The Know-How and The Elbow Grease - Hawks 2, Coyotes 0
by McClure on Mar 23, 2010 11:34 PM CDT
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As Sam stated in the preview and in the Indian, no one could have foreseen that tonight's game against the Coyotes would have ended up being a battle for Western Conference supremacy, not to mention bordering on must-win territory for our Men of Four Feathers who are/were currently in the midst of their most prolonged period of sub-par hockey this season. While it wasn't an overly emphatic statement, it was certainly one that told the rest of the league that the Hawks aren't that far from righting things.
The start of the game had a somewhat tense playoff feel to it, with both teams keeping things relatively close to the vest and not opening things up offensively. An early penalty gave the Hawks an opportunity to jump out ahead, but Ilya Bryzgalov had all the answers for the few Hawk shots that actually were on net, though the best opportunity came on a couple of cross ice passes through seams that found Bryzgalov cutting off a goal mouth pass from Marian Hossa to Jonathan Toews that would have undoubtedly dented the twine. Shortly thereafter, the Hawks caught a slight break when an apparent goal on a wraparound by Shane Doan was nullified by Taylor Pyatt pushing Dave Bolland into Antti Niemi, which kept things knotted at zeroes after twenty minutes.
At the outset of the middle frame, the Hawks came out with a bit more jump in their step, and started pelting Bryzgalov with a fair amount of rubber, almost all of those aimed high. Patrick Kane finally connected when he picked up a slick drop pass from Lowen-Brouw at the Phoenix line on the left wing, and snapped it past Breezy. Hossa gave the Hawks a two goal cushion after sliding one past Bryzgalov on after a nice cycle by Dave Bolland and Patrick Sharp with just a little more than 12 minutes to go in the frame. The Dogs would turn the tide a bit as a result of some careless play, on a couple occasions specifically from the Bolland line, and got a couple of good chances, including a netmouth scramble that ended with shots being fired high and wide, and the Hawks took a two goal lead into the room at the end of two periods. But we all saw how safe THAT was on Saturday...
The third period saw more of the same, with the Yotes basically throwing the kitchen sink at the Hawks, aided by a string of Hawk penalties, which saw the PK getting more than a little scrambly at times. Fortunately, Niemi was on his game tonight, punctuated by a pants-shittingly awesome save on Pyatt, who had the whole top two-thirds of the cage to fire the puck into from the right post, and a belly flopping Niemi was able to snag it with his glove. Hawks hold on for the 2-0 win, and stay in sole possession of the Western Conference lead
Observations
- I really liked what I saw effort-wise from the Hawks this evening. As was pointed out in the broadcast by Pat and Edzo, the emphasis was to continue skating with back pressure and to get bodies and sticks in shooting lanes, which the Hawks did in fact do. And while it was certainly an improvement and the effort was clearly there, they did run around a bit at times, which is likely still a function of having three top-6 regulars out of the lineup. But that's by no means an excuse or a crutch. Fucking tighten it up, boys.
- Brent Seabrook had his first good game since seemingly the early Cretaceous period tonight, making solid decisions and playing physical. Just ask Vernon Fiddler (whose name sounds like he should be playing D&D and not professional hockey).
- While the power play did not score tonight, I would not qualify it as "fucking clown shoes". They had some real decent movement early on, and Hossa seems like the best option by far if Quenneville is still hell bent on having a forward on the point.
- Patrick Kane getting told to shoot high in practice is pretty damn redundant.
- At least Ben Eager was only useless tonight, instead of being an obvious detriment.
- Who else chuckled when Foley bus-tossed Radim Vrbata for being a sniveling pussy who won't go into the corners?
- I for one am very greatful that we didn't have to bear witness to yet another annoying-ass Wojtek Wolski goal tonight.
While it I don't fully think it's a harbinger of any potential playoff performance, Antti Niemi was quite excellent tonight, stopping all 28 shots he faced, including a highlight-reel save against Taylor Pyatt in the third. And I don't think his performance could be put any more eloquently than asglass stated in the second period thread:
Are you sure that's "Aunty" Niemi...Looked more like "Uncle" Niemi the way he just molested the Coyotes
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Uncle Niemi
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by Campbell32 on Mar 23, 2010 11:44 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Someone with some kind of creative talent
should do a parody of The Who’s “Fiddle About” from Tommy.
(I’m your wicked Uncle Ernie etc)
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
Should we be concerned about this stat??
4th line: all under 6min.
I don't recall anyone pointing this out
But if Eager was only useless, Burish was just plain invisible… at least Kopecky was falling on his ass and causing other people to fall.
It may be time to give frazz a shot to take the 4th line center job
with some combination of Burr/Eager/Kopecky on the wings.
I’m not saying frazz is going to be a cure-all, but he is actually a center and that line needs a spark.
If and when Buff goes back to forward, I don’t know what to do with the fourth line.
"In an ideal world I would have all 10 fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching."
Why was he bumped in the first place?
Can anyone answer this for me? I think Frazz is a better all around player than either Eager or Kopecky, and based on the last three games, why hasn’t Q at least tried giving Frazz a shot?
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
frazz is somewhat of a known quantity
he isn’t going to surprise you very often with flashes of offense. That said, not sure why he is not a better option than Eager or Kopes
BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
This is a cause for concern,
but it’s not uncommon. For most of the season up until around January the 4th line got no 3rd period ice time, unless the game wasn’t close. Leading up to the Olympic break that line finally started playing well and they were gettting into the 3rd, but last night’s output and ice time has been more the norm than the exception.
Actually the 'Hawks best 4th line performance was...
the game before the Olympic break in Columbus where Bickell and Dowell were on the 4th line with Fraser and both of the Rockford call-ups scored.
Maybe it’s time to give both of those guys a shot? But it won’t happen. Q is too stubborn to let that happen.
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Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Thank you!!
I agree!! Completely!! I thought we would definitely see Frazz instead of Meat-Head (55) after he spent the last game in the sin bin!! What gives!?!?!?!?
