Just A Ghost Tryin' To Catch Some Ms. Pac-Man - Hawks 4, Wild 2
by McClure on Feb 28, 2011 10:27 PM CST
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PrintMy apologies for a less than thorough wrap, but I was stuck at work late, and didn't get home until about 4 minutes left in the first. From the way John and Muzz described it, the Hawks seemed to be controlling the play, but for the most part it was even. Then I actually beheld it with mine own eye, and Widemann and Murray were far too understated. To me, it looked like the Hawks were all over the Wild, forcing turnovers on their exit passes and hemming the Wild in, and then adding to it standing them up at the Hawk line. But alas, there was no score to be found for either side after 20.
In the second, the dam finally broke, first with Toews finding Sharp at the bottom of the right circle where he one timed a puck through traffic low and to Niklas Backstrom's stick side. Shortly thereafter Tomas Kopecky roofed a rebound on the doorstep to widen the lead. But the Hawks weren't done, as Daydream Nation executed a textbook 2-on-1 that Toews would finish.
But there would be the predictable push from Minnesota. Jilted ex-girlfriend Martin Havlat stepped out of the box to find the puck on his tape, and juked Crawford down and out for Minny's first tally. Brent Burns capped a mad scramble as a result of the Wild transitioning with a puck that both Crawford and Toews behind him very nearly saved. With the sphincters tightening, however, Captain Marvel once again took control scooping a puck from Pierre-Marc Bouchard dove to desperately hold the line on a Wild advantage, desperate to tie the game. Toews had other ideas though, as he and Marian Hossa executed yet another 2-on-1 that had the strut on the way to Backstrom like the dagger was inevitable. And so it was, with Hossa burying the cross-ice pass. Hawks 4, Wild 2.
Observations
- So with the win, the Hawks leapfrog 3 teams and get themselves into 6th place for the time being. This sets up the final of the four straight games against teams shoehorned into the West's rabble. We'll wait to see what the outcomes are tomorrow night, but if the Hawks keep winning, the out of town games begin to have less effect. You're starting to take control back boys. Don't loosen the grip now.
- As if we really need to reiterate more, but it truly is a joy to watch Jonathan Toews just decide when enough is enough and then drag his team into competence. With 3 points tonight, Toews now has 25 points in the last 16 games. Consider it whipped out and on the table for all to behold.
- How does Patrick Sharp continue to be left all by his handsome self in prime scoring areas with defenders' backs turned? Whatever the reasons, Hawks Nation will continue to allow it.
- Marian Hossa has goals in 4 straight games. The Hawks have won those games. This is not a coincidence.
- The Hawks got out alive with John Scott playing meaningful minutes on D, all 4:43 of them. And they actually looked good doing it. No need to tempt fate from here on out, however.
- While the Hawks did give up 2 goals in the third, am I alone in feeling there were fewer bullets to sweat than even a couple weeks ago?
- Corsi pretty well confirms that even with the Wild's push on the scoreboard, the Hawks were still ALL over them for the majority of the game. Both Minny goals came in transition, and one could count on one hand the number of times they had sustained cycles in the Hawk zone.
- As much as it pains me to say it, Hawk fans should be rooting for Scum to hang onto their current 3-1 lead after the first out at Staples. Or the San Andreas fault to get a little wonky. Whichever works.
- Oh, and if you're thinking of making a yet another fake Patrick Kane twitter account to give the world your witticisms and thinly veiled shots at us, don't bother. There's already like six of them, none of which are clever. Leave it to the professionals.
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Nice Game
Nice way to end things tonight. Go Blackhawks!!! Trent Reznor
This is over. You can go ahead and order the autopsy now.
Awesome
With 3 points tonight, Toews now has 25 points in the last 16 games. Consider it whipped out and on the table for all to behold.
This is why I come to this site every day. Lines like these make this winning streak even better.
Hossa for President, no... for GOD!
By great line, do you mean...
A) “whipped out and on the table”
B) Towes – Kane – Sharp
Just wondered.
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
Yes.
Tremendously tremendous!
Beautius J. Beautius!
by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Feb 28, 2011 10:41 PM CST up reply actions
Agreed. Said to myself as I read it, "That's a keeper"
And a porn type reference from McClure was completely unexpected
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 10:42 PM CST up reply actions
agreed after i realized
it said whipped out and on the table and NOT whipped IT out and on the table.
WILDCARD BITCHES!
by justforkicks on Feb 28, 2011 10:44 PM CST up reply actions
the first line
has been scoring like 4+ points every night it seems. nothing not to love.
WILDCARD BITCHES!
by justforkicks on Feb 28, 2011 10:46 PM CST up reply actions
totally
Toews was all like “I’m the law here.”
We like our people!
by cliffkoroll on Feb 28, 2011 11:08 PM CST up reply actions
he's also back to being the points leader on the team
Toews – 61 in 61
Sharp – 58 in 62
Kane – 54 in 54
WILDCARD BITCHES!
by justforkicks on Mar 1, 2011 12:13 AM CST up reply actions
Why are we entertaining the idea of re-signing Sharp?
He’s clearly slacking.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
AND...since he is leading in goals scored, he is clearly stingy
With his good looks, fucker wants all the glory and girls, too.
Without a merry band...He steals from the poor...And gives to the rich...Stupid bitch.
Damn... Hadn't thought of that.
Maybe we can get an exception to policy, and be allowed to trade him NOW!
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
The Real Patrick Kane Twitter Feed ...
sounds more like a fake Kyle Wellwood feed.
by Raskolnikov9 on Feb 28, 2011 10:38 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Love the Cab reference though.
Must be legit.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Be happy
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 10:53 PM CST up reply actions
No doubt about it.
There was some Buffalo, NY talk in there too.
Who’s happier than a Buffalo cab driver?
