Thursday, October 23, 2008

Allen Signs, Blueline Moves

The Blues signed Jake Allen, their second round pick from this year's draft, to an entry-level pro contract today. The 18 year-old New Brunswick native is slaying so far for Montreal in the QMJHL. Dude's posted a 6-3 record with a .925 save percentage and a 2.67 GAA.

On a related note I think New Brunswick may be the home of bowling.

This is pretty bitching because it means we are one step closer to the Marek Schwarz era ending. I'm really glad he was the goaltender of the future that the previous administration promised us. The power of the Schwarz really failed this time.

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It would seem as though a Big Ben Bishop - Jake Allen tandem could be ridiculous in a few years. Then again, they both could be busts like Marek Schwarz or Jason Bacashishua or Brent Johnson or really and goaltender between CuJo and Man-Leg. Personally, I'm just pumped to get STL native Bishop in net so everytime he makes a big save we can hear a *dong* sound effect ala Ben Wallace with the Pistons.

Also, the Blues put Jeff Woywitka on waivers so that they can assign him to Peoria. We'll find out today if he's been claimed.

Meanwhile, first-round pick Alex Pietroangelo was put on injured reserve by the club today, still feeling the ill effects of a vicious cowardly hit by Ryan Hollweg in Toronto last week.

These two moves mean that Jonas Junland must be healthy and will likely get quite a bit of PT, starting tomorrow night against LA.

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