I guess there's only one thing left to do... Preds @ Hawks Preview and GDT
by Killion on Apr 3, 2009 1:58 PM CDT
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GAME TIME: 7:30 Central
OPPOSITION BLOG: On The Forecheck
TV: Comcast RADIO: WGN 720AM
DON’T FORGET: YOUR SPG PICKS - remember the New Rule too
You seriously can't count on St. Louis to do anything right. When we want them to win - they lose. When we want them to lose - they win. Overall though, I guess it is better to bring yourself into the playoffs, which is exactly what the Hawks can do with a win over Nashville tonight.
Hell, even a single point tonight guarantees the Hawks cannot fall any further than 8th and that this will be the first squad since 2002 to not be breaking out the golf clubs early.
With a Calgary victory over Dallas and Vancouver going to the shootout with Anaheim, the Hawks have fallen back to 5th place in the West but a win puts them right over those Canadians (with an A) and back on track for home ice.
It's not exactly going to be an easy task (it never is) because with the Blues' win the Predators have been pushed down to 9th overall and a single point out of the playoff picture.
The Predators have taken their usual game plan and are slowly sneaking their way into the playoffs again, getting ready for that first round exit to the Wings or Sharks. You'd want to talk more shit about them til you realize they've made it to the post-season four years in a row. The last time the Hawks made the post-season four times in a row? '93-'97
The Preds are helped by their latest run - they have 13 points in their last 10 games (5-2-3) and like most teams in the Central, the Predators have beaten up on the Hawks so far this season, 1-2-1.
The last game the Hawks played against this team was February 24th, a putrid effort that saw a 2-goal lead vanish and the Preds scoring 4 in the third period. Let us speak no more of it.
Pekka Rinne is likely to be minding net for the Preds tonight which isn't great news for the Hawks. Rinne could be a candidate for the Calder if it wasn't for that pesky Steve Mason. Sorry to everyone who still has hopes for VERSTEEG! to bring home that trophy, but those dreams should died a long time ago - it's best if you just leave them at the door.
Rinne is near the top of the league in both GAA and SV% and is a large part of the reason the Preds are still hanging around the playoff picture. He can steal a game from you.
The Hawks offense will need to continue to step it up. Goal scoring isn't a main concern for the Preds (24th in G/G) but they're solid defensively. Having Rinne helps but they're also 11th overall in ShotsA/G and 4th overall on the kill. On The Forecheck has more of a comparison of stats as well as a great chart on penalties drawn vs. penalties taken. Awesome stuff.
Finally, where would a good Predators preview be without a little Tootoo bashing, right? And lately, no one has based Tootoo better than Brad Staubitz.... so take it away Brad:
UPDATE: Tonight's Lines
Kane - Toews - Havlat
VERSTEEG! - Tallywhacker - The Shooter
Ladd - Pahlsson - Buff
Eager - Fraser - Burish
Lets Go Hawks
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Barring some miracle, I won’t be able to join everyone for a game thread discussion. I’m hoping to join in for the third period or so but I’m not counting on it. Hope you all have fun.
I most likely won't be around either...
my brother (Bwana, who was here the other night) and his girlfriend are visiting, and our girlfriends might not appreciate us sitting on our laptops and commenting while watching the ’Hawks.
I will, however, make a video feed/beer post when I get home, so stay tuned.
NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE
Well that’s the heart of our lineup out for this game… just in time for the Game Time kids to come over and call this place “dead”.
I imagine a few of them might stop by since they actually want the Hawks to win tonight…
If it is that same kid as last time, will he even notice we aren’t here?
by runningquicklynowhere on Apr 3, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I bet a few kids will be here. AND...
I have never wanted the Hawks to win a game more than I do right now.
www.stlouisgametime.com
Blah
“Sorry to everyone who still has hopes for VERSTEEG! to bring home that trophy, but those dreams should died a long time ago”
VERSTEEG! is far too awesome for that paltry trophy. If they wanted him to win it they would have called it the CALDER! with all capital letters and an exclamation point.
