Blues player poll: Who's the worst texter? Most punctual? Best shoe game?

ST.

LOUIS In 2020, The Athletic conducted a St.

Louis Blues player poll in which we revealed that Ryan OReilly used Vaseline as hair product and Jaden Schwartz was notorious for avoiding the dinner bill.

What about the 2024-25 Blues? What can we learn about them by asking around the room? With a different roster and 10 new questions, weve brought back the player poll.

Advertisement A special thanks to Robert Thomas , Colton Parayko , Ryan Suter , Cam Fowler , Justin Faulk , Oskar Sundqvist , Jordan Binnington , Brayden Schenn , Alexey Toropchenko , Zack Bolduc, Jake Neighbours , Dylan Holloway , Radek Faksa , Nathan Walker , Nick Leddy , Philip Broberg , Joel Hofer , Pavel Buchnevich , Mathieu Joseph and Tyler Tucker for participating.

Enjoy! Whos the most punctual player? Parayko: Ill say Ryan Suter.

Hes always on time.

Fowler: Even when I think Im early, Suts is already here.

Faulk: Hes got nothing else going on.

Sundqvist: Hes at that age where he wakes up before dawn and he gets bored so he comes here.

Binnington: He does laps around the locker room drinking his coffee.

Schenn: Suts is just a pro.

Hes old school.

Be early.

Thats him.

Suter: When you have kids, youre not used to sleeping, and I just like being here early and saying hi to everyone.

Toropchenko: Neighbours or Holloway.

I come two hours before practice and I always see their cars here.

One day I saw Jakeys car, but Holly was behind me, so I beat him.

Bolduc: Jakey and Holly are early guys at the rink.

Im usually the third or fourth guy here and Im always saying hi to them.

Theyre both sitting in their stall and taping their stick.

Neighbours: What does punctual mean? Holloway: He doesnt know what punctual means? Thats a major junior (hockey) guy who didnt go to school! Neighbours: On time? Oh, it could be me, for sure.

But Ill say Holly.

Were the same.

Holloway: Im not trying to be the first one.

I just like to prepare.

I just have a specific time I get here, and I get here every day at that time.

Faksa: Even on days off, Holly comes in.

Hes well known for that.

And the winner is ...

Suter (six votes).

Whos got the best shoe game? Broberg: Ill go with Jordan Kyrou .

Im not too big of a sneaker guy, but Rouzy has good style.

Advertisement Hofer: Hes got some Jordans that are nice, some off-whites.

Walker: Theyre high-end Nikes.

Buchnevich: White Pradas, he wears all the fing time! Kyrou: Ill take it, but I probably have to go with Matty Jo.

Hes got a bunch of shoes.

Bolduc: I mean, every day Matty Jo shows up with different shoes.

Joseph: I just try to match my fit, but half of my shoes are at home in Montreal and half of them here, so theyre kind of repetitive here.

Parayko: You know who Ive been seeing? Fowls has some nice kicks.

Hes got some nice Travis Scott Air Jordans.

Leddy: Id probably have to say Fowls, too, from what Ive seen.

Fowler: Oh, thank you! Thomas: Id go Faksa.

Hes got some sick shoes.

Schenn: Im not very good with brands, but Faksa has flashy shoes.

Toropchenko: Faksa.

He has (Alexander) McQueens and (Louis) Vuittons.

If he reads this, he will know who said it.

Faksa: Who say that? Probably the Russians? Toropchenko? I like to have nice shoes.

Everyone is looking at the shoes first, so if you have good shoes, you look good.

Binnington: Hes spending way too much money on his shoes.

Buchnevich: Faksa is terrible.

Hes worse than Rouzy ...

fing McQueens! Hes terrible, in my opinion.

Suter: Sorry, I dont look at guys shoes.

They all think theyre cooler than they are.

Its the same with their clothes.

Theyre tighter than they should be.

They do that because they dont like to spend time in the weight room.

And the winner is ...

Faksa (seven votes).

Who looks in the mirror the most? Bolduc: Matty Jo, for sure.

He just loves it.

Thomas: Matty Jo.

Faksa: He pretends that he doesnt care how he looks, but he cares a lot .

Joseph: Fair enough.

Sundqvist: Its got to be Rouzy.

Every time he walks by a mirror, he has to stop and fix something.

I honestly dont think he can walk past a mirror and not stop.

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Buchnevich: Theres nothing to flex.

Binnington: Hes working out in the sink area.

He has this look, like this Night at the Roxbury kind of thing where hes checking himself out.

Parayko: The only mirrors around here are in the bathroom, so whoever goes to the bathroom the most ...

and its Rouzy.

Kyrou: Im in the bathroom because Im trying to stay hydrated.

OK, yeah maybe.

I can vote myself for that.

Tucker: Ill give this one to Walks.

Suter: I was just telling Walks the other day, You look in the mirror more than anybody I know.

If I looked like him, I dont know if Id be doing that.

