Who's Been Talking? - Trade Deadline Live Blog - FINAL HOUR
by McClure on Mar 3, 2010 1:01 PM CST
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And now the final countdown begins - cue Europe.
To this point there's been depth abound changing hands, with Phoenix really helping themselves out acquiring Wojtek Wolski and Mathieu Schneider. The Kings added some leadership with Jeff Halpern, and the Capitals acquired the rugged Scott Walker and versatile Eric Belanger.
Our Men of Four Feathers have been quiet to this point, and reports are coming in that it appears that the Hawks are staying put. A lot could change in this hour, though. I wouldn't be overly disappointed if nothing happens, but the right deal could really help the team for the last part of the season as well as April and beyond.
The last hour and the immediate aftermath should be fun with all the late breaking deals, so stick with us a little bit after 2PM as the last second stuff comes filtering down.
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Now we know we've arrived
People are claiming firsties like it’s the Onion AV Club.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a goddamn shame.
Toskala to Calgary...
Wow…if 2 teams could move that POS, anything is possible.
So...
If nothing happens today, do guys like Versteeg, Sharp, Buff and Huet suddenly explode with upside because the pressure of possibly getting traded is removed?
we were
discussing that today at work…i think youll see major play improvement from steeger and huet…buff on the other hand…..
I'm wondering -
will the booing for Huet subside knowing that he isn’t going anywhere?
Somehow I doubt it.
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 1:11 PM CST reply actions
And receivers
go to die.
I thought I heard that somewhere….
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
It’s much easier to rip off someone elses work than come up with something new
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
Indeed.
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
I don't *mind* Huet...
…and think these Hawks could still make a run for it with him. But seriously, this is the guy you’re pinning your Cup hopes on? I wonder why there is so much vitriol for people that want to see a big marquee goalie between the pipes here.
My cup hopes are pinned on Toews, Kane, Hossa, Keith, Seabrook, Hammer, Sharp, and Campbell
The guy behind them could be Huet or Vokoun and the result will likely be the same.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Mar 3, 2010 1:17 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
greenified
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 3, 2010 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
I believe they are pinning their hopes on the fact that, as a team,
the Hawks are one of NHL’s best.
And the vitriol is aimed not at people who are unable to acknowledge the reality that you cannot just snap your fingers and receive an NHL marquee goalie between the pipes. You sound like one of those people, and I feel myself getting all fucking vitriolic already.
Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft
i.e. 27up27down Tweet
about getting Ryan Miller – also many mopes on the Hawks official facebook page too. “We need Miller!” and the like. Get fucking real people. Video game transactions do NOT translate into REAL life. Okaaaaaaaaay!?
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
yeah, I'm the dumb fuck new guy that doesn't know his shit...
…didn’t you see me in the Red Eye today?
Were you the "The buzz in Lincoln park about the Hawks is huge" guy?
If so, great quote.
Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft
That whole piece
made me puke.
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
The reason Panger likes Niemi right now
is because he works for St. Louis
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
If I ever happened to meet Europe, after I took a rip of their coke off the midget stripper,
I would ask what it is exactly that they are counting towards in The Final Countdown?
Armageddon?
Armageddon II: Armageddon?
In a bizarre twist their career actually has become almost infinite due to this song, and every time it plays Europe can sit at home where they all live together and pick up 47 year old divorcee groupies off the streets of Lakeland, FL and happily look back on their career fondly yet never actually have to live to see the end of their music in popular culture.
by Canseco's Roid Party on Mar 3, 2010 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
Steve McAllister:
Mike Keenan appears on TSN, says he’s available to coach. . . anywhere.
Nice
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 3, 2010 1:30 PM CST reply actions
Does he speak Russian?
A few Team Russia coaches are probably going to disappear soon.
Do the Hawks players know
that if they don’t trade for a goalie their post-season is already over?
Or do they not pay any attention to us and just go out and play?
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
ah
so it’s the first one then.
I bet there will be more shunning of the goalie during the game from now on
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
Perhaps the
Hawks could petition the league to allow them the put a shooter tutor in the net and play without a goalie. I think it would be a major improvement.
I think they will react like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q83Z61f6wKM
when they see Huet in the locker room tonight.
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
Perfect
still laughing
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 3, 2010 1:40 PM CST up reply actions
Well
it’s looking more and more like it’s going to be an eventful (yet fucking again) summer.
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
Wolski quote on NHL Network
“It’s business, ya know”
Ding ding. We have a winner
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 3, 2010 1:36 PM CST reply actions
Tick
tock.
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 1:37 PM CST reply actions
No they've upgraded and decided to play the whole game with an empty net
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
Actually, it's more like once they are in position
they stay in that position
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
baaaaaaaa
ZING!
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
Puck is dropped
Huet immediately skates to opposition net, parks himself in front of Deslauriers. Hawks win Infinity-0.
sigh
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 3, 2010 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
very White Sox
"Blocked by the shaft of a diving Brent Seabrook."
-the bad play by play guy from the rodeo channel
by oneminuteremainingintheperiodoneminute on Mar 3, 2010 1:46 PM CST up reply actions
what
90’s All-Stars aren’t still good players?
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
I heard the pre-game montage song is going to be Prince – 1999.
"Blocked by the shaft of a diving Brent Seabrook."
