Comment made by Mikko Koivu:

also keep in mind this is a rookie talking … so i guess even though he is good… just seems like he doesn’t apprecaite the fact of not just a good hockey team but a well put together hockey team and how dominate we have been through out the year and not just during this win streak. I am will to say now that the hawks and the red wings are going to duke it out for the rights to the norris trophy this year and by god if the hawks don’t win at least we will be in the play offs and i think that is just the 1st goal that they have in mind… winning and keeping a great postive attitude in the locker room and showing that on the ice!

Ok i know where your coming from but maybe he should have chose his words differently then… I mean by saying “they aren’t that good” not too many people really understand what he meant by that.. i mean i did but his choice of words could have been better if you ask me. I mean he is one of if not the best player on that team besides their goalie.. but the first meeting we played them it was back and forth and this recent game was a cake walk for the hawks. Hey you must give credit where credit is due my friend.

So you think the wild are going to move any players before March 4th?

Ok well there hasn’t been a long winning streak since 1992 – 1993 when the penguins won 17 in a row, and that is the longest winning streak in hockey and that happend during the END of the penguins season. Actually they won 17 out of their last 18 games that season… AND Mario Lemiux was diagnosed with Cancer and he missed 24 games that season and still had over 160 plus points! The last game of that season ended in a Tie.. but they probably should have won.

My point being that long winning streaks in hockey get to about 5 and thats about it. Anything more than that and people start to look around at those teams to find out what they are doing differently and also the teams they are playing. Time off and injuries all that stuff… just like in any sport.

And any chance of letting you have sharp back… i don’t know why don’t u send him an email.. im sure he would say NO because he has been sick for the hawks and will be looking at a pretty good contract if not next year the year after. Go Wolves as well!

Well he is a center on the minn wild… and a pretty damn good hockey player and also very young as well.

In all seriousness i agree with you in respect to the fact that the hawks i believe haven’t even begun to scrape the surface of how talented this team can become. Damn straight each opponnet we face should be scared before every game because they should respect the hawks because we are a young team with A LOT to prove. When we make the play offs this year and hopefully hopefully win our first series in a long time then we may get more respect. Beating the red wings tonight and on new years day… we might get a little bit more respect but its all about making it to the post season and proving that we can contend with the sharks, bruins, red wings, caps… etc, because come play off time.. teams start playing a different game and play off hockey i think no matter what sport your talking about (this is all opinion) is the best post season you can ask for. I mean a possible 7 games in every series.. see football could never get like that because they need weeks off… in hockey you don’t you go toe-to-toe with the best of them and take a viscious beating everytime you touch and then pass and then shoot that puck!

I can’t wait for the game tonight!!!

LETS GO HAWKS… LETS GO HAWKS!!!