(a: A Buffalo cab driver who knows it is hockey season and the Hawks aren’t in town)
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
they panned the bench tonight
mostly determined faces, Scott like a kid who knows where the cookies are hidden.
BTW- 4-5 minutes on D may be palatable in select situations. Calgary beat the shit out of the Hawks last game. just sayin’.
We like our people!
by cliffkoroll on Feb 28, 2011 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
"Scott like a kid who knows where the cookies are hidden"
things Eager would have paid people to learn while he was here……
My hockey-related comment: Thowing an octopus on the ice is the dumbest meme in professional sports. I'd rather throw waffles.
by puppetmasterp on Feb 28, 2011 11:31 PM CST up reply actions
Not sure about smarter
I do think that Scott would have just beat the Cookie Monster senseless to get the information about where said “hidden cookies” were.
SCH's optimistic poster
NM's Hawk fan that refuses to convert
by stacie7 on Feb 28, 2011 11:47 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
LMAO
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:50 PM CST up reply actions
I'd put my money on
YES….
He’s proven to be a pretty solid interview. Have you seen Joey the Jr. reporter parlay with Scott? Quite capable, I’d say.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
and Eager often came across as someone
who would n’t think to look for cookies in the cookie jar
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
the commentators mentioned, for both kane and toews
that when either had/have the puck, players tend to focus on them instead of who else is out there (due to trust or whatever but everyone wants to “help” and flocks to them), which leaves opening for other guys, like Sharp, to put the puck in net. agree or disagree?
WILDCARD BITCHES!
Agree
Second City Hockey, come for the Hockey, stay up late for the Nerdfest!
Lighthouse Hockey, come for the Hockey, stay for the the injury report!
There is a problem with outliving your enemies, it usually means that you have outlived your friends as well...
by burpchelischili on Feb 28, 2011 11:32 PM CST up reply actions
that is what great players do
and why putting anyone with a great player tends to make the add on look great too
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
true. i just think the other teams should learn at least a little by now -
how many times have kane + sharp pulled the same exact move and scored – and i actually mean beyond the same moves, its the same positioning as well. you’d think at a certain point, coaches would realize to some degree, what those three will do and spread their focus a little
WILDCARD BITCHES!
the problem - of course - with cheating to the pass
is that Kane and Toews and Sharp (and Hossa) are all very good at hitting a tiny opening when they catch the goalie leaning away to cheat to the pass
I’m sure we’ve all seen that sort of 2 on 1 scenario where Kane ends up ripping a wicked top shelf, short side goal too.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
that is true and i didn't even think of that
so dangerous for a multitude of reasons.
WILDCARD BITCHES!
by justforkicks on Mar 1, 2011 10:02 AM CST up reply actions
Hossa said he had half a net on the shortie
to me, it looked more like half a foot.
you know how sometimes ballplayers say the pitch looks like a beach ball coming up there, and other times like an aspirin?
We like our people!
the old story of the great goal scorer and the scrub
the great goal scorer was quoted as saying “when I rush in, I don’t see any goalie, I just see net.”
the scrub was the quoted as saying: “funny, when I rush in, I see two, sometimes three, goalies.”
But that is a trait of players with a scoring touch – they see net (the target) not the goalie trying to block it. Bad shooters see the goalie.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
On the ice about a foot
but he had a lot of shooting space above the goalie’s leg. I was thinking he should have gone high just because of the open area but hey, it went in. Hossa is officially back out of my doghouse.
39 years of pain (1971 loss to Habs) vaporized by one OT goal.
Stop writing raps
And go play volleyball
by SergeiKrivokrasov25 on Feb 28, 2011 10:42 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Hawkynite, you're not going to be able to fall asleep tonite, are you?
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
can't
have to help my brother move, sort of. the heavy lifting all starts tomorrow tho … man i fucking hate moving. the win helps tho.
"It's The Chicago Blackhawks, man." ~ Jeremy Roenick, June 9th, 2010.
HAWKS ONLY 13 PTS BEHIND THE CANUCKS IN THE PRESIDENT’S CUP RACE
and 3 points out of 11th place in the west
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 10:49 PM CST reply actions
Jesus that's not ok.
Mediocre West my Ass
by ForAllYouYoungHockeyMoms on Feb 28, 2011 10:53 PM CST up reply actions
No.
The West is mediocre. The guys on Vs. said so.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Mike Milbury
can eat a fat bag of shit
by ForAllYouYoungHockeyMoms on Feb 28, 2011 11:00 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
bag optional
Second City Hockey, come for the Hockey, stay up late for the Nerdfest!
Lighthouse Hockey, come for the Hockey, stay for the the injury report!
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by burpchelischili on Feb 28, 2011 11:33 PM CST up reply actions
This made me bust out laughing
"Fuck Pierre McGuire! He looks like a penis with a little tie on!" - My father ladies and gentlemen.
Can eat?
or is?
Tremendously tremendous!
Beautius J. Beautius!
by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Mar 1, 2011 2:21 AM CST up reply actions
The ridiculous part about that assertion
is that there is only 1 team in the West with a negative Strength of Schedule rating (VAN)
and only 1 team in the East with a positive one (NJD).
Last year was even more lopsided (0 neg teams in the West and 1 pos team in the East (MTL) and that was barely with a +0.01 rating). 2009 was fairly balanced, but in 07 and 08 the West completely dominated the East.
That’s how clearcut the difference in strength of the overall divisions is and it hasn’t been close since the lockout.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:01 PM CST up reply actions
what is this stat you speak of?
I’m not particularly stat savvy, but one of the things I very much like about this site is the chance to learn.
