Halfway Home: Hawks Mid-Season Report Card
by SamFels on Jan 4, 2010 1:22 PM CST
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PrintWe're a little late on this, but the Hawks have had so many games and we're not exactly the hardest workers around here. Anyway, the victory over St. Louis marked the 41st game of the year, and it's probably time to see how everyone did for the first half of the year. We'll be doing this the whole week, so we'll take it in sections. Right, off to it then!
The Goalies:
Somehow, I feel whatever I put down here is going to cause a riot in the comments. Anyway, it's been a balls-in-our-throat ride for the followers of this Frenchman. His start to the year had people throwing themselves off the 300 Level, screaming incoherently, and the three writers here seriously question why we even bother. Hawks fans were out for blood after Game #1 in Finland. It didn't get much better the next few, with some real horror shows against Calgary and Dallas. We stopped eating, we were afraid to read the blog and other ones.
Then a strange thing happened. The season continued. The Hawks defensive coverage got even better. Huet got more and more reps. And since? He's been just this side of wonderful. He's 4th in GAA. He has three shutouts. He's made the big saves when required, which is all he has to do. 17 of his 31 starts have resulted in two goals or less for the opposition. That's over half. Over half the time he gives the Hawks an excellent chance to win, because this team can pretty much fart two goals a night. So while he'll still throw in the occasional clunker, and we doubt Hawks fans will ever be totally comfortable with him until he wins the Cup (and maybe not even then), we have to give him no less than a B. We'll go with B+.
Ah, Chicago fans favorite, the backup. "I luv dis Orkman cuz he doesn't play! We need to play Khalil Bell more, daaap." (By the way, since he biffed a 6-0 team out of the playoffs and threw three INT's at home against the Chiefs in a game they had to have, can well admit that Ortman sucks? Please? Any chance?) I still hear people who want Niemi to be anointed the starter, and some of them aren't named Barry Rozner. Look, I love what Niemi has done. He's been a more than capable #2, and allowed Huet to not be overburdened with starts. He does have four shutouts. But let's be frank here, he's been bad in just as many. He was woefully caught out in the first Vancouver game. He gave away at least two goals against Boston. He was in net when that last Nashville game got way closer than it should have been. And two of his shutouts came when he faced less than 20 shots.
Still, he's been everything we could reasonably ask for. But that doesn't include him being between the pipes when Game 1 in April rolls around. He's perfect for this role he has right now. Be satisfied with that. We'll go with B+ for him too.
I'll be back later with some of the D-Men.
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You picked goalies first?
You must be a masochist to do this with some of the comments that will end up on here. Although, it’s worth pointing out that this goalie tandem is first in the NHL in Goals Against. By the way, on a completely unrelated topic, if you mention that the power play is clown shoes in this midseason recap, they are ninth in the standings in PP%.
Clown shoes power play
They can still be called clown shoes, because they’ve been just so frustratingly inconsistent. One night they score four PP goals, the next they put up a goose egg in six tries. Some nights they have less shots on goal on the PP than the number of PPs. It’s been crazy inconsistent, and yet we’re in the top ten in the league.
That said, as of late, they have looked much better and more organized and consistent. If this keeps up, then we can change it to say “making other teams look like fucking clown shoes.”
GO BLACKHAWKS
Witness to Mark Buehrle's perfect game July 23, 2009
by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 4, 2010 1:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Goalies
I agree with this post. Both goalies have been outstanding, but no goalie is immune to laying a massive shit every once in awhile. As long as they are keeping us in the game more often than not, that’s all that matters. Our defense certainly helps with the awesome stats and nice crooked number of shutouts we have this year.
GO BLACKHAWKS
Witness to Mark Buehrle's perfect game July 23, 2009
by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 4, 2010 1:56 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Obviously, you're not a golfer.
www.secondcityhockey.com
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame.
by McClure on Jan 4, 2010 2:35 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
I thought it was because the commentary and writing here was Fair and Balanced, just like FoxNews...
Bwahahaaahaaaaa!
Seriously, I agree with the grades assigned here.
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
See, but the thing is, the commentary and writing here is actually fair and balanced.
NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE
As fair and balanced as a home team hockey blog can be...
but it was really a joke about the formatting and FoxNews, and not a comment about the site, which I love.
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 10:45 PM CST up reply actions
My comment was really a joke about Fox "news," and not about this site, which I love.
NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE
Yeah, this is really messed up
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
Everybody...HIT SOMEBODY! ~ the Chicago Rush are back in April 2010
Ah, the backup
Reminds me when I used to attend the games back in the mid-80s. There was an old fossil my friend and I would occasionally run into waiting for the el (we called him The Old Dude). The Old Dude apparently didn’t care for Murray Bannerman and wished they would play Warren Skorodenski (yep, out of the frying pan and into the fire). After one particularly lackluster performance, he looked at us and said, “They oughta play that Pollack.”
Agree with your assessments. Outside of the occasional bed-shitting, these gents are living up to expectations. In keeping with life in the corporate world, I give them both a “meets expectations” rating.
The pair lead the league in GAA
They have respectable SV% numbers (though not stellar).
They have had the periodic horrifying brain fart stretches.
THey have to be a B or better – and can’t be an A – so B+ sounds just right.
Comments are centered
Thoughts so dividided, poetically
I shall read haiku
I be on my green like Irish Spring.
by chrome on Jan 4, 2010 2:26 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
I would have rec'd this
Had your second line contained 7 syllables instead of 10. B+ for effort, though. ;)
by chiblackhawks on Jan 4, 2010 2:33 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Haikus are easy
But sometimes they don’t make sense
Refrigerator
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
very reflective chrome
that second line isn’t seven syllables, though. How about:
Huet starts in goal
Niemi solid backup
Hawk fans quit bitching
by DirkGrahamKnuckleSandwich on Jan 4, 2010 4:07 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
In Judgement Before Lord Stanley
stick glove or kick save
Does Huet drop too early ?
The Cup will tell us.
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 5:42 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Damn it
You stole my idea.
It still gets a rec cause it
looks even prettier centered in green.
But your Haiku is iffy --
But I still like you.
If I can't be a good example, I'll just be a horrible warning
The Blackhawk Opus
Crazy, but it’s true
Our dream is within reach now
This team is red hot
The “D” is solid
The offense can fart two goals
Is this the Hawks year?
We’ll know soon enough
I offer some sage advice
Goalie, stop the puck
:)
I
am
honored
at
your
praise,
artfully
draped
in
criticism
and
curses
my
sweet
Trixie
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 10:55 PM CST up reply actions
Fail
I
was
not
referring
to
your
post
unfortunately
my
darling
Dr.EmilioLizardo
If I can't be a good example, I'll just be a horrible warning
Egg
covers
my
shameful
visage
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 5, 2010 9:20 AM CST up reply actions
This is ................
making me
very
uncomfortable.
and i’m a lot like scott podsednik. minus lisa dergan.
by oneminuteremainingintheperiodoneminute on Jan 4, 2010 2:48 PM CST reply actions
a horrid baserunning Peter Pan, without a team?
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 10:56 PM CST up reply actions
This is why I read this blog!
The hockey intelligence of the trio of alchoholics authors who write this blog is so refreshingly brilliant! Excellent assessment of our goalies.
I would even be tempted to give Huet an A-, mostly because he’s been very good in the “big” games. I recall saying at the beginning of the season to give Huet 10 games to decide if he’s good or not. I think he’s done great. Niemi still looks shaky to me more than I’d like—lots of big rebounds when he’s not on his game—but he’s doing exactly what a backup should do. I think that putting him in for more games than a typical backup gets would bring his numbers down to earth. He’s still basically a rookie.
Brodeur gave up a lot of goals against the Hawks. So did Luongo last year in the playoffs. Pittsburgh’s goalie gave up 5 in one game of the finals last year. Yet they’re all considered great goalies, and all on Canada’s Olympic team. Huet definitely poops one out there on occasion, but it’s ridiculous to dump on him for it. Goaltending is NOT problem for this team.
