GDT: Utah at Blues 7:00 FanDuel

[hotrivets]

Time to put up or shut up for the boys. Projected lineup based on yesterday's skate:

Neighbours-Thomas-Buchnevich
Snuggerud-Schenn-Kyrou
Joseph-Sundqvist-Bolduc
Toropchenko-Faksa-Walker
* Texier, Dvorsky

Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Suter-Leddy
* Tucker-Kessel

Binnington
Hofer

[BluesDom]

Looks good. Please win this game!! I will be watching. Go Blues.
I think Kyrou gets 2 or 3.

[Aesa]

Looks good. Please win this game!! I will be watching. Go Blues.
I think Kyrou gets 2 or 3.

I could live with that. Would also like to see Jimmy get 1 or 2 as well. Won't be watching on TV, will be there. LGB!!

[82birds]

ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL game.
like the OP said, time to put up or shut up

LGB

[callitwhatyouwant]

I think to win a game like this, the stars have to show up. I think you need a Kyrou/Buchy/Schenn sighting at least 2 of those 3. Thomas keeps providing so I expect him to be in the mix. Curveballs that could really put the team over the hump would be to see Bolduc/Snuggs/Faulk pot 1.

All signs from Utahs game is saying that we need to get minimum 4 goals to have a chance for regulation. 3 Might be a dicey situation and at best get us to overtime unless we see Peak Binner.

[sdaltons]

Not sure this is exactly how I'd have done the rest but good to see Kyrou back with Schenn. Badly need to have 2 lines that can at least threaten to score. While I thought the BTK line performed well enough, they were not getting any help.

[sdaltons]

Also they did Tucker dirty

[todd-parker]

"Game 7" comes early for the Blues. Win and they're in, lose and it's see you next year. The team won't be getting any help from other teams in case they fail to win on home ice tonight.

Only one playoff scenario exists: Win.

[LGB73]

Binner is supposed to be a big game goalie so we better see it tonight. Can't have a .900 sv % kind of night.

[hotrivets]

Utah projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther
Nick Schmaltz -- Barrett Hayton -- Josh Doan
Lawson Crouse -- Jack McBain -- Liam O’Brien
Alexander Kerfoot -- Kevin Stenlund -- Nick Bjugstad

Mikhail Sergachev -- Sean Durzi
Ian Cole -- Michael Kesselring
Olli Maatta -- Nick DeSimone

Karel Vejmelka
Matt Villalta

Scratched: Robert Bortuzzo, Mattias Maccelli, Michael Carcone, Kailer Yamamoto

Injured: John Marino (upper body)

[hotrivets]

Status report

Utah did not hold a morning skate following a 7-3 win at the Nashville Predators on Monday. ... Vejmelka could start after Villalta made 28 saves Monday. ... Broberg will return after missing a 4-3 shootout loss at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday; he will replace Tucker, a defenseman. ... Blues coach Jim Montgomery said Holloway did some light stickhandling on the ice prior to St. Louis' three-game road trip last week but the forward "(isn't) even close to being ready to get back on the ice with us," and remains week to week.

[MiamiLaw]

Just so everyone is clear:

The Blues clinch a playoff spot if:

-Blues Regulation Win

-Calgary Regulation Loss

-Blues OT win and Calgary OT Win or Loss

-Blues OT loss and Calgary OT Loss

-Blues OT win and Minnesota Regulation Loss

Wild Card 1 Clinching Scenarios

-Blues regulation win, Minnesota regulation loss

-Blues OT win, Minnesota Regulation Loss, and Calgary Loss or OT Win

[MiamiLaw]

Blues coach Jim Montgomery said Holloway did some light stickhandling on the ice prior to St. Louis' three-game road trip last week but the forward "(isn't) even close to being ready to get back on the ice with us," and remains week to week.

The news has just been bad since the beginning. I don't think he has a chance at returning unless the Blues somehow make a deep run and even then I am not optimistic. The effing Penguins man. Can't believe how dirty they played that game (though the Holloway hit was not particularly notable).

[TruBlueFan_1970]

Hate that second line. Swap Bolduc with Snuggs, as 81 hasn’t done much or looked very dangerous IMHO.

[Natl20]

Binner is supposed to be a big game goalie so we better see it tonight. Can't have a .900 sv % kind of night.

Welp if 2 goals on 20 shots wouldn't give us a chance to win then I'm not sure I even want to watch.

[sdaltons]

Utah projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Logan Cooley -- Dylan Guenther
Nick Schmaltz -- Barrett Hayton -- Josh Doan
Lawson Crouse -- Jack McBain -- Liam O’Brien
Alexander Kerfoot -- Kevin Stenlund -- Nick Bjugstad

Mikhail Sergachev -- Sean Durzi
Ian Cole -- Michael Kesselring
Olli Maatta -- Nick DeSimone

Karel Vejmelka
Matt Villalta

Scratched: Robert Bortuzzo, Mattias Maccelli, Michael Carcone, Kailer Yamamoto

Injured: John Marino (upper body)

How dare they sit Bortuzzo!!