That was just about the worst possible series of results last night :\
Insert clever and witty remark slash pun here!
UMD 8/04 - 5/08: Go Terps!
I second that.
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
I thought Desmond Clark was in charge of dropping things… ZING
by Killion on Apr 3, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’d love nothing more than to see Tootoo get destroyed tonight along with all of their fans with the stupid tootoo whistles.
Man I wish I could be there!!!
Should be one emotional night if the Hawks should pull out a victory. A win tonight and claiming a playoff birth would put the exclamation mark that the past is over. Since 1996 when Roenick left this franchise has seemed to be in disarray and just when things looked to be turning around in 2002 they let Amonte go and replaced him with Fleury. It seems finally this franchise has gotten out of its way and starting to move in the right direction and a playoff clinching berth would be the final nail in the 97-08 coffin! The past 10 years have been harsh but the future seems brighter than ever with maybe a Stanley Cup Championship in the not to distant future. Let’s Go Hawks and bring it home boys!!!
This game should have a playoff feel
As unbelievable as the Preds in the playoffs 4 straight years sounds, it’s time for a changing of the tide. Bye-bye Preds playoff appearance streak, hello Hawks dominance. Let’s steal their thunder and knock them back down! A win tonight secures year 1 and deflates the Preds hopes of year 5 in terms of playoff appearance streaks bullshit. Who knows what the ceiling is for this young Hawks team!?
Your gametime video feed and beer
Got me a movie, AH-HA-HA-HO: tvants://list.tvants.com/tvants/?k=3685912168d3b3e2eac87aba55148f22 (sorry Mac guys, this one requires TVAnts)
Slicin’ up eyeballs, AH-HA-HA-HO:
Bell’s Amber Ale
Yes, my Bell’s boner is in full force. It’s growing by the day, and should rival that of chicagokill soon. And as much as I’d like HopSlam (also Bell’s) to be the beer of the game, I’m not sure if my brother, who is currently en route from the suburbs to Iowa City, was able to procure some (I’m really, really crossing my fingers, though). If he doesn’t have any sweet, sweet HopSlam, Amber Ale is my back-up for tonight. And much like the December ‘08 ’Hawks, my back-up is pretty damn good. Also, I’ve posted HopSlam already, and I don’t want to start repeating unless I get really lazy. (Shit — I just realized I’ve already posted Amber Ale too. Oh well, I’m not writing up another beer post. Drink and be merry, or something.)
Like I said earlier, I might not be in the comments tonight (What’s that I hear? A collective sigh of relief? Love you guys, too). In any case, let’s get a goddamn win tonight — playoffs are gonna be fun.
Go Hawks!
NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE
I am a proud Blues fan
I know we have had our differences in the past, but I am asking nicely…Please, Please beat the shit out of the Nashville Preds. Thank you and good luck.
Seconded.
Quick question: I’m on the verge of winning a bet with a Chicagoan and the payout is a Chicago-style pizza of my choosing the next time I visit. Where ought I get it from? And I’ve eaten Giordano’s. Is there any place else, a hidden gem you know of? Preferably one that delivers to the north side?
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Pizza
The Art of Pizza. On George and Ashland I believe. Best I’ve ever had, and I’ve lived here all my life. And because this is my blog, what I say goes.
by SamFels on Apr 3, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Why thank you, kind sir. You are both a scholar and a gentleman.
I’ll make a note of it and report back to you after I collect and devour the spoils of victory. You seem pretty confident it’s going to blow my pizza-lovin’ brain, so assuming you’re a man of distinguished taste, I’m getting awfully hungry all of a sudden.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
Just your basic NCAA tourney bracket bet...nothing too exciting.
I once shot a man just to see him die...then I got distracted and missed it.
We needed you guys to beat nashville last year to at the end and that didn't work out for us
Really wouldn’t care if we lost in OT tonight as long as we get in and watch the Blues suffer as well
Lets Go Hawks!