From the other thread
for those who wanted proof that Seabs and Fraser were sitting in my box at the game in Phoenix:
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
Photo fail
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
by deathmonkey on Mar 24, 2010 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Let's try again
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
by deathmonkey on Mar 24, 2010 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Btw, sorry about being a jerk
when I asked for the picture… I don’t usually do that, though if this taught me anything, I should be a jerk more often and get to see cool pictures!
Wow, that's awesome!
How did you manage to get in their box? And do you need more friends? Because I’m willing…
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 12:25 AM CDT up reply actions
willing to what?
Oh, wait, Burish is skating again.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
by krome on Mar 24, 2010 7:17 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
willing to what?
Oh, wait, Burish is skating again.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
by krome on Mar 24, 2010 7:18 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I bought the ticket
on ebay, I guess the guy that owned it was from Chicago, but I was watching the game, and during a stoppage in the first period, they walked in and sat down in the row in front of me. When we scored in the second, I stood up and gave high fives. Fraser gave it right away, but Seabrook kind of looked at my hand like, “what is this?”
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
Aw, cut him a break
his brain was still scrambled. He probably forgot how to high five.
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions
you might be lucky that he didn't snap defend himself from the high hands
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Nice!
Did you discuss the PP with them?
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If he did
they probably told deathmonkey that he had just as much input and ice time on the PP as them.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Nah,
I didn’t want to be a “clingy” fan, so I talked to them only a little bit, more to Fraser than Seabs, cause some old cougar lady was hanging on him. But we did get to talking a bit about rivalries, and I mentioned that for me, the biggest hate goes to Vancouver, then St. Louis, then Detroit, and Fraser effectively said, yeah, we fucking hate Vancouver too.
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
by deathmonkey on Mar 24, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I hate you yet envy you at the same time
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
This is true
Sam and I were there, in the back of the room near the bar, like the cool kids we are.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame.
Niemi's save
Just watched the highlights from the game on the hawks website and apparently Niemi didn’t glove the puck on that big Pyatt save. He got enough of the glove on it to stop it from going in the net but then it jumped over and behind him and it was Seabrook’s stick that prevented the goal. The highlights video (from another network) showed it from above which CSN didn’t. Doesn’t take away from what Niemi did, I just thought it deserves pointing out.
by hawkswin!hawkswin! on Mar 24, 2010 12:15 AM CDT reply actions
Good to know
I know Eddie O saw that it wasn’t gloved — he said that Niemi “squeezed”… but didn’t know about Biscuit’s contribution. Thought the D played much better today, especially doing some good things around Niemi to clear rebounds and loose change away from danger… (there was another scrambly sequence earlier that I remember somebody blocking out the empty part of the net on)
They showed that replay at the UC
and I thought a stick (Keith’s at the time) swooped in at the last minute to get the puck away from the goal line. Thanks for clarifying that.
Also, I’m going to have to punch the next person I sit near that whistles loudly at random times during the game. People do not know why they’re whistling and it is annoying the hell out of me and ruining my at-the-game experience. /rant
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I had a raging Seabroner after seeing that replay.
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by mjthor on Mar 24, 2010 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Wow
You’ve been spending too much time with Sportsgal.
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Actually this is the real me
I always seem to come off like the good kid, which is so funny to me. I am not normally one to, shall we say, keep my opinion to myself when I don’t like someone/thing. I reign myself in when I care about the opinion of the person I’m talking to though.
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Has anyone else noticed
that when replays are shown, we’re not getting the multiple angles that we used to?
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
I think Sylvania still does
Maybe they cut staff or fired a competent director.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
went out drinkin with CNS and other Hawks fans
PS “Angry” Eddie Belfour was kind of a douche, but I had fun.
First, Hawks, got the solid win that I was looking for against a skilled team that has been winning consistently (not to mention they matched us in points)
Second the goalie debate is OVER…just kidding…discuss
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
PS
Is it just me or did Seabs grow a fuckin pair after being rocked in the dome piece
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
by BigCSouthside on Mar 24, 2010 1:48 AM CDT up reply actions
His doctor says
he swallows a lot of aggression.
teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wings fan at a time.
along with a lot of pizza
but he’s here to become a lean, mean fighting machine
Confusion will be my epitaph.
LOL
he was eating pizza at the game in Phoenix the other night.
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
by deathmonkey on Mar 24, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
If he plays like that every night, he can be as fat as he wants
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
Niemi was great
He got a few lucky bounces, but he was very solid all night long.
Sometimes I think Niemi gets lucky more often than not when the puck hits the post. Buuuut, sometimes I think his positioning actually FORCES the shooters to fire the puck at that area because he’s so well positioned that he essentially is the cause of the puck hitting the post.
Does anyone get what I’m saying or do I just sound like a crazy man?
good solid postioning causes wide shots (and some post hits)
Niemi is sometimes giving us the sort of goaltending we need to prevail. He’s really making a bit of a case to be the #1 guy.
Now, the whole elevating the rookie back up to #1 and leaving the $5 million guy on the shelf is a whole diferent debate.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
meathead debate
and the rookie part is a bit less valid considering his age.
only thing that shoud be debated for who’s #1 (at this point of the season anyways) is who is playing better. The Glove Save had me jump up and say “That’s our goalie!”
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The only Cup we can win is this years
by Johnny Lava on Mar 24, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I think last night was one of best games "positionally"
(except for the couple times he was on his ass and the D bailed him out)
Was glad to see him get another shutout. It’s pretty ridiculous that he has 6 shutouts and is only 2 off the league lead, especially since he/the Hawks blew a few in the final minutes earlier this year and he has less than half the number of starts as the 3 goalies in front of him (26 starts, 23% SO/GS).