-the bad play by play guy from the rodeo channel
by oneminuteremainingintheperiodoneminute on Mar 3, 2010 1:52 PM CST up reply actions
How bad could he be?
Bannermann, plus a couple decades of Johnny Walker, I don’t want to think about it. I’d opt for the shooter tutor.
Is Corey’s IPass paid up?
"Blocked by the shaft of a diving Brent Seabrook."
-the bad play by play guy from the rodeo channel
by oneminuteremainingintheperiodoneminute on Mar 3, 2010 1:42 PM CST reply actions
Jurcina back to Washington
Up next: Ray Bourque to Chicago. Mark my words. Not.
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.)
Those are just the announced deals
NHL has to approve them so we may see some deals announced a couple hours later?
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
LeBrun
Thinks there will be a “few more moves” in the last 10 minutes….what AHL players will be moved now?? You could cut the tension with a knife.
No Souray tonight..
but it’s only because he’s got some sort of infection that’s currently put him in the hospital… oops
stempniak traded i think
Not anything “big” by any means…but not sure for who yet
Hockey is life! Lets go Hawks!
Well all this hubbub was quite reminiscent of
New Year’s Day Y2K
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 3, 2010 1:59 PM CST reply actions
Well that is over . . . .
Well with one minute left I am pretty sure nothing is going to happen. Not feeling to great about our goldtending situation, but at least people can shut up about trading for a goalie now when talking about Blackhawks hockey and focus on our great young team.
"I'd drink more." - Bobby Hull
some trades would still need to be cleared
I’m pretty sure Wiz to the Ducks happened after the 2pm deadline last year too.
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 3, 2010 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
As far as goaltending goes though . . .
Florida says they are keeping Volkun, Preds are keeping Ellis, Bruins are keeping Thomas. There are no real options out there for to even come across now at that position.
"I'd drink more." - Bobby Hull
by happyhossapanda on Mar 3, 2010 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
agreed
though I was responding more to the first sentence. I don’t believe the Hawks will be involved in anything, but I don’t think this is all that’s gonna happen for 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."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Mar 3, 2010 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
yes
now they’ll just say how we won’t win the Cup this year so we’ve screwed ourselves by not trading anyone today to clear up cap-space because this summer we’re going to get ass-raped by all the GMs.
Did I miss anything?
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
nope
Just was throwing out some hope that we can just enjoy what we have
"I'd drink more." - Bobby Hull
by happyhossapanda on Mar 3, 2010 2:07 PM CST up reply actions
Division lead
2 pts out of top spot in Conference. Good stuff like that?
I’m not worrying unless they play several games like last nights 2 weeks before the playoffs.
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
They weren't playing great in March last year
and I started to get worried, and then the playoffs started and then i felt stupid for extrapolating March hockey into playoff hockey.
If they blow their divisional lead, then I’ll be worried. Until then, I’m going to keep my hands in my pockets and whistle down the road.
Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft
They
would have to have a catastrophic collapse to blow the division lead with only 20 games to play
Pierre Mcguire
is a big fan of Lee Stempniak.
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 2:00 PM CST reply actions
not.
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 2:00 PM CST up reply actions
Spring training
is going on. No need to subject yourself to the Bulls
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
Hockey
is going on. No need to subject yourself to baseball.
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 3, 2010 2:13 PM CST up reply actions
LeBrun and Burnside
Trying to keep people in their chat and interested with the possibility of post deadline revealings. This day has just been too quiet for anyone to have excitement today.
Im not sure
if it is disappointing or not that the Hawks did nothing. The only position that made any sense was goalie and even though they both suck, not really anything out there to improve the situation. I am actually a bit surprised they did not move a few overpaid underused guys for a role player or two that would be gone after the season to clear up some salary cap issues but I am sure that will work itself out over the summer. Ho hum. Hip hip Huet.
I'm not surprised.
Rocky made it abundantly clear in his interview on Waddle and Silvy that they’re not going to move guys just for the sake of cap space. They said they’d only make a deal if it made sense to the team. The media chose not to listen to what he had to say. The Blackhawks have a great chance to win the cup now. Why would you screw with a good thing just for the sake of what may or may not be a problem in the future?
"Another successful interaction with a man!" - Liz Lemon
plus
we’re probably going to need those overpaid underused players in the playoffs.
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 3, 2010 2:14 PM CST up reply actions
True
I was not advocating the move or disappointed by the lack thereof, just a bit surprised that they did not make any effort to do it after all of the talk about cap problems etc.
I'm guessing they decided to risk possibly lower returns in the off-season
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 3, 2010 2:20 PM CST up reply actions
Who just had a stroke?
And is on their way to the hospital for their lobotomies since Huet is still here?
I heard the ambulance too
but I thought I also heard someone yelling “Shooooot!” from inside.
May have just been the Doppler effect…
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 3, 2010 2:07 PM CST up reply actions
now everyone can just shut the fuck up
and cheer for the Hawks (including Huet) which is how it should have been all along.
Corvo traded
to washington. I was wondering if he’d be gone.
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 2:09 PM CST reply actions
Put the waitstaff in Washington
on notice
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 3, 2010 2:12 PM CST up reply actions
@TSNBobMcKenzie:
chicago closed up for the day
fisting barry rozner with every goal!!!
by soupy's spin-o-rama on Mar 3, 2010 2:15 PM CST reply actions
Trending topics in Chicago: Trade deadline is right above sextape. So…welcome to twitter.
