NHL 1st Round: Central (#2) St. Louis Blues vs Central (#3) Chicago Blackhawks

[hf101]

Great effort by Patrick Kane to win this in double OT to take this back to Chicago for a chance to tie up the series.  Hawks are now 12 - 3 when facing elimination since 2010.

 

 

[SpikeDDS]

Show of hands:

 

After that devastating 2OT goal for Chicago by Patrick Kane, who still thinks the Blues will pull this out?

 

Im almost embarrassed to be sllllllightly be raising mine, realizing that history had a tendency to repeat itself.

 

History has a tendency to repeat itself. 

[SpikeDDS]

17 minutes ago, SpikeDDS said:

Show of hands:

 

After that devastating 2OT goal for Chicago by Patrick Kane, who still thinks the Blues will pull this out?

 

Im almost embarrassed to be sllllllightly be raising mine, realizing that history had a tendency to repeat itself.

 

History has a tendency to repeat itself. 

 

<slapping my own head>

 

The irony of what I just posted has hit me! After all of my ranting about Jeff Blashill ignoring history and going with what he originally planned, because he just wanted it to be that way, here I go doing it!

 

"THIS time, it'll be different!"

 

Not sure if it's more ironic or MOronic!

[hf101]

Trouble brewing...

 

 

[MadDevil]

Hitchcock is a fossil. In a game where St. Louis could have ended the series Tarasenko, his best offensive player, somehow ends up 5th among their forwards in ice time. They just don't know how to close teams out. Isn't this like the third straight series they've pissed away a 2 game lead?

[OccamsRazor]

3 hours ago, MadDevil said:

Hitchcock is a fossil. In a game where St. Louis could have ended the series Tarasenko, his best offensive player, somehow ends up 5th among their forwards in ice time. They just don't know how to close teams out. Isn't this like the third straight series they've pissed away a 2 game lead?

 

 

They get bounced Hitch is gone. No way he survives again. Too much talent on this team to not make it out of the 1st round.

[pilldoc]

I see the hangman's noose getting tighter and tighter around the Blues and Hitch ....all the momentum is with the Hawks right now........

[pilldoc]

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

[hide]Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Minnesota Wild: Minnesota wins 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 16 Minnesota 4–2 St. Louis   Allen 19,671 0–1 Recap 2 April 18 Minnesota 1–4 St. Louis   Allen 19,243 1–1 Recap 3 April 20 St. Louis 0–3 Minnesota   Allen 19,165 1–2 Recap 4 April 22 St. Louis 6–1 Minnesota   Allen 19,390 2–2 Recap 5 April 24 Minnesota 4–1 St. Louis   Allen 19,653 2–3 Recap 6 April 26 St. Louis 1–4 Minnesota   Allen 19,318 2–4 Recap Legend:       Win       Loss   2014 Stanley Cup playoffs [hide]Western Conference First Round vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap-Summary 1 April 17 Chicago 3–4 St. Louis 3OT (0:26) Miller 19,423 1–0 StL 4, Chi 3 3OT Summary 2 April 19 Chicago 3–4 St. Louis OT (5:50) Miller 19,639 2–0 StL 4, Chi 3 OT Summary 3 April 21 St. Louis 0–2 Chicago   Miller 22,112 2–1 Chi 2, StL 0 Summary 4 April 23 St. Louis 3–4 Chicago OT (11:17) Miller 22,123 2–2 Chi 4, StL 3 OT Summary 5 April 25 Chicago 3–2 St. Louis OT (7:36) Miller 19,796 2–3 Chi 3, StL 2 OT Summary 6 April 27 St. Louis 1–5 Chicago   Miller 22,144 2–4 Chi 5, StL 1 Summary Legend:       Win       Loss   2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs [hide]Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (5) Los Angeles Kings – Los Angeles won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series (STL–LAK) Recap 1 April 30 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis 13:26 Elliott 17,612 1–0 StL 2, LAK 1  OT 2 May 2 Los Angeles 1–2 St. Louis   Elliott 18,681 2–0 StL 2, LAK 1 3 May 4 St. Louis 0–1 Los Angeles   Elliott 18,118 2–1 LAK 1, StL 0 4 May 6 St. Louis 3–4 Los Angeles   Elliott 18,334 2–2 LAK 4, StL 3 5 May 8 Los Angeles 3–2 St. Louis 8:00 Elliott 18,269 2–3 LAK 3, StL 2  OT 6 May 10 St. Louis 1–2 Los Angeles   Elliott 18,346 2–4 LAK 2, StL 1   012 Stanley Cup playoffs [hide]Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (7) San Jose Sharks – St. Louis won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series (STL–SJS) Recap 1 April 12 San Jose 3–2 St. Louis 2OT Halak 19,333 0–1 SJS 3, StL 2  2OT 2 April 14 San Jose 0–3 St. Louis   Halak 19,500 1–1 StL 3, SJS 0 3 April 16 St. Louis 4–3 San Jose   Elliott 17,562 2–1 StL 4, SJS 3 4 April 19 St. Louis 2–1 San Jose   Elliott 17,562 3–1 StL 2, SJS 1 5 April 21 San Jose 1–3 St. Louis   Elliott 19,490 4–1 StL 3, SJS 1 [hide]Western Conference Semifinals vs. (8) Los Angeles Kings: Los Angeles won series 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series (STL–LAK) Recap 1 April 28 Los Angeles 3–1 St. Louis   Elliott 19,391 0–1 LAK 3, StL 1 2 April 30 Los Angeles 5–2 St. Louis   Elliott 19,366 0–2 LAK 5, StL 2 3 May 3 St. Louis 2–4 Los Angeles   Elliott 18,362 0–3 LAK 4, StL 2 4 May 6 St. Louis 1–3 Los Angeles   Elliott 18,373 0–4 LAK 3, StL 1

[pilldoc]

6 hours ago, MadDevil said:

They just don't know how to close teams out. Isn't this like the third straight series they've pissed away a 2 game lead?

 

Ask and you shall receive ...see the above post regarding  the recent Blues playoff history.  You are indeed correct in 2013 and 2014 the Blues had 2-0 leads and then lost 4 straight.

[Samifan]

Hitch will be fired Tuesday morning after the Blues blow the series!