Walker: Hes just jealous that a 30-year-old looks as good as I do.

Leddy: I dont see Walks looking in the mirror, but hes always talking about himself.

Ill say Rouzy.

That was an easy one.

And the winner is ...

Kyrou (11 votes).

Who has the most obnoxious pregame routine? Parayko: The handshakes are all pretty funny.

Neighbours: I do a different handshake with each guy.

We just came up with them randomly, and I try to do them before every game.

Tucker: My handshake with Jakey is fist bump and then make a horse sound.

Sundqvist: I think it just comes naturally and then it sticks, like, Oh thats sick.

Suter: Ill stand there and they all give me a little something, but Im so out of touch with it.

Walker: Broberg.

He does some writing on his sticks.

Broberg: I just write some mental things on my stick that I want to think about during the game.

Neighbours: Probably Rouzy.

Hes listening to the same songs in a row, same food.

Thomas: He sprints down the hallway and then through the locker room.

I dont have a clue what hes doing.

Fowler: Im still trying to understand that one, too.

Binnington: Id say Matty Jo jumping around with his headphones on.

Hes in his own world.

Advertisement Joseph: I dont have a plan.

I put some music on and, yeah, Im just dialed into my own world.

Suter: Theyre all sweating before we even go out for warmups.

Im like, You guys are wasting all of your energy.

Toropchenko: Boldy flips his helmet upside down in his locker stall.

He does it every time before the game.

Bolduc: I started doing that a couple weeks ago.

The trainers flip it the other way, and I flip it back.

Theres no crazy reason.

I just keep doing it.

And the winner is ...

Broberg and Kyrou (tied at five votes).

Whose comeback chirps take the longest and arent funny? Parayko: Lets go with Leddy.

Hes just quiet.

He probably wants to say something, but hes so quiet.

Leddy: Im not usually running my mouth, but if I had to say someone, Id say Sunny.

Weve been going at it, and hes my target.

Binnington: Faulker.

Hes not too loud of a talker, and the delivery can sometimes waver.

Neighbours: Me! I cant think of anything.

Ill be driving home and say to myself, I shouldve said this! Holloway: Hofer takes a while.

Hofer: Holly doesnt really have much.

Tucks, too.

Hell listen, then be the third party and get in the mix.

Toropchenko: Buchy doesnt know how to chirp back in English.

Kyrou: Buchy has good comebacks, but he just cant speak it.

Schenn: Then if Buchy cant think of it, he will just get aggressive on you.

Thomas: Suts.

Hes got an old sense of humor.

Joseph: Suts takes a while and then when he chirps you back, it doesnt hurt that much.

Suter: But when I give them a jab, theres kind of a little truth to it.

They dont know what to think about it.

Schenn: Broby is a little delayed in his chirps, but Im just getting to know him a bit, so maybe theres more there.

Tucker: It takes Broby a little while to process everything and then he just mumbles.

Advertisement Faksa: Walks.

He talks about the same stuff every time.

Fowler: Walks isnt afraid to dish it out hes always yapping but it doesnt land.

Walker: Fowls gives me a look like he wants me to shut up, but he doesnt have much to say back.

And the winner is ...

Walker (four votes).

Who listens to the coach the most? Toropchenko: Everybody.

Kyrou: Everyone locks in when Montys speaking.

Faulk: I hope everybody.

Faksa: Probably some nerd! Bolduc: A guy like myself, I listen to the coach a lot.

Fowler: The young guys are trying to take in as much info as they can.

Its not a bad thing.

Parayko: Broby is dialed in.

Hes always learning.

Suter: Hes like a bobblehead in the corner: Yes, yes, yes.

Buchnevich: Yes! I sit next to him in the meetings and his head is always nodding.

Faksa: He listens, doesnt say much ...

thats a good pick.

Broberg: I guess Ill take this as a compliment? Walker: Jakey is another bobblehead.

Binnington: Jakey is always front and center.

Hes not over the top, though.

Hes doing just the right amount.

Neighbours: Torpo.

Because he said me for the most punctual, Im saying him for this one.

And the winner is ...

Broberg (six votes).

Who gives the best media interviews? Kyrou: Ill say Schenner.

Hes just really good at speaking.

Hes our captain, so hes got that leader voice.

Fowler: Hes got to answer some hard questions, and every time Ive heard him, its come from the heart.

Walker: He knows what to say and when to say it.

Schenn: Experience, I guess.

Suter: I dont really pay attention, but probably me.

Im pretty level-headed and I know what not to say.

I dont give away the secrets.

Leddy: I would say me because I just give the cliche answers all the time.

Neighbours: Ill go with Binner.

I just like how hes different in media scrums than when you talk to him normally.

He changes his voice a little bit and acts serious.

Advertisement Joseph: Binner has a comforting voice and it fits well when you speak to media.

Hes a smart guy with a nice vocabulary.

Schenn: Binner is honest, hes funny, hes sarcastic, hes serious.

You never know what youre going to get from him.

