seattleblue wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 15:34 pm
they finally just noticed he wasn't on the bench
Fischer just manhandled Jiricek on the 3 on 3 and took possession away
Did that play say more about Fischer or Jiricek?
better play by Fischer than "poor" play by Jiricek. rugged separation. but indicative of how Jiricek is so offense oriented he will sometimes force offense even if it costs him defensively. it was 3-on-3 and Jiricek can do that play he did in the WJC where he scored that world class goal in OT but he can also get separated through inappropriate aggression with the puck. wonder if bluesfan1978 saw that play the same way
Yes I did. I also think Fisher is a bit more developed physically and there’s other players that Jiricek could have pulled away from. I’ve liked Fisher since before the Blues drafted him and was hoping he would be picked by them. I think Fisher will be a top 4 D at some point. Just no clue personally who the Blues 3LD end up being 3-4 years from now.
Broberg
Fisher
Lindstein
Ralph?
Good chance we acquire another LHD via trade
Why? If there is one position that we have a lot of potential prospects that make the NHL it's LD. If we need a vet to manage the bottom pair in 3 years, then sign a FA. I hope Broberg/Lindstein are our top 2 on the left side in three years because we have bigger holes to fill with our assets in a trade. I would think one of Ralph, Fisher or Burns would be 3rd pair worthy.
he's convinced they are trading for Byram, plus that's structurally possibly/probably too many players at that same age/position. (Ralph is one of the oldest in his draft class, actually 11 months older than Fischer)
I'm sold on Lindstein as a player there. Fischer is one of my favorites. I don't want to ignore or discount Ralph but the first two I feel really good about.
seattleblue wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 15:34 pm
they finally just noticed he wasn't on the bench
Fischer just manhandled Jiricek on the 3 on 3 and took possession away
Did that play say more about Fischer or Jiricek?
better play by Fischer than "poor" play by Jiricek. rugged separation. but indicative of how Jiricek is so offense oriented he will sometimes force offense even if it costs him defensively. it was 3-on-3 and Jiricek can do that play he did in the WJC where he scored that world class goal in OT but he can also get separated through inappropriate aggression with the puck. wonder if bluesfan1978 saw that play the same way
Yes I did. I also think Fisher is a bit more developed physically and there’s other players that Jiricek could have pulled away from. I’ve liked Fisher since before the Blues drafted him and was hoping he would be picked by them. I think Fisher will be a top 4 D at some point. Just no clue personally who the Blues 3LD end up being 3-4 years from now.
Broberg
Fisher
Lindstein
Ralph?
Good chance we acquire another LHD via trade
Why? If there is one position that we have a lot of potential prospects that make the NHL it's LD. If we need a vet to manage the bottom pair in 3 years, then sign a FA. I hope Broberg/Lindstein are our top 2 on the left side in three years because we have bigger holes to fill with our assets in a trade. I would think one of Ralph, Fisher or Burns would be 3rd pair worthy.
he's convinced they are trading for Byram, plus that's structurally possibly/probably too many players at that same age/position. (Ralph is one of the oldest in his draft class, actually 11 months older than Fischer)
I'm sold on Lindstein as a player there. Fischer is one of my favorites. I don't want to ignore or discount Ralph but the first two I feel really good about.
Convinced? No, but I do think he’s a player on their radar.
seattleblue wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 15:34 pm
they finally just noticed he wasn't on the bench
Fischer just manhandled Jiricek on the 3 on 3 and took possession away
Did that play say more about Fischer or Jiricek?
better play by Fischer than "poor" play by Jiricek. rugged separation. but indicative of how Jiricek is so offense oriented he will sometimes force offense even if it costs him defensively. it was 3-on-3 and Jiricek can do that play he did in the WJC where he scored that world class goal in OT but he can also get separated through inappropriate aggression with the puck. wonder if bluesfan1978 saw that play the same way
Yes I did. I also think Fisher is a bit more developed physically and there’s other players that Jiricek could have pulled away from. I’ve liked Fisher since before the Blues drafted him and was hoping he would be picked by them. I think Fisher will be a top 4 D at some point. Just no clue personally who the Blues 3LD end up being 3-4 years from now.
Broberg
Fisher
Lindstein
Ralph?
Good chance we acquire another LHD via trade
Why? If there is one position that we have a lot of potential prospects that make the NHL it's LD. If we need a vet to manage the bottom pair in 3 years, then sign a FA. I hope Broberg/Lindstein are our top 2 on the left side in three years because we have bigger holes to fill with our assets in a trade. I would think one of Ralph, Fisher or Burns would be 3rd pair worthy.
he's convinced they are trading for Byram, plus that's structurally possibly/probably too many players at that same age/position. (Ralph is one of the oldest in his draft class, actually 11 months older than Fischer)
I'm sold on Lindstein as a player there. Fischer is one of my favorites. I don't want to ignore or discount Ralph but the first two I feel really good about.