SOS (Strength of Schedule)
You can check out my fanpost on the right bar for more info and the formula in the post and comment section.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:36 PM CST up reply actions
yup
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:39 PM CST up reply actions
there's a link to my post earlier in the season that explain SRS and SOS in more detail
It’s a pretty basic stat, but can tell you a lot about the overall strength of team. Current SRS through 62 games suggests that Hawks are among the 5 strongest teams in the league right now.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:53 PM CST up reply actions
Even though
the ranking most of the season didn’t bear it out all the time. I took comfort in the fact that lots of stats said we were still awesome.
Yeah, Corsi stats show the same thing
Hopefully it’s finally coming together.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:57 PM CST up reply actions
Do you have links to all your posts and comments
Are they bookmarked?
Give me bottle of anything and a glazed donut ....To Go
Bookmarked, cataloged and cross-referenced.
Its for a book he’s writing – “NEED: The New Addiction”
Without a merry band...He steals from the poor...And gives to the rich...Stupid bitch.
by hairhelmet on Mar 1, 2011 9:21 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
omg, this had me in stiches
My hockey-related comment: Thowing an octopus on the ice is the dumbest meme in professional sports. I'd rather throw waffles.
by puppetmasterp on Mar 1, 2011 9:36 AM CST up reply actions
chuckled (twice)
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
what no link?
you’re getting lazy CNS…..
My hockey-related comment: Thowing an octopus on the ice is the dumbest meme in professional sports. I'd rather throw waffles.
by puppetmasterp on Feb 28, 2011 11:38 PM CST up reply actions
People know where to find me
I’ll be hanging out in the dimly little, dank, back alley, sidebar.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:40 PM CST up reply actions
damnit
that’s my seedy, unpopulated spot!
My hockey-related comment: Thowing an octopus on the ice is the dumbest meme in professional sports. I'd rather throw waffles.
by puppetmasterp on Feb 28, 2011 11:42 PM CST up reply actions
he's making us work for it
so we are actively searching for his name….needy bastard
WHERE ARE THE TURTLES!?!?!
by LanceFister3 on Feb 28, 2011 11:41 PM CST up reply actions
CNS: It's not just for ChicagoNativeSon anymore...
CNS = Come Now: Scavengerhunt!!!
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
No no no
he is still and ever shall be Chicago’s Neediest Son
SCH's optimistic poster
NM's Hawk fan that refuses to convert
ChicagosNeediestA$$
To make him hip, I added the $$. Like Ke$ha?
Give me bottle of anything and a glazed donut ....To Go
I don't think it is that bad
that they gave up the two goals in the third. While certainly unwelcome, a team like the Wild fighting for a playoff spot at home is not going to just go away quietly, just as we would not in the same situation. So, the hawks bent but did not break, and just kept playing hard.
I think they have turned the corner on this season and the confidence is building. They seem to believe in each other, another intangible missing at the beginning of the year.
They'll have to pry the cup out of our cold, dead hands
The JHC goal was a rookie mistake by Leddy
and I think you’re right, the other one was just hard work by Minny. But I think everyone in Chicago is just sick of seeing this happen again and again in the 3rd period, so whatever the reason, when it happens we just get deja vu and say, “oh, not again!”
But between the ridiculous 3rd period play last night and being able to hold the fort tonight, I would agree that a corner has been turned.
leddy made a few mistakes tonight
luckily only one bit us. There were a few times where I dont know if he was entirely sure what to do.
W.R.E.S.F. Fly Fishing
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by BigCSouthside on Feb 28, 2011 10:58 PM CST up reply actions
Oh I know
That’s why I just stop posting when it gets really intense. I need to concentrate on the game, and I would not have anything good to say. I think we were all saying “OMFG if they lose this one, they just really fucking suck and there is no helping them and see you next year”. But they just kept playing through it, and didn’t panic which seemed different than just a month or so ago.
They'll have to pry the cup out of our cold, dead hands
2 Cents
I know people want to hang that on Leddy, including the VS. announcers. However, watching the replay Leddy was drifting into the slot before Sharp through that puck away. It was a bad turnover at an equally bad time. Even if Leddy was on the blue line I don’t think he had a chance to catch Havlat.
And rightfully should hang
it on Leddy, it was his side of the ice to cover. Rookie mistake and Jesus Christ Havlat did not hesitate!
I'm just curious. I saw you shuffling your chips with your right hand. Can you do that with both hands?
by thepuckstopshere31 on Mar 1, 2011 6:53 AM CST up reply actions
Leddy should hold some responsibility on that play. He can’t cheat in knowing the PP is about to end.
That being said, I was screaming at Sharp on that whole entry. He tried the entry, then circled in the neutral zone, gained speed to enter the zone. Once he did get it somewhat deep himself he lazily dropped the puck back and created that rush the other way.
Chicago Blackhawks: No Longer Rusted Steel on Slush!
shit ... the JHC goal was a Bantam level mistake by Leddy
he does look like he’ll be pretty to very good some day down the road though.
One concern I have – since someone comments here that “he can’t skate backwards” (a rather vital skill for D) I’ve been watching and am starting to wonder how well or poorly he does. He seem to spend a really inordinant amount of time skating forwards and looking back instead of skating backwards looking forward like most D. I am now wondering on that point (at the NHL level, someone is going to notice and begin to exploit it if it continues)
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
If we aren't going to season him inthe AHL, he needs to stay and D and we need to plan on seeing errors
rookies make mistakes like that, if you’re going have him here learning, you just have to put up with the occasional rookie mistakes.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
I haven't noticed that.
I can’t imagine an top two pairing NHL defenseman who can’t skate exceptionally well backwards. I’ll have to look for that.
Speaking of D-men who can’t skate… Was I mistaken when I saw 32 actually racing for a loose puck going into the Hawks zone early in the first period? I commented on it in the game thread but no one else did. Maybe it was 82. I was stunned because I had never seen 32 move like that.
