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It is going to be so nice when McDonald/Oshie/Perron return (and the arrival of the Tank next season), and the Sobotka/D'ago/Steen's of the team can return to their 3rd/4th line roles they're really better suited for.

I think don't think Steen belongs in the group with Dags and Sobotka. He's one of our best players and a legit top 6 guy, IMO.

longhornbaseball wrote:I think don't think Steen belongs in the group with Dags and Sobotka. He's one of our best players and a legit top 6 guy, IMO.

Agreed. Probably one of our most consistent forwards, behind Backes and that's about it.

longhornbaseball wrote:I think don't think Steen belongs in the group with Dags and Sobotka. He's one of our best players and a legit top 6 guy, IMO.

He's probably a 2nd/3rd line 'tweener. Good enough that he doesn't hurt you in the top 6, but an excellent player as a 3rd liner and special teams mainstay.

Healthy, the Blues are rolling Oshie, Backes, McDonald, Perron, Boyes, Berglund in the top 6, with the Tank taking the place of Boyes next season. The 3rd/4th lines made up of Steen, McClement, Crombeen, D'ago, Sobotka, and Winchester/Jansen/whoever. When any of those latter 6 (outside of Steen) creep into the top 6 and/or significant power play time, that's kinda sad. But kept to the shut-down/energy units and PK's, they're up there with the best 3rd/4th lines in the league.

Berglund has really picked it up the last few games. Given his talent, he's still been a little disappointing, but he's on track to have a pretty nice year. On pace for 19 goals and 47 points. Its really nice to know that this team is only going to get better and, even if we don't make the playoffs this year, we should start a new streak in the years ahead. Can't wait for the Tank.

Yeah, Berglund has really turned it around in December. He's using that really heavy wrist shot to his advantage, and I think he's finally learning to use his size properly. He's not a big body that's going to rack up a ton of hits or camp out in front of the net. But he's tough to knock off of his skates, and he's rightly been making some power moves into the slot.

This team is a good playoff team for the next few years as-is. If Berglund and Johnson fufill their potential and the Tank is everything he appears to be, the Blues can be legit cup contenders, even without an elite forward.

What's the Tank?

Leroy wrote:What's the Tank?

Its a Russian Tank.

Leroy wrote:What's the Tank?

Vladamir Tarasenko.

Popeye_Card wrote:

longhornbaseball wrote:I think don't think Steen belongs in the group with Dags and Sobotka. He's one of our best players and a legit top 6 guy, IMO.

He's probably a 2nd/3rd line 'tweener. Good enough that he doesn't hurt you in the top 6, but an excellent player as a 3rd liner and special teams mainstay.

Healthy, the Blues are rolling Oshie, Backes, McDonald, Perron, Boyes, Berglund in the top 6, with the Tank taking the place of Boyes next season. The 3rd/4th lines made up of Steen, McClement, Crombeen, D'ago, Sobotka, and Winchester/Jansen/whoever. When any of those latter 6 (outside of Steen) creep into the top 6 and/or significant power play time, that's kinda sad. But kept to the shut-down/energy units and PK's, they're up there with the best 3rd/4th lines in the league.

You nailed this , Popeye.

I love that we beat Detroit, Nashville, and Chicago in our last 3.