Just out of curiousity...
is there a team out there who isn’t worrying about how their goalie will do in the playoffs? (Minus St. Louis, cause they suck ass and won’t be participating in post-season play)
Everytime i hear someone say “Huet is doing okay now but how will he be in playoffs?” I hear “I know spring begins on March 20th, but will the groundhog see his shadow?” I don’t know, damn it. That’s why they play the freaking games.
so anyway how bout those D men…we should pick up Cheli
by oneminuteremainingintheperiodoneminute on Jan 4, 2010 3:08 PM CST reply actions
He'd be cheaper than Novachuck.
I would not be against that, but methinks you might have just touched off the shitstorm.
SHOOOOOOOT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jan 4, 2010 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
No shit storms please.... and off topic
I’m a Wolves STH and have seen quite a bit of Cheli. His play has been nothing but surprising. I thought he’d just go out and kill penalties take a few shifts and that’s it. He has been really helpful in mentoring the young Wolves D-men. He’s almost like a player coach out there. And personally I think he deserves a letter on his jersey. He moves the puck and contributes in the offensive zone on a regular basis (I really didn’t think I’d see this at all.) In 26 games he has 4 G 13 A and is a +16. It has been a real treat to see him play live again….and school 23 year olds at 47. He has been really good.
(On a side note I loved seeing him when he was paired with Steve McCarthy mostly cause the Hawks picked him with the pick they got from Detroit. Where Cheli is just trying to hang onto the game at 47 McCarthy is probably a career minor leaguer. Great trade boys… great trade…. Please no shit storms on this please)
That being said who knows what all this means to an NHL roster? The skill sets between the AHL and NHL are so vast. He defiantly has the smarts and vision still, but I am not so sure about the foot speed to play at that level anymore.
He has turned down 2 offers, I know of, mostly because he wouldn’t be a top 6 D man with regular playing time. Any NHL team can sign him and it’s telling no one has and those people are paid to make those decisions, I’m just a teacher with a gambling problem.
I don’t think he’ll leave to become what Jordan Hendry has been, even for the Hawks, He wants to play regular minutes. If the Hawks trade Barker I think Hendry would fit in fine…… but would Cheli be better than Hendry? Maybe? If the hawks don’t move a D man, I don’t see him fitting into the top 6. I can’t see a way bring him in and still have a healthily Sopel on the roster. So unless there is a move (and I’ll evaluate them when they happen) or a serious injury or two in the D core (I’ll be bashing my face with an asp) I don’t see it happening.
I don’t know what all this rambling means, but this is how I see it.
If it means
that you want to see Cheli get a chance with the Hawks, i would say hell no. I watched his final NHL shifts last year in the playoffs and he was so slow and inadequate it hurt to watch. He is no longer able to play at the NHL level, especially on a championship caliber team. He should enjoy the fact that he has a place to play at age 47 in his hometown and leave it at that.
You are talking about right after a 40+ year old man broke his leg, and rehabed in time to play in the NHL. Would he be slower than Hossa and Kane? Fuck yes. Could he make a measureable contribution to the team? God only knows, but I doubt the Hawks will find out.
SHOOOOOOOT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jan 4, 2010 10:46 PM CST up reply actions
If you read it....
I never said I wanted him to get a chance with the Hawks… just stating what I saw and what I know.
Wrong
Auntie Em has been better. Give Huey a flat B or B-.
When the Hakws score 3+, they are 25-2-2. They could have achieved this mark with about anyone in net. The 2 losses were Huey’s debacles against the Stars.
When the Hawks score <3, they are 4-8-2. Included here are Niemi’s victories in Vancourver and Pittsburgh, probably the only games all year when you could say “the goalie won the game.” (Huey got wins over Nashville and the Rangers in games the Hawks scored two but dominated.)
When a guy pops up on the NHL leader board with the lowest GAA in the league and #5 SV%, you gotta throw him a bone.
You know what this site needs? Yoga.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
Stan Bowman is like Yoda
"Stay thirsty my friend"
by laaarmer on Jan 4, 2010 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously though
the words are centered but the whole site is in a panel all the way over on the right for me.
