St. Louis Blues 2024-25 NHL Season Preview | The Steve Dangle Podcast

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1. That's what I call talent! I only have a teapot that can sing, and not always🔥

2. Best gm in the league

3. As much as it feels like a cop out to say they could go either way, and as easy as it is to say they’re gonna go the way of their goaltending it’s absolutely true. Binnington on pure will could put force them into a wild card and a 93+ point season. If he regresses into the agitator role when he’d become a head case then they could be a lottery team without much difficulty.

   As a fan I’m hoping for the former. Army has let players go as you guys said without adequate replacement, but soon he’ll get impatient and I also think a move forward will be coming from him. I don’t know it’ll be Marner though.

   By the way I know Steve had to be joking with his last comment at 11:03…

4. Little bit of Rob Thomas disrespect here. All that Daily Faceoff lineup is missing the young guys that most likely enter the lineup at some point this year. Bolduc and Dvorsky will be playing for them at some point. Bolduc most likely starts in the top 6. Could be playing next to Thomas

5. Thomas was over a point per game even with a weak offense and terrible power play. We’re counting on improvement. Under Berube, the power play was historically bad. We’ll score more goals this year.

6. Buchnevich-as he goes so does the team along with Thomas and the goaltending. They can play with any team but they need to play as a team.

7. 5 central teams will make the playoffs and the Blues will be one of them

8. Matt Kessel is in top 6 for sure, he's a player.

9. The Blues' stud is Robert Thomas…I think he's going to shock some people this year and the years to come. Also don't sleep on Bolduc if he's able to crack the roster. He'll be playing top 6 and he's got lots of potential.

10. Robert Thomas is an absolute stud. Watch sometime.

11. I would really not like the Blues to pick up Marner. I would rather they play Bolduc and Dvorski.

12. Idk why I actually thought they had Doug Armstrong on the phone, and I waited for him to jump in at the start lmao

13. Krug has been a weakness the last couple years. Feel bad for him but him gone is a great thing. Also our top six scores just fine it was the bottom six that hindered them last year. Not having Vrana and Blais and Hayes in the way will be a big plus even if there isn’t a sexy new scoring addition. Our new bottom 6 looks vastly improved and frankly that was the biggest problem last season

14. No talk of buchnevich? Also kyrou is not going into his 7th year

15. Another thing is we didn’t have that top end talent you guys seem to think we need when we won a cup so I don’t think that’s a solid argument against this team. Steve seems clueless about how good Robert Thomas is especially at 8 million. You guys do great work but as someone that closely follows the Blues it’s always cringy to watch you analyze them. Not really faulting you though it’s impossible to follow every team as closely as you do your own. Love watching all your previews nonetheless!

16. FYI, statistically a scorers best year is age 24. In terms of points per minute played. That 28 year old being in his prime is an ancient myth. Kyrou is what his stats say he is.

17. Someone should offersheet Swayman

18. I say this with only love and respect for y’all (and the rest of the NHL) but WHAT IS SO HARD ABOUT RADEK FAKSA’S NAME?????

19. Thomas was a good value contract for 8 mil. 86 points but to answer steve at the end. No one wears 16 in STL, thats Hulls number lol

20. Fantano mentioned! Didnt expect that

21. St Louis didn't do a great job upgrading their team in the offseason, until they went offer sheet happy on the Oilers roster. Holloway and Broberg are probably the difference for what side of the playoff bubble the Blues are on.

22. You can tell these guys know Jack about the blues when they say Robert Thomas of all people needs to be better. Dude put almost 90 points playing against other teams top lines most of the time.

23. They're wrong about the Blues defense here. Matthew Kessel and PO Joseph will be playing over someone like Suter; he's the 7th defenseman, only if needed. He should only be seeing the ice in case of emergency.