39 years of pain (1971 loss to Habs) vaporized by one OT goal.
I never saw him move as fast as he did
when he came to Campbell’s defense. Boom! Pow!
I guess he was excited.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
I think cliff mentioned this elsewhere
But I about lost it when they panned the bench early in the game. Hammer was wincing in pain (of course), Keith and Soupy were having an intense convo and gesturing, and Snuggles was just staring off into space with a silly grin on his face.
For not contributing much else to this team, he and Turco both crack my shit up.
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Mar 1, 2011 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
I've got a hilarious photo of him like that on the bench
that should be in tomorrow’s CI if Sam goes with it.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
Awesome
Found a screen grab of Scott from that sequence
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Mar 1, 2011 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
The magic of Mario Kart and bonding on the road...
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
I do like games
where DDN, Shooter, and Hoss are just like “ok, enough of that, lets go win now”
And Duncan Keith looking more like…well Duncan Keith. I’m surprised this did not make the wrap. Keith really has stepped his shit up the past few games, he even got the puck on net FOUR TIMES tonight.
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I get a pretty sizable chub...
every time I see Kane drop a saucer pass right on someones stick. Maybe this is a little much, but I really can’t recall someone who is better than Kane doing that. He’s so much fun to watch.
by Northside_Dan on Feb 28, 2011 10:59 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
It is something of a lost art, kind of like a hip-check.
You definitely know it when you see a good one happen.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
The announcers thought his saucer pass
was “succulent”. One of their weirder comments of the night, along with a syrupy play, and Hossa being a moose?
by shinkicker on Mar 1, 2011 7:30 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
That was Daryl Reaugh
He is awesome.
"I have only space enough to add: against the assault of desperate pandas nothing can stand."
-ChicoMaki (channeling Mark Twain)
by HungryHungryPanda on Mar 1, 2011 7:42 AM CST up reply actions
And so was that pass
There was a great view of the replay where Kaner’s pass just got over the Wild’s stick and onto Captain Marvel’s blade.
That Kaner, what a lazy fuck!
I'm just curious. I saw you shuffling your chips with your right hand. Can you do that with both hands?
by thepuckstopshere31 on Mar 1, 2011 9:35 AM CST up reply actions
i personally thought the weirdest was calling Havlet
silent but deadly – because it immediately made me think of passing gas.
WILDCARD BITCHES!
Man.... Tonight was awesome.
The most important things to me:
The aforementioned apparent return of “Duncan Keith.”
The determination, and poise that they are displaying as of late.
How much fun they appear to be having. This, perhaps, more than anything.
Somebody mentioned it somewhere earlier, but go to NHL.com, and watch the reaction of Toews and Hossa following that shorthanded goal… You can see them pause momentarily, as if they were going to leap up and at each other, and then just hug. It was awesome, and I’m really, really happy to see the boys appear to be relaxed, playing their game, and having fun.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Something else I just noticed (rewatching that SH)...
Look at where Toews is located when that puck gets passed out to the point, and watch all of the (lack of) hustle by so many other hockey players on that play.
I love that guy.
(Dat Horsa guy’s alright, too)
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
"How much fun they appear to be having."
THIS. I was skeptical of putting so much of our veteran fire power on the first line, as it has been for the last few games. But that first line has been lethal, and I have to believe that a lot of it has to do with the fact that our stars are genuinely having fun playing hockey again. And that is priceless (and pays off for the fans too).
My hockey-related comment: Thowing an octopus on the ice is the dumbest meme in professional sports. I'd rather throw waffles.
by puppetmasterp on Feb 28, 2011 11:36 PM CST up reply actions
first line now has (i believe) 56 pts in 15 games
pretty damn sweet. agree, they clearly look like they are having fun playing the game and with each other, makes it very exciting to watch.
WILDCARD BITCHES!
by justforkicks on Mar 1, 2011 12:10 AM CST up reply actions
How about winning every big face off tonight.....loved it
I hate to hear these words, "We hope you enjoyed the broadcast in spite of the outcome." I would rather enjoy the outcome inspite of the broadcast.
I wondered why Johnson didn't get any game time until recently, I thought he was great in this department and hasn't dissapointed lately, especially when we've been crying for a center for so long.
"Showin' her my Toews-face!"
Perhaps health related. I heard his ankles are held together with duct tape and bailing wire
He must really love the game.
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
So what's the deal with this Campoli guy?
Soupy’s Italian cousin?
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
by Joe Banks on Feb 28, 2011 11:07 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Mineistrone?
"Fuck Pierre McGuire! He looks like a penis with a little tie on!" - My father ladies and gentlemen.
by whiskeyboy on Mar 1, 2011 1:41 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Thought this exact same thing myself last night, after walking away from the computer.
+1
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Nice.
Tremendously tremendous!
Beautius J. Beautius!
by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Mar 1, 2011 2:25 AM CST up reply actions
Ya hear that fellas? Quick blows all around!
Hooray!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:11 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
with a reverse 360 windmill
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by BigCSouthside on Feb 28, 2011 11:13 PM CST up reply actions
And a forearm over his eyes after pumping up his (ahem) shoes.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
All I can think of now is Rodney in Caddyshack
Hey everybody! We’re all gonna get laid!
God I loved that man.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:39 PM CST up reply actions
ROFL... Yeah, no doubt. Watched the clip, and now I want to watch the movie.
haven’t seen it in forever.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
awesome
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by BigCSouthside on Feb 28, 2011 11:12 PM CST up reply actions
Holy crap
that Datsyuk goal.
Jersey Standings:
Fake WC Kane: 15-9-1 Home Hjalmarsson: 10-8-5 Away VERSTEEG! 8-6-0
Watching the highlights between periods...
Havlat made NO attempt to catch the play on Hossa’s shortie
He damned sure made an attempt to kill the puck after it though!