Binnington: I mean, Im being professional, right? Bolduc: I would say Thomer.

Whether its a good or bad game, hes always there talking to the media.

Sometimes its hard, but hes doing a great job.

Thomas: Its nice to get a vote, but Id say Buchy.

He says what he thinks and hes got no filter.

It must be nice.

And anytime you get in trouble, you just say, Language barrier.

Sundqvist: I feel like Buchy can say whatever.

Hofer: He says it like it is.

I like it.

Buchnevich: I dont think.

I just say whatever I feel like.

Toropchenko: Monty.

When I scroll social media, like in pregame one time, he said, Were going to be rocking like Jukebox Hero.

It was funny.

Montgomery: Is Torpo looking for more ice time? Hes a smart kid.

And the winner is ...

Schenn (six votes).

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Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 11, 2025 Whos the most indecisive ordering at dinner? Broberg: Holly because he orders everything.

Parayko: Sunny picks one thing and then goes to something else.

Sundqvist: Parayko should be saying himself.

Trying to find a dinner spot with that guy is impossible.

Its a nightmare! Binnington: You can talk Parayko out of what he wants to eat.

Joseph: Rouzy.

Hes like, Have you tried this restaurant? He needs answers.

Bolduc: I go with Texier and hes so confused.

Hes always like, Um, I dont know, chicken, steak, pasta.

Faulk: Binner.

We just wait for him to make a decision every time.

Suter: In Utah, Binner got two lobster tails thats it.

Im like, Are you going to get any beef with that, bud? Advertisement Fowler: Ill go with Walks.

He takes his food very seriously, so those decisions mean a lot to him.

Walker: I dont go out for dinner with people who are indecisive.

The people I go out with, we know exactly what we want.

I eat a lot, but I know what I want.

Schenn: I love going to dinner with Walks.

Hofer: Im probably up there.

I have a lot of panic orders.

Tucker: I could put myself in that category.

I let the other guys do family style and then we share.

Jakey is good at ordering.

Thomas: I dont know anyone other than my wife.

Shes the worst! And the winner is ...

Binnington (three votes).

Whos the worst texter? Kyrou: Hofer.

Hes just bad at texting.

Either he doesnt see it and thats why he doesnt respond, or hes just bad at texting.

Hofer: I see Rouzys texts.

Im just busy at the time, so I cant get to it.

But Ive told him later that I couldnt play (video games).

Joseph: Binner is never on his phone.

Ive sent him memes that he answers four or five days later.

Fowler: Im going with Jakey.

I tried to make a few plans with him and every couple of hours Id get a response back.

Thomas: Im horrible.

Half the time I dont even see the group chat.

I dont even think I have the notifications on.

Suter: I hate texting.

I hate group texts.

Anytime theres a group text, I dont actually leave it, but I silence it so they dont know I left.

Now Im giving away my secrets.

Sundqvist: I think I had over 100 unanswered messages on my phone.

I think its good now its like 95.

Binnington: In the summer, I dont think Buchy turns his phone on.

Buchnevich: I shut down my (U.S.) phone in the summer, but some guys know my Russian number.

I got a message from (Blues general manager) Doug Armstrong, but my phone was shut down.

I saw it two weeks later, but I was like, Theres no point to respond.

Im the worst texter.

Sometimes I send a message and I dont even understand what I say! Advertisement Neighbours: Ill go with Faulker.

He just never answers.

He just doesnt like his phone.

Walker: He probably reads the text and realizes hes got nothing.

Schenn: But if you call Faulker, he always picks up.

Faulk: I would assume some guys have said me? Im not a huge fan of sitting on that thing and texting all day.

But yeah, if you call, that means its probably urgent.

Leddy: But hes only on it at specific times during the day.

And the winner is ...

Faulk (four votes).

Who gets recognized the most and who wants to be? Kyrou: Binner for sure.

Schenn: Around the city, Binner.

Hed be our guy now.

Binnington: Its pretty frequent here, but its a lot of fun.

Bolduc: I had dinner with Binner in Vegas and two fans showed up and were like, Can we take a picture? Most of the time hes saying yes because hes a nice guy.

Neighbours: Parayko probably because hes so big.

Thomas: Ive actually had a lot of people thinking I was Parayko, which is weird.

I dont understand that because I go up to his belly.

I usually just say wrong guy.

But its happened like four or five times, so more than a fluke.

Fowler: Id say Schenner.

He has a lot of connections, and he gets recognized a lot.

Ill say Rouzy wants to be noticed.

Faulk: Schenner for most recognized, Jakey wishes.

Hofer: Jakey, for sure, hopes he does.

But he usually does, so Ill give him that.

Neighbours: I want to be recognized? Maybe last year, ha! Buchnevich: Thats Boldy.

Joseph: Yeah, Boldy is a young guy that enjoys the NHL .

Tucker: You can put Boldy in there! And the winner is ...

Binnington for most recognized (nine votes) and Bolduc for wants to be (three votes).

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