Cory Schneider 2GP, 91,5%, 1L Értékelés: -
Láttam mindkét meccsén védeni, az Anaheim ellen bakizott, de a csapat is összezuhant, a Dallas elleni meccsen viszont parádézott, egyedül miatta volt esélyünk a pontszerzésre (47/45). Fejben nagyon erős, a sorsa nagyban függ attól, mi lesz Raycrofttal, talán jobb lenne még 1-2 év a Mooseban, mint üldögélni a padon. 

  ...de úgy érzem, hogy hatalmas esélyt kaptak és ha lassan vagy ésszel lopnak akkor minden fasza lesz.  

CLAIBORNE'S CRITIQUE

KTRS (550 AM) commentator Mike Claiborne came out with his microphone blazing Tuesday.

"I've lost total confidence in the leadership,'' of the team, he said, adding that Blues officials have done a poor job with free agency, drafting and trades.

"How about this whole youth movement we've heard about?" Claiborne asked. "The only thing the Blues are going to do is have another shot at being in the (draft) lottery. This is getting old."
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He pointed particularly at Davidson, the club's president of hockey operations.

"I like John Davidson; he's a nice guy, he goes on everybody's radio show,'' Claiborne said. "He's a very forthright individual. I think everyone would say he's a good man, he's a good face for the organization. But here's the deal — that rhetoric has got to stop. This team isn't much better now than they were when (the current management group) first hit town. No real goal scorer, no leadership, no shut-down goaltender. ... It's the same things this team was lacking when the current regime took over.

"It's unfair to the loyal Blues fans who have found this team has no real direction. They've miscast players and coaches."

Claiborne wasn't done.

"We'll hear, 'Wait until next year,'""'' he said. "We'll hear, 'We're moving in the right direction.' I just don't see it. I just don't see a future, and I don't think I've ever thought I'd say that. But when you look at what's going on, you just see a rudderless ship. I'm out of answers, I'm frustrated, I'm kind of mad. ... I'm ready for results.

"There's a lot of guys in neckties trying to make decisions and none of them are getting it right.''

Miklasz, on his radio show, attributed much of the team's ability to escape significant criticism in the past to how it is covered.

"We've got too many people lined up to get autographs and not enough people actually doing reporting and digging into things and holding people accountable," he said, singling out those who criticized fans who disparaged defenseman Barret Jackman.

"Who the heck in the media is entitled to tell a paying customer whether they should (rip) someone or not?'' he asked. "That's the problem when you have cheerleaders covering the team other than actual reporters."