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
Does the Hollywood cookie taste as sweet, when crumbled? I wonder....
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
People making up fake twitter accounts to take shots at the TofS?
How fucking lame, especially knowing they’re likely readers of this site. I just don’t get it when people post made up shit online and try to pull the wool over others’ eyes. I consider us lucky to have such a great site.
And speaking of lucky – I guess we should be thankful that Campbell didn’t end up sharing a room with Hendry or at least having to schedule a visit with Keith’s dentist.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:47 PM CST reply actions
This requires a caption contest
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by BigCSouthside on Feb 28, 2011 11:58 PM CST up reply actions
All this money, and Duncs still nets more puck bunnies than me. What if....
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Open wide Soupy. I'm sick of stopping these every time you are out of position.
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Wonder what the cap hit is
for the Dental clause in my contract…
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:05 AM CST up reply actions
This is what I would've gone with.
Tremendously tremendous!
Beautius J. Beautius!
by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Mar 1, 2011 2:26 AM CST up reply actions
My 1st thought as well
Without a merry band...He steals from the poor...And gives to the rich...Stupid bitch.
Ya know? I used to play with Hammer so he had to do this shit!
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Puck Snackz
I Haz Em
Without a merry band...He steals from the poor...And gives to the rich...Stupid bitch.
I just don’t get it when people post made up shit online and try to pull the wool over others’ eyes.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 8:41 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe made up accounts are from that Troll a few weeks ago
The one who was banned. Remember? I forget his moniker. dumbshit? dickhead? Anyone?
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detroit
is being merciless, i heard they play their top guys on the power play when they’ve got the lead… tsk tsk what would AV say
Typically when the score looks like that
I believe he usually says that he had to call the time out because Bobby Lou was crying and they had to wait out “The Dagger.”
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If Hawks would won yesterday in regulation
they’d be in 4th after the Kings lose tonight – and still 3 pts of of 11th. What a clusterfuck.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:56 PM CST up reply actions
You are going to give yourself Q's ulcer
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I'm just trying to *publicly* balance my optimism
/no homer
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Feb 28, 2011 11:58 PM CST up reply actions
You can't be the optimistic one
Check my sig – it’s my title.
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I feel like it should say something like
Chief Optimistic Poster, or Most Optimistic Poster
or Head Positive Kool-Aid Distributor.
Hee hee
like this?
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Because of points earned percentage?
Phoenix would still have one point on us.
by aeroplane on Mar 1, 2011 12:14 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Blowing leads sure sucks, doesnt it?
Detroit Red Wings - Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Twins : Axis of Evil
Yes, because of PPCT
They’d have a point on us, but we’d have the better PPCT because we have a game in hand.
Still don’t understand why NHL.com ranks teams by PTS instead of PPCT when their own rules state that PPCT is the 1st determinate in seeding.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 12:29 AM CST up reply actions
So I'm lost
What position are we in?
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Still in 5th
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 12:40 AM CST up reply actions
I'm sure it's on the horizon.
They’re erasing all vestiges of the “Old NHL” slowly…
Points for the standings are next to go. That’s why they’re introducing the PPCT at this point in time.
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I'd prefer PPCT
Tired of trying to account for games in hand. Other sports don’t do it. I guess hockey is unique.
Wait now I changed my mind.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 12:42 AM CST up reply actions
this
i think is untrue… at least according to standings on NHL.com we gave them one point… they’re ahead of us by 2 right now, them bein phoenix.
did they both pull their netminders?
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:04 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Nah
Kings have more overall wins.
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Very true
But that’s changed this year. Kings have one more win than the Hawks, but 7 of their wins are in the SO compared to 5 for the Hawks, so the Hawks are ahead in the tie-breaker.
Hawks in 5th.
ESPN says you are wrong
but ESPN is wrong often so who knows
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Versus says 5th
and we know they get all hockey right the first time
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I'm confused,
I’m going to sit in the corner and color, but the NHL website standings page has the Hawks in 5th and Kings in 6th (at the moment).
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you have some extra crayons?
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:26 AM CST up reply actions
Don't give him your crayons Powrfwd
He’ll just hurt himself. They don’t go up your nose BigC.
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I'd find a way to weaponize crayons
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:29 AM CST up reply actions
are you going to create
a meeshank?
ya it’s bad, i know
Chicago Blackhawks: No Longer Rusted Steel on Slush!
I have lots and lots of them, yeah!
Did you know that there are Crayola crayons called “Beaver” and “Macaroni and Cheese?”
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Um
I was thinking flesh……bad Stacie
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Flesh is a separate color, all by itself.
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Also, for the record (and I didn't know this until JUST NOW)
In 1993 there was a color named “Mauvelous”
This is also when Timberwolf, Macaroni and Cheese, Asparagus and…. “Tickle me Pink” came about.
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LoL. There are also Timberwolf, Asparagus, Manatee, Salmon, and Canary...
I am unaware of a color named “Wild” though…
So we still have no idea what that’s all about.
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I'd rename those colors
mean and endangered, smelly pee, cute and endangered, delicious, and annoying (but maybe delicious?).
No wonder I cant get a job at Crayola.
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:36 AM CST up reply actions
I'd still happily beat one with a sledgehammer while whistling a cheery tune
to improve the PK
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:42 AM CST up reply actions
Perhaps we could replace the dog and occasional kittens
with a manatee?
We did get a player from Florida in a trade recently, and many of them are killed there every year.
How about every time Frolik ALMOST scores, we kill a manatee?
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with a boat propeller
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:45 AM CST up reply actions
Doesn't count.
If we don’t sacrifice the manatee, the Playoffs might become endangered.
It’s a fair, but costly trade-off.
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but they're so cute
have you never swam with one?
I have the whole list, I don't think they'd go for those names though.
