GDT: NASHVILLE @ BLUES

[glen a richter]

Is Ryan Ready playing? Come on, Kitch! Play the FHOF'er!

[Ohio Blues]

Originally posted by 007+Mar 11 2004, 12:26 PM-->

QUOTE (007 @ Mar 11 2004, 12:26 PM)

ElviswasaBluesFan Over 40 Victim of Fate Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 41877 Share Tweet #18 03-11-2004, 12:48 PM Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM--> QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM) Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2004, 12:26 PM CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #19 03-11-2004, 12:52 PM I think I'll watch the NBA on TNT doubleheader instead. Or the Senators-Flames game, which I think is the best game on the schedule tonight. Comment Post Cancel Bluenotebacker Share Tweet #20 03-11-2004, 12:53 PM Blues win 3-2 Comment Post Cancel Ohio Blues Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 546348 Share Tweet #21 03-11-2004, 12:53 PM Originally posted by devaskar@Mar 11 2004, 02:52 PM I think I'll watch the NBA on TNT doubleheader instead. Or the Senators-Flames game, which I think is the best game on the schedule tonight. No love for Blues-Predlies? Official 2014-15 Lounge Sponsor of Jori Lehterä "He'll Finnish You Off" Comment Post Cancel Steve Levy Sucks Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 54 Share Tweet #22 03-11-2004, 01:18 PM We can say fucking on here? Blues will get the win. Wings beat Columbus. Comment Post Cancel 007 With you or at you? Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 114063 Share Tweet #23 03-11-2004, 01:20 PM Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM--> QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM) Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2004, 12:26 PM 007 With you or at you? Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 114063 Share Tweet #24 03-11-2004, 01:21 PM Originally posted by Steve Levy Sucks@Mar 11 2004, 02:18 PM We can say fucking on here? Blues will get the win. Wings beat Columbus. You can't fucking cuss, asshole.... Grow the fuck up..... Oh yeah, welcome!!!! "Can't buy what I want because it's free... Can't buy what I want because it's free..." -- Pearl Jam, from the single Corduroy Comment Post Cancel CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #25 03-11-2004, 02:34 PM Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 11:53 AM--> QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 11:53 AM) CSD STFU Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 56080 Share Tweet #26 03-11-2004, 02:39 PM Other games tonight: Dallas vs Philadelphia Boston vs Buffalo Detroit vs Columbus Pittsburgh vs Toronto Chicago vs New Jersey Florida vs Montreal Ottawa vs Calgary NY Islanders vs San Jose Official Sponsor of the National League Three-Peat. Comment Post Cancel steveInebriated Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 25300 Share Tweet #27 03-11-2004, 02:45 PM I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans. Inquire within if interested and going to the game.... Official Lounge Sponsor of Lou Brock (really) and Ryan Franklin (really)* * Payment processing. It will be official soon. Comment Post Cancel ElviswasaBluesFan Over 40 Victim of Fate Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 41877 Share Tweet #28 03-11-2004, 03:10 PM Originally posted by steveInebriated@Mar 11 2004, 03:45 PM I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans. Inquire within if interested and going to the game.... I wish I was in college again. Have fun. Official sponsor of Mike Shannon's Retirement Party Comment Post Cancel Mr. Goalie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1771 Share Tweet #29 03-11-2004, 04:02 PM Goold's "morning skate" thread from the cesspool. Folks, Some quick notes from this morning skates held at Savvis Center. - Savage arrived and skated. He'll play the wing on Doug Weight's line. As requested by dragonwyck here are the possible lines for tonight's game ... subject to change, more on that later: Tkachuk-Cajanek-Demitra Savage-Weight-Mellanby Drake-Sillinger-Rycroft Mayers-R. Johnson-Low - Baron is out with the flu. Lost a lot of weight. Hasn't skated in awhile. He, of course, spoke about Bertuzzi and stuff this morning. Check the local news and tomorrow's paper for his thoughts. - With Baron out, the Blues still have seven defensemen. All will probably take the pregame skate and then a decision will be made on who will play. Kitchen said a few are game-time decisions. - So Nashville's GM when asked said it's the biggest game in franchise history. Coach Barry Trotz doesn't want it drummed up like that. There are still 12 games after it so, if either teams loses tonight's game they're still in it. Truth be told, it's a bigger game for the Blues than it is Nashville. Why? Because the Blues can avoid a three-point gap with the Preds with a win or tie. It's important to keep the gap to less than three points because the Blues still play Nashville again -- and as you all know three points would erase the possibility of catching the Preds with that game. - Osgood is in. That goes without saying. - Vokoun is in. Savage played with him in Montreal. Said he probably didn't score a goal on him in practice. - Here's a point made by Sillinger: It's not a coincidence that Savage's best games this season came against St. Louis. The Blues skate, Sillinger said. Savage excels in a skate game. Nashville has changed its team enough recently to hint they will skate too -- even with their self-anointed rivals the Blues. That could play into Savage's best skill, Sillinger thought. - Thought the last line of Bernie's column today was, to borrow a favorite phrase heard around the rink this season, bang-on. - Big three games. - Look no further than the fact the Blues have won three in row yet while they didn't play they slipped from eighth to ninth. All that, and sixth is still quite possible for the Blues. And now the playoffs looked as jumbled as ever. Is there is a bad draw? Detroit, right? And ... More if I think of it. Back to paperwork. Derrick -30- Mr. G Comment Post Cancel CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #30 03-11-2004, 05:09 PM Are the Flyers fans booing Therien yet? Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 4 5 15 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.3 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 10:45 PM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[ElviswasaBluesFan]

Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM-->

QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM)

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2004, 12:26 PM CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #19 03-11-2004, 12:52 PM I think I'll watch the NBA on TNT doubleheader instead. Or the Senators-Flames game, which I think is the best game on the schedule tonight. Comment Post Cancel Bluenotebacker Share Tweet #20 03-11-2004, 12:53 PM Blues win 3-2 Comment Post Cancel Ohio Blues Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 546348 Share Tweet #21 03-11-2004, 12:53 PM Originally posted by devaskar@Mar 11 2004, 02:52 PM I think I'll watch the NBA on TNT doubleheader instead. Or the Senators-Flames game, which I think is the best game on the schedule tonight. No love for Blues-Predlies? Official 2014-15 Lounge Sponsor of Jori Lehterä "He'll Finnish You Off" Comment Post Cancel Steve Levy Sucks Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 54 Share Tweet #22 03-11-2004, 01:18 PM We can say fucking on here? Blues will get the win. Wings beat Columbus. Comment Post Cancel 007 With you or at you? Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 114063 Share Tweet #23 03-11-2004, 01:20 PM Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM--> QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM) Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2004, 12:26 PM 007 With you or at you? Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 114063 Share Tweet #24 03-11-2004, 01:21 PM Originally posted by Steve Levy Sucks@Mar 11 2004, 02:18 PM We can say fucking on here? Blues will get the win. Wings beat Columbus. You can't fucking cuss, asshole.... Grow the fuck up..... Oh yeah, welcome!!!! "Can't buy what I want because it's free... Can't buy what I want because it's free..." -- Pearl Jam, from the single Corduroy Comment Post Cancel CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #25 03-11-2004, 02:34 PM Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 11:53 AM--> QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 11:53 AM) CSD STFU Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 56080 Share Tweet #26 03-11-2004, 02:39 PM Other games tonight: Dallas vs Philadelphia Boston vs Buffalo Detroit vs Columbus Pittsburgh vs Toronto Chicago vs New Jersey Florida vs Montreal Ottawa vs Calgary NY Islanders vs San Jose Official Sponsor of the National League Three-Peat. Comment Post Cancel steveInebriated Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 25300 Share Tweet #27 03-11-2004, 02:45 PM I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans. Inquire within if interested and going to the game.... Official Lounge Sponsor of Lou Brock (really) and Ryan Franklin (really)* * Payment processing. It will be official soon. Comment Post Cancel ElviswasaBluesFan Over 40 Victim of Fate Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 41877 Share Tweet #28 03-11-2004, 03:10 PM Originally posted by steveInebriated@Mar 11 2004, 03:45 PM I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans. Inquire within if interested and going to the game.... I wish I was in college again. Have fun. Official sponsor of Mike Shannon's Retirement Party Comment Post Cancel Mr. Goalie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1771 Share Tweet #29 03-11-2004, 04:02 PM Goold's "morning skate" thread from the cesspool. Folks, Some quick notes from this morning skates held at Savvis Center. - Savage arrived and skated. He'll play the wing on Doug Weight's line. As requested by dragonwyck here are the possible lines for tonight's game ... subject to change, more on that later: Tkachuk-Cajanek-Demitra Savage-Weight-Mellanby Drake-Sillinger-Rycroft Mayers-R. Johnson-Low - Baron is out with the flu. Lost a lot of weight. Hasn't skated in awhile. He, of course, spoke about Bertuzzi and stuff this morning. Check the local news and tomorrow's paper for his thoughts. - With Baron out, the Blues still have seven defensemen. All will probably take the pregame skate and then a decision will be made on who will play. Kitchen said a few are game-time decisions. - So Nashville's GM when asked said it's the biggest game in franchise history. Coach Barry Trotz doesn't want it drummed up like that. There are still 12 games after it so, if either teams loses tonight's game they're still in it. Truth be told, it's a bigger game for the Blues than it is Nashville. Why? Because the Blues can avoid a three-point gap with the Preds with a win or tie. It's important to keep the gap to less than three points because the Blues still play Nashville again -- and as you all know three points would erase the possibility of catching the Preds with that game. - Osgood is in. That goes without saying. - Vokoun is in. Savage played with him in Montreal. Said he probably didn't score a goal on him in practice. - Here's a point made by Sillinger: It's not a coincidence that Savage's best games this season came against St. Louis. The Blues skate, Sillinger said. Savage excels in a skate game. Nashville has changed its team enough recently to hint they will skate too -- even with their self-anointed rivals the Blues. That could play into Savage's best skill, Sillinger thought. - Thought the last line of Bernie's column today was, to borrow a favorite phrase heard around the rink this season, bang-on. - Big three games. - Look no further than the fact the Blues have won three in row yet while they didn't play they slipped from eighth to ninth. All that, and sixth is still quite possible for the Blues. And now the playoffs looked as jumbled as ever. Is there is a bad draw? Detroit, right? And ... More if I think of it. Back to paperwork. Derrick -30- Mr. G Comment Post Cancel CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #30 03-11-2004, 05:09 PM Are the Flyers fans booing Therien yet? Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 4 5 15 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.3 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 10:45 PM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[CD]