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 8:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Untrained eye alert
Now I was only able to watch the highlights on the web because I am out of state, and have not been watching hockey for nearly as long as many on this board, but it looked like Niemi left a few too many juicy rebounds on pucks that he should have or could have controlled on the initial shot. He did do a terrific job cleaning up after himself, but I would like to see him control the puck better and not give the Yotes so many good opportunities on rebounds.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark
Puck control
has generally been one of my complaints with Niemi. I think he tends to get a bit flappy and as you said, cough up some juicy rebounds. You have to remember that he is young, and not yet experienced enough to play almost every puck intelligently, hes got skills, with experience, the smarts will come.
What we need from him (and Huet) for now is consistency. They have both proven they can handle the job decently, when the D plays decently. Ill be happy to see consistently solid play from these two (and the D) from here on out, Im not expecting 1997 Marty Brodeur to show up anytime soon, and honestly, given the team depth, I dont think we’d NEED him (but wouldn’t he be nice to have around)
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
by BigCSouthside on Mar 24, 2010 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes at times he looks like Bing! Bing! Biiinnnng! Ricochet Rabbit out there
How fitting for last night though that his dumb-as-a-cactus-stump sidekick was Droop-A-Long Coyote?
(The inside joke here is that I met up with BigC at his Tuesday night stomping grounds. He and his buddy are the trivia kings there. The bar has a 3 hour long Jeopardy style trivia contest with a drunken host (and contestants). There were about ten teams, most containing around 5 members. My only major contribution to our team was Ricochet Rabbit. We lost in final jeopardy to the lovechild of Brent Sopel and Meatloaf. Yes, last night I discovered that it is actually possible to be uglier than Sopelstein.)
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Niemi
You could argue (not saying I agree with this view) that he’s a good fit for our team when our D is playing well because they work well with his block/kick-everything-aside style of play. I think what killed him/us when he had that string of bad games was the fact that our D wasn’t their usual selves at clearing the puck away from the front of the net (which is something we may or may not expect of them).
I think the eye test is a little deceiving with him because he does this and ends up getting a little chances to make wicked saves that a goalie that just soaked up the puck wouldn’t have had to make. Still, that level of athleticism will serve him quite well in any situation…
So it all leads back to the argument
that when the defense plays well, the goalie looks good. It’s the same argument the “Niemi supporters” complain about when the “Huet lovers” use it and vice versa.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, but
That idea that Huet needs to see shots to get in a groove would suggest the D needs to play badly at the beginnings of games for him to do well…
I give up. All of this is completely random. I’m fine with a coin flip.
lol ditto
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm happy.
I have a job interview friday.
Also, the ’Hawks won after playing generally well for 60 minutes. Not much more I can ask for on a Tuesday-transitioning-into-Wednesday.
Remember, you're determined and self-motivated and your biggest fault is that
you cannot tolerate anything less than excellence.
No he shouldn't.
Good luck!
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Fingers crossed
for a good interview/hire
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
by deathmonkey on Mar 24, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
As a warm-up...
…pop “Step Brothers” into the DVD player.
by cliffkoroll on Mar 24, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
woo, good luck!
also, I was sitting across from you during the pregame skate. I was at 102 and I thought I saw you across from me, but I wasn’t sure until I got back to SCH and read that you were taking an old man friend to the game. /random stalkery comment of the day
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
for some reason warm-ups were really tame last night
did you notice that too? or maybe it was just over in 110. I had warned my friend about potential rowdy adolescents and puck bunnies, but now I think he thinks I’m joking. Although the “Laddy, I wanna be your lady” sign sent us both retching. It was good times.
you must've been in the wrong section
There was a PB-in-training where I was, wanting to get Kane’s attention because she was wearing a shirt that had a heart with 88 on it or something. And then there were signs right behind the net that were like, “I like sex like I like my hockey: 33 and Buff” or "55 and Eager’ so.
What’d he think of the game?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw the Buff and Eager signs!
I thought they said “I like my men like I like my hockey,” but maybe I just blocked out that particular trauma.
He liked it! The last game he went to was in the old Chicago Stadium, which I am always immensely jealous of.
when chi first talked about the signs
I thought she was just making up some funny imaginary sign that would echo the attitude of BP’s at the game. But now, gmh has confirmed those were real signs? Oh my…
maybe it said "men", then
either way’s kind of the same implication. :|
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Best of luck!
Not that I’m superstitious or anything but I always like to think if good stuff like this is happening, good things will continue to happen.
other athletes are probably the least like to follow him around making "...on the Roof" jokes?
there’s still no excuse for Vernon.
Silver Tracker?
Did I see a Silver Tracker parked just East of Billy Goats on Madison at like 5:00 with “SCH” on the back and “Go Hawks” above it?
Who is that?
September 26, 2007 The day a Franchise was reborn.
I thought the Hawks
played a complete game….not dominating,but complete…reminded me a lot of the LA shutout last week…hopefully they can build on this and win a few more in a row…..5 on 5 it seemed like Phoenix couldnt really get much going,their best chances were on the power play in the third period,niemi made some BIG SAVES!and that was that….the only thing that bothered me was dumb penalties in the third period again….and a dumb penalty in the third pretty much cost the Hawks the game on Saturday cough coughSOPELcoughcough……D looked much more mobile without sopel,but i’m confused as whether to play him or not,he is our best shot blocker…2 shutouts in the last 3,hopefully these are the first signs that the D and goaltending is coming around…guess we’ll find out tomorrow vs Columbus….still hope Qstache tears his players another asshole,,to not let them get complacent
I thought
without Sopel, they were able to move around. I thought Buff had another solid outing. He was able to move the puck, made at least 1 noticable turnover in our own zone, but made the effort to get back and block it. I like the speed w/out Sopel. Shot blocks or not I think the team as a whole can block enough.
1100 odd comments
in the pregame/1st – 2nd – 3rd series of posts. It is starting to be common to go over 1000. That’s impressive (particularly if you visit many sites evoted to other teams).
