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Jay Greenberg
Joined: 09.29.2017

May 22 @ 10:43 AM ET
Jay Greenberg: Confessions of a (Very) Old Blues Hater
bcallaway
St Louis Blues
Location: The Clown may be the source of mirth - but who shall make the clown laugh?
Joined: 03.29.2006

May 22 @ 12:40 PM ET

Great write up.

eggsegan
Joined: 02.26.2007

May 22 @ 1:16 PM ET
Thank you for this.
Queenie_5_hole
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 05.01.2015

May 22 @ 4:30 PM ET
Aren't all us Scouts fans supposed to hate the Blues?
You did love the Scouts, didn't you Jay?!

Go Kansas City!

But seriously, happy to see St. Louis make the final and I wish them luck.
They've waited a long time. Nothing against the Sharks, but just saying.
77emac77
Boston Bruins
Location: Duct tape cant fix stupid but it can muffle the sound, MA
Joined: 04.22.2010

May 22 @ 9:48 PM ET
So......

Go Bruins!!!!!
Hull16
St Louis Blues
Location: St.Louis, MO
Joined: 07.04.2006

May 22 @ 9:59 PM ET
Great read, thank you for the short recap of what happened early on in the teams history. There are so many people in this city who are ecstatic just to see the organization in the finals. It’s truly incredible that it’s been 49 years just get back to there. The Bruins are going to have their hands full. The city of St. Louis and this Blues team are ready. Blues in 6
coffee junkie
Joined: 02.25.2007

May 22 @ 10:53 PM ET
Great history and work with a pen!
Pixote Andolini
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Philadelphia, PA
Joined: 07.23.2007

May 23 @ 8:04 AM ET
First rate piece. Thanks for sharing.

Go Blues.
BluemanGuruu
St Louis Blues
Location: trustinjarmo knows nothing, MO
Joined: 06.28.2007

May 23 @ 9:33 AM ET
That's an awesome take. Thank you.
BiggE
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: SELL THE DAMN TEAM!
Joined: 04.17.2012

May 23 @ 10:44 AM ET
LOL, as an old time Flyers fan (my earliest memories of the team go back to about 70 or 71 and watching a very young Bobby Clarke), it's hard to like the Blues. As a little kid, they were the first NHL team I truly hated.

However, a lot of time has passed and I have a lot of respect for an old school warrior like Craig Berube. Plus, I'm sick of Boston and would hate to see those mongrel southie scuzzballs win another Cup, especially on a team that employs a jackass like Brad Marchand.

GO BLUES!!
GeorgeBailey
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: CT
Joined: 08.16.2006

May 23 @ 11:35 AM ET
Thanks.

I was at the game where the Blues went in the stands. IIRC, it was went they went off the ice at the end of the 2nd period. At that time, the visiting team left the ice at the zamboni entrance. I think it was precipitated by someone dumping their beer on Al Arbour.
I was in 1st grade. We had a 14 game ticket plan with seats in the lower bowl at the other end behind the net.
Unfortunately, Gerry Meehan knocked the Flyers out of a playoff spot with 4 seconds left in the entire season and my father decided to not get season tickets the following season (the ticket plans were being eliminated).
Oh well.
PghPens668771
Pittsburgh Penguins
Joined: 11.26.2013

May 23 @ 11:46 AM ET
Great article. Once Carolina got eliminated in the ECF this playoffs became one "without a happy ending". However, the best possible ending now is one where the Bruins are defeated, so I will have to cheer for the Blues, despite Berube and some of the thugs on his team. The Bruins are my third least favorite team and seeing them hoist the Cup again would make me barf .

One thing to watch out for is that the Bruins' dirtiness and cheapness varies depending on whether they are winning or losing in a game/series. When they are winning Marchand is just an ordinary rat but once they are losing he turns into a giant rabid sewer rat.

Also, if you think the Sharks got favorable officiating wait until you see what the Bruins get.
carcus
St Louis Blues
Location: #Winnington
Joined: 02.12.2009

May 23 @ 5:55 PM ET
Let's Go Blues!
predswilrule
Nashville Predators
Location: hendersonville, TN
Joined: 12.22.2006

May 24 @ 11:40 AM ET
Hate the Blues, but this was a GREAT article.

Just not great enough to squeeze for you in the finals.

Go Bruins ( but gags thinking about Marchand)
BulletBob
St Louis Blues
Location: Collinsville, IL
Joined: 05.24.2019

May 24 @ 12:14 PM ET
Thanks, Jay. Gloria!
Jason Millen
St Louis Blues
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Joined: 01.28.2016

May 27 @ 11:43 AM ET
I wonder what happened to the old scoreboard from the Arena that was once in the Arena Bowl bar.......

Good stuff Jay.