Finally.
So from here on we play the hand we’ve been dealt, and live or die on the river.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Mar 3, 2010 2:18 PM CST reply actions
Now thats it's over
I can relax/ Since we didn’t do anything, we now just have to tighten up, play better and for the whole 60. No more trade talk for the rest of the season and they can just play hockey!
On that note, i hope Huet has a great game tonight b/c like it or not he probably will be are guy.
Hockey is life! Lets go Hawks!
/facepalm
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 3, 2010 2:26 PM CST up reply actions
the facepalm requires no words
"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."
actually, we won't
There’s no way to tell whether any other move would result in a better playoff run than the one we’ll be having, because we don’t have the luxury of picking alternate realities for fun just to see what would happen if we did this or that.
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 3, 2010 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
some of us live in an alternate reality every day
It’s just the wrong one
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
but...but.....in movies they do
like The Butterfly Effect
"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."
That's true
But will we win the cup with the goaltending tandem that played yesterday? Doubtful.
It’s not even that though. I think by sitting pat and doing nothing, we made the cap situation tougher to handle next season. Just feels like something should’ve been done to at least address that.
by Ban on Mar 3, 2010 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
I know I don't care about next year until this one is over.
This is why you play all the games.
It’s easy for us to “chat” abot what Stan and the guys should have done. Was anything he could have done better than what he has? Apparently, he thinks not. He likes the team he has better than the change he could have made.
Get behind the goalies. If they play just a little better (last night not included) Hawks win cup.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
I'm behind the goalies
I’ll back them up as long as they play on the team and I do think they both have talent. Niemi is still young but he shows a ton of potential. Huet, when he wants to play, can be a beast.
But more often than not, the team has to score 4-5 goals to win a game, sometimes just to bring it into OT. That’s not a really reasonable expectation. I’d just like to see some more consistency is all. If Huet could play like he did when they first started talking about him changing his play style (which he seems to have stopped doing) I’d be more than happy.
by Ban on Mar 3, 2010 2:41 PM CST up reply actions
I disagree with the 4-5 goals
team GAA says much different.
For both goalies
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
The thing is
it’s clear a lot of people will not be satisfied by less than the Stanley Cup this year anymore. And that’s okay—neither will I. But I can’t help thinking that anything less than the Cup will have everyone pointing their fingers towards the goaltending, which may or may not be the case, and that’ll bring out a lot of “we should have traded for this or that when we could.”
But how do we know those trades would have resulted in better playoff runs? We can’t ever know that for sure one way or another. The “what if” is going to be a favorite argument from here on out, and it’s just something you can’t expect to defend unless we do actually win the Cup.
In which case everyone clamoring for a goalie would go right ahead and say we won it despite our goaltending anyway.
Does this explain the facepalm now?
This also applies to trading for what other bit roles and pieces were available today, by the way. None of the names that popped up sounded particularly appealing to me. Definitely not more than Kris Versteeg or Dustin Byfuglien. Seriously, the best option for us is probably to stay with what we have. Just because options exist does not necessarily make them better options. It’s like buying these for 50 cents because you had 50 cents on you. Sure, it’s a bargain, but you still bought fucking clown shoes.
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 3, 2010 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
my good friend Tom Waddle would summarize your last paragraph as.....
“Don’t confuse activity with accomplishment”
at least I pretend he’s my good friend….
"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."
oh, my god
took the words right out of my mouth. yes. exactly.
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 3, 2010 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
Tom Waddle is a wise man........
and cult chicago hero
"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."
I don't think he knows.......
Actually, I have a man crush on both Waddle and Silvy, or maybe I just have a man crush on the show itself. But Waddle is killer at all the stuff he does, NFL network, the Final Word, ESPN 1000. I don’t even care that he doesn’t know hockey.
Plus, his wife appears to be hot.
"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."
I used a photo opportunity to molest Tom Waddle.
I love him.
"Another successful interaction with a man!" - Liz Lemon
I caddied for him once
Must’ve been 15 years ago. Nice guy, good tipper, even more laid back than he comes off on the tv/radio.
by Damen Madison on Mar 3, 2010 4:26 PM CST up reply actions
remember last year?
When we didn’t trade Khabi and Havlat?
Right away people were saying that was a mistake because now we’d get nothing for them when they left as FAs.
That worked out pretty well, so maybe this year will too.
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
That's what so great about it!
You can hate Huet/Niemi, and say a trade would have won us a cup and not be wrong! If the Hawks win, then it was because the guys in front of them played so well. If we lose, even if we lose 4 games in the finals by scores of 2-1, 1-0, 3-2, and 2-0, it’s totally the fault of the goaltending!
It’s a perfect position to take!
Chicagoan in the Lou.
This is only true...
…if the haters knew the Hawks wouldn’t make a goaltending deal. I don’t give them that much credit.
Had the Hawks made a deal and not won the Cup, the haters would be in the firing line.
I have been 100% consistent in feeling that a “savior” goalie was an illusion. I’m glad all the stupid talk will stop now.
But, the Hawk goalies are playing their worst all year lately.
Huet’s defenders are already bracing for the torrent from haters if the Hawks don’t win the Cup. But that’s silly.
It’s likely true that if the Hawks don’t win the Cup, it will be due to realtively weak goaltending. But this doesn’t make the haters right. There never was a saavior. Don’t be so reactive- just ignore the hate.
