Louis really IS boring
Not that much. But hell it beats watching a scuffling Cardinals team this last month.
Downtown St. Louis is gonna be an absolutely packed place tonight with Cubs/Cardinals going on at Busch and Game 3 going on a few blocks down the road at Enterprise Center.
Blues performance in this one is bringing back memories of their performance in Game 3 of the Winnipeg series.
Ever since the first 5 minutes, Blues have looked timid and almost a step slow.
Best to lick their wounds and prepare for Game 4 on Monday night.
Binnington being pulled is more of an indication of an overall team failure than his individual performance. Binnington is not the biggest reason they're losing tonight.
Ever since the first 5 minutes, Blues have looked timid and almost a step slow.
Best to lick their wounds and prepare for Game 4 on Monday night.
Binnington being pulled is more of an indication of an overall team failure than his individual performance. Binnington is not the biggest reason they're losing tonight.
mattcoldagelli
- The Transfer Portal
Why have they been so ghastly at home? Was that a thing in the reg season at any point?
Actually yeah. Especially early in the season they were absolutely dreadful at home.
Wouldn't be the same in this playoff run if the Blues didn't have a best of 3 to decide a series.
DrewD007
- Woodridge, IL
I wasn't feeling good after having that sustained pressure for a good 3+ minutes just to give up a shorthanded goal to tie the game. Glad they proved me wrong.
You'd expect different from the Blues? I'm pretty sure they've given up a short handed goal in every series during this run.
DrewD007
- Woodridge, IL
I learned today they’re also 4-0 in those games. Go figure.
Yeah they I do gotta say (and I know this is gonna come off as so homerish) I think if the Blues can win in Boston in Game 5 on Thursday night, I'd be surprised if they went back there for a Game 7.
DrewD007
- Woodridge, IL
Especially since Chara supposedly has a broken jaw.