Nothing Is F*cked Here, Dude

by SamFels on Mar 16, 2009 11:50 AM CDT

At least not totally, completely fucked. But, just glancing around the league, check out the records of the other top teams lately:

San Jose: 3-4-1

Calgary: 3-5-1

Boston: 5-4-1

Washington: 3-3-1

Obviously, the Hawks are taking it to another level of suck, but this is always the time of the year the top teams take a hiccup. The playoffs aren't quite close enough to get revved up for them, and you've established enough of a cushion where complancency kicks in.

Yes, the Canucks are now right on our heels, but they'll hit a snag at some point, they can't stay as unconcious as they've been. Yes, the Hawks are playing awful right now, finding ways to lose instead of win. But let's all take a step back and breathe. Those of you I've seen suggesting the Hawks will slide right out of the playoffs, do us all a favor, cover yourself in raw meat, and step into a wolverine's cage. That's about as silly as you're being.

In addition, if the Canucks keep this up, they'll catch the Flames, and that's who we'd draw in the first round. That scare you? The team we're 4-0 against? The team that we've destroyed in 3 of those? Yeah, didn't think so.

We're all being very un-dude...

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I think it is going to be pretty tough for the hawks to not make the playoffs, but doing well in the playoffs is another story. The point about us playing a team that we are 4-0 on the season against is kinda moot since we haven’t played that team in over a month now. The current status of the hawks is getting thier jock handed to them by crap teams they should beat, like the islanders, which doesn’t pose well for making any sort of run in the playoffs. The hawks have some tough games left and even though I don’t think it’s time to hit the panic button I do think it is time to start addressing some of the issues that the hawks have been having.

by Bad Ass Burish on Mar 16, 2009 12:23 PM CDT reply actions

Keep in mind, though, that we haven’t played the Flames post-trade deadline. True, Calgary has been in a slump since then, but Jokinen is also looking like he can make a difference for them… at least offensively.

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by ChineseBeatle on Mar 16, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions

There’s no way we don’t make the playoffs, it’s virtually impossible even if we continue to play like ass.

My main concern isn’t who we play or whether or not we have home ice, it’ll be tough no matter what. My main thing the team’s youth; I wonder if their early season confidence will be shaken by this closing stretch, enough that they won’t be able to muster any first-round swagger. You need that in the playoffs. They’ll look at the numbers and everything and realize that they deserve to be there, but they’ll be telling themselves that whereas real winning teams feel it, no internal debate required. For almost any team to win playoff rounds, there has to be a real sense of entitlement—not all-out cockiness, but entitlement. I don’t know. Without that there from the start, Khabby and Pahlsson’s experience, even with the Cups, won’t be enough to carry them. They might sneak by a first round just from the high of being there and some luck, but two rounds I think is out of our reach this year.

by ChicoMaki on Mar 16, 2009 3:19 PM CDT reply actions

Stop the Madness!!!

Once you get into the playoffs anything can happen! Edmonton(2006), Calgary(2004), Anaheim(2003), Carolina(2002) are definite tributes to this theory. How bad was Dallas last season entering the playoffs? Detroit as well? The Lightning in 2004 lost 9 of their last 12 entering the playoffs and how did they do? All that matters is Game 1 and once the puck drops the scene, the atmosphere, everything changes. As for the swagger, many of many teams have walked in with swagger lost Game 1 and never regained it back so that there means little. The most important thing is the goaltending and if it is HOT the Hawks could win it all!!!

by hawks61 on Mar 16, 2009 5:13 PM CDT reply actions