Yeah, anyone needing help from the Blues over the last couple years, um, sorry about that.
They couldn’t even help themselves, that’s for sure.
I don't understand the opening line at the top of the page.
The only game the Blues have lost in the last two weeks has been to the Blackhawks. How can you be pissed about that?
Make sure you guys check out "On The Forecheck"
The guy has some really good analysis.
NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE
Good, but...
He states Havlat has played in all 75 games. He’s played in 75 games, but not all 76 Hawks games. Nonetheless, it’s a good post otherwise, filled with useful information.
One note, Rinne’s GAA is going up tonight. Count on it!
I am counting on it.
and I wanted to send some love his way — he’s got a great blog going and almost ZERO commenters.
I remember when this blog was a wee little commentless baby, too.
NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE
It'll be interesting to see what the Hawks PP does tonight
Nashville is one of the most agressive PK units in the whole league and they pressure the puck carrier more often than most teams. With our PK in the shitter, tonight might be a good time to take advantage of their aggressiveness.
"Oh, that's easy. White Sox. I'm not one of these fair-weather fans. You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer; beautiful people up there. People aren't watching the game. It's not serious. White Sox, that's baseball. South Side." -O'Bama
ehh i wish they didn’t scratch Johnson so Walker could play, but I am liking the new lines
http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/lineup040309.htm
I propose ...
… in addition to having a Player of the Game, that we add, for the sake of balance, one of these:
Just added the lines for tonight to the preview.. I like them but I think Havlat and Sharp should be switched.
The thing that I like is that Kane played great with Havlat against the Blues, but I can’t argue with having the Sharp, Toews, Kane line
they did work well together in that game.. but everything but the PP was working that game.
Kane and Havlat both like working with the puck too much. Kane especially is great working with the puck.. not so much all the time without it.
And with that.. i now have to leave.. hopefully see you all later when the Hawks are wrapping this one up.
This is what got me through my crappy work day...
knowing the game was on tonight, and my beers were waiting for me. Let’s start the weekend out right! Let’s go Hawks!
Hey you chalkeaters
Don’t cough up a chicken bone on us Blues fan tonight. K?
FUCK THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!!
"I guess there's only one thing left to do...
Win the whole…fucking…thing."
Let’s go Hawks!
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
good to see a nice crowd here for the game
Lets get the W
Lets Go Hawks!
Nice save by Khabby
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Watching this on the web feed.
Which means these comments are about 5 seconds ahead of the game.
I guess this is like the 21st century version of the radio broadcast a few seconds ahead of the tv.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
Sounds good
I just turned on the WGN radio off the site so I havent had a chance to hear the delay. Just knew it was behind before.
Sweet goal
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Shot by Pahlsson? I’m still at the stoppage … and we get a goal. I’m signing off, guys, may be back between periods. Have fun …
Hawks are undefeated when Pahlsson scores.
This game is over.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
lol
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Sick Shot!!!
What a shot by Pahlsson absolutely SWEET! The Hawks are 29-5-4 when scoring first, for those who care, hopefully it can be 30-5-4 at night’s end. YAH BABY! LET’S GO HAWKS!!!
Foley's all over it.
Although that’s not where I would’ve taken that joke.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
much more of a risk than a reward
good investment for 7 million a year
Lets Go Hawks!
2 goal leads are never game over
Lets Go Hawks!
Helping the other team score goals again
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
that was almost awesome
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
powerplay continues to look awful
Lets Go Hawks!
Gotta look at the bright side when you're
0-18 heading into the playoffs.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
yikes!
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Sharp update?
Does anyone know what happened? I haven’t seen him on the ice after that diving shot.
Crap, you're right.
He didn’t exactly spring to his feet after that. I hope it’s precautionary for now.
Hot chocolate
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Kane acting his age
I know it’s an obvious statement but anyone else sick of Kane taking a shot then acting frustrated he missed and taking himslef out of the play.
ya definetely
Shouldn’t be too bad as he was able to skate off on his own power
Lets Go Hawks!
