In every way shape and form, that was one waste of a hockey game! So much build-up to witness one of the worst beatings the hawks have received all year, the hawks were basically bitch-slapped! In fact Duncan Keith actually was with Burrows pulling his hair WTF? Don’t know if that could be suspendable but should be based on morality. Men just shouldn’t pull other men’s hair it’s just wrong. My first ‘Fuck Me’ came when it was determined it would be Fraser, not Byfuglien, that would be the healthy scratch. All in all a disappointing effort all around tonight with the only bright spot being Havlat, Bulin (for the most part), and the hot chick in the shoot the puck contest!!!

…known as the 100th year anniverary of the Canadiens. Expect a complete media frenzy with Huet back in town and hopefully he gets the nod because if he does and plays well the Habs fans may get restless and start to show their ‘displeasure’ with their beloved Canadiens. Many people around Montreal still are upset that Huet was traded and would love nothing else to see him come back and beat the Canadiens just so they could show their unhappiness with Gainey. Price was supposed to be the next Dryden but instead resembles Steve Penney, so hopefully the Hawks can jump all over a pretty horrible defence and goaltender combination setting the stage for the ‘Huet, Huet’ chants across the Bell Centre!!!

And they failed, unfortunately. Perhaps they tried to send Vancouver a message with the rough stuff in the third period, but it flopped miserably. (Outside of the aforementioned hair-pulling — what a girl!) The fighting just led to a lop-sided Vancouver win.

After seeing the Canucks earlier, frequently — this season, they are so much better now, it’s scary. This is the team to watch out for now, early on…and the Hawks better hope they don’t face them in the opening round.

I still think Calgary is very beatable. I’ve seen plenty of their games, and the Hawks seem to match up very well against them.

But, these Canucks have me vary concerned….Luongo is still one of the premier goaltenders in the league, although he didn’t show it early on — perhaps it’s because the Canucks “D” has really stepped up from earlier this season.

The Hawks will rebound against Montreal. That team is so dysfunctional…they should have beaten Buffalo Saturday night in regulation, but they ‘turtled’ in the 3rd and let the Sabres back in the game…and with Gainey’s goalie ‘roulette…’ it’s unclear who will start.

She had the biggest ass I’ve ever seen and her face was painted more than a clown at a kid’s birthday party. Gigantic tits can’t take away from the back fat and ugly face.

what did Burish do (or not do) during that melee to warrant blame? From TV, it looked like he never got out of the linemen’s judo death grip to do anything during all of it. I’ve also heard he was catching haymaker’s to the back of the head from a Canuck.

Was the BS penalty that Bolland got after he got into it with Thing 1 (or was it Thing 2?). Davorski was clearly trying to protect one of the darlings of the league, but allowed resident nutjob Slick Willy Mitchell to crosscheck Toews head first into the boards.

Congratulations, Bettman. You’ve made the officials in this league even MORE retarded. What’s next, NBA-style officiating?

Finally, Alex Burrows may be a pretty talented guy, but he’s a colossal pussy for tugging on Dunc’s hair like it was the bell-pull at the Notre Dame chapel. Fuck that guy.

I mentioned it in my recap, but it bears repeating…Toews being in closeup on the Jumbotron, clearly saying “Fuck you” to a Canuck.

Damn fucking straight, that’s our Captain.

Prior to the San Jose-New Jersey-Vancouver trio of games, had someone asked how I’d feel if we came out of it with 4 of 6 points—in short, I’d have been more than happy. It was like the circus road trip way back: a great start and a let-down finish, combined for an overall plus.

Second, I think we needed this game. This team, young as it is, isn’t exactly even-keeled; they seem as a team to take their punches too much to heart, and yet their highs are ridiculously high, too. Going into the playoffs, the more swings from high to low like this that they get out of their system—fingers crossed here—will help teach them to bring a more balanced approach. They’re going to lose games in the playoffs, games that are “bigger” than this one. And while losing big games isn’t exactly a blessing, for a young team they need to learn better how to take a punch and move on.

There’s the fight. The game was a waste, but it was nice seeing Eager return from his suspension with his best fight of the year.

Not much else to say. Vancouver’s defense was solid – they are definitely a different team than the start of the year. If they do meet up in the playoffs it will be a tough matchup for the Hawks, but last night ensured it will be all the more intense.

WOOF…ugly game. Burish was quite disappointing. If he was gonna start shit the least he could have dropped the gloves right away and gone at it. All the dancing and talking reminds me of my senior prom. I wonder if they will suspend eager for his rampage slam?

I knew this game was heading toward the crapper in a hurry when both of Marty’s right-on-net-alone chances came up empty. When even JHC can’t put it away with those type of ops, it usually means struggle ahead…which what the rest of the game was.