Not based on what they have used so far, anyway.
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don't HA me mister :p
I’d rather have you guys be right.
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ESPN still thinks
The Wild will sign Brett Fav-ray to a 10-year contract at the ripe old age of 86, thinking he is the second coming of the Great One. He’ll throw a deep pass down the middle of the rink that promptly gets picked off by Peanut Tillman and taken to the house.
by northernsails on Mar 1, 2011 1:56 AM CST up reply actions
You can't use ESPN for your purposes.
They do not bother with tie-breakers. They just alphabetize all the teams with the same number of points/games.
From NHL.com
If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:
* The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage).
* The greater number of games won, excluding games won in the Shootout (NEW for 2010-11).
* The greater number of points earned in games between the tied clubs. If two clubs are tied, and have not played an equal number of home games against each other, points earned in the first game played in the city that had the extra game shall not be included. If more than two clubs are tied, the higher percentage of available points earned in games among those clubs, and not including any “odd” games, shall be used to determine the standing.
* The greater differential between goals for and against for the entire regular season.
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That third one confused me
I got most of it till it got to where if a third team got involved with the tie.
Hossa for President, no... for GOD!
yeah... had I been drinking, it probably would have made a lot more sense the first time through.
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Tried to explain it yesterday
This might help (or make it worse)
Here’s the link you were waiting for puppet!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 12:35 AM CST up reply actions
Did a used car salesman write this up?
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February is the month of love; I got my Super Bowl, I got my hug and kiss, time for winning streak 'Hawks.
failed lawyers (i.e. congressmen) did it
what scares me is that it all made sense to me
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
isn't the tiebreaker
wins in reg. and ot
(overall wins – SO wins)
I though I saw/heard/read somewhere that Hawks have 29 (not 30) and kings have 28
I’ve been known to be wrong from time to time though /ask my girlfriend.
Does Pavlov ring a bell?
You did that on purpose didn't you McClure?
Nice going
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 12:31 AM CST up reply actions
Downloading the Calgary game from '09 right now
I felt the need to see an epic comeback. I’m bummed they don’t have game 5 vs Preds. That’s the one I really want to see.
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I don't know how that couldn't have made their list of best games from last season
Just the man holding me back again.
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seriously
I was all, c’mon iTunes! why not Game 5?! I downloaded the Calgary game as well as the Olympic games…and the important games of the Finals :D
You realize today is the anniversary of the Silver Medal?
/refuses to call it the golden goal – fighting TPTB at NM
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hmmm
you mean when Parise scored in the last 25 seconds of the Final game purely to troll Canada? Assisted by Kaner, as well
mmmmmm Parise
Soooooo hot on this day one year ago. Oh yeah Kaner was there too.
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Ahnfire I found game 5 vs Preds on Hulu for free
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Same reaction now as I had then (only quieter)
at 13.6 left in the 3rd and at Hossa’s OT winner
Does Pavlov ring a bell?
my reaction then
was major goosebumps
by VerStig on Mar 1, 2011 10:19 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I was so shocked by the ending
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SIDNEY CROSBY
THE GOLDEN GOAL AND CANADA HAS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OLYMPIC GOLD!!!!
Oh yeah, today is one year anniversary of Canada’s GOLDEN moment. Thanks for reminding me stacie. Don’t worry, others should thank you for this.
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February is the month of love; I got my Super Bowl, I got my hug and kiss, time for winning streak 'Hawks.
I stand by my statement
It’s Silver Medal Zach Parise day
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I'm still upset
that we need had a anniversary moment for our silver medal at the Champions tournament (loss to the Zurich Lions).
Proud fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
February is the month of love; I got my Super Bowl, I got my hug and kiss, time for winning streak 'Hawks.
and it was just linked above, yay redundancy
sorry, half screening at work means i miss a lot of comments
WILDCARD BITCHES!
The ad at the beginning
had a poster that said
BRIAN GINGER
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Was doing homework and peeking at the TV
loved the effort and the outcome. They were relentless and quick to the loose pucks tonight. It’s going to be a crazy ride to the final game, for sure!
BTW, the shortie was the cherry on top. Sweet goal by Toews/Hossa. They have gotten some of their swagger back.
"WGN, Channel 9 Cubs Baseball, Excitingly, Importantly, Dramatically Yours." - Jack Brickhouse
LoL... And the team behind them in their division is +22
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The Hawks could do themselves a large favor by winning out through the Panthers game.
Calgary and Carolina are beatable teams and Toronto and Florida are dogshit as far as Im concerned.
Schedule gets rocky after that…
Detroit Red Wings - Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Twins : Axis of Evil
I'd like to see them win-out through the third SCUM game, personally.
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i was going to say through the Det home and home set - but yeah
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
your sig is awesome
and I have a lot of Valium to deal with the next few weeks schedule
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:30 AM CST up reply actions
Thank you sir.
Its going to be a bumpy road.
Detroit Red Wings - Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Twins : Axis of Evil
I do still have a fresh stock of crash-carts too.
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Sorry to double reply...
But can you image how much Valium you would need if it came down to the final 2 games against the Wings and the Hawks had to take 3 out of 4 points?
Detroit Red Wings - Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Twins : Axis of Evil
This would probably shorten some peoples lives.
Detroit Red Wings - Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Twins : Axis of Evil
Don't mind me, just having another heart attack
"Fuck Pierre McGuire! He looks like a penis with a little tie on!" - My father ladies and gentlemen.
fuck Valium
I’ll be on a heroin IV
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by BigCSouthside on Mar 1, 2011 12:37 AM CST up reply actions
Oddly enough... Those are on the crash carts.
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Oh well all... As much fun as I've had coming "home" to SCH, my wonderful wife
would like me to join her to watch “The Empire Strikes Back” and, she’s patiently awaited her turn for the evening.
