I agree with tgr. It's a bit early to still say the blues defense is greatly improved. I never got to see either game but the flames aren't really an offensive powerhouse. They are going to struggle all year to score and they should be in the hunt for yakupov. I feel that the blues as a team are improved with a healthy lineup and all of their younger players gaining more experience like shatty and pietrangelo. To make a call like this though were gonna have to wait till at least the 20 game mark. A lot of teams are still getting used to new players/systems. I think the blues should compete for the playoffs but I think they miss the cut. So far the blues look much improved
10 Team Yahoo Semi Keeper H2H Daily lineups (Keep 5 Vets & 5 Rookies), Play 3C, 3RW, 3LW, 4D, 2G daily
C-Giroux, Matthews (R), Petterson, Barzal (R)
LW-Rakell
RW-Tarasenko, Aho (R), Boser (R)
D-Subban, Werenski (R)
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G, A, PPG, PPA, SHG, SHA, +/-, GWG, SOG, Hits, Blocks, PIM
Wins, Saves, Goals Against, Shutouts
Rookies Eligible till 170 GP