I think I'll watch the NBA on TNT doubleheader instead.

Or the Senators-Flames game, which I think is the best game on the schedule tonight.

[Bluenotebacker]

Blues win 3-2

[Ohio Blues]

Originally posted by devaskar@Mar 11 2004, 02:52 PM
I think I'll watch the NBA on TNT doubleheader instead.

Or the Senators-Flames game, which I think is the best game on the schedule tonight.

No love for Blues-Predlies?

[Steve Levy Sucks]

We can say fucking on here?

Blues will get the win.

Wings beat Columbus.

[007]

Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM-->

QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 01:41 PM)

Originally posted by [email protected] 11 2004, 12:26 PM 007 With you or at you? Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 114063 Share Tweet #24 03-11-2004, 01:21 PM Originally posted by Steve Levy Sucks@Mar 11 2004, 02:18 PM We can say fucking on here? Blues will get the win. Wings beat Columbus. You can't fucking cuss, asshole.... Grow the fuck up..... Oh yeah, welcome!!!! "Can't buy what I want because it's free... Can't buy what I want because it's free..." -- Pearl Jam, from the single Corduroy Comment Post Cancel CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #25 03-11-2004, 02:34 PM Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 11:53 AM--> QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 11:53 AM) CSD STFU Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 56080 Share Tweet #26 03-11-2004, 02:39 PM Other games tonight: Dallas vs Philadelphia Boston vs Buffalo Detroit vs Columbus Pittsburgh vs Toronto Chicago vs New Jersey Florida vs Montreal Ottawa vs Calgary NY Islanders vs San Jose Official Sponsor of the National League Three-Peat. Comment Post Cancel steveInebriated Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 25300 Share Tweet #27 03-11-2004, 02:45 PM I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans. Inquire within if interested and going to the game.... Official Lounge Sponsor of Lou Brock (really) and Ryan Franklin (really)* * Payment processing. It will be official soon. Comment Post Cancel ElviswasaBluesFan Over 40 Victim of Fate Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 41877 Share Tweet #28 03-11-2004, 03:10 PM Originally posted by steveInebriated@Mar 11 2004, 03:45 PM I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans. Inquire within if interested and going to the game.... I wish I was in college again. Have fun. Official sponsor of Mike Shannon's Retirement Party Comment Post Cancel Mr. Goalie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1771 Share Tweet #29 03-11-2004, 04:02 PM Goold's "morning skate" thread from the cesspool. Folks, Some quick notes from this morning skates held at Savvis Center. - Savage arrived and skated. He'll play the wing on Doug Weight's line. As requested by dragonwyck here are the possible lines for tonight's game ... subject to change, more on that later: Tkachuk-Cajanek-Demitra Savage-Weight-Mellanby Drake-Sillinger-Rycroft Mayers-R. Johnson-Low - Baron is out with the flu. Lost a lot of weight. Hasn't skated in awhile. He, of course, spoke about Bertuzzi and stuff this morning. Check the local news and tomorrow's paper for his thoughts. - With Baron out, the Blues still have seven defensemen. All will probably take the pregame skate and then a decision will be made on who will play. Kitchen said a few are game-time decisions. - So Nashville's GM when asked said it's the biggest game in franchise history. Coach Barry Trotz doesn't want it drummed up like that. There are still 12 games after it so, if either teams loses tonight's game they're still in it. Truth be told, it's a bigger game for the Blues than it is Nashville. Why? Because the Blues can avoid a three-point gap with the Preds with a win or tie. It's important to keep the gap to less than three points because the Blues still play Nashville again -- and as you all know three points would erase the possibility of catching the Preds with that game. - Osgood is in. That goes without saying. - Vokoun is in. Savage played with him in Montreal. Said he probably didn't score a goal on him in practice. - Here's a point made by Sillinger: It's not a coincidence that Savage's best games this season came against St. Louis. The Blues skate, Sillinger said. Savage excels in a skate game. Nashville has changed its team enough recently to hint they will skate too -- even with their self-anointed rivals the Blues. That could play into Savage's best skill, Sillinger thought. - Thought the last line of Bernie's column today was, to borrow a favorite phrase heard around the rink this season, bang-on. - Big three games. - Look no further than the fact the Blues have won three in row yet while they didn't play they slipped from eighth to ninth. All that, and sixth is still quite possible for the Blues. And now the playoffs looked as jumbled as ever. Is there is a bad draw? Detroit, right? And ... More if I think of it. Back to paperwork. Derrick -30- Mr. G Comment Post Cancel CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #30 03-11-2004, 05:09 PM Are the Flyers fans booing Therien yet? Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 4 5 15 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.3 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 10:45 PM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[007]

