It doesn't always go as you planned.. Hawks 6- Nucks 3: Series tied 1-1
by Killion on May 3, 2009 12:12 AM CDT
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PrintDid the Hawks play a full 60 mintues of hockey? No
Did they play a hell of a game? Fuck and Yes
Quote of the night:
OK.
Must have a great first period. Must, must, must. Don’t want to come from behind tonight.
I thought the Chief summed it up nicely but somehow at the same time got it completely wrong.
I felt the same way... And yet the Hawks kept taking dumb penalties and were down 2-0 after the first I didn't have a great feeling about the game. Positive Mental Attitude.. but still drinking heavily.
There might be a better quote of the game in the game thread but I didn't feel like reading through 600+ (way to go guys) to find one better.
The Hawks started off the first period as if they had learned absoulety nothing from the first game. Giving this Canucks team a man-advantage is deadly, they're just too good. Giving them a 5-on-3? Edler's goal speaks to that. So going into the second it wasn't a great mood at the bar.
Somehow though, it didn't seem to matter for the Hawks. I don't think I could have told anyone else at the bar that "5-on-5, the Hawks are the better team, they just need to quit taking so many penalties".
That didn't register with Biscuit taking a penalty 2 minutes in but the Hawks were able to kill it. How dead did you feel after Luongo made the save on Eager though when it was still 2-0? Lucky for us though, the Hawks will battle back from just about anything.
The Hawks scored the first of their goals even-strengthed but knocked home the second on the Bieksa penalty, which would be the second of three in a row. A bit about that power play drawn by Buff... to me it looked like bullshit. Bieksa got called for the hook, but at best it looked like Buff lost an edge, at worst... it looked like Buff took a dive to take a run at Lou. Either way, I loved it.
Bolland's goal to take the lead? Beautiful. It looked like Keith was just trying to clear the zone but Bolland was there to grab it right on the blue line and put a move I don't think any of us thought he could make to get Luongo sprawl out and get the Hawks their first lead of the series.
The only other goal that really needs to be talked about was Burish to Eager. When your 4th line gets a goal like that.. it's a nail in the coffin for the game. Burish made a hell of a pass to get the puck to the front of the net with only one hand on the stick and Eager roofed it.
Kane's goal was nice to see Toews get a point, only to be ejected for a misconduct later, and Bolland's to seal it was beauty.
The Hawks are coming home with the series tied and we couldn't have hoped for much better. 5-on-5 they're the better team, no doubt. If they can play like they did for the final two periods, it's looking good for the Hawks.
Oh and I don't know about you... but Toews looked damn good to me.. the assist on Kane's goal, won battles along the boards, 64% on the faceoff, 14:21 TOI but could have been more if not for that asshat Burrows, anyone else glad Toews keeps his hair short?
Player of the Game:
2 goals on 2 shots, +2.. a shortie that was a thing of beauty and the shortie to put it away..
Honorable Mention to Sharp (2G) and Kane (1G, 1A).
Enjoy your Sunday.
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Who would have even had a clue that the game would play out like it did? I sure did not. Things were looking bleak right out of the gate, and as you said, going into the second frame, my morale was at an all time low. I have learned not to write these boys off though after a lot of stud come back performances. They once again proved Louie to be human, and out played Vancouver in all three zones for a large chunk of the game.
Kane played a damn fine game again, and looks like he might become a playoff force. He is now tied with 4 others I believe for playoff goal scoring, and that is no small feat for the little guy.
It was a performance that made you proud to be a fan of this team, and let’s hope they can carry that momentum into the next two hear at our house!
Dinner with the family kept me away from the internet, so all I had was the TV
And for some reason CSN did just about nothing to explain the entire penalty situation in the third, or even really show replays of all the scuffles, could someone please enlighten me as to WTF happened with it all? Or why Toews was given a misconduct?
BLACKHAWKS
I luv this team . they answer the bell every time u ring it . bruins vs hawks would be sweet.
Rec'd
Post of the year, I think that pic sums up this game beautifully, outstanding work
Lets Go Hawks!
by CubsBall2202 on May 3, 2009 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Somebody really
Needs to tell Alex Burrows to stop slap-fighting like a sissy, and send him back to the locker room to re-tuck his penis between his legs.
Also, how bad does your confidence go to shit when Burish and Eager score on you?
Finally: Long way to go here. Gotta come home and take care of business. Gonna be a madhouse Tuesday night.
