GAME DAY: St. Louis Blues @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00pm ET - Thu. Jan. 21st, 2010

shabbs wrote:

Michallica wrote:

shabbs wrote:Yeah, not exactly a huge draw on a Thursday night... the Blues are still probably suffering from "bottom dweller" stigma.

Regardless, the sens reduced prices and have won the last four, including perhaps the biggest victory of the year against chicago. You'd think the sales would be better than this....

$14 for a ticket is awesome. I'd totally be over it....but I got class with mandatory attendance

That is an awesome price. Wow.

If I wasn't 5 hours away...

A while back when I asked if you could hear me scream, you said you were 3 hours from Kanata. So when did you move?

SpezDispenser wrote:I doubt we're even favoured. Maybe by a little, but not much. The Blues are a good road team, we're a good home team. Our record is a little better, but not enough to call this a cakewalk.

The Blues will be tired after the game tonight and having to travel; the Sens will have had time to relax.

The Blues are 3-6-2 against the East.

The Sens have scored considerably more goals, and while they have given up a lot more, their team defense and goaltending have been excellent over the winning streak.

Team-lead-wise, we are ahead in every category except goaltending stats, and I already mentioned that a good outing will get Elliott over the .900 line. A little added incentive.

Brad Boyes went from 43 goals, to 33, to a projected 16 this season. He and Cheechoo could write a book.

SpezDispenser wrote:I doubt we're even favoured. Maybe by a little, but not much. The Blues are a good road team, we're a good home team. Our record is a little better, but not enough to call this a cakewalk.

Their road record is something like 12-6 but they are 3-6 against the East (all road games). So while they are fantastic on the road in the West (9-0, really?) they are poor against Eastern teams.

wprager wrote:
The Blues will be tired after the game tonight and having to travel; the Sens will have had time to relax.

The Blues are 3-6-2 against the East.

The Sens have scored considerably more goals, and while they have given up a lot more, their team defense and goaltending have been excellent over the winning streak.

Team-lead-wise, we are ahead in every category except goaltending stats, and I already mentioned that a good outing will get Elliott over the .900 line. A little added incentive.

Brad Boyes went from 43 goals, to 33, to a projected 16 this season. He and Cheechoo could write a book.

Yeah really, I'll take Boyes over Cheechoo though - no problem at all.

As for the game, I'm just trying to temper people's enthusiasm a little. It'll be tough.

wprager wrote:
Their road record is something like 12-6 but they are 3-6 against the East (all road games). So while they are fantastic on the road in the West (9-0, really?) they are poor against Eastern teams.

Does that sound right? Only 9 games in your own conference?

2-0 Blues already - came out flying.

Is Kariya a target for a team? I'd love to get him, but our lack of cap space is an issue.

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:

Michallica wrote:

shabbs wrote:Yeah, not exactly a huge draw on a Thursday night... the Blues are still probably suffering from "bottom dweller" stigma.

Regardless, the sens reduced prices and have won the last four, including perhaps the biggest victory of the year against chicago. You'd think the sales would be better than this....

$14 for a ticket is awesome. I'd totally be over it....but I got class with mandatory attendance

That is an awesome price. Wow.

If I wasn't 5 hours away...

A while back when I asked if you could hear me scream, you said you were 3 hours from Kanata. So when did you move?

As odd as that sounds... I'm sure I would have said 5 or 5.5 hours away, not three.

SpezDispenser wrote:These guys are intensely good on the road. Focus!

And we're pretty good at home too.

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:
Their road record is something like 12-6 but they are 3-6 against the East (all road games). So while they are fantastic on the road in the West (9-0, really?) they are poor against Eastern teams.

Does that sound right? Only 9 games in your own conference?

That's just home games, and I left out the OTLs since I didn't remember how many and didn't bother looking up.

blues winning against the habs 3-2... hope they can win that way they can be satisfied and tired for us to pray on

Flo The Action wrote:blues winning against the habs 3-2... hope they can win that way they can be satisfied and tired for us to pray on

Me too.

Die Habs Die!!!

habs lost in OT.

shabbs wrote:Die Habs Die!!!

shabbs wrote:Die Habs Die!!!

Not that I think you don`t have enough rep points, but this should be +10

This'll be a tough game, but the Blues seemed to fade as the game progressed. Hopefully they're tired from tonight's win.

David Backes is really good.

wprager wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:I doubt we're even favoured. Maybe by a little, but not much. The Blues are a good road team, we're a good home team. Our record is a little better, but not enough to call this a cakewalk.

The Blues will be tired after the game tonight and having to travel; the Sens will have had time to relax.

The Blues are 3-6-2 against the East.

The Sens have scored considerably more goals, and while they have given up a lot more, their team defense and goaltending have been excellent over the winning streak.

Team-lead-wise, we are ahead in every category except goaltending stats, and I already mentioned that a good outing will get Elliott over the .900 line. A little added incentive.

Brad Boyes went from 43 goals, to 33, to a projected 16 this season. He and Cheechoo could write a book.

Yeah, that 35 minute flight...what a doozy.