r/stlouisblues

Fuck the Avs, Fuck Kadri, Fuck them wearing Nordiques jerseys, and most of all... Fuck Stan Kronke.

Go Knights Go!

Everyone once in a while I learn some new fact about the 2019 Blues Cup team that reminds me how much of an anomaly they really were. I was listening to 32 Thoughts recently and Elliotte Friedman was asked to name the only team since 2000 with no players on the team who had won a cup before. The 2019 Blues were apparently the first team since the ‘89 Flames to accomplish this. Other fun facts are that they won the cup with no superstars, likely no future Hall of Famers, no elite goaltending (compare the stats of Binner in that playoff run to other recent cup winners and finalists, trust me he wasn’t elite). They didn’t tank for a top draft pick— in fact they didn’t draft any of their players in the top 3. They also are one of the few cup winners of their time to not take advantage of the LTIR cap fuckery, they’re not from a no tax state, and they didn’t make any meaningful additions at the trade deadline. That 2019 Blues team was truly a miracle team.

EDIT: 32 Thoughts specified that the team had no prior players with their name on the cup. Sundqvist won with the Penguins, but did not have his name on the cup with the team.

At HF boards there was talk of a three way trade between STL, PITT and SEA. It ended up with the Blues getting Will Horcroff and the Pitt 1st and giving up Kyrou.

Got me thinking that I don't think the Blues need another 1st this year. Horcroff is a nice piece but he's a year away from the NHL. Be nice to get him in the trade. Just don't think another first helps us right now.

Instead of the 1st, what about trying to get Rutger McGroarty.

Kyrou for McGroarty and Horcroff. That's the main pieces.

Id do that deal. Would Pittsburgh?

Blues would end up playing out the contracts of Suter and Drouin this year but by late season you'd see a top 9 of

Holloway, Thomas, Snuggerud

McGroarty, Dvorsky, Carbonneau

Neighbours, Horcroff, Buch

That's starting to look like something? Fire away

I was reading through some current posts on the Sabres subreddit and man it's not good. They are all HATING on Tage Thompson. They're talking about how nonexistent he's been all playoffs other than making horrendous plays and taking stupid selfish penalties. Looking back on picking up O'Reilly and a cup sure feels even better at this point. Sorry, just something I found interesting.

I wonder where Chief will land?

• Head coach
• TV
• Assistant coach

He has 5 years left at 8mil, with a NTC the whole time I believe, and the contract runs 30-36 years old. Genuinely by far the worst contract I’ve seen DA sign in his whole tenure with the Blues and I’m just shocked.

He’s been remarkable in contracts and managing this team but this feels like it will really handicap the team and GM Steen going forward.

With the team having to promote Carboneau & Stenberg soon, + needing to make upgrades this offseason whether it’s draft/free/agency/trade, this Buch contract just feels like an anchor. Hopefully the team can turn it around and Steen can work some magic but I’d be lying if I said I’m not very concerned.

Does anyone have any updates on who will be broadcasting Blues games in the future? I haven't seen anything, but then I haven't been following it that closely, either. Are we still in wait-and-see mode?

Hello everyone!

I have gotten into NHL a lot these past few years and have wanted to add to my collection with a Blues hat. I am located in Northern Indiana and I don't see anything besides Red Wings and Blackhawks.

Is anyone in the STL area know if the Lids/New Era stores in STL carry any exclusive STL Blues or STL Billikens hats?

Thank you and sorry if this has been asked previously!