2010-2011 Player Evaluations: Corey Crawford
by Killion on Apr 29, 2011 11:30 AM CDT
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On most teams, a rookie stealing the number one spot from a veteran goalie is something of a shock. It ought to be one of the main story lines of the season... but not for the Blackhawks. After Niemi took the spot from Huet last year, we were treated to the same story again this year as Turco simply didn't work out the way we had hoped. Corey Crawford didn't exactly come out of nowhere like Niemi did though, he's been billed as the Hawks "goalie of the future" for a while.. even if he did lose the back-up job to the Finn last year. Crawford had a few cups of coffee with the club prior to this year but had only put together a 1-3-1 record while seeing time in 8 games. Turco was expected to get a lot of starts but with his likely one and done contract, a lot of eyes were on Crawford to see if he'd be ready to take the #1 job in 11/12. After nearly getting the Hawks a third Calder finalist in four years and backstopping the team to the playoffs... I'd say he's about ready.
Contract Status: Restricted Free Agent (2010/2011 Cap Hit: $800K)
Positives: There's a lot to like here. While there were plenty of people worrying about the loss of Niemi.. only the most boneheaded hang on to that lament after seeing Crawford step into the starting role this year. The numbers between the two are damn near identical and that's with a far more consistent Sharks team in front of Niemi. Crawford proved to be the quick athletic goalie we had heard about. While he didn't have many games that he outright stole for the Hawks, he gave a chance damn near every time he was given the start. Crawford was only pulled twice all year (once in Florida and once in the abomination that was the 5-0 loss to Dallas). He also proved he could (reasonably) handle a strong workload. With Turco faltering and the Hawks needing every damn point they could get down the stretch, Q was forced to ride Crawford hard. For the most part, Craw lived up to probably even the highest expectations one could have had for the rookie netminder.
Negatives: Only a few here, some of which you can't completely blame him for. Obviously, the stretch towards the end of the season took its toll on Crawford. He simply looked tired at times in February and March. He had played a similar number of games in other leagues but at this level it zapped him. He was able to rally back to finish the season strong and have a solid playoff series.
While he doesn't posses that wanderlust that doomed Turco one too many times, Crawford can get out of position and lose his post. Make him scramble a bit and there is a decent chance that a spot will open up on his blocker side. Rebound control can also be an issue at times, though not a major problem. As I mentioned before though, he hasn't quite learned to steal a game. He'll make solid saves but didn't come up with too many highlight reel ones.
Defining Moment: We can go two ways here. The first is just to say his moment was finally grabbing the starting gig and then running away with it. I think he ended the season with 34 consecutive starts? The Hawks needed a workhorse and Crawford was up to the task. For a guy who has spent probably far too long in the AHL, it was great to see him get his moment and go for it.
However, I think what Crawford will really be remembered for was going toe-to-toe with Roberto Luongo in the playoffs and getting the better of him. While Borat had two solid games to start the series, he was also chased twice before being benched. Meanwhile, Crawford kept rolling and even made some brilliant saves of his own, such as this one against the Sedins:
I remember another great moment where he made three saves in rapid succession, including finally gloving one from his stomach... but can't find the video. I'm sure one of you can help me out.
Final Grade: A-. I don't think we could have really hoped for more from Crawford. While it wasn't exactly a brilliant season, it was a great one for a guy just getting regular time in the NHL.
Outlook: With Brent Seabrook locked up already, Corey Crawford is already identified as the Hawks #1 priority. The goalie market probably won't be quite as deep this summer as it was last year but there's still a few names that will be looking for a deal. He'll definitely need a raise though and hopefully the Hawks can find something manageable. Crawford still needs tuning but luckily it seems goalie coach Stephane Waite is in the middle of a groove. If the Hawks sign him, and there's little doubt that they will, Crawford will be all but guaranteed the starting gig from the start of the year and hopefully give us our first goalie controversy free season in the past couple years. And won't that be nice?
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3 saves in rapid succession
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj9bR8fqKRk
Craw daddy gets sick with it.
by Skags on Apr 29, 2011 11:37 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought that was when we were destined to win
Crawford had no business making that save. The good news is that I can let my mom know that all this destiny talk is bullshit and that, at 42, she should give up on me becoming a doctor.
The fourth dimension will collapse in upon itself, bitch.
I have
a good friend who started med school in his late 30s and at 50 has a successful practice. Nothing’s impossible.
An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it. (Jef Mallett)
Did my mom send you?
How much did she pay you? I make much more. How much for you to tell her some things are impossible?
The fourth dimension will collapse in upon itself, bitch.
You sell yourself way too short
Skags.
We all have a price; mine is quite high, hair. But we should talk. I can help in many ways.
/he says with thick eastern-european accent
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DESTINY! DESTINY! NO ESCAPING THAT FOR ME! DESTINY! DESTINY! NO ESCAPING THAT FOR ME!
39 years of pain (1971 loss to Habs) vaporized by one OT goal.
by Badgerdano on Apr 29, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Absolutely sick.
God if Sharp had buried that PP goal these saves would be the stuff of Legend. Not that they won’t be for awhile anyway…
Welcome home, Craw!
I know this isn't the Sharp thread ...
but man that guy was a total spaz since February.
by Billy Charlesbois on Apr 29, 2011 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
That last glove save
you almost heard him say
“…MUSTTTTT…… GRAB!”
You must have me confused with someone else, I have never been to Chicago.
[whispers] I sexually assaulted Scottie Pippen in 1997.
Wait - Laaarmer is Powdered Toast Man, and DocPepper is Stimpy?
