Game #79: St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

Blanick · 03-31-2012, 10:55 AM

VS.

AT

TEAM COMPARISONS

WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

LAST TIME

STARTING LINEUPS

Steen-Backes-Oshie
McDonald-Berglund-Perron
Sobotka-Arnott-Langenbrunner
D'Agostini-Nichol-Stewart

Huskins-Pietrangelo
Jackman-Shattenkirk
Russell-Polak

Halak
Elliott

BLUE JACKETS

Prospal-Letestu-Nash
Umberger-Brassard-Atkinson
Russell-Johansen-Dorsett
Gillies-Boyce-Boll

Johnson-Savard
Moore-Johnson
Nikitin-Lebda

**Blues can clinch central with win tonight**

**Blues fully healthy for first time in 160 days**

**Dags returns from concussion**

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The Note · 03-31-2012, 10:59 AM

One point tonight is all we need to clinch. Hopefully they get it done especially since I'll be there, should be rockin in there tonight. LGB!

Plus it's the first time we're icing our full lineup in 160 games

execwrite · 03-31-2012, 11:02 AM

Very important to win tonite. Columbus is playing better, Blues can't afford a letdown.

FYI - it's Game #79, not 78

SirPaste · 03-31-2012, 11:12 AM

Healthy line up FTW! Hope we can keep it that way, Go Blues!

MadDog6 · 03-31-2012, 11:25 AM

And a hearty welcome back to Mister Mickey D!

Blanick · 03-31-2012, 11:36 AM

for some reason it won't let me go into advanced editing to change the game number so if a mod wants to help out....

execwrite · 03-31-2012, 11:44 AM

JR is tweeting Cola out, Huskins in tonite.

Blanick · 03-31-2012, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by execwrite

JR is tweeting Cola out, Huskins in tonite.

Good after that horrid game last night he needs to be sat.

kittensmasher · 03-31-2012, 11:58 AM

Let's clinch this bad boy and stay ahead of the Nucks.

TomWaits · 03-31-2012, 11:59 AM

Go Blues Go!!! Who is in net?

SirPaste · 03-31-2012, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blanick

Good after that horrid game last night he needs to be sat.

Agreed, that might have been his worst game as a Blue. Painful to watch

Alklha · 03-31-2012, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TomWaits

Go Blues Go!!! Who is in net?

I've heard it is Jaro, not seen it confirmed though. His last 10 home games he is 10-0-0, 4 shutouts, 0.99 GAA and a .960 save %. Have to go back 15 home games to find his last regulation loss.

ComradeRuskie · 03-31-2012, 12:09 PM

I think Halak was always a better home than away goalie.

Alklha · 03-31-2012, 12:11 PM

Tend to agree, but 13 of his last 16 starts overall have been on the road!

Halak Ness Monster · 03-31-2012, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ComradeRuskie

I think Halak was always a better home than away goalie.

Might be good reason to go with Elliott in Game 3 in the 1st round.

I won't say give Elliott both games 3 and 4 because I think Halak needs to play on the road at some point in the playoffs. Game 3 is always a pivotal one, though. It either puts the series out of reach at 3-0 or it gives one team a huge 2-1 lead.

For the record, the home/road splits for Halak show a huge edge to starting him at home while Elliott has been great everywhere.

execwrite · 03-31-2012, 12:21 PM

"Tonight, it's Carlo," Hitchcock said. "Right now, we're a group of eight, (Ian) Cole included, and we'll see how things work out. Like I said, it's a player's chance, the 20 that are in, it's their chance to shine, and if someone doesn't shine, they're out, and somebody's in, it's just the way it is at this time of year."

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hocke...#ixzz1qiS7nMPV

Cudi · 03-31-2012, 12:23 PM

16-0 Blues

Blanick · 03-31-2012, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by execwrite

"Tonight, it's Carlo," Hitchcock said. "Right now, we're a group of eight, (Ian) Cole included, and we'll see how things work out. Like I said, it's a player's chance, the 20 that are in, it's their chance to shine, and if someone doesn't shine, they're out, and somebody's in, it's just the way it is at this time of year."

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/sports/hocke...#ixzz1qiS7nMPV

So what your saying is Chris Stewart won't be in the lineup come playoff time

Randall Ritchey · 03-31-2012, 12:58 PM

Elliott Should this game. Halak is coming off a loss, Elliott, a shutout.
No questions who should be starting in my mind.

SirPaste · 03-31-2012, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Randall Ritchey

Elliott Should this game. Halak is coming off a loss, Elliott, a shutout.
No questions who should be starting in my mind.

I think it is good to get Halak back in there and let him rebound from a shaky game in Chicago, try and get him hot before the playoffs

Mike Liut · 03-31-2012, 01:15 PM

This has to be the first time history a goalie has 3 consecutive shutouts and doesn't start the next 2 game when healthy.

diehardbluesfan · 03-31-2012, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Randall Ritchey

Elliott Should this game. Halak is coming off a loss, Elliott, a shutout.
No questions who should be starting in my mind.

If not for Jaro, we wouldn't of got a point in Chicago. That is Hitch's reasoning for this.

execwrite · 03-31-2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Blanick

So what your saying is Chris Stewart won't be in the lineup come playoff time

I keep sticking up for Stewart, but what Hitch is saying is - It's the playoffs now, you don't produce, you sit. This means you, Stewie.

stlweir · 03-31-2012, 01:38 PM

Let's hope Nichol's energy rubs off on Stewart.

bluemandan · 03-31-2012, 01:44 PM

Let's Go Blues!