Semi-related: great rec’d post above, Martin. Best, most succinct thoughts on this thread.
Then you follow up with a “sarcastic” anti-Huet jibe. These unfunny comments are becoming pervasive on this site (and often rec’d), but it seems to me they also reflect a “hater’s on the brain” mindset that is not worhty of you.
Oh well
The next few games against Vancouver, Detroit and Washington will tell the truth about what this team has.
Sadly, I think it was an epic fail not to make a deal for a goalie when your are this close. If sending Huet to Rockford was the final option to clear space for a goalie, and they chose not to, that tells me right there that they will not go the extra mile to win.
Has Rocky done us fans a favor – yes – it is nice to have a competitive team again. That being said….
This is now a McDonough-marketed franchise. There is more money to be made in the endless pursuit of “ONE GOAL” by being good enough to compete, but perpetually needing just one more piece, and sucking all of us idiots in along the way.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 2:30 PM CST reply actions
/headdesk
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 3, 2010 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
haha
Rec’d x100
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
So it's all over then
You don’t need to post anything more.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Damn, I hope not
I’d hate to be considered the Cubs of the NHL.
Competitive violence, that's why you're here!
by cdz3210 on Mar 3, 2010 2:33 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think you can find Wolves tickets if you want 'em.
I hear they know how to avoid epic fail.
by Andrew Cieslak on Mar 3, 2010 2:36 PM CST up reply actions
which turns the entire comment red
I learned at an early age that green is good and red is bad………..or was it “1 for bad, 2 for good”?
"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."
If we could turn it black...
then no one else would have to read it. They would just see the red name and think “Oh, Return of the Roar said something stupid again”
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
Personally I think it's due to Mille Bournes
Maybe Huet got too many flat tire cards as a wee garcon.
"FACEOFF!" "Makes the pass." "FIGHT!" - 8 bit hockey
by chevrier30 on Mar 3, 2010 3:42 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Crap - we don't know what deals were doable here, so we can't tell what it was
Lack of courage/boldness? Just nothing available to improve us?
Teskala would have been a step down from both of our guys.
Curtis McElhinney – who?
Justin Pogge – who?
If there was no one available at a reasonably payable price, then you live with it.
I have faith in the new management.
Seriously. These guys are as determined to win the Cup as we fans and I’m confident they would have pulled the trigger on something if it were there.
Whitney sucks.
He was to blame for goal #2 against the US in the gold medal game.
"Another successful interaction with a man!" - Liz Lemon
I blame Malone
worst backcheck ever
"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."
Brian Rafalski
says hi on the 3rd goal.
tremendously tremendous
by Crease Monkey on Mar 3, 2010 2:38 PM CST up reply actions
He was late covering Crosby off the boardsbut he got his stick on the puck.
Crosby made a shoot and hope shot that just went 5 hole.
Shooters score goals.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
he wasn’t late covering Crosby on the boards, he allowed Sid to get behind him by overplaying the puck. Wasn’t the first time in the tourney either.
tremendously tremendous
by Crease Monkey on Mar 3, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
Dude
watch the replay. Rafalski gets his stick on the puck and actually deflects it. Crosby makes a nice hope shot that gets in. Like Eddie says “it’s never a bad idea to put the puck on the net”.
Seriously, without Rafalski, USA would have had a much more difficult time in the tourney. He was one of the best players on the ice.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
he was great offensively
defensively we must have been watching different games.
tremendously tremendous
by Crease Monkey on Mar 3, 2010 3:09 PM CST up reply actions
I thought Rafalski was our best defenseman bar none.
Maybe Miller should get a little blame since he had a clear view of Crosby and the puck.
"Another successful interaction with a man!" - Liz Lemon
Rafalski is solid
when he has position in front. Not so much when his number is visible.
tremendously tremendous
by Crease Monkey on Mar 3, 2010 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
How about this?
Iginla made a beautiful pass to Crosby who shot the puck instantaneously and scored on a suprised Miller.
Rafalski was beaten to the net because just before he reached the puck it hit the refs skate and Crosby slapped it forward to Iginla who then made a great play.
Great plays happen guys, it not always YOUR GUY’S FAULT.
Let the Olympic spirit live in everyone.
GO CANADA GO!
GOLD MEDAL#14: Men's Hockey the one we wanted!!!
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
or how about this
when your D partner is already on the back boards you hold your position and at worst, force your opponent to put a 30 foot shot and not have to worry about giving up an uncontested shot by getting caught out of position.
tremendously tremendous
by Crease Monkey on Mar 3, 2010 5:41 PM CST up reply actions
A defenseman should never get caught on the boards side of the guy he's covering
that shit is stuff you drill into players at the Mite/Squirt level – defensive position is (essentially) always between your guy and the net.
Crosby goal was the “why you don’t screw this basic lesson up” illustration.
I'll also blame Malone
Looking lost as fuck in the middle of the ice. At least pick up a man
September 26, 2007 The day a Franchise was reborn.
Lubomir Visnovsky
goes to the Ducks in the deal.
tremendously tremendous
by Crease Monkey on Mar 3, 2010 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
I'm getting real fucking tired
of the Hawks ownership/management being treated like they’re the Tribune Co. or the McCaskeys. Just because the Hawks didn’t DO something, they immediately don’t care about winning now or in the future – this team/organization is NOTHING like any other team in the city. OKAY!? Christ!
