Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 9:00 am Blues have to do something about secondary scoring next year. Either Kyrou and Buch need to figure it back out(doubtful) or guys like Neighbors and Dvorsky need to develop into 2nd line players. You can't rely on one line for a full season.

Love Neighbours and his game but his goals have gone from 27 to 22 to 14. Can't have that. It's mostly due to him being non existent on the PP with just ONE goal all season.

Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 9:54 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 9:00 am Blues have to do something about secondary scoring next year. Either Kyrou and Buch need to figure it back out(doubtful) or guys like Neighbors and Dvorsky need to develop into 2nd line players. You can't rely on one line for a full season.

Love Neighbours and his game but his goals have gone from 27 to 22 to 14. Can't have that. It's mostly due to him being non existent on the PP with just ONE goal all season.

Wonder if the Blues explore trying to package Kyrou and some number of this years first rounders to pry Tkachuk out of Ottawa this summer. Does that make sense for all parties? Not entirely, but it makes a little sense and would be fun.

Ozzies09tc wrote: Thu Apr 09, 2026 8:01 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 9:54 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 9:00 am Blues have to do something about secondary scoring next year. Either Kyrou and Buch need to figure it back out(doubtful) or guys like Neighbors and Dvorsky need to develop into 2nd line players. You can't rely on one line for a full season.

Love Neighbours and his game but his goals have gone from 27 to 22 to 14. Can't have that. It's mostly due to him being non existent on the PP with just ONE goal all season.

Wonder if the Blues explore trying to package Kyrou and some number of this years first rounders to pry Tkachuk out of Ottawa this summer. Does that make sense for all parties? Not entirely, but it makes a little sense and would be fun.

But do you break up the Holloway/Thomas/Snuggerud chemistry OR put Brady on your 2nd line??

Also, I fear Kyrou's stock has plummeted it may take kyrou, carbonneau, and 2 1sts...

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:35 am One of the alarming things about this team is that as bad as Buch and Kyrou have been they are still 3rd and 5th on the team in scoring.

BluesSK wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:21 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:35 am One of the alarming things about this team is that as bad as Buch and Kyrou have been they are still 3rd and 5th on the team in scoring.

Scary.

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:26 am

BluesSK wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:21 am

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 7:35 am One of the alarming things about this team is that as bad as Buch and Kyrou have been they are still 3rd and 5th on the team in scoring.

Scary.

I think Kyrou is outta here this summer, one way or another. Buch is interesting. He keeps getting jerked around with moving to wing and C over and over. He cares but has a self destructive hard on himself type of streak when things go poorly. I don't know how that factors into things, but I just hate seeing him move back and forth to C/W since he pretty much is always better on the wing.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 10:15 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:26 am

BluesSK wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:21 am

Scary.

I think Kyrou is outta here this summer, one way or another. Buch is interesting. He keeps getting jerked around with moving to wing and C over and over. He cares but has a self destructive hard on himself type of streak when things go poorly. I don't know how that factors into things, but I just hate seeing him move back and forth to C/W since he pretty much is always better on the wing.

I don't know if I can think of a more "needs a change of scenery" player in Blues history. I fully expect him to be a better player somewhere else and honestly that is fine because whatever he becomes somewhere else, even if it's a consistent 30 goal scorer, it wouldn't happen here.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 10:15 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:26 am

BluesSK wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:21 am

Scary.

I think Kyrou is outta here this summer, one way or another. Buch is interesting. He keeps getting jerked around with moving to wing and C over and over. He cares but has a self destructive hard on himself type of streak when things go poorly. I don't know how that factors into things, but I just hate seeing him move back and forth to C/W since he pretty much is always better on the wing.

I don't know if I can think of a more "needs a change of scenery" player in Blues history. I fully expect him to be a better player somewhere else and honestly that is fine because whatever he becomes somewhere else, even if it's a consistent 30 goal scorer, it wouldn't happen here.

BluesSK wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 5:02 pm

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 10:15 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 9:26 am

I think Kyrou is outta here this summer, one way or another. Buch is interesting. He keeps getting jerked around with moving to wing and C over and over. He cares but has a self destructive hard on himself type of streak when things go poorly. I don't know how that factors into things, but I just hate seeing him move back and forth to C/W since he pretty much is always better on the wing.

I don't know if I can think of a more "needs a change of scenery" player in Blues history. I fully expect him to be a better player somewhere else and honestly that is fine because whatever he becomes somewhere else, even if it's a consistent 30 goal scorer, it wouldn't happen here.

Kyrou or Buch? Kyrou has already left this team mentally as far as I'm concerned.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 12:19 pm I personally don't find it coincidental that the Blues have gotten better since trading Faulk and Schenn and the Red Wings and Islanders have both gotten worse.

Shed more dead weight this off season please.

big d note wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 1:33 pm Buch's mental state makes me wonder if the Blues have a team sports psychologist. I think it would help him a lot in particular, because so much of it seems to be a mental block. I think this question in this interview is really telling as to where his head is at:

big d note wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 1:33 pm Buch's mental state makes me wonder if the Blues have a team sports psychologist. I think it would help him a lot in particular, because so much of it seems to be a mental block. I think this question in this interview is really telling as to where his head is at:

BillP. wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 4:56 pm

big d note wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 1:33 pm Buch's mental state makes me wonder if the Blues have a team sports psychologist. I think it would help him a lot in particular, because so much of it seems to be a mental block. I think this question in this interview is really telling as to where his head is at:

That was a funny clip. After seeing it, I like Buchy even more. Nice guy, humble, can take a joke. Go Buch!!!!!

Dave's a mess wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:59 am Who says no one on the Blues would get playoff experience this year:

Really encouraging stuff from these two. I especially liked what I saw from Lindstein, who skated really well and flashed some offense. Stenberg looks like a solid if unspectacular NHL player. Should be fun to see what they have in store next year.

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 9:02 am

Dave's a mess wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:59 am Who says no one on the Blues would get playoff experience this year:

Really encouraging stuff from these two. I especially liked what I saw from Lindstein, who skated really well and flashed some offense. Stenberg looks like a solid if unspectacular NHL player. Should be fun to see what they have in store next year.

Send Broberg and Snuggerud and Hofer down with them

Dread_Pirate_Westley wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2026 9:37 am Blues have the 11th and 15th pick.

At one point they were sitting in the 2 slot

BillP. wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2026 12:23 pm The St. Louis Blues are restructuring their coaching staff, having announced that assistant coaches Claude Julien and Mike Weber will not have their contracts renewed.