I better hide my opera records!
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
I love the wishful thinking
regarding a goalie controversy.
But the nature of the beast is such that if Crawford shows any wavering and Salak (or whoever might wind up as the #2 — and for what it’s worth, I hope it’s NOT Salak — he needs to start regularly to continue his development) comes in and has a decent game or two, the debate will be up and running. Backup goalie is like backup quarterback. Unless your starter is flawless, there will always be those clamoring for “the other guy.”
About the best we can ever hope for is to avoid a return to “The Great Goalie Debate” of 09-10. Or that Crawford comes out of the box hot and stays that way.
An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it. (Jef Mallett)
Even if Salak played well, there would only be controversy if Crawford really, really shit the bed.
If Crow is resigned he is the starter, and somebody would have to forcibly take that job. I think you’re overestimating the potential for a goaltending debate next season.
Unless of course Crow gets away, in which case we are royally fucked.
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by HjammerTime on Apr 29, 2011 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
That would be a disaster.
of epic proportions.
by putmeinthemadhouse on Apr 29, 2011 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I think you're underestimating
the meathead quotient.
Your point is valid, but reality and common sense are not the issue when it comes to matters such as this.
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Dear Stan:
It just occurred to me that before I left, I added Corey Crawford’s fax number to the speed dial directory on the machine in the big office next to the conference room. I think it’s in position #7. Or was #6?… maybe you’d better check it first.
Your Pal,
Dale
by Gate3anuhHalf on Apr 29, 2011 12:04 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
i kept waiting
for this guy to break down and doom the Hawks. Never happened. Not one extended bad stretch. remarkable.
talk about getting lucky two years in a row.
like a lot of goalies, don’t be surprised if he drops off a bit next year. the Hawks should be prepared to tighten up the D.
If he was 1-3-1 before this year, that win was a shutout- I remember. In fact, it was part of a string of 3 consecutive home shut-outs by 3 different goalies (Khabi, Huey, Crow) during the failed 2008 playoff push. That’s some good team D. Let’s see some of that next season.
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It was indeed a shutout
Against the Ducks, who were the defending Stanley Cup Champions at the time.
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by Killion on Apr 29, 2011 12:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
uh...apparently AV is up for the Jack Adams award
…
by putmeinthemadhouse on Apr 29, 2011 12:22 PM CDT reply actions
He found ways to beat Calgary-Minnesota-Edmonton and Colorado.
You have to be a great coach to keep your team up for games like those.
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by HjammerTime on Apr 29, 2011 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Honestly I think we're overstating this
No argument that Van’s division opponents are weak, but…an NHL team only plays 32 of its 82 games against divisional opponents. It plays a total of 72 games against conference opponents and after all the Western conference as a whole is clearly the stronger one right? And the Canucks this season didn’t just run up the best record in the whole league, they did it by a comfortable margin.
They also led in most goals scored, fewest goals allowed, best power play, best faceoff percentage, most wins at home and most wins on the road. They were tied for second in penalty killing. All despite a whole bunch of injuries which forced them to use 13 different players on the blueline this season. Imagine if the Hawks had had to use the 5th-best D from Rockford or whatever?
The guy’s a whiny piece of crap, no argument, but the award is based on the regular season and that is one helluva piece of regular-season coaching work.
by Paul the Fossil on Apr 29, 2011 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I think your math is a bit off
24 (6 games X 4 opponents) games against division, 40 (4 games X 10 opponents) games against other divisions in same conference , 18 games against other conference (12 teams once, 3 of them get the home and road).
Although to your point Vancouver only had 8 more games against the other teams in their division than than the Hawks.
what an insult
to actual great coaches like Bylsma and Trotz but even more so for snubbed coaches like Boucher and Lemaire. AV for Jack Adams, what a load of horseshit.
i call everyone 'bro' regardless of gender or age... which makes running into old ladies at the grocery store kind of awkward.
that award is for?
best whining in a supporting role?
by photoboy on Apr 29, 2011 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
What a joke that is
If he could have pulled out that record with a weaker roster, then I could understand. His teaming winning the President’s trophy when they’re the best team on paper says absolutely nothing about his coaching.
Coaches like Barry Trotz are the ones that need to be looked at, not jackasses like AV. Shit, he got outcoached by Q in our series. How is that deserving of the Jack Adams?
What I want to know is why the Nucks were so much better this year?
I mean, they added Hamhuis (sp?) and subtracted SOB, but what else? The main group is pretty much the exact same guys, isn’t it? And yet they played with dominance for most of the season. How come? (I know—Lu is further back in his net and they’re supposedly more disciplined with the penalty thing this year. But that leads to the President’s trophy?)
"Dave was there!"
"Dave's a killer!"
"Dave's a mess."
Depth
Depth up the middle, especially with Malholtra was huge.
Depth on the d-line. Salo was on the top line for the Canucks last year, he was on the third d-pair this year. Last game last year the Canucks were down to 4 defensemen. This year they could field at least 8 or 9.
26-27 deep in players that could play in the NHL. So they could handle injuries better then the Hawks. Anybody the Hawks could have called up were already up this year.
Of course another big reason was Cory Schneider as the backup. You don’t usually win that many games from your backup goalie…
I don't know if it accounts for everything
But you indicated the lack of moves. It’s amazing the effect familiarity with your teammates has on success. Why do you think the twins always play together? Because they’ve known each other and played together so long, they can practically read each others’ minds out there.
We turned over practically half our team last off-season, and while it wasn’t a tremendous drop-off in talent, it certainly was a drop-off in experience and familiarity. As a result, we struggled to find consistency all season. Just a thought.