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
by HawkVision on Mar 3, 2010 2:39 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
Always like to improve your perceived weakest point, but it’s good that this organization doesn’t feel the need to sell the farm to make a panic deal.
by Damen Madison on Mar 3, 2010 2:46 PM CST up reply actions
Meanwhile...
here’s a hilaaaaaaaaaaaarious video:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1610699488?bctid=31812464001
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
Wow
to say that kid watches waaaay too much CMT would be an understatement
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
If Steinbrenner owned this team
We would have everything we need to win. That is why he is a winner, and Chicago sports teams as a rule are not. So please, tell me what StanBow did to make us better.
Yeah, thought so…nothing.
And please don’t forget that in McDonough, the Hawks have the same person the Tribune had while running the Cubs.
This run has been good. And the management team can and should be congratulated for more than resurrecting a dead franchise. They are now “competitive”. But in my humble opinion, they missed an opportunity to really seal the deal.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 2:55 PM CST up reply actions
When Steinbrenner lives in a world with a salary cap
then come talk to me. Comparing the Hawks to unlimited spenders is stupid.
by Scott13 on Mar 3, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
oh, a-fucking-mennnnnnnnn!
Rec’d
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
To be replaced by ... what?
Top line goalies are just laying around in a field
Look at who did move at goalie the last couple days … no upgrades there.
If Steinbrenner owned this team
we’d only have 4 players
see Cap, Salary
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
pray, tell
what in your opinion would have “sealed the deal”?
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 3, 2010 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
probably any deal that was made
JEEZUZ! this team is MF Awesome just the way it is.
“this run has been good”? Holy shit, Keith Toews Kane Campbell, Boland, Versteeg, Buff, Huet, hopefully Hammer.
This run is far from over. Get off the edge. Or maybe leap, then you won’t have to watch these guys.
Would your prefer Jocelyn, Krivo Daze and Zhamnov?
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Hey, I actually liked
Jocelyn Lemieux when he was here.
Maybe better to remind people when our core group of players that were to lead us to the promised land were named Arnason, Bell and Calder (the famed ABC Line).
"...about six feet from the moose's butt."
by The Fearless Freep on Mar 3, 2010 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
Good ol' number 55
There’s a name I haven’t had to think of in a long time. He wouldn’t have made the women’s Olympic team yet how many years was he a Hawk in the dark days?
He's signing at tonight's game
I think I may stop by to relive such lovely memories nightmares.
"FACEOFF!" "Makes the pass." "FIGHT!" - 8 bit hockey
I thought you wrote Daze was singing
Now that would be awesome
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Easy
1. Huet to Rockford – $5.625 off cap
2. Then go after Vokoun – even up money – give em Versteeg and a pick
3. If not Vokoun, then Roloson – a $2.5MM cap hit – net savings
The blocker to any deal was Huet and his contract. Send him down, fix him, bury him, whatever….. Are you telling me that an extra $5MM would mean a hill of beans to the owners if they won the cup? They would make that money back hand over fist.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 3:06 PM CST up reply actions
Because then they might be able to sellout at the UC
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
Sadly for you
You are feeding my point. If “competitve” already sells out the UC, than what is the incentive to try for more?
You have to want it for its own sake, not just the economic return.
This was a want it for its own sake moment, and they did not want it that badly.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 3:25 PM CST up reply actions
ok everyone
Stop going to games!!!
You’re hurting the chances for the Cup!!
This is the dumbest motherfucking bit of trash I have seen here. And that includes the guy that was screwing up the Sharks blog.
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
Your point is based on a circular argument then.
You base it on needing to spend more money to get better in order to make more money, but now they cant make more money because they are sold out…ughhh, brain short circuit. The incentive is to maintain that base of fans and continue to sell out….See 90s Bulls ticket demand and memorabilia sales to current Bulls ticket demand and memorabilia sales and for example.
No, actually
I said that it was NOT about money, it was about wanting to win.
They obviously can make more money as the popularity of the team, the brand and the sport as a result of their successes. It just becomes a diminishing return thing once the stadium sells out and we all fill up on concessions and beer.
So it ultimately comes down to how badly do you want to win.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 4:00 PM CST up reply actions
Steinbrenner doesn't have a hard salary cap to deal with.
Please, GM Wizard, tell me what trade do you think would have been accepted that would fit under the cap?
Chicagoan in the Lou.
See Rockford
Rockford: see East St Louis with white people
Your point?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:10 PM CST up reply actions
So if you were in the "war room"
with the Hawks brass, why didn’t you explain this to them?
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
That doesn't put a better player into our uniform
Other teams aren’t going to give away top notxh golatending – it is at a premium and one has to pay premium prices for it.
I've seen this movie before
R.o.R. gets in a heated debate regarding goaltending and then calls everyone a “fanboy”
"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 IS THE SKY SUDDENLY FALLING?
Of all the players that moved today, how could they have made the Hawks better, please name one…as you know, I am usually very critical but I don’t see how that Hawks did anything wrong today. It seems to me that there is a lot of unnecessary panic due to last night’s game and the last few weeks before the olympics. Every team has had bad streaks this year. There are 20 games left in the grind and they have a comfy lead. Geez.