Why would you use that picture when you could use this?!
That’s the sonova bitch who showed why the Hawks are winning this series!
And the Toews Chinese Jersey preserves the undefeated streak!
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
As a comic book enthusiast
I thought you would embrace it.
He may be a goofy looking guy, but he’s our goofy looking, short-handed goal-scoring, guy.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
Just a joke on the comic book thing.
I could debate the faults of TMNT2 for hours, so I’m not one to talk.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
The TMNT2 game
For NES was absolutely amazing, the first one was one of the worst/hardest/shittiest games ever imo. Also, turtles could take down samurai and a sony walkman will scare the shit out people from the past (TMNT3 reference)
a tradition for sure
God bless the Chinese Towes Jersey. That website dosen’t sell them anymore. I’m kicking myself for not getting the JHC jersey.
And this team's comeback ability is beyond words at this point.
They do everything wrong in the first period, and end up dominating the game. If Vancouver weren’t one of North America’s Great Cities that I’d like to visit, and the Nucks Misconduct crew were not to come off of as the good hockey fans they are, I’d like to talk more shit.
Instead, I’ll hold it at bay, and say anyone with tickets for game 2-1 Hawks make sure to make the UC loud and hostile. I want the Sedin Sisters to shake by the time Jim gets to Rockets Red Glare.
Got more soul than a sock with a hole.
I know which is which
the creepy little girls are the ones holding sticks, and they want you to come play with them
wait what?
Or . . for you Sunny fans . . .
by allmyfriendsareindians. . . on May 3, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Staying away
from the gameday threads seems to be working for me. Moving out of the dorm tomorrow so I’ll be watching in my garage at home (my dad turned it into his castle). These comebacks give me faith and keep me watching despite being down multiple goals. Great to see the fight.
Maybe if they had experience then they would not play so poorly. We all saw how well the experience worked out for the Canucks today. Any experienced playoff team wouldn’t blow an early 2 goal lead and give up 5 straight….oh wait…thats right. Well now I’ll crap in on hand and put all my experience in the other and see what fills up first.
You and I are gonna live forever
P.J. Stock on CBC last night had a good comment about this. It’s obvious, but it didn’t occur to me previously. Killing so many penalties early, especially in game 1, of course makes for a slow offensive start. But more than that, it keeps Kane, Toews and Havlat off the ice because they’re not on the PK. Makes sense that your offense will be sloppy for the first halves of games if 3 of your best players aren’t getting their legs under them until mid-way through the 2nd.
Sharpy
What a game by Sharpy. There were a few lulls in the game (being on the pk no doubt contributed to the crappy first) but a few guys on the Hawks really had complete games. Big game for Sharp, Bolland, Byfuglien, Burish, and Kane. And good to see Toews return to form. Its about time for Havlat and Ladd to get back in the scoring column now that we’re back home. Lets head back to canada with a 3-1 lead. Go Hawks!
First Four Picks in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft: 1.Ovechkin 2.Malkin 3.Cam Barker 4.Andrew Ladd
Good morning after the night before, all
I feel somewhat touched by the mention in the post. Too bad for chicagokill that it was “bad touch.” When Officer Koharski shows up at your door this morning, tell him I said hello.
The point, obviously, was that teams normally do not come back from bad starts — the numbers on teams leading after two / trailing after two are usually very stark. Sure, the Hawks have comebacks in them, but there can only be so many.
And after last night’s first period, well — you know. People were reaching for the sharp and pointy stuff after that. Note: the VERSTEEG! / Pinching Barker, Hidden Walker sequence from Game 1 is an object lesson on how a single slip-up can alter a game dramatically. And after Luongo’s paddle save? Looked like it wasn’t our night.
The point was we had no business winning that game after the first period. But, oddly, Vancouver went all funny on us (not ha-ha funny) and we staged a great comeback. The point stands, however — a full sixty minutes is the surest path to victory. (And, just as important: fan sanity.)
The silly penalties have to stop. The defense was better last night (particularly after the first), but needs to protect Khabby even more than they have been — Luongo proved to be very human last night, but Khabby was human at times last night too. And they must crash the net ALL THE FREAKING TIME. If they do that for both games at the UC, then — barring something totally unprecented like Luongo becoming totally unbeatable — we are up 3-1. No question.
