Who scores 20 for the Blues? 30? 40?

[blues2112]

Maybe six hit 20?

Wild card scorers?

Defensemen reaching 10?

Binner or Hofer scores?

[Harry S Deals]

Hmm, good one...fun to pontificate:

20-25 Neighbours, Snuggerud, Suter, Schenn
25-30 Thomas, Buchy
30+ Kyrou, Holloway

[TAFKAP]

Hmm, good one...fun to pontificate:

20-25 Neighbours, Snuggerud, Suter, Schenn
25-30 Thomas, Buchy
30+ Kyrou, Holloway

I'm going to go crazy here and say this is the year.

20-25 Neighbours, Snuggerud, Suter, Schenn
25-30 Thomas, Buchy
30-39 Holloway
40+ Kyrou

Hopium is a hell of a drug.

[kimzey59]

I'm going to go a lot more conservative than you guys.
30-35: Kyrou, Holloway
25-30: Thomas
20-25: Buchnevich, Neighbours, Snuggerud
15-20: Schenn, Suter, Colt, Fowler

I don't see our offense going haywire. I think we're still solidly middle of the pack(upper end of that pack, but still closer to the middle than the upper end).

Having said that, I could see this as one of those years where we end up with 11-12 guys with 10 or more goals(Bjugstad, Toro and Sunny have shown the capability) which would make our offense fairly difficult to defend against. But I don't think our offense really takes off until Dvorsky starts running and I don't see that happening this season. I this upcoming season is going to be more about defensive improvements and cleaning up special teams.

[DawgDad]

Hmm, good one...fun to pontificate:

20-25 Neighbours, Snuggerud, Suter, Schenn
25-30 Thomas, Buchy
30+ Kyrou, Holloway

I'm going to go crazy here and say this is the year.

20-25 Neighbours, Snuggerud, Suter, Schenn
25-30 Thomas, Buchy
30-39 Holloway
40+ Kyrou

Hopium is a hell of a drug.

Realistically, Suter and Schenn struggle to hit 20, more likely 15-20 each. Thomas is likely low 20's, Holloway is 25-30 IF healthy, Kyrou 35. Snuggerud could net 12 to 25, who knows?

The defense figures to score 40-plus, and the depth guys will pop in a few. It's still a good offense if all these guys stay healthy.

I do not discount the possibility someone like Kyrou or Holloway could explode and light it it up. There is only one puck, though, and while either or both could be dynamic I see them as a step behind the league leaders. I do believe if they can keep Thomas upright he could have a huge season, say 20-80 or 25-75.

Things that need to happen for a 100+ point season:
1. Thomas stays healthy
2. Holloway returns to form.
3. Buchnevich rebounds as a complete forward.
4. Suter and Schenn have solid (if unspectacular) seasons.
5. Snuggerud is for real.
6. Binner and Hofer hold serve.
7. The veteran defensemen do it one more time.
8. The 4th line works without Faksa.
9. The team plays like a team out of camp.
10. They figure out how to kill penalties and close out games.

If all that pretty much happens the Blues will be a force to contend with.

[dhsux]

I'm going to go a lot more conservative than you guys.
30-35: Kyrou, Holloway
25-30: Thomas
20-25: Buchnevich, Neighbours, Snuggerud
15-20: Schenn, Suter, Colt, Fowler

I don't see our offense going haywire. I think we're still solidly middle of the pack(upper end of that pack, but still closer to the middle than the upper end).

Having said that, I could see this as one of those years where we end up with 11-12 guys with 10 or more goals(Bjugstad, Toro and Sunny have shown the capability) which would make our offense fairly difficult to defend against. But I don't think our offense really takes off until Dvorsky starts running and I don't see that happening this season. I this upcoming season is going to be more about defensive improvements and cleaning up special teams.

You're not that conservative actually.

If all your lower range numbers hit and the rest of the team performs as they did last year the Blues will end up with about 5 more goals scored than last season.

If all your high range numbers hit and team performs same as last year they clear 300.

The Blues ranked #21 last year in pp goals scored, something to think about for the coming year.

If the Blues can improve 10% above last years goal total it would put them them up towards the top of last years leaders, around 280.

[STL fan in MN]

I see 8 guys with the potential to score 20 but I’ll be conservative and say a few of them fall just short.