You sound
like you’re trying to convince yourself E2
;)
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:11 PM CST up reply actions
couple stragglers
Neckville acquires D.Boyd from CalGary
&
FLA gets M.Roy from Columbus
tremendously tremendous
Hey guys
Did you know that a google image search of “Clown shoes USA” brings up a picture of Patrick Kane in page 2 and Kris Versteeg in page 3? Guess which site those pics are from? :|
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.)
hah!
we don’t use clown shoes nearly as often over there to rise up google rankings, unlike some places (cough, cough) that I know.
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 3, 2010 3:02 PM CST up reply actions
How has Brian Burke not punched a reporter yet?
These Toronto reporters ask the same questions over and over.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
Everyone buy extra CIs tonight
so you have something to whack the mouthbreathers with when they boo Huet/Niemi
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
by Johnny Lava on Mar 3, 2010 2:51 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
A good bop on the nose and firm "No!" should do it
And then when they cheer, reward them with a treat. Maybe smuggle in Swedish Fish to toss them.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
Yeah
Because if we cheer for Huet he will magically play better.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
So...
Huet sucks because we boo him????
Please
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
BOOOOOOO
see how it works?
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
by laaarmer on Mar 3, 2010 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
fuuuck.
i can’t believe we have to have these convos the rest of the year.
Picture bloodbaths and elevator shafts
Like these murderous rhymes tight from genuine craft
No shit.
/headdesk (stealing that one from chiblackhawks)
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
Not every day.
As soon as either of them has a good game, of which they’re capable, everyone will come back in off the ledge. Huet and Niemi are just like my golf game.
I for one am looking forward to the day
that Huet goes out to center ice, skates a nice little circle, and flips off all of his “supporters”.
That just might make him my favorite Hawk
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know how to post a picture
Slap shot near the end when Braden skates around the rink doing the strip and ends up in his jock.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
I had those exact shin guards back in the day
but I rarely streaked … in the rink … when anyone was there
what would be cooler
would be to see him holding the cup over his head with both his middle fingers extended.
AGREED! Now that
would definitely make him a candidate for my favorite Hawk!
and he doesn’t even need to flip anyone off then
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
Sky is not falling
We are just not going to win the Cup this year.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 3:13 PM CST reply actions
Sooo
according to your “goalie is everything” argument the Finals are going to be ’Nucks vs Sabers?
Why is the league even playing the rest of the schedule then?
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
You misunderstand me
What I am saying is that a goalie was the last piece we needed to pretty much be bulletproof.
And having weak goaltending – pretty evident in the last month’s worth of games – is kind of an Achilles’ Heel.
And the sky is not falling – this is a great team. I go to a lot of games. I do not yell SHOOT. I do not boo Huet. And I am guessing I have kids older than many of you who post here.
I am upset that we missed a chance to make the team better. And all I was suggesting was that moving Huet to Rockford would have given us the cap space to take on a decent goalie, and we had assets to trade to make that happen as long as Huet’s contract was not an obstacle.
Ultimately it was a business decision not to do that, and not a “win it” decision.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
Aww crap
it’s the old “my kids are older than yours” argument. That one trips me up every time!
You’re right. You win.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
Not for the cross purpose you suggest
Merely to indicate the length of time I have been a fan, and not to diss any of the youngins.
by Return of the Roar on Mar 3, 2010 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
Ahhh
So it’s the “I’ve been a fan longer than you” argument in disguise. Very crafty of you!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 4:40 PM CST up reply actions
how can you "know" this?
Do you have intimate knowledge of what other GMs were asking for their goalies? What was the package that the Panthers wanted?
Where you standing in the room when Stan said “No, that’s too much”?
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
Really?
I thought our Achilles has been shotty defense, giving up too many turnovers in our own zone, and a power play that grips their stick too tight. The goaltending hasn’t been great, but it really hasn’t been bad either (er, besides last night…).
I think you’re also understating the price of a decent goalie in the NHL. I don’t see how VERSTEEG! Skille, and some picks got it done. Would you give up a top 5 NHL goalie for a 3rd liner, AHL player, and a late-1st round draft pick? The price would have included Sharpie at least, and that’s just too much.
Chicagoan in the Lou.
by Mike Martin on Mar 3, 2010 3:43 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
For a Top 5 NHL goalie - maybe Kane or Toews would have been asked
not overpriced 3rd/4th liners and busted AHL guys – no matter how many you sent
quibble
Our “shoddy” defense has exposed our goalies, night in and night out, to uypwards of 25 shots per game. Whenever I hear people blaming the D, I’m a bit suspicious that gaolie cover is part of the motivation.
PP clown shoes- no argument there.
Clearly, RoR has a tenuous grip on realistic possibilities, but I’m just sayin’.
stick Ryan Miller
behind the Edmonton line up and the Oilers are still a last place team.
No one player, at any position, is going to make or break a teams chances to win the Cup.
(If this were true we should have been awarded the ‘09-’10 cup the day we signed that Horsa guy.)
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.
(If this were true we should have been awarded the ‘09-’10 cup the day we signed that Horsa guy.)
i blame kopecky
by jesus christos on Mar 3, 2010 5:49 PM CST up reply actions
if only
Hossa had been willing to carry his own bags……………..
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.
In all seriousness
I’m not getting that worked up over your position. It’s yours, not mine.