Convinced? No, but I do think he’s a player on their radar.
to be clear I am agnostic - you might be right they are looking at him specifically, and if they are it provides insight into the timing issue which we have both alluded to (logjam in viable prospects at LHD)
Pierre McGuire wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 11:55 am
I do think they need an upgrade at LD ..I doubt they want to rush Lindstein into top 4 mins next year and struggle again.
So I'm guessing you don't like Fowler? I don't understand why they don't put him back with Parayko. They were much better together last year and both have been (bleep) this year.
Pierre McGuire wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 11:55 am
I do think they need an upgrade at LD ..I doubt they want to rush Lindstein into top 4 mins next year and struggle again.
So I'm guessing you don't like Fowler? I don't understand why they don't put him back with Parayko. They were much better together last year and both have been (bleep) this year.
I like Fowler but he really is a 3rd pairing dmen. We need someone to slot in between Broberg and Fowler and while we have some LHD’s coming , not sure any of them are ready for more than 3rd line mins for the next couple of years.
with the Rangers, Hawks and 3 Canadian teams all around the same position as the Blues currently, they are absolutely going to get shafted in the lottery
aslord wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 15:27 pm
with the Rangers, Hawks and 3 Canadian teams all around the same position as the Blues currently, they are absolutely going to get shafted in the lottery
I'm kind of focused on six teams. most people focus on raw points but I look at wins minus regulation losses because I know how hard that is to claw back.
We have Vancouver at -13, they are gone.
Then us and NYR (falling like a rock) at -6
Calgary and Chicago both -4
Winnipeg -3
in 7th place is tonight's opponent Nashville at +2
now to the point of your post, the worst case result. the worst shafting they can get is the 8th pick as long as Nashville and everybody with a better record stays somewhat bouyant near .500 and the Blues don't start stringing wins together. It would be ideal if they are -8 going into the break and even better if NYR won its remaining pre-break game to be -5.
Blues look like they will go into the lottery with somewhere between second and sixth best odds as things stand without major trajectory changes. so the "shafting" then becomes anywhere from the 4th to 8th pick in concrete results
by the way in regard to what happened with Chase Reid here is the picture I am getting
back on Sunday Jan 25 the Soo were in the middle of wiping North Bay again and Reid took a very high, brutal head hit and was face down on the ice. Lukas Fischer then jumped in and served what-for and got a regular misconduct and an instigator misconduct and a fighting major. Reid would not disappear from the game; he scored two goals in it.
so he came into this past weekend with that going on, and then when the game got physical with Brantford it's presumed he aggravated the prior situation. but I think it is a concussion issue. something to closely monitor.
The Blues also have 4 less points than they did after the same amount of games last year.
I have no idea where they end up but I do know this team isn’t going on the streak they did last year. I’d say a .500 record the rest of the year is tops for this team.
seattleblue wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 15:34 pm
they finally just noticed he wasn't on the bench
Fischer just manhandled Jiricek on the 3 on 3 and took possession away
Did that play say more about Fischer or Jiricek?
better play by Fischer than "poor" play by Jiricek. rugged separation. but indicative of how Jiricek is so offense oriented he will sometimes force offense even if it costs him defensively. it was 3-on-3 and Jiricek can do that play he did in the WJC where he scored that world class goal in OT but he can also get separated through inappropriate aggression with the puck. wonder if bluesfan1978 saw that play the same way
Good to know. I wonder with Jiricek if the high-end offensive plays like the aforementioned WJC goal won’t carryover to the NHL with bigger/stronger dmen and overall tighter defense. It all comes down to how good is he and we won’t know until we do.
seattleblue wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 15:34 pm
they finally just noticed he wasn't on the bench
Fischer just manhandled Jiricek on the 3 on 3 and took possession away
Did that play say more about Fischer or Jiricek?
better play by Fischer than "poor" play by Jiricek. rugged separation. but indicative of how Jiricek is so offense oriented he will sometimes force offense even if it costs him defensively. it was 3-on-3 and Jiricek can do that play he did in the WJC where he scored that world class goal in OT but he can also get separated through inappropriate aggression with the puck. wonder if bluesfan1978 saw that play the same way
Good to know. I wonder with Jiricek if the high-end offensive plays like the aforementioned WJC goal won’t carryover to the NHL with bigger/stronger dmen and overall tighter defense. It all comes down to how good is he and we won’t know until we do.
100%. By far the best thing about this prospect is that he is able to skate and think attack at an elite level. He really wants to do it in way where he's always going to want to do it. I 100% trust that our staff selected a player they hope becomes this irresistible force offensively. WJC goal = tantalizing showcase of the high end part of his ability.
