HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, oh man that's rich.  if that happens, i quit.

IS?  IS?? fuck that guy.

so bucci has a new article up talking about what every team would have to give up for kovalchuk.  here's his section on the blues:

yeah, at this point you have to just root for the thrashers so that he doesn't get traded and gets to RA this summer.  but i don't really see why we have to miss the playoffs to pick him up.

he should just title his blog "Sucking Ben Folds' Dick"

I keep getting this terrible feeling that Perron is going to end up being the guy that gets traded. Seeing Kariya/Brewer/Boyes traded and getting something helpful in return is too good to be true. If it's not Perron it's going to be Berglund or Petro and one other good prospect.

Management probably feels like they are in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't spot right now." They know they can't stand pat, the fans are about to turn on them, you can't just keep spinning your wheels with the same people making the same mistakes. However, they can't unload the dead weight and get anything worthwhile in return. Every team out there wants our youth. Perron will net the biggest return and every team is probably wearing the Blues out with offers for him. I fear they will deal him, despite the fan backlash, and pray like hell whoever they bring in makes us forget about Perron before this season ends.

I don't like the idea, personally I'd rather stand pat and go ahead and miss the playoffs, then make some moves in the offseason to dump some dead weight and hopefully bring in some talent...and rely on the youth even more next year than we are this year. Bring Petro and Eller and maybe one or two more along if they are ready. If we miss the playoffs again next year, so what. Keep the youth and keep building.

However, I do understand Checketts needs to keep filling seats, and he and most whiny nearsighted fans probably cannot accept missing the playoffs this year and next year again. I can because keeping Perron now and keeping this youth infusion going to me is still the best chance to win a Cup in the next five years, as opposed to just continuing to squeak into the playoffs and get hammered.

This team would be terrible in the playoffs......too many tough minutes

Andy Strickland



No thanks on Turco

a goaltender, you say?  awesome, that should help with scoring.

God Bless You, Elliott Friedman!

Some of the names that aren't mentioned in that blurb are conspicuous by their absence.  You know, some of the names that may actually have value, that we may actually give up in the right deal...Jackman, Polak, Steen, Mason or Conklin or Bishop or Allen, etc.

Yeah, I don't necessarily want to either...but I'd think the regime would be more willing to let go of them than the Backes/Berglund/Perron/Oshie/Eller/Petro/Cole crowd.

I agree with that, I have gotten the impression that someone or some people in management have lost belief in Petro, and could see him being dealt. I think that would be a huge mistake. Even though the kid is young and raw, there is a ton of potential there, and I don't think he played that bad for us.

So wuts the roomerz, how many more minor league trades are we gonna make before the &*#@*^@&*#$ deadline???

I herd Boyes and Colie have been made available, and Kariya refuses to waive his no move clauz, which is ok, which are just fine and should stand pat. We can make teh playoffs!