GDT: Blues at Avs 8:00 FanDuel

[hotrivets]

This should be a trainwreck so maybe the Blues decide to compete and we catch the Avs in a trap game. Hey it could happen. Maybe Kessel gets some more shifts. 2nd line of guys who bring the effort?

practice lines (12/30):

Berggren-Thomas-Buchnevich
Neighbours-Schenn-Snuggerud
Stenberg-Dvorsky-Kyrou
Toropchenko-Sundqvist-Fabbri
* Joseph

Broberg-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Fowler-Kessel
* Mailloux

Binnington
Hofer

[MiamiLaw]

Judging by how these things go, the Blues will likely win this game.

[hotrivets]

Pierre LeBrun
@PierreVLeBrun
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12m
New to Team Canada at forward: Macklin Celebrini, Nick Suzuki, Bo Horvat and Tom Wilson.
They replace 4 Nations forwards Sam Bennett, Travis Konecky and Seth Jarvis (plus extra Olympic roster spot).
Same 8 D from 4 Nations selected for Olympic roster.
Goalies: Jordan Binnington is back and joined by newcomers Logan Thompson and Darcy Kuemper.

Parayko also on the team.

[BleedingBleu]

Pierre LeBrun
@PierreVLeBrun
·
12m
New to Team Canada at forward: Macklin Celebrini, Nick Suzuki, Bo Horvat and Tom Wilson.
They replace 4 Nations forwards Sam Bennett, Travis Konecky and Seth Jarvis (plus extra Olympic roster spot).
Same 8 D from 4 Nations selected for Olympic roster.
Goalies: Jordan Binnington is back and joined by newcomers Logan Thompson and Darcy Kuemper.

Parayko also on the team.

Glad to hear about both. What, no Adin Hill!?!?

[BluesDom]

Play Hofer. Binner is going to give up 5. Then We will have to hear all his defenders blaming the team in front of him.

Binners numbers stink. Time to move on. Thank you for all you have done JB. You were the man for a while. 3.44 goals against; .870 save percentage
7 - 9 and 6.

[stlblue06]

Our only chance is Hofer starting. He has shown that he can stand on his head. This game will probably get ugly quickly

[smilinjoefission]

Wait...Fabbri was one of the best players on the ice last game and his reward is playing with a couple of [decelerate] who shouldn't be playing?

[BleedingBleu]

Wait...Fabbri was one of the best players on the ice last game and his reward is playing with a couple of [decelerate] who shouldn't be playing?

Who would you have him replace? Dude was a Free Agent a couple weeks ago

[dhsux]

Colorado has lost 2 regulation games of 38 played.

Alex I pick......who is Jordan Binnington?

[hotrivets]

Blues Projected Lineup:

Jonatan Berggren-Robert Thomas-Pavel Buchnevich
Jake Neighbours-Brayden Schenn-Jimmy Snuggerud
Otto Stenberg-Dalibor Dvorsky-Jordan Kyrou
Alexey Toropchenko-Oskar Sundqvist-Robby Fabbri

Philip Broberg-Colton Parayko
Tyler Tucker-Justin Faulk
Cam Fowler-Matthew Kessel

Jordan Binnington will start in goal; Joel Hofer will be the backup.

Healthy scratches include Mathieu Joseph and Logan Mailloux. Dylan Holloway (high ankle sprain), Pius Suter (high ankle sprain), Nathan Walker (upper body) and Nick Bjugstad (upper body) are all out.

[82birds]

tough one to end the year.
but...yaneverknow

[hotrivets]

Colorado Avalanche (29-2-7), who are 16-0-2 on home ice this season. “Because like even fear of losing brings out the best in you, because you pay more attention to detail, you think about … you’re preparing to stay in the moment because you’re afraid of fear of losing or fear of being embarrassed creates the same thing,” Montgomery said. “There’s urgency in everything you do and we haven’t had enough urgency as a group and I understand everything I’m saying points directly at me. I lead this team and I take full ownership of my part in us not having hit the standard that I believe we should be at.”

Avalanche projected lineup

Gabriel Landeskog-Nathan MacKinnon-Martin Necas
Artturi Lehkonen-Brock Nelson-Valeri Nichushkin
Victor Olofsson-Ross Colton-Gavin Brindley
Parker Kelly-Jack Drury-Joel Kiviranta

Devon Toews-Cale Makar
Josh Manson-Brent Burns
Samuel Girard-Sam Malinski

Mackenzie Blackwood will start in goal; Scott Wedgewood will be the backup.

Healthy scratches include Zakhar Bardakov and Ilya Solovyov. Logan O’Connor (hip) is out.

[Bacchk29]

This should be a trainwreck so maybe the Blues decide to compete and we catch the Avs in a trap game. Hey it could happen. Maybe Kessel gets some more shifts. 2nd line of guys who bring the effort?

practice lines (12/30):

Berggren-Thomas-Buchnevich
Neighbours-Schenn-Snuggerud
Stenberg-Dvorsky-Kyrou
Toropchenko-Sundqvist-Fabbri
* Joseph

Broberg-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Fowler-Kessel
* Mailloux

Binnington
Hofer

Why is Kyrou in the lineup. Shouldn’t he be scratched until he’s traded?

[Harry York 37]

Monty is not in Panic mode. There are a ton of mediocre/awful teams. He is preaching his system. Let’s see what Berggren learned in his days of shame. Mailloux, obviously, needs to have some things reinforced. How was Kessel last game?
He is not panicking, so he shows Binner all the respect he can, at this point.

He practices what he preaches.

[hotrivets]

This should be a trainwreck so maybe the Blues decide to compete and we catch the Avs in a trap game. Hey it could happen. Maybe Kessel gets some more shifts. 2nd line of guys who bring the effort?

practice lines (12/30):

Berggren-Thomas-Buchnevich
Neighbours-Schenn-Snuggerud
Stenberg-Dvorsky-Kyrou
Toropchenko-Sundqvist-Fabbri
* Joseph

Broberg-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Fowler-Kessel
* Mailloux

Binnington
Hofer

Why is Kyrou in the lineup. Shouldn’t he be scratched until he’s traded?

4 shifts in the 3rd period so he did get a message

[Harry York 37]

This should be a trainwreck so maybe the Blues decide to compete and we catch the Avs in a trap game. Hey it could happen. Maybe Kessel gets some more shifts. 2nd line of guys who bring the effort?

practice lines (12/30):

Berggren-Thomas-Buchnevich
Neighbours-Schenn-Snuggerud
Stenberg-Dvorsky-Kyrou
Toropchenko-Sundqvist-Fabbri
* Joseph

Broberg-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Fowler-Kessel
* Mailloux

Binnington
Hofer

Why is Kyrou in the lineup. Shouldn’t he be scratched until he’s traded?

4 shifts in the 3rd period so he did get a message

He remains on the “Turd Line”. Playing with a steady kid, and another steady kid. He won’t help is as much, or hurt us as much as he would against tougher matchups. He still gets PP minutes, but keep him off the point, for the love of God.