And Emery stops nothing: 3 goals in 5 shots.

Turnovers yes - but only 5 shots in more than 16 minutes - how bad could the Hawks be playing? Every team turns the puck over - Hawks have certainly had more good chances and good SOG tonite. Emery needed to have at least the first two.

And now need 4 to beat a goalie who gives up less than 2 per game.
- StLBravesFan

Theyve been misdirected right in the correct spot. I agree the Hawks flat outplayed St Louis came out on fire and are down two the story of the season.

I think this one will get ugly..on the scoreboard (already is) and in the penalty box..

Bollig, you got to like the rook.

Is that right there why this team doesn't hit anyone???? They are a punch of wussy's......Hjalmarsson doesn't want to fight after lighting someone up so is that's why he didn't take a piece of Langenbrunner?

...Regarding the scripted Bollig fight with Reaves... Which it will be... Scripted...
- fattybeef

Yeah, that fight at the end of the first really looks scripted.

Theyve been misdirected right in the correct spot. I agree the Hawks flat outplayed St Louis came out on fire and are down two the story of the season.
- mvp0207

Only the third was redirected that I saw: first one he couldn't get his leg out in time; second, down and out of position too far on the right, couldn't get up and over; could have had both - need to have both when you get the lead on a goalie like Halak. Quality goalies make those two saves over 90% of the time.

any of you see the shot of Q just after the 3rd goal?

He appears totally clueless. Gee Q, what did you think -- that Hitch and co were going to come out with some radically different game plan? Do you think you might figure out some strategy to beat these guys -- instead of the typical stick waving bullcrap and the forwards sinking down low -- giving an open shot from the point EVERY TIME IN OUR ZONE?

That pic of Q was worth 1,000 words. Sorry Philco.
I know Q is your guy. He just doesn't cut it with a club with all these young players and square pegs for round holes. Maybe he can find success with the right personnel, but his strategies and systems surely don't work when he doesn't have the horses and I don't think he's smart enough or a good enough "coach" (in the truest sense of the word) to do any better than we are seeing.

It's pathetic.
Q HAS TO GO!
- savvyone-1

Q has been clueless no argument there. But the Blues are the number 1 team in the league for a reason. My biggest problem (s) with Q are as follows

1. Incessant line juggling never lets ANYONE get comfortable or into a flow

2. He tolerates or preaches a chickensh!t stick waving, fly by driven ethos that is a sure LOSER come playoff time.

3. He tolerates repeated errors and giveaways by the same folks night in, night out with no consequence.

But he has let Leddy learn on the job. Savvy, even you have to thank him for that

HOW DO THE HAWKS A PENALTY WHEN REED HAS HIS HANDS AND STICK IN THE AIR GOING FOR A HEAD SHOT

THIS IS WHY THE NHL IS BROKEN THEY ALLOW HEAD HUNTING

CALL A PENALTY IF THE HANDS ARE NOT BELOW THE CHEST AND THE STICK IS NOT BELOW THE WAIST

Only the third was redirected that I saw: first one he couldn't get his leg out in time; second, down and out of position too far on the right, couldn't get up and over; could have had both - need to have both when you get the lead on a goalie like Halak. Quality goalies make those two saves over 90% of the time.
- StLBravesFan

Hammer changed the direction of the second goal

Hammer changed the direction of the second goal
- mvp0207

mayers needs to slap nick around to get him to start playing physical
take body then poke check

Q has been clueless no argument there. But the Blues are the number 1 team in the league for a reason. My biggest problem (s) with Q are as follows

1. Incessant line juggling never lets ANYONE get comfortable or into a flow

2. He tolerates or preaches a chickensh!t stick waving, fly by driven ethos that is a sure LOSER come playoff time.

3. He tolerates repeated errors and giveaways by the same folks night in, night out with no consequence.

But he has let Leddy learn on the job. Savvy, even you have to thank him for that
- philco28

Are you saying that by Q letting Leddy learn on the job you can overlook all the other crap you just listed?

Bollig, you got to like the rook.
- Beaver-Warrior

Love him, but he's a real huggy bear isn't he?

HOW DO THE HAWKS A PENALTY WHEN REED HAS HIS HANDS AND STICK IN THE AIR GOING FOR A HEAD SHOT

THIS IS WHY THE NHL IS BROKEN THEY ALLOW HEAD HUNTING

CALL A PENALTY IF THE HANDS ARE NOT BELOW THE CHEST AND THE STICK IS NOT BELOW THE WAIST
- molly2522

Take a breath and try to repost. ^^^This makes no sense.

Are you saying that by Q letting Leddy learn on the job you can overlook all the other crap you just listed?
- EKolb13

HELL NO !!! I was just pointing out to Savvy that the coach he is excoriating is also responsible for letting his favorite player see a lot of ice time, when at times, it really wasn't warranted.

HOW DO THE HAWKS A PENALTY WHEN REED HAS HIS HANDS AND STICK IN THE AIR GOING FOR A HEAD SHOT

THIS IS WHY THE NHL IS BROKEN THEY ALLOW HEAD HUNTING

CALL A PENALTY IF THE HANDS ARE NOT BELOW THE CHEST AND THE STICK IS NOT BELOW THE WAIST
- molly2522

Got to take runs at Oshie or Mcdonald. Knock the tint out of their visors

HELL NO !!! I was just pointing out to Savvy that the coach he is excoriating is also responsible for letting his favorite player see a lot of ice time, when at times, it really wasn't warranted.
- philco28

Just checking.