Well its not as if they came out of nowhere...
…after all they had the 5th-best record in the league a year ago, and had no significant age issues in their lineup. Any team that’s within spitting distance of the top can plausibly get the rest the way with a few tweaks,
by Paul the Fossil on Apr 30, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
IIRC
their d was shot in the playoffs last year.
turnstiles.
saw some of that even this year.
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so what are we thinking?
Jimmy Howard-type deal? I certainly think a Nemo-type would be over paying.
On board with Team Live Bad Ass
A Nemo-type deal was overpaying for Nemo.
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by McClure on Apr 29, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I'm going to green this.
Agree 100%.
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by 10thMountainFire on Apr 30, 2011 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions
$2.25 like Howard (or maybe even $2.5) would sound about right to me
Niemi money was a foolish deal for the Sharks
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
That was DW's revenge factor into overdrive
Coudn’t hose us completely on Jammer, so that was option B.
I truly feel DW was after Nemo all along... he knew we couldn't let Hammer go
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Is $2.0 for 3 years
feasible to sign him at?
by Chris Roberts on Apr 29, 2011 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the Hawks will be gun shy about 4 yr deals for goalies for years to come.
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
$2.0/year is quite doable - $2.5/year might even be doable
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
I have to quibble on the not a brilliant rookie goalie season assessment
He’s not Ken freakin-Dryden fer chissakes.
What more did you want from him?
I’d give it a ‘brilliant’ (but a ‘Guinness ad brilliant’ not a ’let’s start looking for the spot for his HHOF plaque brilliant’)
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Cup is ours until someone takes it from us.
It needs more cowbell.
Given how shitty the D was
Crow is the reason we even made the playoffs in my opinion. I say it was brilliant.
you might be sick, but you feel alright to me.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 29, 2011 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think the D was that bad ...
I think the forwards fucked up the transition game so badly that the Hawks’ D-men had to readjust their entire philosophy on the fly. I still would put my money on the Hawks defense over most other teams in the NHL right now. If Leddy keeps getting tighter and Campoli quits his day job as Head Chef at the Olive Garden we may be running 3 of the most solid parings around.
by Billy Charlesbois on Apr 29, 2011 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really defensively.
Outside of those two 500K guys at the beginning of the year, the defensemen weren’t that bad defensively. Hawks “d” didn’t have as good an offensive year this year but defensively there were even or better from last year.
I might put up a post on this. Not really seeing a lot of real analysis from what went wrong this year…
I think a different Dunc
A shittier Hjalmarsson and Boynton on the ice for the beginning of the season is a shitty D. But yes the forwards refusal to backcheck contributed as well.
you might be sick, but you feel alright to me.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 29, 2011 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions
We have all offseason
I’d love to see what people can come up with. I’m not confident I’ll have much time this summer to do my own stats work but I’m certainly going to read other people’s.
This would be interesting
There is evidence in SA/G no?
And Dunc’s +/-, not just compared to last year, but the past 3.
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by cliffkoroll on Apr 29, 2011 9:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm on the plus-minus part
I’ll post it later today. I did plus-minus relative to the team for the whole team for 2009 thru 2011. Then I broke out Dunc’s stats.
Preview: Eye test = stats on Dunc
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Agree but...
“As I mentioned before though, he hasn’t quite learned to steal a game. "
I think he was all set to steal the series against the Canucks since he’s the only reason the Hawks were a better placed shot from Sharp from winning Game 7.
stop bringing that up
never mention it again….Never! Ever! AAAAAAAARRRRRRGG!!!!
by Gate3anuhHalf on Apr 29, 2011 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
They no right whatsoever to be in that game that late
Not the way the team played overall compared to Craw.
Or a fast whistle
On Brou….
And agreed with the kudos for Craw. He more than “took over” the #1 spot. He owned it and set up base camp for what I hope will be a long time. It will be nice not having that be such a ? before this next season, unlike the unknown of Marty this year.
Is a Sedin trying to say something from Dave Bolland's back pocket?
Solid young dude and has
earned his wings in his rookie season.
“The men want him back. I want him back.
Reinstate the man!”
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by thepuckstopshere31 on Apr 29, 2011 1:58 PM CDT reply actions
Wouldn't it have been a 4th calder candidate in 4 years?
Toews
Kane
Versteeg
by LavalPhantom on Apr 29, 2011 1:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Versteeg was not chosen as a Calder finalist
by Paul the Fossil on Apr 29, 2011 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
You're right
I actually forgot Toews was nominated. Oops
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by Killion on Apr 29, 2011 3:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Weren't
Toews and Kane nominated the same year?
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He has been a great surprise.
I would love to see him here for many years and bring home Lord Stanley’s Cup multiple times.
He was way better than Nemo post to post in my opinion and in positioning. The only knock I have on Crow is he doesn’t get up too quickly when he gets low(butterfly, lays down for a save). Alas, the kid is a stud. Stick around.
you might be sick, but you feel alright to me.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 29, 2011 2:49 PM CDT reply actions
That's the only knock I have on him, too.
There were a few times in game 7 where I thought it was game over because he couldn’t get up fast enough. Luckily, at least one (very memorable) time, he was able to make the save from his ass (or stomach).
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by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Apr 29, 2011 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Crawford was so solid this year ...
that there’s almost nothing to talk about. Definitely need to secure him for the next few seasons.
by Billy Charlesbois on Apr 29, 2011 3:34 PM CDT reply actions
Totally not about Crawford
But if Atlanta moves to Winnipeg this summer, looks like either the Wings or Columbus would move to the East. And the Wings would probably kill to move… I totally didn’t even realize this. Yay? Nay? Personally, I’d miss the Wings.