Precautionary
Why force it for this game when he’s NEEDED for the playoffs, right? I’m okay with him missing the rest of this one for that purpose.
Wow thats 2 shots from campbell tonight that have hit the net
hell of a job
Lets Go Hawks!
not much goin on right now
pahlsson nice backhand goal, nashville thorws one to the net and picks up a rebound
Lets Go Hawks!
skated off on his own power though
probably a day-to-day thing
Lets Go Hawks!
Woot
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Crud, now Buff's hurt
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Buff’s going off now hurt.. I’m not nearly as concerned about that one but he’s played pretty decent lately
ya hes actually showed a pulse with sami an dladd
Lets Go Hawks!
You should've seen how long he whined
after he missed the breakaway against that little kid.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
Checking out the boxscore...
Biscuit’s got 4 hits already.. good to see he’s still on seek and destroy mode
It’s a one night only friendly pass.. but something a little more encouraging than “don’t fuck it up” is asked for.. Positive Mental Attitude here
Agree
cant be too friendly with STL folk
Lets Go Hawks!
Because they'll break into your car and sell
your stereo for meth.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
I don't know.
Blades of Steel was so fucking bad ass in its day.
I’ll tell you what sucks though…09 on xbox. Maybe its because I never got into the whole 8 button game systems. But everytime I try and shoot I’d deke, and if I try to deke I’d shoot. And the fights are gayer than a bag of dicks.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
lol
Once systems got beyond the two-button NES and the three-button Sega Genesis, I was lost. Even SNES has too many buttons for me.
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
I actually had a hell of a lot of fun on that game til my roommate brought the xbox into his room. And I never really got into the 8 button controllers either
Maybe if I gave it more time.
I just wish there was a shoot button.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
i might have also been playing it on the easiest setting.. so just about everything I shot went in. Either that or I’m the next Gretzky
Were you able to actually shoot any rebounds?
that’s what pissed me off, and forced me to throw the game system out a 3 story window.
I’d be dominating, but whenever i’d get a fat rebound that should be an easy goal, there wasn’t a button to push to just shoot the damn thing. So i had to stop playing, I don’t want to lose my hair.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
I have fond memories of playing Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey for the N64 with my brother. But you cannot compete with the unparalleled realism of 3 on 3 NHL Arcade
Pat Foley
Does anyone else notice how much he comments on people getting rubbed off?
Although I love the new recent technologically advanced games...
NHLPA ‘93, Super Nintendo…’92 Hawks in that one.
I was actually born right out side of Chicago
The ol man is a Cubs fan. Had to endure that crap as a child along with the freakin Hamms bear/beer commercials.
Had I been born 18 year later there I would have gone to HS with Cindy Crawford. Dayum.
dekalb isn't right outside chicago.
Its 45 minutes through shit smelling cornfields, then 1 hour of suburbia, then you are right outside chicago.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
Hey, an A bomb goes off in Chcago and Dekalb is going with it
It’s in the blast zone so it counts.
Just a dream I have.
Was she destined to be a meteorologist with a name like that?
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
She said it was her real name
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
She also said today was supposed to be rainy and cloudy a few days ago,
so i’d take her word with a grain of salt.
The woman lies.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
Chaos theory, my friends.
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Dear Shoot the Puck/Rock of Love chick...
Check the calendar…2009, pass it on to your sense of style.
Seriously.
People who are 25 and dress like they’re 25 look like douchebags. When you’re 55 and dress like you’re 25, you look like a child molester.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
If you watch Monsters in the Morning
He loves to wear his Notre Dame HS baseball hat.
LET'S GO HAWKS!!!
Does anyone
watch that new morning show he has? I wish he would just go away – he’s a walking stereotype of the worst aspects of a Chicago sports fan
2-1 lead after 2 now bring it home!!!
With this kind of lead I usually feel safe as the Hawks are 32-2-3 but after the last time we played the Preds I’m not !!!
