Friday, July 29, 2011

Central Division breakdown-St. Louis Blues...

this is a breakdown of the teams in Central Division,going to worst to first:
St. Louis started off very well,being in playoff picture,well into their 20's(in games,i mean),when injuries struck the team like a plaque,just like the Red Wings the year before,but unlike the Red Wings,they did not have the depth in talent,and grit,to survive the plaque of injury... like every team in the division,they played the Red Wings tough,dismantling and embarrassing the Red Wings,10-3,on March 30th,probably the worst,and most lopsided,loss of the past ten years,and they did it at Joe Louis Arena...
they signed Jason Arnott,from the Washington Capitals,and Jamie Langenbrunner,from the Dallas Stars... both are two-time Stanley Cup winners... Arnott won two Stanley Cups with New Jersey,in 1995,when they swept Detroit,and when they beat Dallas,in 2000,and Langenbrunner won a Stanley Cup,in Dallas,when they beat Buffalo,in 1999,and with New Jersey,when they beat Anaheim,in 2003... both are known for grit,and both will be mentors to the offensive,and defensive players,on the team... with T.J. Oshie,David Backes,Chris Stewart(from the Colorado Avalanche,midway into last season),they should be better,but with the overall talent of the Central Division,they will be improved,but do not have the consistency of the other three teams coming up,(Chicago,Nashville,and Detroit)in the breakdown of the teams of this division... they added Kent Huskins,from the San Jose Sharks,and Kevin Shattenkirk(from the Colorado Avalanche,during last season)for grit,and for defense,so they will be tougher,and more physical,to play this season... they have a young,and very good goaltender,in Jaroslav Halak,but he was injured during last season,too(missing 25 games),and if he can come back to the form,when he led Montreal,to the Eastern Conference Finals,in 2010(losing to the Philadelphia Flyers),the Blues will be much better,this season...

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