Anyways, I agree with the assessments. As long as they aren’t blowing games at the moment, I can live with the little flaws.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
Nope it's the site
Just checked IE and it’s the same way. Plus this is the only site like this on Firefox.
A good friend of mine used to say, "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." Think about that for a while.
My problem with Huet...
Huet’s numbers stand up well, but he’s way too inconsistent. He could have an incredible performance one day, maybe even a shutout, and then perform the way he has each time against Dallas and Calgary.
I still don’t feel safe with him in front of the net. Only because I don’t know what to expect! I will agree that he’s roughly in a “B/B-” range, but it’s a crapshoot with him. I will also admit he’s better than I’d have expected going into the season but I’m just not convinced quite yet.
Niemi on the other hand has been a real surprise. Here comes a guy out of nowhere, who would’ve expected him to be as solid as he is? Unlike Huet, I usually feel comfortable with him in front of the net, and it generally seems to me like the team feels more comfortable playing backed by Niemi. I think he adds a nice spark, inexperienced as he may be.
I’ve been on the Niemi bandwagon since his shutout against Florida. Not saying he needs to start everyday, and maybe it’s my personal bias against Huet talking, but I’m happy to see Niemi seeing more time as the season progresses.
Niemi has been subject to a few scary brain farts too.
And I think with a rookie like him, the downside of the intermitancy of the workload is counterbalanced by the upside of not having the pressure of being the #1 guy.
Excellent point.
A point I won’t disagree with. Maybe Niemi’s brain farts are less suspect because they don’t happen as often, which could be because he doesn’t get as much playing time. I don’t know. You do have a point.
Like I said, I’m not clamoring like some for him to get the regular starting job over Huet. Maybe give him a little more playing time as the season moves along to maybe make him feel comfortable going into the playoffs as a backup, and to be called into the game if the team ever needs him to.
I still think he’s too inexperienced to be the #1 guy, but maybe down the line we can season him into being someone’s #1, maybe even our own when the Huet contracts runs out. Who knows, he’s got a lot of upside and potential, but it’s a crazy game they play.
Luongo, Brodeur, Nabakov, Dryden, etc
ALL have lost in the playoffs. All goaltenders (I said tenders) will lose in the playoffs.
It takes a lot more than a goalie to win the Stanley cup or NJ would win every year, not 3 times in 20 years.
Huet gets the job done.
Niemi gets the job done.
Move on!
And stop talkng about Kovi. Not needed.
Trade Skille, Buff, Barker. Keep Versteeg, Sharp, and (help me) Sopel
"Stay thirsty my friend"
by laaarmer on Jan 4, 2010 3:56 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
It is nice
that you are so tolerant of other people’s opinions and posts on a board that is for kicking around ideas and letting people express their thoughts. why don’t you just come out and say to everyone “if i want your opinion I will give it to you.”
It is NOT nice
That your posts mostly involve flaming other posters.
If you would like to fit in here, try fitting in. Get used to how the posts go, how people talk, what is sarcasm and what is not.
Add value, not insult.
Note: Comments made to look nice when centered.
If I can't be a good example, I'll just be a horrible warning
:)
/center smile
SHOOOOOOOT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jan 4, 2010 10:49 PM CST up reply actions
The truth is
that Huet and Niemi may play the same position but they have different jobs and Niemi has been a little better at filling his than Huet. But for practical reasons you can’t write that on this site or people go crazy with unreadable nonsense about replacing Huet. Giving Niemi Huet’s job and vice versa doesn’t automatically mean the outcome is better, but that doesn’t stop people from assuming so.
But at the same time it does seem to be a disservice not to be able to acknowlege how outstanding Niemi has been at filling his role. Not only are his numbers impressive but he’s done it in limited work where it is very difficult to stay consistent.
And as for how Huet will fare in the playoffs, I can safely say he won’t cry like Luongo so you’ve heard it here first – Cristobal Huet is a better playoff goalie than Roberto Luongo, the crybaby.
Fucking alcohol, it screws with everything!
SHOOOOOOOT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jan 4, 2010 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
Lets be honest...with this defense a
one armed, one eyed midget could be our our net minder…we would win each game 5 4 instead of 5 2.