He does look like Curly
Why haven’t I noticed that before?
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Did you see who the Farrelly brothers are casting for their 3 Stooges movie? Jim Carrey for Curly, Sean Penn for Larry, and they’re trying to get Benicio Del Toro for Moe.
Strictly based on looks
I can see Penn as Larry and even Del Toro as Moe, but Carrey as Curly?? They’re going to have to do some major makeup work for that one.
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Maybe
Q should put him out there if the score stays the same for an Open netter to get him off this snide
Hey, I'm monitoring calls from suicide lines
They’re complaining the game is such a yawner their going to jump.
Can we get something going?
Its Nashville.
It’s the way these games usually are.
Long, hard slogs.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
No, no, no
So much hostility 2nite. I’m not feeling the luv. Maybe another group hug? This west coast has done some strange things to me mentally.
Yeah, who do you take for Masterton?
Sullivan who missed 2 years?
Or Zednik who nearly had his throat cut on ice?
Gotta be one of those two, right?
Once your pea soup stops
falling out your neck though, you’re pretty much healed. Compare that with what Sullivan dealt with.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
One game in juniors
I hit a winger in the throat with a rolling puck on a slapshot. The puck went straight up off the blade. They had to trach the guy and it was not good. Freaked a couple of teammates out when he went blue and stopped breathing. He was okay but never saw him again on ice
jesus..
You work on a suicide hotline and you’re telling stories like that? You’re bumming me out here man
Don't believe half the stuff I post
the slapshot deal was real. Junior B league way back in 70s in STL.
wincing at givin away age
man this feed is seriously delayed now.
i’m about 5 minutes behind from Christ Kane to seeing why Christ Kane was uttered.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
ha. Yell it out. Set your stopwatch.
Wait.
Then respond.
Appreciate it.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
Jesus...
how did none of those go in? VERSTEEG! was pissed.. almost went Zambrano after a strike out with his stick
Versteeg looked like a frustrated kid
Sitting on the ice banging his stick on his legs
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
we were dying watching that at the game up in the nose bleeds. priceless
by runningquicklynowhere on Apr 3, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Sent to bed without dessert
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
lol true
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Why am I thinking
we need a third goal before they bring an extra with under :90 left? Getting a weird vibe.
Yay
Marty with the empty-netter to seal the deal
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Game 1 of playoffs
Winter Classic Toews jersey with hardhat?
Or white Reid Simpson jersey with headdress?
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
yeah me neither. i gotta shoot some robins
and get the glue out.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
His name is Sami Pahlsson
we tried to get people chanting that in 327 when he scored
by runningquicklynowhere on Apr 3, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh come on...
I wanted them to talk to Khabby.
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
Haha
I like it when they interview the guys with accents.
"He shows up every day to play, he plays hard every day, and he shows up to beat your butt."
~Ozzie Guillen on AJ Pierzynski, 3-17-09
I believe this can be described as a
workman like victory.
Good stuff.
Time to go drink and celebrate. Later gentleman.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
Someone at the game said he is off IR as off today and now day to day
by runningquicklynowhere on Apr 3, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Goodnight, good to see ya here tonight
Lets Go Hawks!
by CubsBall2202 on Apr 3, 2009 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Hakws in the playoffs
Lets Drink!
Lets Go Hawks!
Anyone hear anything on Sharp?
Sorry, the thought of him being out scares me.
We DID IT!!!
We’re In! After 7 long and tumultious years, including the Lockout, the Hawks are back in the playoffs! One Goal: Accomplished! The past is officially the past and the future is the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs how sweet it is. Nice to see Havlat get the EN and quite fitting ’cause his signing with the Hawks was the first sign this team wanted to go in the right direction (at least my opinion)! Here comes the playoffs and the wait will be worth the while!!
WOOOHOOOO!!!!
Just got home from the game. Twas quite a beautiful thing.
by runningquicklynowhere on Apr 3, 2009 11:36 PM CDT reply actions
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