The Blues have yet again shown their weakness in the first period. We played quite well against Columbus last year and they are a team the Blues can beat, no question! Where was the aggression and the forecheck? The game against Dallas was great. That was "our" game from the beginning. The forecheck was the best I've seen all year. Hey, it reminded me a lot of last year! What do ya know? Same with the game against Detroit, even though we let it slide at the end. Last night was just not fun to watch in my opinion. I really can't find any excuse why the Blues cannot bring that intensity like they had this past week. The forecheck was sooo powerful and productive. As a fan, I might be missing something, but I do not understand why this cannot be achieved. Some games we have it, some games we don't...unacceptable.
I can't take many positive points from this game. However, we did score two and we stopped the number one power play team in the league. Good job there :)
The second period was all Blues, but we kicked our legs out from under us in the third period. Back-to-back penalties don't help much when you're down by one. I know the Blues aren't going to win every game and I know this league is extremely competitive, "BUT" the Blues should "bring it" every game! Start hungry and finish wanting seconds.
By the way, Junland played alright. We'll see what happens with him. As for Pietrangelo....well, we'll see what happens with him as well.
Pat,
ReplyDeleteAs a rabid blues fan, following them from afar, I dig your comments. Still waiting for the blues to start firing on all cylinders. For some reason the pieces haven't fallen into place yet. Is it bad bounces? Lack of effort? No symmetry or chemistry? Or do they need desperation like last year as their motivation? I'm curious how the fans have been since they've lost so many at home?