This “D” is a goal tender’s wet dream.
How would Neimi fare on a team ….like a St Louis or Tampa Bay……?
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
ain't it amazing
how just last year, this was exactly the sort of thing people were saying about Detroit?
by chiblackhawks on Jan 4, 2010 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
Huet/Niemi
Although for some strange reason I still feel bad for Corey Crawford, (whose birthday is this month! Thanks home opener calendar…)
I think we all should be more than happy with our goaltending this year. We don’t have an all-star or game changing goalie, yet we lead the league in GAA. I remember right when we got Huet and everyone started belly-aching, I remembered a stat, where when he was acquired by the Crapitals midseason he put up a below 2 GAA in the stretch run.
I also laugh when I listen to the Score and people still think we’d be better off with Khabibulin and his 3.03 GAA.
by ChewyLemonHeadsAndFriends on Jan 4, 2010 5:03 PM CST reply actions
3.03 GAA
that’s IF he’s even playing this season. Last I heard about the Oilers, their backup’s drowning with the #1 job.
by chiblackhawks on Jan 4, 2010 5:05 PM CST up reply actions
we nearly blew that, too
Imagine if this had actually happened.
by chiblackhawks on Jan 5, 2010 4:09 PM CST up reply actions
habibulin hasnt played since nov 21st. I don’t think niemi would have been able to handle all those starts. Crawford has been injured too so you’d have joe fallon helping out on back to backs. That would have been terrible.
They brought their fuckin' TOYS with 'em!
by ZootSuitZombie on Jan 4, 2010 6:18 PM CST up reply actions
the Defense is jus that much better this year
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
I also agree with the grades
neither goalie is the savior or downfall of this team right now. I’m mostly impressed and sometimes disappointed in both. I’m annoyed at fans of other teams who act like the Hawks are doomed because of Huet. I give Niemi extra points because he has the same birthday (8/29) as me—well, okay, can’t grade him on that but I think it’s nice.
okay, I confess I really just wanted to add a comment while this wacky centered-comment screwed-up page thing is going on, to see what it’d look like.
a little chippy: hockey, mostly
"if you don't watch the violence, you'll never get desensitized to it!"
Will the defense responses also be centered?
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
I hope so.
Some people have been too distracted to notice the sky is falling.
http://BlackhawksDL.wordpress.com
http://twitter.com/BlackhawksDL
Hard hats on people!
SHOOOOOOOT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jan 4, 2010 10:51 PM CST up reply actions
They will be Right Justified, just to be ornery...
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 10:59 PM CST up reply actions
They have to be centered
It’s the mid-season review
Sorry, but I just had to do it, my 6 year old made me,
SHOOOOOOOT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jan 4, 2010 11:00 PM CST up reply actions
The Toddler Tyrant strikes again!!
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 11:03 PM CST up reply actions
Kane, Burish, and Bunnies
No, this has nothing to do with the goalie grades, but did anyone else read in the Redeye today that Kane and Burish went to a Playboy party over the weekend? Those guys are my heroes. Anyone want to bet that Kane’s scoring streak wasn’t just the last seven games?
by DirkGrahamKnuckleSandwich on Jan 4, 2010 5:27 PM CST reply actions
on a related note
from PuckProspectus
Goals Against per Game, Teams
Rank Team GA/Game
1 Chicago Blackhawks 2.15
2 New Jersey Devils 2.23
3 Phoenix Coyotes 2.30
4 Buffalo Sabres 2.33
5 Boston Bruins 2.38
6 Calgary Flames 2.39
7 Vancouver Canucks 2.45
8 San Jose Sharks 2.52
9 Detroit Red Wings 2.54
10 Pittsburgh Penguins 2.62
11 Montreal Canadiens 2.77
12 Philadelphia Flyers 2.78
13 New York Rangers 2.80
14 Washington Capitals 2.83
15 Nashville Predators 2.83
16 Los Angeles Kings 2.86
17 Colorado Avalanche 2.88
18 Ottawa Senators 2.95
19 Tampa Bay Lightning 2.95
20 St. Louis Blues 2.95
21 Minnesota Wild 2.95
22 Dallas Stars 3.10
23 New York Islanders 3.12
24 Anaheim Ducks 3.22
25 Florida Panthers 3.24
26 Edmonton Oilers 3.29
27 Atlanta Thrashers 3.29
28 Blue Jackets 3.33
29 Toronto Maple Leafs 3.45
30 Carolina Hurricanes 3.56
Average 2.84
The Islanders make her knees look big
"Stay thirsty my friend"
by laaarmer on Jan 4, 2010 6:05 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Classic 'Coke Bottle' effect from secondary sex hormones...