Confusion will be my epitaph.
by krome on Mar 24, 2010 7:31 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I've checked out some of the other sites
and not only do they struggle to get 1/10th the comments that we have here, but they also lack the good-natured humor.
Heh,
they also lack the good-natured humor
Maybe cause they’re not rooting for the right team?
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
by burpchelischili on Mar 24, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Took a look at the Coyotes site
Got a good laugh at the fact that they called Eager a dick and wanted to take a run at him. They could not stand the officiating and blamed the whole game on that. They did give Niemi some props for his saves. There was a little humor there – they called us the Chicago Chickenhawks.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
So you're saying
they pretty much got it right?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
awwww, but we don't hate the Coyotes as much
they don’t even have a stupid nickname from us.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure someone can come up with one.
The pictures of Wil E Coyote getting blown up are pretty good.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
They're a team that's really hard to hate
but if we meet them in the playoffs, I’ll find reasons…
You fuckers use up a disproportionately high 150 gallons of water per day per person! Take that, water whores!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I like a feel-good story
so I’m rooting for them, except when they are playing us.
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
i don’t like the way the Southern expansion was planned/implemented/handled in the last 20 years (only 11 of which I was around for, as CNS will undoubtedly point out), so the idea of Phoenix folding/being moved and Bettman having to eat crow trumps any desire I have for a feel-good story.
Why... Why are you never funny?
Meh
As a huge Bettman hater, I can see your point, but it’s not the team’s fault. I also think that this team is moving unless they win The Cup.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
I"m pretty new to hockey
so the expansion teams have always been where they are for me. And the players didn’t decide to put the team in Phoenix, so it’s hard for me to not want a team that was pretty much left for dead not to thumb their nose at everyone and do well. That was horrible English there, sorry.
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm just bitter
jaded and bitter. i thought teal was so cool as a kid. that was a harsh wake up call in 1999.
Why... Why are you never funny?
jeez, imagine how you'll feel
when you reach adulthood.
Teal the color?
by Katherine215 on Mar 25, 2010 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
yes, the colour*
as in: San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Mighty Ducks (not to mention all the other early ’90s expansion teams that chose purple, teal, or some combination as their primary colours)
*i miss caaaaanaaaaadaaaaa
Why... Why are you never funny?
Teal was the shit!
At least, that was my opinion in the 5th grade, when my rec league softball team was teal and black.
I'm shocked they won't take you back
Don’t they lose more people to America than they gain? You’d think they’d want one in the plus column.
I personally don’t like teal. It’s like it’s trying to be 2 colors, but with one name. There’s blue or there’s green. Forget this ugly in-the-middle crap.
by Katherine215 on Mar 25, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
They were a bit snarky too.
I liked it. Now we have proof that we aren’t the only “mean” fan base out there. Show that to the wings fans who hate that we call them scum.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
if only they could read that
what with their tears blocking their view. Guys, why do we hurt their feelings so much? :((((
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I usually reserve this analogy for other Hawks blogs
But it’s applicable to some of the other SBN sites too. I tend to see other blogs as the “Fifth Gear” to the “Top Gear” that is SCH. Anybody who watches British “motoring” shows will know what I’m talking about…
Basically, some of these sites have some quality and will often get deeper in their analyses, but they just don’t match the fun factor here. And our guys here don’t sacrifice much in the way of insight. Well, most of the time.
I like that analogy
I don’t even watch Fifth Gear.
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Excellent write-up Mac
Sunshine and rainbows
Children laughing in the park
Blackhawks throttle Yotes
...and a couple prosaic observations...
Damn long time since the Hawks have had some bounces go their way. Forgot it was possible.
Cap’n seemed a wee bit off.
Dunc is my favorite player in the world, but he oughtta cool it on hogging PP shots.
Finding Uncle Nemo- 2 SOs during recent slide (ok- one was easy, the other lucky.) Still, 6 SOs on the year in 26 starts. Now, I’m no hockey expert, but this seems like an interesting strategy for success.
In unrelated news, Monte Cristo #38 in the league in GAA (0.899.)
Nothing definitive just yet, but a trend?
Looks like it's Niemi's job to lose now
I’ve never cared too much about who stepped up as long as one, or preferable both, eventual did. They’ve both look good for the past 2 weeks (although Huet only had 1 start). Hopefully this trend will continue for another 2-1/2 months??
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Kane -- a punk, but funny
In the interview with Haviland before the 3rd period Kane kept putting the butt of his stick in front of Haviland’s mouth as if he was blowing it. Then Kane was was laughing to someone off camera. I have to assume that Haviland is loved and that was in good fun — otherwise there are probs.
I'm pretty sure that's just idiot 21 year old boy humor
And not indicative of a lack of respect. I’m sure kaner thought that was high brow humor
by shinkicker on Mar 24, 2010 8:50 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Wait, that's not high brow humor?
Vagina boobs?!
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
by BigCSouthside on Mar 24, 2010 10:52 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You know...
if you type in 58008 into a calculator and turn it upside down, it says BOOBS
Buff
Buff has done this numerous times during the in between interviews to Haviland and Torchetti with his stick as well. On a Sunday NBC game he was talking to the glass, seemingly to himself, next to Penis Head while he was doing his in game penalysis.
I think it’s all in good humor and not being a punk
September 26, 2007 The day a Franchise was reborn.
Haviland coached about 1/3 of the Hawks active roster when he was in Rockford
Whereas Q seems to be more of a “standoffish” type of coach, Haviland is definitely one of the guys. Hence the tomfoolery. I would imagine he and Q make an excellent good cop / bad cop tandem.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Looked like good fun to me
But then, Haviland always seems to be in high spirits. I think the intermission interviews are the highlight of his day.
Could not agree more with:
“While the power play did not score tonight, I would not qualify it as “fucking clown shoes”. They had some real decent movement early on, and Hossa seems like the best option by far if Quenneville is still hell bent on having a forward on the point."