Kyrou 35
Holloway 29
Thomas 24
Neighbours 23
Snuggerud 20
Suter 19
Buchy 19
Schenn 18
Bjugstad 12
Walker 7
Torpo 7
Sunny 6
Texier 6
Joseph 5

[Cedar]

10-15: Parayko, Mailloux, Bjugstad
15-20: Schenn, Suter
20-25: Snuggerud, Buchnevich, Neighbours
25-30: Thomas
30-35: Holloway
35-40: none
40-45: Kyrou

[TruBlueFan_1970]

Fun topic. It’s a shame we never go back after the season and see how things turned out. Anyway, here’s mine. Like others, I’m bullish on a few guys, and bearish on a few others. Can’t wait for the season to start. 48 more days!!!!

Kyrou 35-40 (bullish)
Holloway 25-30
Thomas 25-30 (bullish
Neighbours 15-20 (bearish)
Snuggerud, Suter, Schenn 15-20
Buch 15-18 (bearish)
Bjugstad, Walker, Toro 5-10
Joseph 3-5
Sunny 0-3
Texier 0-3 (I expect him to be traded)

Parayko, Fowler, Faulk 10-15
Broberg 8-10
Mailloux, Tucker 5-7
Kessel, UFA Vet 0-3

[blues2112]

Great posts!

What's over-under on who scores first: Binnington,Hofer or Alexandurov?

[SameOldBlues]

Kyrou 44 outlier career year
Holloway 29 oh so close
Thomas 21 still wont shoot enough
Neighbours 21 regresses slightly but still a good season
Snuggerud 27 wicked shot only gets better in future seasons
Suter 27 gets the ice time for career year
Schenn 13 father time’s undefeated
Buch fat, happy, unmotivated 18
Bjugstad 8
Walker 6
Toro 7
Joseph 3 not a fan
Sunny 3 time to move on
Texier 1 empty netter

Parayko 12
Fowler 12
Faulk -2
Broberg 12
Mailloux 19
Tucker 6
Kessel 3

Read em n weep!

[Zizzle1297]

Kyrou 41
Holloway 32
Thomas 26
Neighbors24
Buch 23
Snugg 21
Suter 20
Schenn 19
Bjustad 10
Toro 8
Walker 6
Sunny 4
Texier 3
Joseph 3

Dmen
CP55 15
Broberg 12
Fowler 10
Mailloux 6
Faulk 2
Tucker 2
Kessel 2

Devo and other call ups 5 to 10.

[Old_Goat]

I'm hoping if the Center clicks with Kyrou and Holloway and those two can play practically the full season, which Holloway was on track to complete last, then the total combined between Kyrou & Holloway is 70.
The other totals in the thread above sound reasonable. Looking forward to looking back at this thread.

[Snuggyfresh]

Hmm, good one...fun to pontificate:

20-25 Neighbours, Snuggerud, Suter, Schenn
25-30 Thomas, Buchy
30+ Kyrou, Holloway

I think snuggy with thomas will hit 30 this year. I know its a lot but kid has a shot thomas is an amaxing passer

[dhsux]

Kyrou 44 outlier career year
Holloway 29 oh so close
Thomas 21 still wont shoot enough
Neighbours 21 regresses slightly but still a good season
Snuggerud 27 wicked shot only gets better in future seasons
Suter 27 gets the ice time for career year
Schenn 13 father time’s undefeated
Buch fat, happy, unmotivated 18
Bjugstad 8
Walker 6
Toro 7
Joseph 3 not a fan
Sunny 3 time to move on
Texier 1 empty netter

Parayko 12
Fowler 12
Faulk -2
Broberg 12
Mailloux 19
Tucker 6
Kessel 3

Read em n weep!

Have to see what kind of ice time Mailloux gets but I like your optimism.

I think he can get to 15 and 20 assists if he gets on the PP, which hopefully he will.

[TAFKAP]

Ok, I'm going to be real, but, try to explain my thinking. If Schenn struggles to hit 20, Holloway struggles to get 30, and Kyrou doesn't hit 40, I will consider it a moderate disappointment. The 3 of them together were absolutely dominant for 1/3 of a season. After Monty came in and had a moment to work his style in because of the 4 Nations, those three were unstoppable. If they could play that way for 2/3 of a season, there's no reason they shouldn't end up 20+, 30+, 40+. I'm not a stats guy, just a fan, but IMHO if they could play Oct-Nov as well as Mar-Apr, I can't see why they wouldn't have 4 goals each more.