What I would like to suggest though is that maybe you hold off for a few weeks on the sky is falling freak out and give Huet/Niemi a chance to perform without distractions. We all know their performance hasn’t been great of late and we get that. You are right. But the law of averages suggests they are just slumping and will pick their game up, hopefully soon. I won’t deny that I have goalie concerns, we all do, but this is a team and as a team we are probably better than the sum of any other team’s parts.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
not true...
while playing NHL 2000 i put on force trades… didn’t have a player on my team below a 94 rating… Always won… also bullet proof team… i put in the secret code for Bullet proof pads so they were really bullet proof
fisting barry rozner with every goal!!!
by soupy's spin-o-rama on Mar 3, 2010 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
Well,
only one team will and there certainly are a bunch of really good teams so odds are in your favor on that one and have been since the puck drop on opening night. However, none of your proposed dump salary move people to Rockford, plan for next years complaints would have gotten them any closer THIS YEAR. As you see now, it appears no one was willing to part with goalies and that is the only thing this team really would have benefited from.
Why not?
Every team has holes and even in net.
San Jose – Joe Thornton+Nabokov+Playoffs=golf
Vancouver – Sedins can score and……..???? plus Luongo is good but overrated in my opinion he seemed very shaky in the gold medal game to me.
Calgary – nope
Detroit – can they stay healthy?
Colorado – Can Anderson carry them all the way? I say no.
Phoenix – Nice team but they are just that.
Nashville – in a 7 game series they won’t beat us.
List was very quick and dirty so please don’t nitpick and I don’t want to explain the Eastern Conference b/c we’ll kill them :).
I don't think any team beats the Hawks in 7 game series
I may eat that statement early this summer, but I’m sticking to it.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Luongo is good but overrated in my opinion he seemed very shaky in the gold medal game to me.
You mean the game he WON to WIN the GOLD MEDAL?
If he would’ve been shaky then Canada would’ve lost. He was good and maybe should’ve had the Kessler goal but all in all made some timely terrific saves.
Let the Olympic spirit live in everyone.
GO CANADA GO!
GOLD MEDAL#14: Men's Hockey the one we wanted!!!
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
Wait whaaa?
You haven’t learned by now that you can give up only 2 goals per game and be ‘very shaky’ – or worse??
We have obviously failed you hawk61
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 6:55 PM CST up reply actions
What if we get November/December calibre golatending?
Is this so far-fetched?
If this happens, who on earth would beat the Hawks?
Exactly.
The one team I’m afraid of is probably Vancouver. Although we beat them last year I feel they’ll have learned from their mistakes and stick to a trapping physical style. When they have implemented that game plan against us they have done very well against us. And that is the only system I believe we get too impatient in playing against and shoot ourselves in the foot.
After what Toews and Co. Pulled on Ovi in the Olympics?
Turns out our captain and one of our top scorers is also maybe the best defensive forward in the league.
Yep
but our 2nd 3rd and 4th line centers are sadly not Toews.
I still think the Hawks win against anybody in a series.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
I think you’re underestimating the importance Ladd and Madden will have if we play the Capitals. They can absolutely throw off a gamebreaker like Semin by being physical with him. That guys disappears the second he gets tapped/
I did not say the Hawks would lose a series to Washington
I will say again
No current NHL team can beat the Hawks in a 7 game series.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Detroit is fighting just to make the playoffs
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah they had a lot of injuries. Jimmy howard is a rookie goalie. He’s not Roy or Dryden. I live in GR where he has played the lest several years and have gone to a ton of Griffins games. He is not going tobe able to handle it this year.
Vancouver is another story.
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
Those are 2 that worry me
I think Van has shown w/ the Scum they can. My hope is either Detroit gets that 8th spot or no play offs. As for Van, if they can just keep the division or that 6th (i think) then “maybe” another match up later in the playoffs.
All this goalie shit and debates about what we have, dont have is really pissing me off. We can beat anyone. HOWEVER the hawks need to play back to there strengh of team D, Speed, out working the opposing team…basics!
Hockey is life! Lets go Hawks!
Varlamov and Theodore? Really, them? Don’t think so.
The Penguins with Crosby will be the victors in the East with Buffalo having a suprise run to the Conference Finals.
Let the Olympic spirit live in everyone.
GO CANADA GO!
GOLD MEDAL#14: Men's Hockey the one we wanted!!!
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
our baby's all grows up
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
Let the record
reflect that everything I was saying back then about Huet has come to fruition and is why everyone is now losing their minds. I was not sure if Niemi was good or not at the time and he has proven he cannot carry the load either. As I said back then, I was not sure if there was any possible solution, but I could see the holes in both goalies and knew this day was coming. However, that being said, if this team goes back to playing the way it did in November and December, they will win the cup.
No need to explain
just banter
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
You must type
It’s not Huets fault 10 times on this blog. All will be forgiven after that
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
I tried and I got
a post fail message..apparently it is impossible to say good things about Huet here.
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that the housing bubble collapsed
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that the gas pedals stick in Toyotas
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that Congress hasn’t passed Health Care Reform
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that we’re fighting 2 wars
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that there is no cure for cancer yet
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that Chicago didn’t get the Olympics
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that the Bears are dysfunctional
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that Taylor Swift won Best Female Video over Beyonce
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that American Idol is still on air
It’s not Huet’s fault.. that France sucks. It’s the other way around.
SCH Resident Idiot
The only Cup we can win is this years
by Johnny Lava on Mar 3, 2010 5:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The Taylor Swift one got me
Rec
"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."