This would be a horrible move for the NHL.
5 of the Original 6 would be in the East and fantastic NHL rivalries with the Blackhawks-Blues and Avalanche would be ended. The Wings are always bitching about their travel schedule but when you look at their records over the past few seasons, it doesn’t appear to be holding them back at all.
So fuck them. Let Columbus move.
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"The Wings are always bitching about their travel schedule"
Really? That’s ridiculous. If anyone has any sort of gripe about their travel schedule, it’s the Avs. No team has to travel further for any game than them. Sure, the Oil, Flames and Nucks are out there, but they’re out there together.
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by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Apr 29, 2011 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
The Red Wings and their fans complain all the time. This isn't new at all.
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I'd never heard of that.
Absolutely ridiculous.
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by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Apr 29, 2011 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember about 25% of the fans live in Detroit
have to cut them some slack as look at what hand they were dealt
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The Red Wings complain
that there aren’t more road games. They don’t want to get the hell out of Detroit
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Dallas has it pretty rough too
Middle of the country – Pacific Division.
Although, I’d say folks in Chicago, Columbus, Nashville, and St. Louis have a gripe as well – 3 times a year, they each have to go to Detroit. If that’s not hell, I don’t know what is.
Yeah, Dallas does have it tough
I did read though, that the Avs (and maybe the other teams in Denver) are the furthest away from their closest opponent out of (i think) any pro sports teams.
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by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on Apr 29, 2011 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Denver to Minneapolis is 914 miles
Dallas to Phoenix is 1065 miles. Dallas wins that one by 151 miles.
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but Dal to Den is only 795
maybe they should be in the same division, switch the Nucks to the pacific and go from there.
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From a rivalry standpoint, that would make sense for Dallas.
Dallas-Minnesota? Natural rivals. They’re still pissed off up there about Norm Green. Dallas-Colorado and Dallas-Edmonton? Long and contentious playoff history. But Dallas being in a division called “Northwest” probably makes less sense than Dallas in the Pacific.
I don’t think Vancouver would like it, though. Even though it would make sense for all of the teams in the Pacific time zone to be in the Pacific division, I don’t think they’d want to give up their regular-season rivalries with Calgary and Edmonton up.
If there were a way to put Dallas in the Central division, maybe if Detroit (please! I don’t think Dallas wants to see them six times a year) or Columbus moves East because of a move by Atlanta to wherever, I could live with that.
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BTW, it's 633 miles from Dallas to St. Louis and 665 to Nashville, which strengthens the argument of putting Dallas in the Central
Heck, Dallas to Chicago is a shorter distance (967 miles) than DAL-PHO
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I approve
The folks here in C-bus could really use a playoff appearance (if you can call the sweep in ’09 an appearance) more than once every 10 years. And getting shipped over to the EC should fix that problem.
And as an added bonus, I could finally cheer for the hometown team a lot more, given that many fewer of their games would have an impact on the Hawks.
Someone on the Flames blog posted this
http://www.thesportsbank.net/core/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/nhl-teams_map.jpg
It’s kind of interesting to look at and see all the ways you can break up the teams and divisions. It would be cool to somehow get all the Original Six teams back in the same conference. Sadly the three Western Canadian teams sort of mess that up (instead of East and West maybe something like North and South).
I count 2 Original Six team in the West.
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Here's what I came up with assuming the Jets move back to Winnipeg
As for Divisions, Toronto would become part of Central, Nashville would move to SE, Washington would move to Atlantic, NYR would move to NE and Colorado would move to renamed Pacific (SouthWest).
I’ve numbered each division by distance between teams. Obviously the teams out West are at a disadvantage. The way to overcome this would be that each conference would get a 1,2,and 3 division. This means that each team would travel about the same as the other teams in their same numbered divisions.
Now if the Thrashers move instead of PHX, you could put Dal in the SE. If both teams move, there will probably need to be more reshuffling.
Some of the things I like about this:
1. the Original 6 teams are in 2 divisions, 3 in each, possibly both in same conference.
2. Travel is spread out between the conferences.
Things I don’t like:
1. Bettman
2. Also Bettman
3. some regional rivalries will be split up. e.g. NYI v. NYR, NJ v. NYR, Buf v. Tor.
4. It will never happen because the people in charge don’t care about what I type on a Blkhwks blog. The teams in the Eastern Conference would hate to do this financially because they have a big advantage over the west in terms of travel costs and fatigue.
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Tell the Eastern Conference boo-frickin'-whoo.
Let the Rangers or Devils or someone up there play out of Dallas in a year. Then they can whine about travel and fatigue (plus games on the coast starting at the time people in Dallas are getting ready for bed).
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wings moving east?
you cant be serious.
by putmeinthemadhouse on Apr 29, 2011 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Move PHO to Hartford
Problem solved.
Is a Sedin trying to say something from Dave Bolland's back pocket?
That's
in addition to ATL to Winnipeg, in case that was not clear.
Is a Sedin trying to say something from Dave Bolland's back pocket?
Please don't move ATL...
I haven’t missed a Blackhawks game there yet (as the Thrashers, not the Flames).
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Not my call
I like things the way they are. Sadly, I don’t make the decisions :p
I was just responding to the handwringing over Scum moving east.
Is a Sedin trying to say something from Dave Bolland's back pocket?
