Comments on: Blues owner calls out his team http://www.crashthecrease.com/2009/11/14/blues-owner-calls-out-his-team/ NHL, Trade Rumors, News, Hockey Fights, Sports, Trivia, Interviews, Hockey Forum Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=7548 By: David http://www.crashthecrease.com/2009/11/14/blues-owner-calls-out-his-team/comment-page-1/#comment-12750 David Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:59:05 +0000 http://www.crashthecrease.com/?p=10063#comment-12750 The Blues have been a mystery so far this year. 3-6-1 at home, 3-1-3 on the road, most players "+/-" are heavy on the "-" side...the biggest disappointment to me has been David Backes, who towards the end of last season had looked like he was developing into a prototypical power forward in the young Keith Tkachuk / Brendan Shanahan mold when he finished the year with 31 goals and 165 PIMs - but through the first 17 games in 09-10, Backes has only 1 goal, 2 assists and 32 PIMs. It will be interesting to see what changes are made if the lackluster play continues. The Blues have too good of a team not to be winning more consistently. The Blues have been a mystery so far this year. 3-6-1 at home, 3-1-3 on the road, most players “+/-” are heavy on the “-” side…the biggest disappointment to me has been David Backes, who towards the end of last season had looked like he was developing into a prototypical power forward in the young Keith Tkachuk / Brendan Shanahan mold when he finished the year with 31 goals and 165 PIMs – but through the first 17 games in 09-10, Backes has only 1 goal, 2 assists and 32 PIMs.

It will be interesting to see what changes are made if the lackluster play continues. The Blues have too good of a team not to be winning more consistently.

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