WAIT FOR THE WHISTLE!
by Sec 326 Bureau Chief on May 3, 2009 7:53 AM CDT reply actions
Hmmm
I don’t know…Vancouver scored three goals last night and two of them were on 5-on-3s. Not sure that makes Kkabby look human.
Three out of six periods so far and Luongo’s looked very human. I think that and coming back home 1-1 is pretty much the best we could have expected.
Hey all, quite the game thread … well done; it’s hilarious reading through after the fact … a real-time history of my own emotional rollercoaster.
You mentioned Buff, Matt, but I gotta give him more. He’s been absolutely possessed in the post-season, and has been a large reason, if not the main reason, both Calgary and now Vancouver haven’t been able to follow through with their game physical plans to the extent that I think they planned.
And one more: aside from the unlucky delay-of-game, I thought Hjarlmarsson had a fantastic game. Poised, fast with the first pass, good decisions. And I know Brouwer isn’t scoring, but a number of times last night he kept the forecheck alive right when we needed it, right after a strong Sedin shift; that’s huge in a hostile building.
Oh ya … and Havlat hasn’t really even arrived yet.
I know this has been asked a million times but..
Where the hell did Buff come from? What made him “turn it on”? Seriously, this is such a great mystery. I call for an investigation to explore what happened to him in March to force him to start playing damn good hockey.
No investigation.
The Oilers will try to use our secret on Penner.
You and I are gonna live forever
by Original Six on May 3, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
I watched the Hawks-Calgary series on TSN, and Pierre Maguire (hate him) said he’d spoken to Buff before the game (game 6), and Buff apparently said that he credited Pahlsson’s arrival at the deadline with his turn-around. There wasn’t any elaboration, so who knows what Sami said or did, but if this is the case, then Tallon’s trade deserves a lot of praise. Also, Pahlsson, as I understand it (also from Maguire … hate him), was a real force for calm on the bench in Game 6 against the Flames when they began turning on the pressure, having stayed almost silent before that, but then morphing into a player-coach kind of personality in the late 2nd and 3rd, talking to absolutely everyone on the bench.
Again … all this according to Maguire, who was between the benches during the game, and whom I hate.
Rumor I have heard is
Pahlsson. Read somewhere that Sami has taken Buff under his wing and has been working with him.
by runningquicklynowhere on May 3, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
and if I would have read the next post first
I would have seen someone else had already mentioned it. Doh.
by runningquicklynowhere on May 3, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
My buddy works with that company and swung by their offices about a month ago. Obviously we all assume that commercial was filmed in 1988; hence the mullet look. Well, that is an incorrect assumption. Much to my friend’s shock, as he was walking down the hallway and glanced into an office that man was sitting there in all his mulleted glory. He was in shock but wasn’t able to take a cell phone picture due to the business related visit. So no word on the size of the party in back
by ChargingMajor on May 3, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
5 on 5
we own them. it’s not even close 5 on 5. i didn’t hear either of the fairy twins’ names while the game was still in question aside from the PP in the first. we stay out of the box, we should have a relatively easy time. also, does anyone else notice that the “physical” play by vancouver isn’t nearly as well-executed or intimidating as it was in calgary? calgary got into MY head for god’s sake. it actually seems like this “young, soft, weak” team is smashing vancouver at any given time. all in all, great game. and we still have yet to play three complete periods in any game this season.
Hawks 5 on 5
4-10/39:58
Canucks 5 on 5
0-10/39:58
You and I are gonna live forever
by Original Six on May 3, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Your team is
the best thing in these playoffs (well maybe bobby ryan is).
as a die hard rangers fan i just wanted to tell you that people from real hockey towns appreciate the style that this hawks team’s playing. i really hope you go ahead and kill the last canadians standing. really enjoyed the intensity level and the yet again ‘surprising’ comeback.
when’s this kid kane available? we got the cash :)
by #17ToTheRafters on May 3, 2009 12:17 PM CDT reply actions
you may have cash...but you don't have the cap room
by Crease Monkey on May 3, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
naslund retires = 4 million in cap space, we get rid of roszival and possibly redden...
we’ll have the cap space. people are talking kovalchuk. they’re talking marty st. louis. (yeah we need another 34 y/o past his prime).
by #17ToTheRafters on May 3, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
no one is taking Redden and probably not Roszival either at that salary
by Crease Monkey on May 3, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
We got what we needed
HOME ICE.
Hawks in six.
Word.
by Return of the Roar on May 3, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions
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