I’ll try to be around a little bit more frequently during the stretch run. I’ve missed you guys.
See you all soon!!!
Good night!
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Jonathan Toews
He’s better than your captain. That’s all that needs to be said.
Goodnight and drive home safely.
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Saw this, thought of the Kop analogy almost immediately
Because a blog of alcoholics just isn't complete without a Scot.
...I forget the rest, but your mother's a whore.
by Germware on Mar 1, 2011 6:05 AM CST reply actions 4 recs
I love Kopecky again.
I had 1st/2nd line disdain going for a long time.
"Yet you skate like you think wearing it is enough."
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!
he's slotted into an appropriate role for his skill set now
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The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
ouch
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 9:05 AM CST up reply actions
well, sometimes the truth hurts a little
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
I felt the knife
You’ve been biding your time on that one. I’m impressed by your patience and got one heck of a laugh.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
I like the guy as a person, and as a 3rd/4th liner - just not as a 1st/2nd liner
he consistently works hard, and he seems well liked by teammates, he chips in now and then with a very good play, and in a 3rd/4th line role doesn’t hurt you (and indeed hurts you less than most of the alternatives for that role).
He just isn’t 1st/2nd line material, and he does hurt you there.
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The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
Agree
Not only is not hurting us there, I think the time on the 2nd line actually improved his play and it shows now.
Pressure’s off him too, so that probably helps.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
That,
is a nice thing to wake up to…
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by burpchelischili on Mar 1, 2011 6:17 AM CST up reply actions
One of the first things I did today
Was check the standings on THN app. I’d say it made getting up easier, but putting on pants took another 20 minutes.
by shinkicker on Mar 1, 2011 7:17 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
What is this thing you speak of?
paaanntsss.
Nope, no clue.
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by burpchelischili on Mar 1, 2011 8:21 AM CST up reply actions
Pants?
I think it’s something preverts wear.
Without a merry band...He steals from the poor...And gives to the rich...Stupid bitch.
Well,
I’ve heard that the employed use them. Wouldn’t know…/sigh
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by burpchelischili on Mar 1, 2011 10:23 AM CST up reply actions
yeah
getting out of bed and putting on pants are easily the hardest part of my workday.
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by puppetmasterp on Mar 1, 2011 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
boom
I work at home – no pants required.
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Might not want to say that on the internet
just sayin’
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I didn't say I wasn't wearing pants
I just said they weren’t required.
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Pictures!
Or it’s all a lie!
/Chick MaGee
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by burpchelischili on Mar 1, 2011 5:16 PM CST up reply actions
and they've taken
16 out of their last 20 possible points. More of this, please.
I predict that PHO drops out
And the Hawks finish 3rd in points, but get the 4th seed.
My toast is ready. I’m having it with marmalade.
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Nice to see them in 5th
This next game is huge but just waking up and seeing the Hawks back where they belong makes this shitty day that much better!
No team with a season long -2 GD should be anywhere near the top of the conf
Just win the next game...!
so like laarmer was saying
tighten up the PK, right?
see all that skating room out there last night? it won’t be there Wednesday.
Tomorrow night, I’d like to see a good 17 minutes out of Brouwer and Bickell. It’s gonna be physical.
We like our people!
PK was still not that good, it's just that MN can't score.
Mikko was out last night too.
Nick Leddy looked like a teenager on that Havlat goal. Hey Nick, when Crawford is banging his stick on the ice, it means Havlat is about to come out of the box and you need to cover him. Got it. I thought so.
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On one of the PKs, and I think it was the last one
Our D pairing was Campbell/Leddy. Yikes.
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by HungryHungryPanda on Mar 1, 2011 7:55 AM CST up reply actions
Yep
Nothing like trial by fire for Nick. It went something like this on the bench
Q – Hey these are the most important points of the season Nick. Go out there and kill this penalty, and don’t fuck it up.
Nick – Ummmm. OK.
Q (under his breath and behind the ‘stache) – Fucking fuck fucker better not fuck it up or I’ll sit his fucking ass.
Nick – Who said that?
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by laaarmer on Mar 1, 2011 8:13 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
It's a shame that Leddy heard his name called
when I’m pretty sure Q said “Nik”.
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by HungryHungryPanda on Mar 1, 2011 11:01 AM CST up reply actions
You guys have followed this closer and longer than me.
Where does Kane rank (currently / historically) as a passer / set up man on 2 on 1s?
Seems amazing to me.
"Yet you skate like you think wearing it is enough."
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!
I think that's always been his strong point.
He is a pure play-maker, almost like a Wing playing center just like Wilson said of him last year on team USA. Not just 2 on 1’s either obviously. There is a reason he plays the half boards on the PP.
As I watched the highlight of the Hossa sealer, I noticed that Burns did not give it 100%
He may have been tired, but he looked to be quitting and not really trying to get back to help. I’ll bet Todd Richards makes him look at that many many times. He needs to be better than that, although I’m glad Hossa scored.
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I think
the MN players (and ours) were at the end of a very long and frantic shift when that happened. Like Eddie says, its easier to get one last spurt when you are trying to score rather than defend.
Forgot to mention this in the body of the wrap...
But BIG UPS to the Xcel Energy Center’s PA for playing Against Me!’s “White Crosses”, whom Killion and I had just seen the night previous at the Congress.
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Things have changed forever, we're the Ramblin' Boys of Pleasure
Didn't stay for the entire set
I like Dropkicks alright, but their stuff is all samey sounding, and they take the Boston Mick thing just a little too far (as a dirty mick myself I’m allowed to judge that aspect of their aesthetic) . Though the kick drum skin was the Bruins logo, so they got points for that.
And no, I didn’t see the jig dancing Chad frat douche there.
