I wonder if “I’m a Blackhawks fan” will be enough to get me an inhaler from my doctor. Good god.

I have COPD. I’ll trade ya one inhaler for a ticket in the Stanley Cup finals. OMG what a game last nite! I hope The Effing Scumwings play us. Hawks in 6. Too bad we can’t get their filthy scummy team at Wrigley for a rematch. Paybacks are a MOFO

Was fortunate to see it up close and personal last night. I have to say, Luongo looked RATTLED that third period.
He was visibly shaken at one point in the game. The refs (namely Mike Leggo) seemed determined to make this a seven game series by calling most everything in Vancouver’s favor. Yes, we took some dumb penalties, but guy seemed hellbent on leaving his mark on the game. The crowd was ready to lynch this guy by the third period.

Vancouver, though not completely desparate in their play, took so many dives that I lost count. Shit, even Luongo played possum at one point. Sad, really.

One thing that I noticed last night was that Vancouver scored at least three goals off a screen. I don’t think Khabby had a terrible game, its just that his vision was blocked quite a bit.

What is impressive is that the Hawks refuse to give up. The kids continue to play out of their ass. And damn, is it fun to watch. It was a stressful and glorious game to watch. My ears rang for an hour after the game.

One last item — detroit sucks. See you in the finals, bitches.

Where is Nucks in ’09 with his tripe about how bad the crowd is, and how there was no WAY the Hawks would win in Vancouver, let alone another game.

Go Hawks!! Beat the Anahoit Red Ducks!

I still can’t believe we won that game. It was INSANE at the United Center. I’m sure everyone sitting around me hates me because of all the swearing/cheering I did tonight.

One of these days I’m going to stop making bad decisions when I booze (aka making out with married dudes at the bar after a win).

To say I’ll see you guys at Whirlaway for the Conference Finals?

I had morning wood from lie-down to alarm. I had to wear a cardboard box on my walk into work today. Is it wrong to say that? Is it wrong to credit Toews and Kane? Hell with it … got a boner. Am proud.

Now: fuck duckscum.

Congratulations on the victory. It was well-deserved.

‘’I have never heard a crowd like that at any event,’’ Burish said. ‘’We couldn’t hear the music and couldn’t hear people six feet away. I think that everyone in the building was screaming all night.

‘’The whole series has been a roller-coaster with all the ups and downs. I’ve never been in a venue like that, not even at a heavy-metal concert.’’

via Steve Tucker, Sun Times

Burish is a fuckin’ quote machine. More good ones in that article too.

"The better team always wins a seven-game series," Daniel said. "We can look and say we were unlucky in some games, but it’s not about luck. You get luck. They have three really skilled lines up front and in the end that won them the series."

via Brad Ziemer, Vancouver Sun

Luongo taking it pretty rough:

“This is going to take a lot to get over,” said [Luongo].
“I let in seven goals. You can’t be satisfied with your own performance if you let in seven goals,” he said after facing 30 shots on the night.
“I didn’t help my teammates out,” he repeated, before leaving with a “sorry, guys.”

‘’I never would’ve dreamt we could draw a million — never, ever,‘’ [Wirtz] said. ’’My father, grandfather and uncle are all watching. They would be very, very proud. This is all their sweat equity. I’m happy for the fans, and I’m so happy for the players. They’ve worked so hard. They really deserve it.’’

via Stu Courtney, Sun Times

Said Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault: “You’ve got to give them credit. They are one of the best-skilled offensive teams I’ve seen. The people of Chicago are going to have a great team for years to come.”

via Mike G. Morreale, NHL.com

Okay, I’m done.

So much schadenfreude…

Sportsgal you must have been sitting next to the only people in the building that were not screaming like freaks if they were bothered by you because I couldn’t hear anything the last 5 minutes (15 minutes in real time) in that madhouse. I woke up with no voice, no hat, and I turn on WGN to see Pat Tomasulo interviewing Michael Irvin (ex-Dallas Cowboy) and Irvin says how he is a BIG Blackhawks fan and his favorite player is Patrick Kane… did I just slip into some kind of weird Alan Moore vortex… no, this shit really happened!!! Best NHL game I have seen live in the last fifteen years. All the Hawks stepped up this series. Campbell=Huge. Hatrick Kane. I will be rooting for the ambulance driver for the next 2 games in the PinkWings-Mighty *ucks of Analheim series.

The buzz about this team is unbelievable. I’ve heard so many people talking about this series since it started—people who previously couldn’t give a flying damn about the Hawks or hockey generally. I keep hearing snippets of conversation around my office about last night’s game. How times have changed. In a very good way.

Yep the permasmile is on my face, listening to radio, hearing nonhockey fans ask me if i watched, and listening to the buzz on Metra. It great and i just can’t keep the smile on my face. “Is this real?” sums it up so well, thank Option27, I hope your ticker is ok after that rollercoaster of a 3rd period.
   I feel like i’m walking around in a drug induced haze, happy as could be and that it won’t ever end. C’mon Hawks don’t make this end, take us all the way to the promiseland, I want to see that Cup being raised by the Men of the Indian head nation.For the generations of lost fans by the previous ownership. PLease come back to fandom, we need and want you back.
  Oh this feeling is great!

oops can’t keep the smile OFF my face

thanks for making this a great series. of course, it didn’t turn out the way iwanted, but oh well. see ya next year.

I was yelling and screaming the whole third period! My dog started looking at me like i was fucking nuts! HA HA Ha! it was tottally worth it! I seriously hope we get detroit so we can put them in their place! and hopefully Chelios doesnt have a fucking heart attack out there on the ice when we skate circles around them!

Comcast has been putting the games On Demand if you go to the Get Local section, then Comcast Sportsnet.

I know that’s what I’ll be doing tonight.

You have no idea how awesome it is to follow up a game like that with a daylong ISO audit prep the next day. It’s like going from Heaven straight to Hell, with only a brief nap in between.

Did baby make a boom boom?

So you signed up here today just to rant like an idiot. I bet you thought it was cool when the classy fans littered the ice on Saturday also, eh?

I’m not sure when Kaner stuck his tongue out, but that is besides the point.

But blaming the loss on the nhl? Now that’s mature.

And if you want to call penalties bullshit, take a look at some the penalties called on the hawks during game 6. Complete bullshit.

I thoroughly enjoyed your post though, especially the lack of capitals to begin sentences – made it even more coherent. And I’ll also give you the benefit of the doubt that your keyboard was sticky causing your caps lock key to stick near the end.

See you next season asshole.

The young guns on your team looked very impressive in this series, should make for a very good conference finals. Youth vs. Experience. Either way the West wins the cup in 6. GO RED WINGS!!!!!!!!

Oh by the way, when i said “west” I meant to say “DETROIT RED WINGS”
         Sorry For The Misunderstanding…..GO RED WINGS!!!!!!!!!

Not for one second did I ever think at the start of the season the Hawks would find themselves in this position yet here they are. I always dreamed that one day the Hawks would eventually find themselves back into this position but never this quickly! So much for no experience in the playoffs?
The lean years were tough but that is the past the future lookd even brighter and with every playoff win that shine gets even brighter. For with only 8 wins left I can not only feel it, taste it, but see it…the Cup!
This has been one magical run that hopefully ends with the moment we all have been waiting for.
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!