For once, the PP actually generated legitimate scoring chances and good puck movement. It’s just unfortunate that when they actually got a puck past Bryz, it happened to fly 10ft over his head. Nonetheless, it’s nice to see that they might actually be able to fix the PP before the playoffs.
I didn't read the comments, so someone may have already mentioned this.
However, if it was mentioned, well, then, okay.
This is what I would like to mention: Keith was kind of an adventure last night. Between giving up the puck and letting guys skate right around him (there was one instance in the 3rd where maybe Hanzal went right the fuck around him like a turnstile), there were a lot of “C’mon, Keith” moments last night for me. Did anyone else make the same observations?
Feel free to disagree with me if you’d like, but I would like to point out that doing so is rather futile. I was at the game last night—in person—and I have been watching hockey for longer than you have, so your opinion is automatically inferior and wrong.
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It happens
I only watched the third, but I have no reason to disagree with this. Keith seems to get a little loopy every now and again.
On the other hand, I thought he’d been especially active the last couple games, having to cover for Sopel’s lack of mobility. Maybe he just took having Biscuit back last night a little too much for granted.
It's that damn Hanzal! He's so hot right now!
Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft
Obligatory:Y
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by mjthor on Mar 24, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oops. What the fuck is that Y doing there? Go away, Y.
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I had a couple of "c'mon Keith moments
I also had a “WTF are you doing?” moment when he almost lost a drop pass and then after re-gaining possession made another weak drop pass.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
I'd be nuts to disagree...
…but some context.
Your ice-time leader (28:26), +1 with an assist in a 2-0 victory with a banged-up defensive corps.
For the majority of NHL defensemen, this stat line might garner a game star.
For Keith, meh. Judged by Keithian standards, he’s been a bit ragged for weeks, methinks. This may be the #1 concern for a Cup run.
I cmmented on Dunc hogging PP shots too last night (w/ Hossa, Kane, Toews, and Sharp on the ice!)
If the Hawks can seal up the #1 seed and get that boy some rest, I’d be happy.
by cliffkoroll on Mar 24, 2010 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions
There was a moment in the game
where he made a blind pass that landed straight on a Coyote stick. After his last post-game interview where he called the team out for those blind passes, I thought it was amusing to find him brain-farting on that.
I’d probably have been less amused if that ended up as a goal, though.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
i could hardly keep my eyes open last night
because i’m probably lying on my deathbed, but there was one sequence where i was just like, “wtf keith?” so, perhaps.
Why... Why are you never funny?
Don't you die on us, meeshak! Not today!
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
but tomorrow he can?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
tomorrow's another day
but sticking around for several more would be nice.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Uh, it was a play on the photo caption
in Killion’s recap after Soupy got hurt. Which I thought was a play on something else, but I forget what.
It stuck in my head, but apparently nobody else’s….
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
i believe
it’s from Groundhog Day and the scene where Bill Murray’s character is trying revive the old homeless man in an alley
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
I googled it
and it was also mentioned on General Hospital. Somehow, I don’t think that was the reference he was going for. Yours makes more sense, though I haven’t seen that movie in forever, so I can’t recall it.
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
filmed in my hometown
It’s one of those movies that I always stop on when searching for something to watch, so I’ve seen it about a bajillion times even though those bastards didn’t hire me as an extra
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
it's a nice quiet place
as long as you don’t mind driving 20 min to go do something fun.
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
or get food
or buy clothing…lol no sorry, I grew up in Cary, lousy town, only thing that I could tell myself was, at least I didn’t grow up in Woodstock.
BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
I bet we can agree
that Crystal Lake is the town that really blows.
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
been there visiting family
thankfully my cousin loves driving everywhere.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions
if you're ever stuck out here during a Hawks game
the BWW on Randall Rd in LITH/Algonquin is a good place to watch the game. GM is a big Hawks fan
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
I'll try to remember that if I'm ever stuck out there
and decide not to gnaw my leg off to escape instead.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
thank you so much
Katherine215. i will put a good word in for you with St. Peter.
Why... Why are you never funny?
if you’re lucky…
…but all kids go to heaven so you should be okay. Are you suffering from Canada withdrawal??
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
So if meeshak were to die on the border while crossing back into the USA...
…where would they bury the survivors?
insufficient data is given to answer this one (or the question is simply premature)
Confusion will be my epitaph.
read the question again. it's a classic riddle. you'll get it
and say “duh!”
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I know this one quite well, and there isn't enough info there to truely answer it
or it can not be answered yet.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
since i crossed at the windsor-detroit tunnel
the tunnel collapse would have taken care of that
Why... Why are you never funny?
riddle solved
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions
There were certainly a lot of sequences
where the Hawks were able to get possession of the puck but couldn’t clear the zone. Some of those were Keith screwups, but I also remember Boynton, Bolland, Versteeg and even Hossa either turning the puck over or just flat out giving it away. I thought team-wide it was one of the most sloppy efforts but Keith may have stood out more because we’ve set the bar high for him.
Phoenix
The Coyotes are a pain in the ass, and I’m scared of them in the playoffs.
But, I also respect them. They play hard, but clean. You get a good game from them, and they’re not a bunch of useless d-bags like Vancouver or Saint Louis.
I agree with your second comment, but not the first.
We’ve got them.
Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft
They are a pain in the ass
I wouldn’t say scared so much as respect is a better word.
2 of the 3 games we lost were in shootouts and we went 0 for 6 on a clown shoes power play night.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
I'm scared Poncho
Bullshit. You ain’t afraid of no man.
There’s something out there waiting for us, and it ain’t no man. We’re all gonna die.
Revenge is a very very very dangerous motivation!
by thepuckstopshere on Mar 24, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Reminds me of Catfish:
one ugly motherfucker!
That’s it! Someone quick p/s the Predator head onto #5!
teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wings fan at a time.
I liked it
Seabs actually looked good for the first time in awhile. Also kudos to him for knocking that pucky away instead of trying to rip the head off of whatever Coyote was near Niemi.