Agreed that
none of us are in control of it… I just get frustrated at how often people say there shouldn’t be hockey out here. If I lived in phoenix/could get the time off from Uncle Sam I’d go to all the games I could afford to go to… just to support my local team, unfortunately as it is I can usually only make it to the Hawks games. Although I do make it to those, wouldn’t ever wanna miss the Hawks. The thought of having my only option to see my most favoritest team in all of sports be to travel to some far off land, is kind of disheartening.
Sadly
The league seems ready to move it, at least based on what the scuttlebutt is. It seems they are talking out of both sides of their mouths, saying they will do what they can to keep it there while not so quietly making other plans. Sucks for sure :(
Is a Sedin trying to say something from Dave Bolland's back pocket?
Atlanta is probably going nowhere. It’s just TSN conjuring up shit once again.
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It's not just TSN I've seen reporting about the possibility of an Atlanta move.
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So this thing has legs?
/grabs Hawerchuk jersey
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I was there
And I distinctly remember Luit getting to his feet and going completely batsh-t crazy, he was complaining to the refs that they should’ve blown the whistle after his mask was broken. Awesome game.
There's no way even Gary fucktard Bettman would do that.
5 of the Original Six in the East and one in the West (Hawks)? Even Bettman wouldn’t be that fuckin stupid.
Or would he?
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by 10thMountainFire on Apr 30, 2011 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
This save in Game 7 was one of the best saves I’ve ever seen in a game of that magnitude.
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I think it was a great save
but at the same time, Kesler didn’t elevate the puck. He had Crow dead to rights and put it in a spot that Crow could make a save. Yes it was great, but at the same time it was also Kesler not finishing.
Crawford has been great this year. The only thing I don’t like is when he ends up on his belly or down and there is a scramble, he doesn’t always seem to try to get up.
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truthfully
Kesler had far more net than Sharp and that was the game
doesn’t make me feel better though
by Canuckslicknutsak on Apr 29, 2011 8:45 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Awesome name there
Really, pretty much says it all.
Ray Ferraro on Niemi tonight:
“It looks like he’s eating soup with a fork out there … no idea where the puck is.”
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"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
Wings and Sharks OT
Detroit – Rafalski
San Jose – Couture
Proud fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
And some guy I've never heard of wins it.
(And Rafalski? Really?)
"Dave was there!"
"Dave's a killer!"
"Dave's a mess."
by Preacher000 on Apr 30, 2011 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
So the linesman accused of stealing the game-winning puck
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
I don't believe Miller has it anymore
but whoever has that puck right now knows exactly where and exactly what it is. It’s not like it’s “lost” and will eventually turn up in the attic of an elderly grandmother’s bungalow in Berwyn. My hunch is Steve Miller gave it to someone, probably not long after he left the ice with it in his pocket. There’s enough heat on him that if he still had it in his possession, by now he would have found a discreet way to arrange its miraculous re-appearance.
If this story continues to snowball, as I sincerely hope it will, the pressure will soon be enough to convince whoever is holding it to cough it up like a Luongo rebound.
Of course, the thing is that he was interviewed about it back in January, according to the PD story, so he should have come forward about the fact that he had at one time had possession of it then.
The NHL pulling him now makes it look like he has something to hide.
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Well there was this
article as well, which I think is fairly recent? And so could potentially be the reason the NHL finally took “action.”
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I think that is the article that was referred to in the PD article about him being pulled from the playoffs.
If it is, that was back in January. If so, why is the NHL taking action now? This whole thing make no sense.
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No just realized the PD article says the date was this month
Miller was featured in an ESPN.com “Outside the Lines” story on April 21 that explored the whereabouts of the puck Patrick Kane(notes) shot to win last year’s Cup in Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks. Not sure why I was thinking January.
Must be the pain pills for my possibly broken wrist.
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I first article was from January I believe (the Flyers one)
Possibly?! Hope you’re wrist is ok!!
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
It's the 2nd bone I've broken in six months without an accompanying accident of some kind (left foot at Thanksgiving), so that is a concern
And I’m a little young for osteoperosis. And the oncologist swore my calcium levels were okay when I had my full blood panel in December. So it’s a big mystery right now.
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Yikes!
Vitamin D? I’ve had rheumatism since I was a kid, and that’s one of the things I always need to keep an on to keep bones from getting brittle.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Possible. I'm a redhead, so as you can imagine, I avoid the sun (which is hard to do in Texas, lol)
I’m sure all kinds of tests are on tap this coming week. I just hope they can figure it out. I’m getting really sick of breaking things.
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I can imagine, sounds awful
Good luck, and I hope its nothing serious.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I first article was from January I believe (the Flyers one)
Possibly?! Hope you’re wrist is ok!!
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
no idea how this posted twice
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
yes exactly, haha.
at least it was just once, there was one time where i had 5 reposts, which was a little weird.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw a tweet earlier...
Apparently he’s being reinstated/reactivated/whatever by the league.
He’ll be on standby the next game, and will be on ice for the next Tampa Bay game (I think).
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions
After nearly getting the Hawks a third Calder finalist in four years?
How could Crawford not be considered?
I call bullshit!
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I still don't understand how Couture (sp?) is still considered a rookie?
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
And Niemi wasn't allowed to be last year?
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Niemi wasnt eligible because of his age
I think the cutoff was 26 years old, or something like that (also depends on the month)
SCH's resident 8 year old
by LanceFister3 on Apr 30, 2011 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Must be 26 or younger by 15 September of their rookie season.
The Markov rule – see my post below. Dallas Stars fans are VERY familiar with that rule.