I can't say this enough but his physical game this year is what stands out to me the most. He lines up hits. It's more than just hit out of moment of opportunity. He lags the rope, lets the forward work himself to the spot on the boards and then he slams. He plots it openly. He has knocked so many players to the ice now. Open ice hits, board hits. So this suggests a player capable of still directing specific focus to an area needing attention. Love to see that.
seattleblue wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 15:34 pm
they finally just noticed he wasn't on the bench
Fischer just manhandled Jiricek on the 3 on 3 and took possession away
Did that play say more about Fischer or Jiricek?
better play by Fischer than "poor" play by Jiricek. rugged separation. but indicative of how Jiricek is so offense oriented he will sometimes force offense even if it costs him defensively. it was 3-on-3 and Jiricek can do that play he did in the WJC where he scored that world class goal in OT but he can also get separated through inappropriate aggression with the puck. wonder if bluesfan1978 saw that play the same way
Good to know. I wonder with Jiricek if the high-end offensive plays like the aforementioned WJC goal won’t carryover to the NHL with bigger/stronger dmen and overall tighter defense. It all comes down to how good is he and we won’t know until we do.
100%. By far the best thing about this prospect is that he is able to skate and think attack at an elite level. He really wants to do it in way where he's always going to want to do it. I 100% trust that our staff selected a player they hope becomes this irresistible force offensively. WJC goal = tantalizing showcase of the high end part of his ability.
I can't say this enough but his physical game this year is what stands out to me the most. He lines up hits. It's more than just hit out of moment of opportunity. He lags the rope, lets the forward work himself to the spot on the boards and then he slams. He plots it openly. He has knocked so many players to the ice now. Open ice hits, board hits. So this suggests a player capable of still directing specific focus to an area needing attention. Love to see that.
seattleblue wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 15:55 pm
by the way in regard to what happened with Chase Reid here is the picture I am getting
back on Sunday Jan 25 the Soo were in the middle of wiping North Bay again and Reid took a very high, brutal head hit and was face down on the ice. Lukas Fischer then jumped in and served what-for and got a regular misconduct and an instigator misconduct and a fighting major. Reid would not disappear from the game; he scored two goals in it.
so he came into this past weekend with that going on, and then when the game got physical with Brantford it's presumed he aggravated the prior situation. but I think it is a concussion issue. something to closely monitor.
Scary hit on Reid.
Fisher I just watched several videos of him fighting. He’s a mean SOB. One video that stood out was his fight in November against Topp. Could Fisher end up being a more talented Josh Manson? This team could use that.
seattleblue wrote: ↑02 Feb 2026 15:55 pm
by the way in regard to what happened with Chase Reid here is the picture I am getting
back on Sunday Jan 25 the Soo were in the middle of wiping North Bay again and Reid took a very high, brutal head hit and was face down on the ice. Lukas Fischer then jumped in and served what-for and got a regular misconduct and an instigator misconduct and a fighting major. Reid would not disappear from the game; he scored two goals in it.
so he came into this past weekend with that going on, and then when the game got physical with Brantford it's presumed he aggravated the prior situation. but I think it is a concussion issue. something to closely monitor.
Scary hit on Reid.
Fisher I just watched several videos of him fighting. He’s a mean SOB. One video that stood out was his fight in November against Topp. Could Fisher end up being a more talented Josh Manson? This team could use that.
he is big, mean, and capable on a level where he's also known for being the calm sheriff at times, like he's captaining what's fightworthy and what's not.
that was a major trade the Soo made to get him and if Brady Martin comes back healthy with Carter George in net and a hopefully healthy Reid, they pose trouble in the OHL bracket. probably not deep enough, like brantford who just has waves of talent.
seattleblue wrote: ↑01 Feb 2026 15:34 pm
they finally just noticed he wasn't on the bench
Fischer just manhandled Jiricek on the 3 on 3 and took possession away
Did that play say more about Fischer or Jiricek?
better play by Fischer than "poor" play by Jiricek. rugged separation. but indicative of how Jiricek is so offense oriented he will sometimes force offense even if it costs him defensively. it was 3-on-3 and Jiricek can do that play he did in the WJC where he scored that world class goal in OT but he can also get separated through inappropriate aggression with the puck. wonder if bluesfan1978 saw that play the same way
Good to know. I wonder with Jiricek if the high-end offensive plays like the aforementioned WJC goal won’t carryover to the NHL with bigger/stronger dmen and overall tighter defense. It all comes down to how good is he and we won’t know until we do.
100%. By far the best thing about this prospect is that he is able to skate and think attack at an elite level. He really wants to do it in way where he's always going to want to do it. I 100% trust that our staff selected a player they hope becomes this irresistible force offensively. WJC goal = tantalizing showcase of the high end part of his ability.
I can't say this enough but his physical game this year is what stands out to me the most. He lines up hits. It's more than just hit out of moment of opportunity. He lags the rope, lets the forward work himself to the spot on the boards and then he slams. He plots it openly. He has knocked so many players to the ice now. Open ice hits, board hits. So this suggests a player capable of still directing specific focus to an area needing attention. Love to see that.
What current weight is he playing at Seattle? I thought he was on the lighter side around 180 or so to start the season? What you are describing makes me think he is hitting like a heavyweight. Which sounds great!