Originally posted by Steve Levy Sucks@Mar 11 2004, 02:18 PM
We can say fucking on here?

Blues will get the win.

Wings beat Columbus.

You can't fucking cuss, asshole....

Grow the fuck up.....

Oh yeah, welcome!!!!

[CD]

Originally posted by ohio BLUES+Mar 11 2004, 11:53 AM-->

QUOTE (ohio BLUES @ Mar 11 2004, 11:53 AM)

CSD STFU Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 56080 Share Tweet #26 03-11-2004, 02:39 PM Other games tonight: Dallas vs Philadelphia Boston vs Buffalo Detroit vs Columbus Pittsburgh vs Toronto Chicago vs New Jersey Florida vs Montreal Ottawa vs Calgary NY Islanders vs San Jose Official Sponsor of the National League Three-Peat. Comment Post Cancel steveInebriated Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 25300 Share Tweet #27 03-11-2004, 02:45 PM I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans. Inquire within if interested and going to the game.... Official Lounge Sponsor of Lou Brock (really) and Ryan Franklin (really)* * Payment processing. It will be official soon. Comment Post Cancel ElviswasaBluesFan Over 40 Victim of Fate Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 41877 Share Tweet #28 03-11-2004, 03:10 PM Originally posted by steveInebriated@Mar 11 2004, 03:45 PM I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans. Inquire within if interested and going to the game.... I wish I was in college again. Have fun. Official sponsor of Mike Shannon's Retirement Party Comment Post Cancel Mr. Goalie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1771 Share Tweet #29 03-11-2004, 04:02 PM Goold's "morning skate" thread from the cesspool. Folks, Some quick notes from this morning skates held at Savvis Center. - Savage arrived and skated. He'll play the wing on Doug Weight's line. As requested by dragonwyck here are the possible lines for tonight's game ... subject to change, more on that later: Tkachuk-Cajanek-Demitra Savage-Weight-Mellanby Drake-Sillinger-Rycroft Mayers-R. Johnson-Low - Baron is out with the flu. Lost a lot of weight. Hasn't skated in awhile. He, of course, spoke about Bertuzzi and stuff this morning. Check the local news and tomorrow's paper for his thoughts. - With Baron out, the Blues still have seven defensemen. All will probably take the pregame skate and then a decision will be made on who will play. Kitchen said a few are game-time decisions. - So Nashville's GM when asked said it's the biggest game in franchise history. Coach Barry Trotz doesn't want it drummed up like that. There are still 12 games after it so, if either teams loses tonight's game they're still in it. Truth be told, it's a bigger game for the Blues than it is Nashville. Why? Because the Blues can avoid a three-point gap with the Preds with a win or tie. It's important to keep the gap to less than three points because the Blues still play Nashville again -- and as you all know three points would erase the possibility of catching the Preds with that game. - Osgood is in. That goes without saying. - Vokoun is in. Savage played with him in Montreal. Said he probably didn't score a goal on him in practice. - Here's a point made by Sillinger: It's not a coincidence that Savage's best games this season came against St. Louis. The Blues skate, Sillinger said. Savage excels in a skate game. Nashville has changed its team enough recently to hint they will skate too -- even with their self-anointed rivals the Blues. That could play into Savage's best skill, Sillinger thought. - Thought the last line of Bernie's column today was, to borrow a favorite phrase heard around the rink this season, bang-on. - Big three games. - Look no further than the fact the Blues have won three in row yet while they didn't play they slipped from eighth to ninth. All that, and sixth is still quite possible for the Blues. And now the playoffs looked as jumbled as ever. Is there is a bad draw? Detroit, right? And ... More if I think of it. Back to paperwork. Derrick -30- Mr. G Comment Post Cancel CD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 18253 Share Tweet #30 03-11-2004, 05:09 PM Are the Flyers fans booing Therien yet? Comment Post Cancel Previous 1 2 3 4 5 15 template Next English (US) Deutsch (Du) English (US) French Spanish Help Contact Us Go to top Copyright © 2003-13, TippingPitchers.com Powered by vBulletin® Version 5.7.3 Copyright © 2023 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. All times are GMT-6. This page was generated at 10:45 PM. Working... Yes No OK OK Cancel X

