Sink, Florida, Sink: Blackhawks 4 - Panthers 0

The Seabiscuit was #1 star on his own bobblehead night?

And Hossa’s Czech mate Frolik was even better.

have two questions though…maybe i’m just on crazy pills
1. Does Bickell have a shrink? I’ve never seen a man that size get pushed around the way he does and not do anything about it.
2. Frolik…good hands, nice passing, is it me or does his decision making on taking shots seem off? Saw a lot of times, where he had bad angle, or just blindly throwing the puck at the net….course with that last beauty of a pass, I won’t lose sleep over everything else

“Look, we are same! Brothers! Ah ha ha, hey hey!”

Sloppy win despite a 4-0 outcome. Congrats to Crow for the shutout. However, I’m not sure we win that game against a real team. Crawford was doing his best to give up the puck behind the net. If he lets in an empty net goal this could have turned ugly. WTF was going on there? Does he think the trapezoid is a goalie safe-zone? Are his teammates mad at him and not speaking to him? Let’s hope we don’t see another example of that from him, ever. Go Blackhawks!

But as it stands now, the Hawks are not in the best position, but are in a controlling one for the Playoffs.
So here is a list of some middle of the Road Hawks records for the last 9 games, and what it would take the 9th & 10th place teams (DAL & CGY) to bump the Hawks to 9th and out. (points in Parenthesis)

Hawks 3-5-1 (95); CGY 5-0-1, DAL 5-4-0/4-3-2
Hawks 4-5-0 (96); CGY 6-0-0, DAL 5-3-1/ 4-2-3
Hawks 4-4-1 (97); CGY N/A, DAL 5-2-2/4-2-4
Hawks 5-4-0 (98); CGY N/A, DAL 6-2-1/5-1-3
Hawks 5-3-1 (99); CGY N/A, DAL 7-2-0/6-1-2
Hawks 5-2-2 (100); CGY N/A, DAL 7-2-0*/6-0-3

• DAL only owns Tiebreaker when points and Regulation wins are equal. DAL must win two more regulation games more than the Hawks to force this tie breaker.

Now there are other point combinations possible such as the Hawks going 2-2-5 (95) which would require CGY to go 5-0-1 still but DAL could go 4-4-1 and bump the Hawks, but I am trying to keep this to a more typical 9 game outcome (though 3 points games seems like the thing to do these days), and also the Types of wins (REG/OT vs SO) can come into play and force a tiebreaker in some spots with DAL, but I think the big picture is clear.

In a first NHL game, at this stage of the season – I’ll take that.

Duh comments, but the fresher the hawks are, the worse they play. It’s almost like they forget to focus. This next stretch of games are more tightly bunched and so we should see some much better performances and more coordinated team play.

 Your second paragraph had me wondering if you were begginning to feel the effects of sipping from the corn liqour jar.

Good wrap though – the 10 zip codes over was perfect describing the
Eastern Bloc’s game of tic-tac-toe. as you noted, this game had us sitting on the edge of our seats more than we’d care to admit.

By the way don’t try and read anything into “Freddys” debut last night. by the time the game was over it was 5am in Sweded. I’m really befuddled that the hawks dressed him instead of Smith. I’m sure he was napping in between periods

 I don’t think I’ve ever heard of the penalty box called the “box of shame.” ring the bell on that insight.

 Which bring s me to the only part of your analysis that I struggle with. “anything we can do to keep John Scott from skating only five minutes/night…” dog, do you realize what you’re saying? look, I really appreciate Campbell fighting through his injury, but half a BC is not as good a s a whloe Big John. When he’s finished with someone they head to the box of pain.

Yeah I saw Brian’s cute spin-o-rama move last night and realize he brings a little more to the ice than Scott. Actually, outside of hordichuk, the Panthers didn’t have a lot of players who needed to be enlightened of the wickedness of their ways. Coach Q most likely will have Big John kicking some Anaheim booty. Let me ask you something; do you think Parros is looking foward to seeing big John dressed Saturday night?

By the way, chicomaki – I didn’t see your idea for the crest for the Big Bad John fan club. Perfect! You are now co-president. I’ll be at the game on the 4/3. Lets get togehter over a honkers ale and brainstorm.

One last thing – and please don’t respond to this post, I truly can’t help myself, (actually admitting you have a problem is the first step I guess.) All you all who say you can’t think of a reason for Big John’s exisitence, tell me your not on your feet hoolering and laughing when BBJ fires away. Tell me you didn’t appreciate him pummelling Janssen’s pathetic butt. And have you ever given any thought to how badly BBJ’s mom would feel if she read any of your vitriolic condemnations,

Scott could skate circles around all of you. When your a sbig a she is though you go full speed ahead!

Scott must be dressed for Saturday’s game if we are to have a chance – wouldn’t you love to see him kick Getzlafs ass. Getzlaf is one of the dirtiest playrs in the league – he needs to have a talking to – who better than Big Bad John, one hell of a man!

1. puck-possession clinic. more please.

2. simple Jack was pretty visible, looked big, good hustle, stone hands.

3. Princeton the Hawks can use a guy like Joel Marty Reasoner.

showed some rust, for sure, but his minutes logged means he’s probably pretty close to 100%, which is a good thing to be sure.

Also: major props to the Indian for last night’s Dale Tallon daily planner update. Good stuff there, lads.

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