We'll get you on the "fire Q" bandwagon yet.

Take a breath and try to repost. ^^^This makes no sense.
- Gerk

Agreed.

Hammer changed the direction of the second goal
- mvp0207

I'll watch the replay, but assume you're right: 3 goals in 6 shots: goalies stop redirected shots all the time, Emery can't move well enough to do it.

3 goals in 6 shots.

Just saw the replays: still haven't seen a deflection on either of the first two, no screen on the first two - down and out on the second, should have been able to kick out the first.

Look, the turnovers (and the fly-by by Hjalmarsson) hurt - put pressure on the goalie. But they had only 6 shots - again, how bad have the Hawks been?

Q has been clueless no argument there. But the Blues are the number 1 team in the league for a reason. My biggest problem (s) with Q are as follows

1. Incessant line juggling never lets ANYONE get comfortable or into a flow

2. He tolerates or preaches a chickensh!t stick waving, fly by driven ethos that is a sure LOSER come playoff time.

3. He tolerates repeated errors and giveaways by the same folks night in, night out with no consequence.

But he has let Leddy learn on the job. Savvy, even you have to thank him for that
- philco28

Philco,
Good points all.
To your last point, yes, thankful in one way -- yet there has not been much of a choice, has there? That's not on him. But good coaches find ways to make some silk out of a sow's ear, right? Q, not so much.

Instead of seeing a scheme that would see some of these young guys put in a position to fail, he could have been coaching a different strategy. One, for example, that would have had Hjalmarsson _at_a_minimum take Lagenbruner to the boards (much less drill him as he should have).

Same with the forwards in the D zone. Why, why, why always have them low by the circle when you have goalies that not only can't stop those shots, can't control rebounds -- but you have also got that stick waving, no touch crap going on in front of the net. So instead of having 6 guys down low (2 D, C and 3 opposing F), you've got eight. Let's screen our goalie as much as we can to REALLY make it tough and at the same time, have more bodies to NOT move out from in front.

See what I mean? Brilliant, right?

Instead of preventing shots from the point or keeping them from getting through, you've got even more guys for young guys like Leddy to deal with.

Well, I could go on, but that's just an example.

He could be letting Leddy and Olsen learn OTJ but has done a piss-poor job of the right strategy on-ice and coaching these guys.

Just checking.

We'll get you on the "fire Q" bandwagon yet.
- EKolb13

I'd FIRE the GM before the coach.

I'll watch the replay, but assume you're right: 3 goals in 6 shots: goalies stop redirected shots all the time, Emery can't move well enough to do it.

3 goals in 6 shots.

Just saw the replays: still haven't seen a deflection on either of the first two, no screen on the first two - down and out on the second, should have been able to kick out the first.

Look, the turnovers (and the fly-by by Hjalmarsson) hurt - put pressure on the goalie. But they had only 6 shots - again, how bad have the Hawks been?
- StLBravesFan

Not saying Emery is not to blame Im just saying St Louis is getting lucky.

Take a breath and try to repost. ^^^This makes no sense.
- Gerk

this was an obvious intent to injure by going for a head shot

if you like this kindof play your an idiot

Got to take runs at Oshie or Mcdonald. Knock the tint out of their visors
- Wowo2282

Bickell tried, this happened:
http://youtu.be/gHSV6Mm83mk

Chicago outplayed the Blues first period, St. Louis is fortunate to be winning right now. Blues had a few similar games early this year though, it does go both ways.

I'd FIRE the GM before the coach.

- philco28

Unforunatly for you, the coach will be fired long before the GM is.

Philco,
Good points all.
To your last point, yes, thankful in one way -- yet there has not been much of a choice, has there? That's not on him. But good coaches find ways to make some silk out of a sow's ear, right? Q, not so much.

Instead of seeing a scheme that would see some of these young guys put in a position to fail, he could have been coaching a different strategy. One, for example, that would have had Hjalmarsson _at_a_minimum take Lagenbruner to the boards (much less drill him as he should have).

Same with the forwards in the D zone. Why, why, why always have them low by the circle when you have goalies that not only can't stop those shots, can't control rebounds -- but you have also got that stick waving, no touch crap going on in front of the net. So instead of having 6 guys down low (2 D, C and 3 opposing F), you've got eight. Let's screen our goalie as much as we can to REALLY make it tough and at the same time, have more bodies to NOT move out from in front.

See what I mean? Brilliant, right?

Instead of preventing shots from the point or keeping them from getting through, you've got even more guys for young guys like Leddy to deal with.

Well, I could go on, but that's just an example.

He could be letting Leddy and Olsen learn OTJ but has done a piss-poor job of the right strategy on-ice and coaching these guys.
- savvyone-1

I agree that we don't CHALLENGE enough...the opponent always is given a ton of time and space because we stick wave and fly by instead OF HITTING.

The Blues feed tonight quoted Mayers as saying after the game last week in St. Loo that the Blues were a "man's team".

Sadly. WE ARE NOT.