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Interesting bit of trivia - Markov was a member of the Soviet team that got their butts kicked by the Miracle on Ice team.
In other words, the idea that he was a “rookie” in 1990 was bullshit.
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But wasn't Tretiak the goaltender on the ice
Memory is always subjective, but I seem to remember him being beaten during that game. Good guy, he was a goalie coach for awhile for the Hawks back in the day.
I didn't say he was the goalie. He was a member of the team.
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if i recall, he was ineligilble by just a month or so
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It has to do with the number of games played the season before.
“To be eligible for the award, a player cannot have played any more than 25 games previously in any single season, nor have played in more than six games in each of two separate preceding seasons in any major professional league.” Of course, there is also the age requirement – the nominee must be 26 or younger by 15 September of their rookie season, because Sergei Markov was 31 when he beat out 19-year-old Mike Modano for the award after playing for the Red Army team in the USSR previously.
Couture played exactly 25 regular-season games last season. Apparently, there is nothing in the rules about playoff games.
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well that's silly
The playoffs should be taken into account
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
It's San Jose. They knew what they were doing.
Just as Montreal knew what they were doing with PK Subban last season.
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yeah for sure
I’m hoping it goes to Skinner.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Although Crawford was my choice if he had been nominated.
That was bullshit that he wasn’t.
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In my mind Skinner should be the winner hands down
he really makes the most of those figure skating skills. Prettiest goals of the year.
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
I really wasn't surprised (during the ASG? or was it that late season game against the Hawks?) when they said he had a figure skating background.
It definitely shows.
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I think they brought it up during the ASG
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
I wouldn't mind if Grabner won either though
doing great on the Islanders, with only 4 of his 39 goals attributed to powerplays. That’s pretty damn awesome.
I’ll just be pissed if Couture gets it since I don’t consider him a rookie at all.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Grabner is an interesting story since he was a waiver wire claim. I'm sure Florida spent the season kicking themselves for giving him up.
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Wow, didn't know that
I’ll bet – though I guess there’s no guarantee he’d flourish as much there (in terms of minutes, chemistry, etc…). I’m excited to see where the Islanders go in the future actually, they’ve got some really good guys on the team, some new pieces and I think they could be really good.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
and he's still just a baby
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes for sure
I had a feeling he wouldn’t be but was still upset when it didn’t happen for him
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions
He should have been. Goalie is the most difficult position, which makes what he did for the Hawks even more extraordinary.
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Agree
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
GIVE ME A GOAL PREDS
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This is brutal to watch.
I feel like the Canucks are being totally outplayed at times, and Nashville just can’t put it in the net.
Guess that’s how they felt a couple games against Crawford…
How about Erat getting his ear split by a Weber blast and coming back a few minutes later? Pretty gutsy.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah preds were swarming the net at times
and they just couldn’t get it in until the fluke.
I couldn’t believe he came back so quick, he got hammered.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
"fluke"
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
ask and ye shall receive!
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Great
late save by Rinne to keep them in the game. God that guy is good.
He has been amazing
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
A fluke goal?
Really? It was a softie. We have grown accustomed to seing this from Lu that past several years.
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Apr 30, 2011 10:38 PM CDT reply actions
Freaking Bieksa
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Weber v. Bieksa
Would be an awesome fight.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
that would be a fun
I’m enjoying the preds physicality
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
It’s amusing to see a team that takes Vancouver’s flying elbows and gives them numerous clean vicious shoulders in return.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I like that they aren't resorting to those tactics
but are damn effective playing clean
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
No it wouldn't
Bieksa’s a pussy, which was amply demonstrated after Ladd opened up his face and he immediately went looking for a ref to bail him out. Gutless punkass.
The man is on fire
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Whoa great save Rinne!
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
Upon further review... Bieksa blows too.
What terrible placement by him.
But my god. Rinne is a beast.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
well yes
Bieksa blows too.
That goes without saying =p
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
on the replay
he basically had that side of the net fully open since Rinne was down, so terrible placement for sure.
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, he tried to go far side for some reason
Even though that’s where Rinne was sprawling.
Short side and the neanderthal would’ve had a goal.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
So easy Bieksa could do it.
Wait, what?
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
At one point, Canucks were diving so often, I thought I was at Sea World
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
I especially liked Kesler's dive during the scrum in front of Lu
He got a glove in the face and a full second later he reacts and goes down.
Acting!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
they look like dolphins going after mackerel
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The only thing better than Nash beating Vancouver in this series
would be if every game they win is on a controversial call.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
now now
that’s not whining its a smart strategy, remember?
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
That was supposed to be italics not a strikeout
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
taking lessons from a Sedin
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought
you were working on your latest relevatory fanpost!
We like our people!
by cliffkoroll on Apr 30, 2011 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure what it reveals
Might have to pass the charts off on you.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on May 1, 2011 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Speaking of cavemen, here's a classic case devolution...
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:29 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Somehow, I don't think Raffi is bright enough to light a 13 watt bulb
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the resemblance is uncanny
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Even Keith Jones sucks Kesler's dick
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Apr 30, 2011 11:33 PM CDT reply actions
Jones has gotten infinitely better in the past couple months.
I used to wish for a run-by face punching for him, but now he’s tolerable.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
anyone got a feed? mine has gone bye bye
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Just take a nap and try again in an hour
This game has triple OT written all over it.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I feel like Luongo is going to get bored
and let in another soft goal.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm hoping for a 100 footer
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
i want it to go in off a canucks stick
for maximum pain
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe Lu will get bored and score on himself?
by girlphoenix on Apr 30, 2011 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
that would be even better
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Or a Sedin
i want them to be rendered useless – not score any points until the one they do is in their own net
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll take that Weber hit on Burrows
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I could watch that again and again
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Apr 30, 2011 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It is a thing of beauty.