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Things have changed forever, we're the Ramblin' Boys of Pleasure
everyone in Boston
takes the Boston Mick thing just a little too far. That’s what they do — well, except for all the Haitians and Brazilians. but pretty much everyone else.
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by puppetmasterp on Mar 1, 2011 9:45 AM CST up reply actions
Damn Haitian Irish
They forget where they came from.
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a really, really far south piece of the Emerald Isles?
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
Last night's play from the team made me think of last year (in a favorable comparison way)
I’ve gotten several glimpses of it recently. I hadn’t seen much of it this year either.
Now they lulled a bit in the 3rd – but they were wildly uneven last year too
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
Lull in the third
Could have been worse: could have been like the 5-1 blown lead last January in Minny. That’s one reminder we all definitely don’t need from last year.
Last night's 2nd was off the charts good.
"Yet you skate like you think wearing it is enough."
LET’S GO HAWKS!!!!!
DDN = Toews and Kane together (1988 - year they were born and 19 / 88)
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Dammit... Also the year of the album's release.
Everyone dies. It is the only true and lasting justice in life.
CNasS,
would you have the link for the explination post?
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by burpchelischili on Mar 1, 2011 9:52 AM CST up reply actions
I don't link to other people's comments
/waits for the onslaught
CNS: Less funny than Meeshak.
This comment fully supported by the horse I rode in on.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Mar 1, 2011 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
I'll admit it...
I giggled.
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by burpchelischili on Mar 1, 2011 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
Happy Happy Joy Joy
John Scott not only did not hurt us last night, he actually did exactly what he was brought here to do: Commence an immediate beat-down on someone for taking a run at one of our top players. Yes, the hit was mostly clean, and I’m still not sure it was boarding, but whatever. It was Scott’s immediate dropping of the gloves and getting into the offender’s face that was important. Had we seen even a hint of this (as opposed to the show fights) from the beginning of the season, Scott would not be nearly so reviled in these parts.
And the thought that we will be seeing the likes of the DDN breakaway and the Toews-Hossa maneuver for several more years to come makes my pants wet (in a good way).
Even the goals against did not bother me (too much). You’re gonna get rookie mistakes from a rookie, and Leddy seems like the kind of kid who doesn’t repeat mistakes too often. (I will say that it was almost nice to see Havlat’s clinic of a breakaway — from a pure fan standpoint; dude still has major skills.) And the other was simply a bounce onto the right stick for the Wild; the Hawks were pretty much where they were supposed to be and as noted almost kept it out.
If the Hawks continue to show the improvement we’ve seen from game-to-game this last 10 days or so, I see no reason why we’re not looking at a 4th seed.
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it was never going to happen though, with Scott as a forward
since he’s not on the ice with the stars or the guys on the opposing team taking liberties. He only spent a few minutes on ice yesterday, but I liked what he did – clobbering the guy for Campbell, and you’re right, if he had the opportunity the rest of the year to do what he did yesterday, he wouldn’t seem quite as useless.
WILDCARD BITCHES!
Meh,
Crawford let in too many goals…
Should have started Turco.
/Release the Evil…
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by burpchelischili on Mar 1, 2011 9:54 AM CST up reply actions
Turco was shining a small mirror in Laddy and Crawford's eyes during the 3rd period
Give me bottle of anything and a glazed donut ....To Go
in between waving or whatever he was doing on the bench
turco’s antics are so great
WILDCARD BITCHES!
by justforkicks on Mar 1, 2011 10:00 AM CST up reply actions
Anyone notice
Crawford has been playing the puck a bit more? Not “Turcoish” but playing it smart where he knows when and when not to come out
yes
i think this came up in teh last game wrap, or at least sometimes in the last week.
My hockey-related comment: Thowing an octopus on the ice is the dumbest meme in professional sports. I'd rather throw waffles.
by puppetmasterp on Mar 1, 2011 10:12 AM CST up reply actions
He's also been solid with his poke-checking decisions
There was one on either PMB or Brunette (I forget who) last night.
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As far as my uncalibrated eye test can see, lately Crow has been poking more than Ron Jeremy.
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by burpchelischili on Mar 1, 2011 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
If only he'd used it against Havlat
Not to fault him too much, it was a pretty sick move, but if he doesn’t buy the head fake that’s an easy poke check.
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by HungryHungryPanda on Mar 1, 2011 11:04 AM CST up reply actions
it looked like havlat briefly lost the handle on the puck there
and then got it back. Regardless, that was one of the best one on one moves I’ve seen Havlat make. He was never very good one on one, which is why he’s rarely in the shootout.
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Lazy Kaner...
The funniest part of this game, was when Kane was trying to come off the ice with THREE Wild forwards charging thru the neutral zone towards Hawks end; he tries to change up (casually I might add) and the whole bench yelled for Kane to turn around and backcheck (motherfucker!)
… absolutely NO ONE was even close to coming over the boards for Kane.
awesomeness.
by NesterenkosGhost on Mar 1, 2011 11:02 AM CST reply actions
hmm
I saw that differently. I saw a guy over the board and standing there when Kaner turned around realizing that there was a rush right buy him. Woever had jumped the board then jumped back again onto the bench to avoid the too many men penalty
Chicago Blackhawks: No Longer Rusted Steel on Slush!
That's what I saw as well
A guy was ready to go but he leapt back when Kane realized and rushed back.
WILDCARD BITCHES!
by justforkicks on Mar 1, 2011 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
When was that?
I’d like to go back and check it out.
didn't see that...
…however, point being, everybody on the bench erupted in a collective “hey, get back!”
by NesterenkosGhost on Mar 1, 2011 11:37 AM CST reply actions
To the defensive zone, where Kaner once belonged... LoL
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by Spinorama on Mar 1, 2011 1:14 PM CST via mobile reply actions
no, he's whining
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
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