Antti looked damn good. The whole lucky breaks thing happens for all goalies therefore I don’t get why it is mentioned.
Buff looks good on D but what is going to happen if he still is back there in a game against the likes of Thornton/drunk driver/Marleau or even a Team Sedin line. That scares the shit out of me. He is holding his own , got to give him that.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Mar 24, 2010 9:53 AM CDT reply actions
My hope is
that Q wouldn’t put Buff on the ice against either of those lines you mention or any line similar to them because that would be a very scary occurrence.
"Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living." -- Alvin Dark
well in an away game
they have to put their lines out first…
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Mar 24, 2010 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
then again
he could pull them off as I am sure he wouldn’t subject Buff to a situation in our own zone at a crucial point in the game.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Mar 24, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
that's part of why coaches are paid
so they match the right D-men up with the opponents. Top D pair will get top forwards, and I think when Johnsson gets back Buff will likely be placed in the third pair.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
true
I just don’t want to see what happens in an away game and they throw their top line at him. May get a tad ugly.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Mar 24, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
you throw any top line
at a 2nd- or 3rd-pair defense and you’ll run into problems. I guess we’ve just been a little spoiled because Hammer-Soupy isn’t a mediocre 2nd-pair D.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Very true
I find it sad a lot of fans were ho hum on Phantom playing as well as he had up until his maiming by Ovechkin. What was he, +18? His D has been stellar and Hjalms is playing way better than I ever hoped for from him.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Mar 24, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I was never ho-hum on Campbell, I liked him and always thought any above average defensive play was gravy considering the offensive aspect he brings to the play. Likewise, Hjammer is very sound positionally, but I think he also benefits from Campbell’s puck moving because they don’t have to spend a whole lot of shifts pinned in their zone for 45+ seconds. It just happens to be a great pairing because the sum is better than the parts.
by Hjammer of the Gods on Mar 24, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
nothing...
i’m not a fan of buff on d (or buff in general) but he’d be fine against the sharks line in the playoffs. with the disappearing act they consistently pull when the chips are down we could probably put kopecky on the point and that line still wouldn’t produce.
I think
that Buff has looked better as a D man than he’s looks as a forward recently.
"Erin go Braugh". What the fuck does that mean?
It's Irish for "you're fucked".
One thing Buff brings
is forwards are not too willing to be the first player to go to the boards.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
I know how we can further increase Buff's effectiveness on the boards...
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Good call
But blowing by him is an issue. And positioning at times.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Mar 24, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Read that as “blowing him is an issue”… the ensuing sentence only made it worse.
by HungryHungryPanda on Mar 24, 2010 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You guys,
are just not ri…. okay, I read it that way the first time too…
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
by burpchelischili on Mar 24, 2010 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I read it right
but took it wrong. Like “Does he watch people getting them or offer advice?”
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The only Cup we can win is this years
Must....get....mind....out....of....gutter
OK so that’s not going to happen any time soon. I think I have been hanging around with my 16 y/o nephew too much.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
I read and interpreted it as intended...
…then I read the replies andf pissed my pants.
i’d rec the whole lot of you if that was an option.
Speed reading leads to much humor.
See what happens when you read things too fast. I’m guilty of this many times a day. Makes life much funnier.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
haha touche
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Mar 24, 2010 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I though it was just my eyes, haha
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The sun never sets on a badass
First time with a "SHHHOOOOOOT" guy near me
10 seconds into the game guy over my shoulder yells “Hit Him” I look at my buddy i’m with and we both go Oh NO. This believe it or not is my 1st time with one of these guys in close Proxmimity. He of course goes on to scream Shoot, Hit someone,Put the Puck on Net ETC…. Guy next to us had his fill too. Got to the piint where i Yelled SHOOOOOT when he yelled HIT HIM
Rant over
September 26, 2007 The day a Franchise was reborn.
We get those meatheads
all the time in our section. We now purposely yell shoot when we’re on D or hit somebody when we’re moving the puck up by the blueline. It confuses the shit out of them, and gives us all a good chuckle.
He's the one they call Dr. Karpotsev...
by deathmonkey on Mar 24, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Next time
Start yelling stuff like “strike him out!” or “shoot theJ!” or “just get the ball in the endzone for fuck sake!”, confuses the fuck out of them. This is particularly effective when you radidly yell stuff like this when the zambonis are on the ice
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
by BigCSouthside on Mar 24, 2010 11:13 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
"You da man"
“In the hole”
best one “SKAAAAAAAATE!” during media timeout.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
I couldn't
He already was screaming SKAAAATTTE as Sharp at one point. Drive me nuts.
Was yelling at Kane to shoot on the PP in the 3rd despite being at teh blue line and 2 defenders in front of him. WTF DUDE where is he going to shoot at their legs?
September 26, 2007 The day a Franchise was reborn.
"Hit him!"
I once heard that when we were in the middle of a 5-on-3 PK. The guy with the puck was in the corner.
I think the "Hit him" is the surest sign of an ignorant fan
Because hitting is what hockey is all about.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Hit Somebody!!
That was my favorite last night though.
Yelled to no one specific for that person to hit no one in specific.
September 26, 2007 The day a Franchise was reborn.
When you have a "hit him!" or " skaaaaate!" guy
Start yelling “my nutsack is stinky!” or “I have bloody ass warts!” or “I fucked Margaret Thatcher!”
1 of 3 things will happen
1.) they shut up( cuz they think you’re fucking looney tunes and might stab them in the eye with a cocession fork)
2.) they leave
3.) you are escorted from the building and committed to a State mental hospital
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
by BigCSouthside on Mar 24, 2010 12:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
That drives me nuts too
And then when the team does shoot it, and the puck bounces off the legs of the defender, it’s a big shock when the puck then bounces out of the zone and people get mad. You can’t shoot THROUGH someone!
by Katherine215 on Mar 24, 2010 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Going all the way book to Roos' original comment...
