2023020013 STL perd, 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
Fuck
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.
Unfavorable result, but I liked what I saw honestly. That game was 50/50 throughout.
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.
I’m really starting to sour on Kyrou. Doesn’t matter how fast he is if he doesn’t have any puck control
Honestly pretty fuckin happy with that start to the season
That felt like a playoff game. And it was never out of reach at any point.
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.
Great battle vs. one of the best from last year. Happy with the defense in one game, would love to see more open shots on offense, but I credit a lot of that difficulty to the Stars back check and tough defense.
Looks the squad is ready to compete though.
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.
If that’s how we play against a presumptive #1 in our division, we are capable. Plenty of positives. Besides Binnington playing a great game, I thought the defense looked tight. Especially Parayko and Tucker. We played a hard game and if we continue to play like this, we’ll be playing these Dallas fuck boys fully in a 7 game series in a few month’s time.
That was a great game. I can’t be mad about that one both goalies played lights out. I wish games didn’t end with a skills competition, though. Because binner wasn’t letting shit in.
That was not a bad game at all against a pretty good team
We came back when it mattered, we got the road point, Binner is hot once again, and for some reason our team is still better with less players than the other team like it has been for years.
Verdict: we’re back, baby.
Point on the road. No shame in that. Lot to be excited for.
I missed the game (I know, I know). How’d everyone look?
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?
I thought we played well for the most part. Binner was amazing, Parayko and Tucker were as well. Still seeing some unforced turnovers from the rest of the d and we need to shore that up. On offense I liked our tenacity but we couldn’t generate as many opportunities as I would have liked. Sunny was a beast and I like Kapanen and Blais as well. First line got chances but couldnt do much with them. Everyone else was just ok imo. Second period was the best, third we were on the back foot much of the period. All in all, pretty good effort against a strong team.
That was just a regular season game…playoffs are going to cause my heart to explode
I was there at the first game on the road to 81-0-1
How much does Kyrou cost again?
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.
Annoying result but some very encouraging takeaways:
1. Team defense and protecting the house. Binner made great saves and the second chances weren’t there. Individual mistakes—and they always will be made—but the entire unit collapsing in front of binner was a great sight to see.
2. Lost energy in the third but was a pretty even game overall. Plenty of scoring chances for the Blues.
3. Oettinger stole two points, Binner stole a point. Big boy hockey today by one, maybe two cup contending teams.
Overall I liked how we played tonight. There are things to clean up but it’s only game one. It was nice to see a good honest effort for 65 minutes tonight. And Binner playing amazing was awesome to see. Onward to Saturday night and the home opener!
Kyrou looked bad, I’m not sure if Hayes even played tonight. Everybody else looked great, Binnington is stellar, everybody else needs to get on his level
Had a great time watching this team honestly… massive improvement from whatever that was last season
I’ve seen a lot of people on social media say the Blues looked bad but I thought they played decent ? . Binnington was amazing !!
[Recap: STL @ DAL](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6338963475112)
Lots of stuff to improve to be sure. But holy shit if this is the effort level we can expect from this team this season, I am 110% on-fucking-board. Last year was so depressing because we were out of the run after the 8 game losing streak. I just want a team I can cheer for, and that was the Blues tonight 💙