From: epritcha@s.psych.uiuc.edu (EVAN pritchard)
Subject: Re: Blues beat Jets 4-2
Organization: UIUC Department of Psychology
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 23:36:35 GMT
Keywords: St. Louis, Blues, Winniped, Jets, Selanne 

jca2@cec1.wustl.edu (Joseph Charles Achkar) writes:


>11/14/92    BLUES beat JETS 4-2
>-------------------------------

>   The St. Louis Blues snapped a five game winless streak as they beat the
>Winnipeg Jets 4-2 Saturday night at the St. Louis Arena.  The Blues played
>another solid game defensively and outshot the Jets 37-31.

Another Winnipeg loss.  * SIGH * 

I was at the game for this one, since I was in town for a conference
last weekend.  

The Jets did well when they were fore-checking, but they didn't
forecheck enough.  Mostly in the first period, and some of the second.
Also, they don't shoot enough, or at least didn't in this game.  I
saw in a note from Daryl that Zhamov got his first goal in the LA game
little while back.  He could have more if he shot more, but he seems
to want to hold on to the puck for too long.  Also, Phil Housley is
guilty of this a bit.  Housley tried a couple of times to make the low
probability pass to someone in slightly better position, and it didn't
work.  Better to have just shot it at the net to see what happens.  

>A roughing penalty on Kelly Chase gave the Jets a chance to reclaim the lead, 
>but the Blues' penalty killers nearly increased the Blues' lead. Essensa
>stopped Rich Sutter on a point-blank shot from the slot, then made a save on
>Brown, who was set up by Sutter.

This was one of those penalties for being a jerk.  Chase basically did
something stupid, or perhaps merely frustration releasing.  The
ensuing power play by the Jets was not good, as most of them were this
game.  Killing the penalty gave the Blues, and the crowd, some life.

>Philippe Bozon picked up a loose puck in the slot and fired it past Essensa
>to put the Blues ahead 2-1 at the 13:51 mark.  Emerson and Korolev assisted 
>on the goal.  Craig Janney gave the Blues a 3-1 lead on a two-on-one break
>with Hull at 6:23 of the third period.  

The 3rd goal started by Olasson making a decent play to keep the puck
in the Blues end, and then not knowing what to do with it.  He had
possession of it and tried to make something of that when a better
thing would have been to have simply pushed it into the corner.  The
puck was poked away from him up the boards, and led to the goal.  Once
he lost it, I had a bad feeling, which was unfortunately confirmed.  I
now have some insight into why Freddie's +/- is so poor.  

It was a good game, but for the outcome.  :-)  St. Louis Arena is
pretty good place to watch a hockey game, but leaving the parking lot
took forever.  

Also, the Jets were staying at our hotel, and we saw John Paddock (the
coach), and Randy Carlyle, who's not that big there after the game.
Paddock was NOT in a good mood, but he did shake my hand.  Carlyle was
more upbeat, and chatted with us for a minute.  It was cool, eh?  :-)

Thanks to Joe for ticket information; we went with the $33 tickets,
which were good (we got them through the hotel people).  

Evan Pritchard 

"I met Randy Carlyle!  I met Randy Carlyle!"  

:-)