I’m developing a serious man-crush on Weber.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
And that is what we call a clean hit Vancouver
I could watch that and and Bolland on Hamhuis over and over
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions
The Predator's offense should consist of this:
Feed it to Weber.
Let him blast it.
Rack up the injuries for the Nyuks.
Profit?
I give him 100 style points for that.
That was simply an AWESOME save.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
"He was breakdancing!"
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
holy shit how did that not go in?
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Silver lining
We thought our PP was clown shoes.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:46 PM CDT reply actions
Canucks have only had 1 powerplay tonight...
IT’S A CONSPIRACY!
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
They look eerily similar
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Apr 30, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Cropdusting?
lol
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Halladay, Oswalt, Hamels, Blanton, AND LEE!! HELL YES!
My two favorite football teams have a "Gould"en kicker
It'd suck to see him play against the Hawks for years to come...
But I kinda want Weber to stay in Nashville.
He’s awesome and I like watching him.
I could watch that hit on Burrows over and over again.
Weber’s definitely become one of my favorite non-Hawk players.
Does anyone else get reminded of Versteeg watching Kostitsyn?
Man, they guy doesn’t ever dump the puck in and always makes one too many moves when he should be putting puck on net.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:51 PM CDT reply actions
Kostitsyn is worthless it seems.
At least VerDerpsteeg would shoot it.
Does Kostitsyn have a shot yet in this game?
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
According to NHL GameCenter
Both teams have 0 SOG thru 5 periods.
But Kos actually has 2 – and that whiff right there
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
definitely see the tendency to sometimes stickhandle too much
and subsequently lose the puck
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by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Boys are getting way too tired now
going to see some really sloppy hockey
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
Weber could do a Geico commercial with no makeup
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not liking the beard
but I still think he could be the Brawny paper towel guy
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
I like it simply because of how dirty it looks.
He looks like he should be drinking Listerine on a corner somewhere.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
or not!
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by justforkicks on Apr 30, 2011 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Lots of "woooo!"-ing going on.
Awesome.
What a game.
by transienthawk on Apr 30, 2011 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm enjoying their woo-hooing
first win first time in second round has got to feel good.
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by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
sounded like the woo's were echoing
got pretty quiet in the stands pretty fast
SCH's resident 8 year old
by LanceFister3 on May 1, 2011 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Busy donning their hats.
They only got 1 power play, after all.
Must mean the NHL wants someone in the Central division to win it all.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Could it be another team they are playing is disciplined!
The Preds were one of the 2 teams with less PIM then us. Just saying…
I didn't really see much of anything that was missed
was a pretty disciplined game from both sides
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
I couldn't tell if Kesler's stick to Klein's face
was totally on accident. Obviously the initial contact was because he was just following through… but the extra jabbing motion was meh.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure each side has a few they could bitch about
the reffing wasn’t blatantly biased towards either side in my opinion
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
Oh, no.
In that respect, I totally agree.
It was a well-called game. And I don’t know what you could possibly call Kesler for on that play. It just looked ugly.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions
There was bitching about the TMM call
but hey it’s hard to complain when you have that many guys on the ice at once
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
I counted 7 Canuck players.
There is nothing to bitch about.
They missed one a few minutes before then too. Also on the Canucks.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Kesler looked like Tim "Dr. Hook" McCracken there
But I’m sure it was completely “accidental”
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by ChicagoNativeSon on May 1, 2011 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions
In slow-mo
It looked like a bitch move by Kesler.
And the Kesler love on VS makes me wanna puke.
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by ChicagoNativeSon on May 1, 2011 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions
I was hoping the Preds would score on a Kesler turnover
just to shut those fuckers up
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by LanceFister3 on May 1, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
ditto
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on May 1, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Zero goals in the playoffs. Count ’em … zero.
Who’s he supposedly checking this series, David Legwand? One of the worst playoff debacles in history – 41 goals to zero.
Proud fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
Woo!
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Woot!!!!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:58 PM CDT reply actions
I think Lu just asked the same question
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by ChicagoNativeSon on May 1, 2011 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps his next nemesis team
will be the Preds. Pretty soon he’ll be pretty much be a stiff against every team in the league.
...drink your big black cow, and get out of here..."
by The Fearless Freep on May 1, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Or at least the Central
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on May 1, 2011 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
well I figured you were implying that they needed Schneider to play
as far as they have said he was just cramping up, not injured
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
Allright - I'll stop...
But I am curious down the road (game 3) if Lu’s back up is ready
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Woooo, yay Preds
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My two favorite football teams have a "Gould"en kicker
LUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
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by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2011 11:58 PM CDT reply actions
Fucking fantastic
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Apr 30, 2011 11:59 PM CDT reply actions
I'd like to think I helped the Preds win.
As soon as I go to turn on a stream I see sad Sedins walking off.
Borat in his favorite position...
…prone, face down, on the ice after being rung up on the glove side.
Beautiful. Fucking beautiful.
...drink your big black cow, and get out of here..."
by The Fearless Freep on May 1, 2011 12:01 AM CDT reply actions
Do they sell bobbleheads of him in that position?
I would buy one.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
Bobble-but
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet home Chicago!
(Short sale pending)
by ChicagoNativeSon on May 1, 2011 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
But for real...
It could just bobble against the ground… It’d be like he was smashing his face on the ice in frustration.
