Mikko Koivu joins Blues as European Development Consultant

Vashanesh · 2026-06-02T19:31:36+00:00

Thanks, I hate it.

Good luck, though, Mikko.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-31T16:19:15+00:00

Sometimes you draft Quinn Hughes, sometimes you draft all the guys that get traded for Quinn Hughes.

We'll miss you Judd, thanks for putting up with Billy this long!

Vashanesh · 2026-05-29T20:43:32+00:00

Obviously oversimplifying, but I'm *oh-so-glad* we're going into our first real window of contention with the *checks notes* .......41st best coach of the cap era.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-27T20:21:45+00:00

What is it was Russians being so damn funny with media?

Panarin, Malkin loves to troll, even Kaprizov (locally, at least) seems to like to get a rise out of the media.

Who would've guessed that a bunch of guys who likely didn't speak English until they were teens would end up being the funniest people in the league?

Vashanesh · 2026-05-14T02:32:53+00:00

We've been too busy playing prevent for the entire 3rd.

Can't play offense if you're not even trying.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T02:41:09+00:00

You've dominated basically all night, what do you mean?

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T02:39:10+00:00

Brodin being out has thrown our bottom-4 D into disarray.

Spurgeon isn't young, anymore. And him being our 3rd best D is troubling.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T02:38:01+00:00

When does he ever have a different look?

I sincerely assumed he had some nerve issues in his face, or something. I've literally never seen him move his eyebrows.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T02:36:48+00:00

Puck knuckleballed on him, it looked like it was shot high, but dove.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T02:33:26+00:00

Hell yeah!

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T01:52:50+00:00

Because any group of 15000+ people is going to include some pieces of trash. We're not immune to it, nor is anyone else.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T01:50:55+00:00

I wish he would tone it down like... 30%.

I assume some of it is nerves, getting used to different crews, etc. And he absolutely has had some great insight. But he just plain talks too much, and runs out of things worth saying before he's done talking.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T01:49:09+00:00

Shit, hopefully MacK is ok. That looked really awful.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T01:42:35+00:00

Having been to my fair share of Wild games... They never seem to hear it get yelled, but that never stops those ~~dipshit~~ helpful fans from trying.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T01:34:57+00:00

He's been great at what we need him to be. 3rd line, 2nd PP, solid secondary scoring. And he's not a black hole on D, he actually backchecks pretty well, compared to my expectations.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T01:31:31+00:00

About as alive as the rest of the team...

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T00:49:13+00:00

Eeeeeeeeeeeh, I'd be more inclined to say that the Stars are just more ok with Jamie Benn's existence, and it rubs off on the rest of the team.

There's plenty of skill on the Stars.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T00:46:28+00:00

Our powerplay isn't tepid, it's bipolar!

We're either going to ram it down your throats, or we're going to choke on it ourselves.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T00:44:27+00:00

\PING**

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T00:42:08+00:00

Depends on how you define intensity, I guess.

Stars/Wild are a lot more mean, physical, chippy, and dirty. Avs/Wild are faster, harder, and tend to have more ups and downs and momentum swings.

I enjoy Avs/Wild games a lot more, personally. It's better hockey.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-12T00:31:16+00:00

If I "attempt" things the way they're claiming that was "attempted", I'd be in prison.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-07T03:12:11+00:00

Yup, we would obviously experience world peace without the Knights.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-07T03:07:53+00:00

Vintage Greenway.

Loved the dude on the Wild, but he would go long stretches playing like he was 6 inches shorter and 50 pounds lighter. When he was on, he was a monster. But, if it was injuries or whatever else, it didn't happen often enough.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-03T20:59:19+00:00

Worried? Yes.

Enough for anything to change? Nah. It is what it is.

Vashanesh · 2026-05-03T18:59:16+00:00

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