…some very funny shit here, and good advice too.
Some additional possibilities:
Reverse!
Red dog!
Cut cut cut! (for a cutoff)
Slide!
He’s gping! (baserunner attempting steal.)
Can’t wait to try some of this shit out.
Not that the division is in doubt but...
6 more points gained by the hawks or “lost” by the predators and the hawks clinch the division for the first time since 92-93
Even though this is from Hockey Buzz I had to laugh at the fact that now we are getting told people like our goalie.
Goalie of the Night: Antti Niemi
I have been a huge Niemi supporter all year long and even since the day he was signed. I was told by people I really trusted in Europe this kid was special. Now we are seeing it.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Yeah, but let him have a stinker night or two - and the sky will be falling again (still?)
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Hawks61
I missed the whole game. Still have the 9 pints. Next game. I’ll get the Canadian snob beer for a test as well.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
by snob beer
do you mean Sleeman’s Cream Ale or Unibroue’s Don-de-Dieu?
For what it’s worth, I don’t like either of them. St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout, on the other hand, is worth finding. Unlike any oatmeal stout you’ve ever had, but just a really great beer to drink.
Why... Why are you never funny?
either one
Blah Blah Douche (Unibroue’s Don-de-Dieu) is way more snobby in my book.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Snob beer, pabst blue ribbon
I mean, it won a fucking blue ribbon!!!
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
by BigCSouthside on Mar 24, 2010 1:29 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Heineken? Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snhiofL2Rh4
OUTSTANDING FILM!
Revenge is a very very very dangerous motivation!
by thepuckstopshere on Mar 24, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
THIS IS IT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snhiofL2Rh4
Revenge is a very very very dangerous motivation!
by thepuckstopshere on Mar 24, 2010 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I've never had St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout...
But I’ve heard great things about it. A must try the next time I venture up to “Le Belle Province”.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
For the Record meeshak
I don’t find Sleeman’s a brand that is for “the snooty”.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
oh, no, neither do i
not at all. but i wasn’t sure which beer laaarmer was referring to.
Why... Why are you never funny?
That's O.K.
If the ‘Hawks win their next game then they’ll for sure CLINCH a PLAYOFF SPOT.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Niemi picked the perfect time for a "Goalie Win"
It was nice to hear the ovations he was getting throughout the entire game. Guess when things happen that actually warrant real “Concern” (i.e. losing 2 starting defensemen) those trivial things go by the wayside…
Kane's goal
happened when he finally shot the puck. He’s a very skillful passer but he’s passed up too many opportunities lately. It was nice to see.
The Hossa/Kane cross ice passing show on the power play looked great. That’s the best the power play has looked all season, even if it didn’t get the result. Most of the Hawks powerplay is just vertical passing which has been too easy to defend, but this opened up the slot and the down low one-timers. All season the forward on the point in the persons of Sharp/Buff has been horrible, but I’m a big fan of what’s happened with Hossa there so far.
Seabrook’s back, thank God. He looked like old Seabrook, the Seabrook of last year. He’s really a throwback type defenseman and with Walker and Wiz gone this season he’s really the only Hawks defenseman with a physical-first style of play. I thought he got too caught up in trying to emulate his teammates who are really stick play and speed guys, like Keith, Campbell and Hammer. Seabrook ends people, that’s when he plays his best defense, and last night for him was the first time in a long time that he’s played like that.
Every time Foley said “Prucha” I thought of the six foot rabbit from Harvey.
Agree with:
Kane’s goal happened when he finally shot the puck. He’s a very skillful passer but he’s passed up too many opportunities lately. It was nice to see.
I know, especially after seeing in the Olympics how many goals/opps were created by him just shooting the puck hard at the net.
The PP
It lately has shown some life that has given me a little hope that maybe it will get back to where it was in the post-season last year.
But only a little. Time will tell.
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
Magic Number time kids
to clinch a playoff spot = 2
to clinch the division = 7
to clinch the top seed in the west = 17
"In an ideal world I would have all 10 fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching."
Points are goofy
If nashville had gotten more of their points from overtime losses and had fewer wins and regulation losses (look at scum’s record) then the magic number for the division would actually be 6, since the hawks hold the tie breaker.
Now lets say the hawks win their next 2 games (earning 4 points) and the preds lose their next two games in overtime (earning 2 points), the division would be clinched because the hawks hold the tie breaker
still not worried......
………Should I be happy that Buff is playin with intensity….or pissed that he is finally playin with intensity????
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
You should be happy that he is currently, and worried that it won’t last. Seems to me the increased ice time and having the puck on his stick more keeps him more focused. Still not sure about it in the playoffs, he’d be best used as the boogeyman for opposing goalies again, but for now, keep it going as long as it lasts.
by Hjammer of the Gods on Mar 24, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Seeing the difference in play
Be happy for the present. Forget the Past.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
Is Biscuit cheating on Kieth?
Have you seen this?
The part that jumped out at me:
me and Sharp to see who wins the battle in the hotel room
It’s making me think of that awkward scene in Borat.
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
I like the ‘Nemo’ nickname for Niemi. Haven’t heard that one yet.
by Hjammer of the Gods on Mar 24, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Seabs and Sharp wrestle
They like to have their own “Smackdown” bouts on road trips.
Apparently Kane, Toews, and Burish occasionally get in on it too. link
“I think myself, Seabrook, Toews, Sharp and Burish all had wrestling matches in the hotel room one night,” admits Kane. “Seabs (Seabrook) just dominated everyone so he brought in the belt the next game because he was hurt and kind of gave us a boost before the Phoenix game.”
