May 22nd - Beard of the Day: Rasputin

by Matthew Dirt on May 22, 2009 11:01 AM CDT Comment 18 comments

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If the Blackhawks weren't feeling like underdogs before this series then they are now. The Detroit "press" is writing them off. The Chicago press, Bright One and Trib is following suit (side rant: Screw both of those guys). Hell, even Puck Daddy or random places like The Pensblog are writing the Hawks off.

Fuck that noise.

The Hawks are wounded - but they're not dead.

Rasputin was stabbed, poisoned, shot once, shot several more times, beaten to a pulp then thrown into an icy river. He finally died but there's evidence that he was trying to break through the ice until his final moments.

Is it going to be easy for the Hawks to come back in this series and win 4 of the next 5 games? Of course not. But who said beating the Red Wings was going to be easy?

Win tonight, win Sunday. It's a whole new series.

Get ready to get loud, get ready to puke, get ready to lose your shit.

Lets Go Hawks

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Wha?

So our beard of the day is a guy who got the crap kicked out of him, was shot multiple times, thrown in an icy river and still ended up dying? Sounds to me like you expect the Blackhawks to die at the end of this series too! BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

that's what she said

by Sportsgal on May 22, 2009 11:06 AM CDT reply actions

Everyone dies...

But the point is that the Hawks are not dead and it’s going to take a lot more than two loses to kill them. Get real.

Second City Hockey

by Matthew Dirt on May 22, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Sorry. I just like it when the hero getting the crap kicked out of him lives at the end. But then again, I also wished Liam Neeson was my dad after seeing Taken, so it’s not like I’m the coolest person ever.

that's what she said

by Sportsgal on May 22, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions

Well.. Rasputin was far from a hero.. he just had a killer beard.

Well.. Rasputin was far from a hero.. he just had a killer beard.Find me a hero like that though that has a beard and he’ll be a beard of the day soon enough

Second City Hockey

by Matthew Dirt on May 22, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions

I didn’t mean Rasputin was a hero, I meant my beard-of-the-day “hero.”

that's what she said

by Sportsgal on May 22, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions

THAT is inspiring!

You should right speeches for brigadier generals leading their troops into battle.

by russellguldin on May 22, 2009 11:14 AM CDT reply actions

"Right" speeches?

GRAMMAR ALERT! GRAMMAR ALERT!

that's what she said

by Sportsgal on May 22, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Uh oh?

ME fail english that’s unpossible

by Roos-34 on May 22, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions

and with a flute up his nose

Ralph Wiggum

Winging It In Motown

by Casey Richey on May 22, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions

That's some nice flutin' boy.

"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon

by HawkVision on May 22, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions

+1

Winging It In Motown

by Casey Richey on May 22, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Until they lose at home i have hope.

they can force a game 7 if they just win at home and then it become the winner take all we could hope for. Home ice won’t mean crap then, especially at the Joe.

That being said we’ve talked about this before, that the ideal sitauion this year was to make the playoffs and then buidl for next season from there. Their current trend is alot like the Penguins with Sid and Geno, ‘07 make the playoffs and the ECF and get smoked, ,08 get to ECF and win to lose the Stanley Cup, 2009…… well that’s TBD.

Don’t get me wrong I still Believe this team can win this series still

by Roos-34 on May 22, 2009 11:30 AM CDT reply actions

actually...

The pens got smoked in the first round in ‘07 by the Sens. Believe it was in 5. Based on that, we’re ahead of the curve. But I’m not resting on that.

www.secondcityhockey.com

by SamFels on May 22, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions

You're correct

got a little ahead of myself.

by Roos-34 on May 22, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions

Everytime

I see a journalist or blogger write off the Blackhawks, I cringe. In no way is this over. In my opinion, the Blackhawks could just as easily be up 2-0. I agree that it’s a tough mountain to climb but every time i see someone that has written them off I cringe because the Hawks could just as easily take the next 4 straight. Obviously, I don’t want that to happen but it’s something that I see as possible with all the offense you guys have.

We escaped our own town with a 2-0 series lead by the skin of our teeth. If the Wings win tonight, its in all likelihood over but the game is yet to be played. Looking forward to the game tonight, I’ll admit your fans are insane (in a good way) for home games.

Winging It In Motown

by Casey Richey on May 22, 2009 11:53 AM CDT reply actions