Hey Dirt or McClure
Do you guys have the ability to block the word “Huet” or the always comical “Puet” from the comment section?
That way it might take some brain effort for the haters to come up with an alternate and their heads simply explode
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:22 PM CST reply actions
pop
(a very small explosion)
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 3, 2010 3:23 PM CST up reply actions
Wooo I won a CI subscription!
on page 6 AND I still have my job. WIN!
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.)
I'm drinking Molson Candian tonight in honor of Toews, Keith and Seabrook
Anyone else?
"All questions must be submitted in writing"
You mean in honour.
If you’re going to honour the Keith and Seabrook and the best player (Toews) on the best team (Canada) then Molson Canadian it is.
Let the Olympic spirit live in everyone.
GO CANADA GO!
GOLD MEDAL#14: Men's Hockey the one we wanted!!!
"The Golden Goal! And Canada has - once in a lifetime - Olympic Gold!"
I just met Stan Mikita
He couldn’t have been a nicer, more friendly guy. A friend of mine is showing him around and introducing him to some people today and I happend to walk by. Whenever I meet famous people I usually try to leave them alone so I wasn’t really trying to start a conversation, just be nice. But we wound up talking about everything Hawks. He said that on opening night when the legends all skated out for introductions the guy who sharpened his skates cut them the opposite of the way he prefers so he almost couldn’t stop. We talked a little bit about the defense and we agreed that the defensive lapses will get better as the intensity ratchets up again for the playoffs.
But mostly he wanted to know if I knew anything about the trade deadline. I told him that the Hawks stood pat and he was really happy. He felt that the team we have gives the Hawks the best chance to win, and the goaltending will be fine. I talked about how last night really put the pressure on, but he was very clear that it was just one bad game and those things happen.
Just a really nice guy though. If any of you ever come across him go say hi, you’ll be glad you did.
I was at the game
and I am sure you have all seen the video…it did look like he had quite a problem stopping when he skated out there. If cops were on the ice I think Bobby Hall would have gotten a dui on skates for his weave out to center ice. I will defer to Stan Mikita’s opinion of the Hawk’s approach to today.
Hull is in the Hall (of fame) not the other way around
And to Scott13 – very cool about Mikita, who was another idol of mine as a kid. Similarly I ran into Billy Williams and Ernie Banks on separate occasions at O’Hare back in the late ‘80s. Two of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. Had one-on-one conversations with each of them for 15-20 minutes.
Yes
but not Bobby Hall. But good catch.
And Esquire, I figured it was a typo but no one lets anything slip on here… LOL
My dad used to golf with Stan - he is indeed a great guy.
I remember going to my first live Hawks game (about 1967 or 1968) and Stan came by the boards where our seats were and tossed a puck over the chicken wire to us at the end of warm ups.
Smoked like a chimney and wore hideous golf pants, but a really great guy.
The nice thing about hockey
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Hey guys, it's me.
Did something happen today? I see a lot of comments, but we haven’t played yet.
Was something going on today that I wasn’t aware of?
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No
back to sleep Grandpa.
"What the hell, let's review it." - Dale Tallon
"They are!" - Pat Foley
"What a farce." - Dale Tallon
Not good
The last 15 games are not indicative of a team that can win a Stanley Cup.
The defense has been tiring and going south. The goaltending has gone down the crapper. Of course these two things go hand in hand. But damnit all the Hawks needed to press hard for Vokoun in my estimation.
Plus now the added dilemma is that Bowman will be forced to sell cheap this offseason to get rid of contract dough. He’s going to get taken to the cleaners as a result.
Damnit.
The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.
You're right, 15 games out of an 82 game season aren't a good indicator of the teams ability to win the cup
But the other 67 cangive you a pretty good idea.
At least you finally spelled Vokoun right.
Tremendously tremendous
Ugh the thing that annoys me to death is that it was never alive.
The Hawks were never eating 5.7million by stashing Huet in the minors. It’s bad business, anyone with an ounce of sense can see that. Which means Huet would need to be included in the trade, and Florida was never taking a lesser goalie for more money and an extra year of him to boot.
Plus out of the assets the Hawks are, or should be willing to part with, none of them were enough to make a trade of that caliber happen. Versteeg? He’s secondary scoring with a slightly inflated cap hit. If you’ve paid any attention to the deadline in any year, secondary scoring is what’s available in surplus. Translation: he’s not that valuable in a trade. Byfuligien? He’s Kopecky in a larger body. Not aggressive enough to be effective on the fourth line. Not defensively tenacious enough for the third line. Not skilled enough for the top two. A trading partner might just be enticed by that size, but again, he carries a 3mil cap hit and he’s not much more than a project at this point. I saw Beach suggested to complete this trade as well. Not a chance, as the organization will be looking to him by 2011 to be the primary young forward to fill in for all the bodies they’ll need to let go.
Tremendously tremendous
And Beach, of course, is still a total gamble
he’s not the centerpiece of a big trade, he gets tossed in to tip the scale at the end
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I posted something about streaming broadcasts and where to find them and it appears to have been obliterated. When I click on it, it says page not found even though it is listed there and even shows new replies. Is there something about the streams that is not supposed to be posted?
Well, if you think about it
They are of questionable legality… that’s what NHL GameCenter and Center Ice are for. Or passing comments in various GDTs…
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