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
Everybody...HIT SOMEBODY! ~ the Chicago Rush are back in April 2010
and slightly
homoerotic.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
That’s odd. I don’t understand. Can anyone here flip me Q’s number? I gotta give him a call.
www.mjt.org
He said before yesterday's game that Huet would be getting more time
looks like he really wants to give the veteran every chance possible, for better or for worse…
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
and for away games too
which is probably where Huet needs to be to get his confidence back.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
against the 'Jackets
prob will help too. And wouldn’t it just be perfect if Huet is the goalie that clinches a playoff spot
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
yea
and we don’t want to tire Niemi for his run, not that this is over exertion by any means, but if we are sitting him here and there now chances are we going to ride him (Niemi) in the playoffs.
BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
fortunatly
the NHL playoff sched is all effed up. If they go on a long run there’s lots of breaks between games/series so Niemi won’t get burned out like he would playing that many games in a row during the reg season.
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
Yah, about that.
The last time he started in Columbus Huet got torched for 5 GA and didn’t look very good at all.
Not a big fan of giving Huet this start right now. Maybe one of them against the Blues or Wild, but not the Jackets and not right now. That’s all.
If he loses and plays poorly then it will make his confidence even more fragile to the point where it would be a risk to have him start for the rest of the season. With 9 games left what would be the point in getting him in there?
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Congratulations to The Golden Boys- Toews, Seabrook, and Keith- for delivering the GOLD to CANADA.
and only play him in games where we win
Huet is a whopping 26-0 in games where we win. This cannot be underestimated.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't mind if I do...
Huet’s never lost a game in which the opposing goalie didn’t win (it’s all about match ups)
he’s undefeated in day games on the road which start after 7pm local time
never lost a game in regulation or OT where the opposing team scores 0 or less goals
leads the league in SV% in games where the opposition does not score in the first 3 periods of play or OT (38th? pshaw!)
has never lost a SO in the playoffs
undefeated on 5 continents and in 189 countries around the world
has never lost a game in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th round of the playoff (whereas Niemi has never won a single game in any round)
I think I make a compelling case that Huet is indeed our man!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
No one has ever voted against Huet's induction into the HOF
so I’m sure he’s a shoe in
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
and to think
they haven’t even considered him, yet. Active goaltenders rarely, if ever, get inducted, so it would be nice to see a little recognition. ;)
BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!
and yet
some drunken d-bag from Quebec gets canonized. It’s just not fair
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
those stats speak for themselves
simply amazing. Also, props to CNS for digging those numbers up; you really did your homework.
Thanks, bled my fingers to the bone
(um, scratch that, I’ve seen what happens to statements like that on this site. warped minds)
I hope Chi doesn’t feel that I’m trying to infringe on her position as the local statistician. Some people might have a problem though with the way she’s always trying to spin the numbers to support her OPINION, whereas I offer straight-forward, factual, and indisputable EVIDENCE.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Just skimmed this..
..but my take-away is that you fingered and scratched your bone until it bled.
Dude.
Bruce Boudreau logic?
“The hit didn’t cause the damage.. the boards caused the damage.”
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Bruce Boudreau - "Curly" Howard's love child?
you decide……….
Carrying on the Stooge tradition in 2010!
non se•qui•tur (nŏn sěk'wĭ-tər, -tŏŏr')
n. 1. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or
evidence.
2. A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.
You fail to score
on 100% of the shots you pass up.
teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wings fan at a time.
as much as I have issues with Huet....
….a solid performance by him would really give the team a boost ….hopefully lending to the late season surge needed going into the playoffs
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
i like the idea
of going into playoffs knowing either goalie can do it.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 24, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Let's hope Huet can find his midseason form again
I find it extremly ironic that our goaltending could possibly be the least of our problems heading into the playoffs.
Not according to Pierre McAssfuck and mike Dildobury
According to those hockey sages our goalies suck and we are FUCKED!
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
by BigCSouthside on Mar 24, 2010 3:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
They did change their tune quickly
I noticed earlier in the year we were going to take it all. Now our goaltending will definitely be our downfall and we will be out in the first round. They are definitely a couple of asshats.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
If McG and Milbury think we screwed, then we're certainly in good shape
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Can we just sick JR on them already?
Lets hire him to be our resident goon to beat up all of the announcers/journalists we don’t like.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
If we are hiring a goon
I say we get a table leg wrapped in barbed wire and hand it to a cocaine fueled Bob Probert
"So there I was, knee deep in the shit...."
by BigCSouthside on Mar 24, 2010 3:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
"our goaltending could possibly be the least of our problems heading into the playoffs"
Hmmm. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.
anything
is possible
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
by burpchelischili on Mar 24, 2010 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I just read that too
Does this mean I don’t have to put my Niemi picture in my pocket until I know he is in net again?
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
MOTIVATED & DEDICATED
If it works don't go and F*** it up!
"SQUIRREL"
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Mar 24, 2010 2:10 PM CDT reply actions
....frickin Aucion...what a douche...seeing him tryin to break off Toew's leg with his stick?!
"Trying is the first step towards failure" Homer Simpson
Aucoin
What a waste of money a few years back. Couldn’t find the net or anyone’s stick if his life depended on it when he donned the Indian head.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Mar 24, 2010 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Toews #3
On XM radio NHL station today they were discussing who is the #3 best forward after Ovie and Crosby (of course) and one of the correspondents said he picks Tazer. The other picked Datsyuk … so our captain is in good company.
by hawkswin!hawkswin! on Mar 24, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Love this pic
What a fucking warrior. Also, what’s with the bored people in the background? ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! I’ll take your seat off your hands for you, guy who’s not even looking at the play.
by HungryHungryPanda on Mar 24, 2010 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't notice the uninterested looking people
till you mentioned it. On the bright side, I was somewhat relieved that nobody was looking down at a smartphone.
They're checking out
the babe who wants to screw #33 and #55.
Funny photo. It looks like Toews is a statue
and the curators are trying to adjust him…
…or possibly Iwo Jima and Toews is the flag. But that would make Aucoin a hero, so maybe not.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 24, 2010 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this the part where Toews
gets surrounded by all 5 Coyotes and draws a penalty? I was shocked and awed after that play.
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