Thoughts on Blues-Devils 2/28/26
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cmk418Thoughts on Blues-Devils 2/28/26
-It was the Kid's Game so we were treated to a bunch of cutesy stuff during the tv timeouts, yet they still played the song about putting a boot in someone's ass. Good times.
-The JackHughes as American hero effect is weird
-There were a lot of people there in Devils gear (yours truly included). Might have been the Hughes effect or there might just be a ton of Devils fans in St Louis right now.
-Oh yeah, the game. There was a lot of back and forth action, mainly because both teams were unwilling to score.
-I noticed that with the addition of Jack Finley on the 4th line, the WTF line acronym is back in full force
-With the exception of forgetting the rule in the second, Binnington was ok. I was pleased that he stopped all of JackHughes' shots.
-I thought Mailloux played pretty well.
-I did enjoy Snuggerud and Dvorsky being on a line together
-I know Faulk will be mentioned in trade talks and his play tonight might not be a selling point
-Nobody stood out for the Blues on the offensive side
-I kept waiting for Markstrom's "If You're A Goaltender, Tend the Goal" moment, and he did not disappoint. Attempting to take a shot at an empty net late in the third, he didn't achieve enough loft to get it out of his end of the ice, and the Blues took advantage while he was still woefully out of position for their only goal of the game
-The Devils did a pretty good job of dominating play for extended stretches and overall looked like the better team
-Not an ideal outcome for the kids in attendance, but a great way to teach them about life as a hockey fan. It'll be interesting to see who on the team is still around for my next home game in 10 days.
-It was the Kid's Game so we were treated to a bunch of cutesy stuff during the tv timeouts, yet they still played the song about putting a boot in someone's ass. Good times.
-The JackHughes as American hero effect is weird
-There were a lot of people there in Devils gear (yours truly included). Might have been the Hughes effect or there might just be a ton of Devils fans in St Louis right now.
-Oh yeah, the game. There was a lot of back and forth action, mainly because both teams were unwilling to score.
-I noticed that with the addition of Jack Finley on the 4th line, the WTF line acronym is back in full force
-With the exception of forgetting the rule in the second, Binnington was ok. I was pleased that he stopped all of JackHughes' shots.
-I thought Mailloux played pretty well.
-I did enjoy Snuggerud and Dvorsky being on a line together
-I know Faulk will be mentioned in trade talks and his play tonight might not be a selling point
-Nobody stood out for the Blues on the offensive side
-I kept waiting for Markstrom's "If You're A Goaltender, Tend the Goal" moment, and he did not disappoint. Attempting to take a shot at an empty net late in the third, he didn't achieve enough loft to get it out of his end of the ice, and the Blues took advantage while he was still woefully out of position for their only goal of the game
-The Devils did a pretty good job of dominating play for extended stretches and overall looked like the better team
-Not an ideal outcome for the kids in attendance, but a great way to teach them about life as a hockey fan. It'll be interesting to see who on the team is still around for my next home game in 10 days.