[CSD]

Other games tonight:

Dallas vs Philadelphia

Boston vs Buffalo

Detroit vs Columbus

Pittsburgh vs Toronto

Chicago vs New Jersey

Florida vs Montreal

Ottawa vs Calgary

NY Islanders vs San Jose

[steveInebriated]

I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans.

Inquire within if interested and going to the game....

[ElviswasaBluesFan]

Originally posted by steveInebriated@Mar 11 2004, 03:45 PM
I'll be at tonight's game... pre-game drinks at Krieger's in Union Station. The east-side has not been ruled out as a possibility for post-game plans.

Inquire within if interested and going to the game....

I wish I was in college again. Have fun.

[Mr. Goalie]

Goold's "morning skate" thread from the cesspool.

Folks,

Some quick notes from this morning skates held at Savvis Center.

- Savage arrived and skated. He'll play the wing on Doug Weight's line. As requested by dragonwyck here are the possible lines for tonight's game ... subject to change, more on that later:

Tkachuk-Cajanek-Demitra
Savage-Weight-Mellanby
Drake-Sillinger-Rycroft
Mayers-R. Johnson-Low

- Baron is out with the flu. Lost a lot of weight. Hasn't skated in awhile. He, of course, spoke about Bertuzzi and stuff this morning. Check the local news and tomorrow's paper for his thoughts.

- With Baron out, the Blues still have seven defensemen. All will probably take the pregame skate and then a decision will be made on who will play. Kitchen said a few are game-time decisions.

- So Nashville's GM when asked said it's the biggest game in franchise history. Coach Barry Trotz doesn't want it drummed up like that. There are still 12 games after it so, if either teams loses tonight's game they're still in it. Truth be told, it's a bigger game for the Blues than it is Nashville. Why? Because the Blues can avoid a three-point gap with the Preds with a win or tie. It's important to keep the gap to less than three points because the Blues still play Nashville again -- and as you all know three points would erase the possibility of catching the Preds with that game.

- Osgood is in. That goes without saying.

- Vokoun is in. Savage played with him in Montreal. Said he probably didn't score a goal on him in practice.

- Here's a point made by Sillinger: It's not a coincidence that Savage's best games this season came against St. Louis. The Blues skate, Sillinger said. Savage excels in a skate game. Nashville has changed its team enough recently to hint they will skate too -- even with their self-anointed rivals the Blues. That could play into Savage's best skill, Sillinger thought.

- Thought the last line of Bernie's column today was, to borrow a favorite phrase heard around the rink this season, bang-on.

- Big three games.

- Look no further than the fact the Blues have won three in row yet while they didn't play they slipped from eighth to ninth. All that, and sixth is still quite possible for the Blues. And now the playoffs looked as jumbled as ever. Is there is a bad draw? Detroit, right? And ...

More if I think of it. Back to paperwork.

Derrick
-30-


Mr. G

[CD]

Are the Flyers fans booing Therien yet?