![]() ![]() Several coaches, players and executives watching were struck by how hard it was to manoeuvre through their defensive zone - particularly the Jay Bouwmeester/ Colton Parayko combo. But, if anything really stood out, it was the size and reach of their defence. Make your defence turn, go after them hard.īerube hates pointlessly throwing the puck at the net. ![]() You always ask, "What are other teams going to try and copy from the champ?" The Blues are a throwback. A few more things about the Stanley Cup Final. Watching anyone in that moment never gets old.ġ. Later, the scene repeated itself on a sidewalk outside TD Garden.įor more than 50 years, the Blues and their base clamoured for those congratulations. Instead, they extended their hands, wished them congratulations on ending a long wait, and exited. Minutes later, right below the Hockey Night in Canada set, a group of Bruins fans turned and looked at three jubilant Blues fans. When they call you…" he stopped for a second. "My agents (Newport) called me before U.S. But, there were moments he wavered, particularly as he considered a pre-Christmas sale.Īt Media Day, approximately 30 hours before Game 1, Brayden Schenn was asked if he’d heard he was close to becoming a Boston Bruin during the year. GM Doug Armstrong, who didn’t like what he saw in 2017-18 and pulled the chute with his team one point out of the playoffs, read things differently this time. "That finally gave us confidence," O’Reilly said. Five weeks later, Binnington started winning games. Seventh on the NHL’s all-time penalty list, he commanded respect and worked to repair a fractured room. I told that story to one player, who asked to remain nameless. "Those guys couldn’t stand each other, and (head coach) Craig Berube looked like he wanted to kill them all." He called the next day, saying he’d never seen anything like it. A friend of mine was there that weekend with his son, and bought tickets near their bench. Two weeks before Binnington’s first appearance of the season, the Blues lost 6-1 in Arizona. That reminded you more of effort than technique, too. Hours later, Binnington’s sprawling save of Joakim Nordstrom kept it 2-0 St. ![]() (One of them was upset, with the father laughing later that the boy didn’t realize he would only get to go on the ice if the Blues won.)Īt the morning skate for Game 7, Jordan Binnington talked about Marc-Andre Fleury’s Stanley Cup-saving stop of Nicklas Lidstrom in 2009: "I liked how he loses his technical stuff and just goes for it." No matter how mad you are at what happened, there’s something about seeing your children at that age. As the parent of a seven-year-old, I got it. That "We blew it!" look.ĭown the corridor came Alex Pietrangelo, with his young family. There are times you see players walking out of Game 6 defeats, and you can see the concern. A couple of Blues employees joked, "We never do anything the easy way," unafraid of the challenge, since they were better on the road.īut if there was one thing that stood out in the aftermath of that game, it was the families. A bad-bounce goal propelled Boston to a 5-1 win, and a Game 7 showdown on home ice. There was no Laura Branigan after Game 6. At pre-game concerts outside Enterprise Center, fans made it clear they did not want to hear "Gloria." That song was only to be heard after wins. The Cardinals are the kings of local sport, but, clearly, what the Blues had the opportunity to do was very, very meaningful to the community. After the meal, we were served, "The Gloria," a shot comprised of Bacardi and Malibu rums, Blue Curacao and pineapple juice. Last Saturday night, 24 hours before the Blues had a chance to win the Cup on home ice, we went for dinner at a local steakhouse. Louis won the Stanley Cup, they were dead last in the NHL. More than 50 years of frustration evaporated in the most unexpected of seasons. Imagine what it was like for those players. ![]()
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