Oh my god- SCH has hit Puberty!
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 11:00 PM CST up reply actions
No centering
Makes it look like a guy with a beer gut.
I miss centering.
If I can't be a good example, I'll just be a horrible warning
LOL
and it has a little pokey park below the belly. Turns out the lightning are dicks.
SHOOOOOOOT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jan 5, 2010 3:42 PM CST up reply actions
Then why do you care
who is in net? If stellar defense dictates goals against, rather than a good goaltender, what is the difference whether we have Huet, Niemi, Crawford, or my 12 year old cousin who plays goalie in the net? Why bother complaining if the outcome depends on the defense rather than the goalie?
Furthermore, why do NHL GM’s even bother to go after goaltenders instead of top-flight defensemen? Why would Vancouver pay Luongo rather than go after a #1 and a #2 D instead?
We make average goalies look great
…… ain’t complaining jus makin a point. I take alot of pride in this defense-I believe we give up 3 shots less a game then anyone else. Would love to see Sopel between the pipes-
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
i can't stand Huet
because he always looks like he’s smiling through his mask (even though i know he’s just gritting his teeth). it drives me up the fucking wall, especially when they cut to him after he gives up a soft one. it looks like he’s smiling at how much he sucks.
if Huet would just realize that he needs a new facial expression after giving up a goal, then i could probably forgive him easier. until them, fuck him.
1961 is a long time ago.
Ahhh The Old Cutler Defense
You can suck all you want, just don’t smile while doing so.
"I'll just regress, because I feel I've made myself perfectly redundant"
Charlie
by Menace2Sobriety on Jan 4, 2010 7:23 PM CST up reply actions
I'd like to award you
with the best picture/signature of all time award. Congrats.
http://BlackhawksDL.wordpress.com
http://twitter.com/BlackhawksDL
Let's make this easy
Play without the goalies (they obviously suck anyway. Neither one seems to be able to take the starting job away from the other)
play with the extra attacker all game and then maybe the terrible PP will start to produce
"I fornicate and play hockey, cause ther're the 2 most fun things in cold weather"
i've always preferred poems that rhymed, myself
There once was a goalie called Huey
Whose position some have said was too hole-y
But the Hawks did not doubt
Thrice he did shut teams out
Thus his critics’ claims are all baloney.
There once was a backup named Niemi
Who wasn’t all that bad for a rookie
Four shutouts, ten wins
Made us all fan of Finns
Who says the Hawks’ 1-2 punch is shabby?
by chiblackhawks on Jan 4, 2010 9:35 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
Technically those are Limericks...
Thank you for avoiding the word “Nantucket”.
Wrecked.
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 11:04 PM CST up reply actions
lol thanks
Aren’t limericks poems too?
by chiblackhawks on Jan 4, 2010 11:10 PM CST up reply actions
Yep- You sir, are a poet.
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 11:12 PM CST up reply actions
gladly.
Zamboni shined ice
made fresh, you can never skate
the same rink twice
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 4, 2010 11:18 PM CST up reply actions
My poor attempt
the Hawks are my team
the blues are just goon fuck wads
and detroit sucks
SHOOOOOOOT!!!! Anon
by burpchelischili on Jan 4, 2010 11:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
To clairfy...
..my applause (and rec) go to burp. Oh, and you’re a syllable shy in the last line. May I suggest:
(tame) balls. (blue) c**k (ah...too much?)
I got it
Haiku’s can be fun
And we all love the Blackhawks
Why not combine them?
Fun, like a knife wound
In other words, not really
I just got caught up
But you should never
Ever, go out of your way
To not compliment
Especially when
The Haiku showered with praise
Is jacked up, ya douche
:)
Impressive
is the Hawks +47 goal differential. Leads the NHL by a long shot and averages more than 1 goal per game. That is awesome.
What does it take to get an A around here?
Niemi and Hong Kong Huet have been pretty stellar this year. You’d have to get historic to have two goalies do as well as they have, like when Manny the Uncanny and Timothy Tom rocked it in Boston a couple of years back. Oh, and about the comments, I like these comments like I like nipples and bellybuttons:
dialed down the center.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Jan 4, 2010 9:21 PM CST reply actions
Please don't confuse my Post Title with the Question: "What does it take to get some A around here?"
I already got that figured out.
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by Bettman's Nightmare on Jan 4, 2010 9:22 PM CST up reply actions
just saying....
You know, if you look at this site on your mobile device, everything is left justified.
by ChewyLemonHeadsAndFriends on Jan 4, 2010 9:47 PM CST via mobile reply actions
An alphabetical list of all the players I'd like to see traded
1. Not a F*****g soul
by Committednativeamerican on Jan 4, 2010 9:52 PM CST reply actions
Goaltender Coach
I’d say the Hawks goalie coach gets some props and probably an “A” grade. Huet played last season and started this one more like a swimmer than a goalie. How many times did I see him trying to make a save doing the breast stroke(calm down kiddies) or backstroke? Not to mention it was nice telling him to stand next to the frigging post instead of 6 inches away. Seems with some positioning coaching and apparently good talent and reflexes, he looks good. Hopefully he’ll ace the final and get an “A” at the end of the 2nd semester.
Our poor editors
Provide mid-season write-up
Shennanigans ensue
If I can't be a good example, I'll just be a horrible warning
by Trixietrx on Jan 5, 2010 9:49 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
You are right
I participated. I feel shame.
It is a geed write up, and I agree with the grades. I’m looking forward to the forward grades.
In the future I will try to engage in less shenanigans.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Shennanigans are always welcome
I have no idea why everything is centered like this but I’m trying to figure it out..
don't fix what ain't broke
poets, we’ve become
though few can remember that
it’s five-seven-five
by chiblackhawks on Jan 5, 2010 10:25 AM CST up reply actions
More shenanigans
Less OMG OUR GOALIES
That’s a good thing, no?
Centering mistake
It’s like it was meant to be
I’m not sure why though
I need tickets
But the games are all sold out
Got any ideas?
The ticket exchange?
Ebay? Or a street vendor?
Not quite desperate
Vs airs the game
Some people hate that- I don’t
CSN’s blacked out
Hansen Dreams
classic line from film
“were putting on the tin foil,
Coach” is just priceless
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 5, 2010 11:33 AM CST reply actions
They're fucking terrible looking
Putting the foil on
Listen to the fucking song
Go out there, stick ’em!
by DirkGrahamKnuckleSandwich on Jan 5, 2010 12:02 PM CST up reply actions
Old Time Hockey
Horn rimmed glasses
slot car racing in hotel
penalty mad kids
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Jan 5, 2010 11:35 AM CST reply actions
My first Blackhawks game
It was me and my uncle
We sat on the glass
I think I was 8
This was the Old Stadium
It was crazy loud
The funniest thing
We took another person
A Little Rascal
He was an adult
On the show, he was a kid
Did you ever watch?
Anyway, Hawks won
I became an instant fan
Today, I bleed red
don't mind me, I'm just a smart-ass
of course you’d bleed red
you are human, are you not?
Hey, I bleed red too.
by chiblackhawks on Jan 5, 2010 12:42 PM CST up reply actions
I'd say A-
Good thing France didn’t qualify for the olymipcs this year. This way Huey gets a rest. On the other hand, he certainly deserves to represent his country on such an important stage, but all in all, I’d say it’s good for us.
With this Offense and Defense
I will gladly take a goalie(s) that is/are playing at a B+ level.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Jan 6, 2010 9:34 AM CST reply actions
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