I repeat… I’d buy one.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
And it would come on a box
the Bob-ble Head Case
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet home Chicago!
(Short sale pending)
by ChicagoNativeSon on May 1, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Cha-
Ching!!
...drink your big black cow, and get out of here..."
by The Fearless Freep on May 1, 2011 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Who has some extra money lying around.
We could totally sell these in any city except Vancouver.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
It could always bobble towards the net and back
Lu’s on his stomach looking back at the puck in the net. Like so many pics of him
Lord Stanley's new home is Sweet Home Chicago!
Call up Jay Blunk
maybe they’ll have a give away of it when the Nucks are back in town next year.
...drink your big black cow, and get out of here..."
by The Fearless Freep on May 1, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I want to see the Preds in the Finals
my only reason is to see how long Weber’s beard can get. It’s like there’s a cat hanging on his chin.
SCH's resident 8 year old
Reminds of Klondike Cornelius
from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
...drink your big black cow, and get out of here..."
by The Fearless Freep on May 1, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Close
It’s Yukon Cornelius
White Sox: We're All Ineffective
Halladay, Oswalt, Hamels, Blanton, AND LEE!! HELL YES!
My two favorite football teams have a "Gould"en kicker
It's trying to get at the bird's nest
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet home Chicago!
(Short sale pending)
by ChicagoNativeSon on May 1, 2011 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
and score!
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
What is this?
Versus is showing more hockey? The World Championships?
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
yup!
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
The players are much smaller
at the Worlds
Lord Stanley's new address: Sweet home Chicago!
(Short sale pending)
by ChicagoNativeSon on May 1, 2011 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Skille is there!
He does a lot of skating really fast and totally failing to score.
was just about to say that
had no clue he was there!
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions
they are actually saying his name quite a bit
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
We've seen that movie before
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on May 1, 2011 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Good for him.
Here’s hoping he scores.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
did he go into the net yet?
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
1st two periods
Is this a tape delay? It says it’s the first right now.
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
OK
I thought I was missing something here.
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
are there any other guys we should know here besides Skille?
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
looks like there are at least 3 rangers there
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Mathis Olimb
Scored the winner for Norway in their victory over Sweden.
It was a historical goal for us Norwegians.
by transienthawk on May 1, 2011 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Our "favorite" conspiracy theorist/goalie is there.
But Conklin didn’t play today. Looks like he’s backing up Montoya.
ooh thanks for letting me know
since i don’t like suspense I just checked the scores
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions
hah
I spoil myself for everything I possibly can. I hate surprises and can’t take the suspense.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
that is disappointing!
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
by justforkicks on May 1, 2011 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Just got home to see the highlights
Thoughts:
1. Looks like Hamhuis still “got dis” against his former teammates
2. Eerily reminiscent of our Game 5 against Nashville last year, maybe this is how the hockey gods pay them back?
3. The "woo"ing at the end of the game sounded very Ewok-like
It seemed like once they realized you could hear their woo-ing
they just kept doing it louder and louder
It doesn't hurt to be optimistic. You can always cry later.
It is extremely excruciating for me to root for any team in the playoffs
even against the Canooks….Sucks so bad.
Whatever though, as long as I can still root for Datsyuk, it’s all good. I love that guy (no homo).
by HattrickKane on May 1, 2011 1:10 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
Cue the press conference
Nashville had 100% of the power plays in OT … and more yaddaness from the ever red-faced Gillis.
17 goals in 9 playoff games Vancouver. What a wonder offensive juggernaut you have become.
Proud fan of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks and the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers.
"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
Yaddaness? - love it. - Yadda, yadda, yadda
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
Aw, man, i fell asleep a few mins into the first OT.
There are some who call me........Tim?
Tremendously tremendous!
Beautius J. Beautius!
by allyouyounghockeyplayersoutthere on May 1, 2011 5:14 AM CDT reply actions
FUCK VANCOUVER
That is all!
Preemptive Palomino, lets talk political stuff elsewhere .
Second City Hockey, It's not just about Hockey, it's Blackhawks Hockey!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on May 1, 2011 10:58 AM CDT reply actions
Loud cheers in the Pony from all corners last night when Nashville won in OT.
Detroit Red Wings - Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Twins : Axis of Evil
Bar at Belmont and Ashland...first place the Hawks took the Cup when they got home from Philly.
Detroit Red Wings - Green Bay Packers - Minnesota Twins : Axis of Evil
looks like the clownshoes PP has become an epidemic
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
Since I'm not getting the meteor, I'm hoping for OT
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
Uh oh... it appears Niemi is a good goalie.
My Father's name is Jack, and my Mother's name is Daniels...
Its like
we could field half of a playoff quality team with all the guys we got rid of in last summer…
The fourth dimension will collapse in upon itself, bitch.
Not in the last series
He was awful, seems to have righted himself this time.
Assuming we sign Crawdaddy again
I’d like to see a new helmet on him. Nothing wrong with the current helmet; just like to see something more badass.
a crow theme
would be sweet.
as in the animal, not the fictional character. although that would have its own merits as well.
The feathers on his current one might be a nod at that.
by putmeinthemadhouse on May 2, 2011 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I love the feathers. But he could do with a more exciting helmet
too bad the full black is already taken by hiller.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
I think a badass helmet would be like
An all white/cream like the old school ones, with markings and holes that reference the old ones as well. If done right, would be fucking cool.
by putmeinthemadhouse on May 2, 2011 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
that's true - could either be cool or awful
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams
The Craw rocks
I love this guy – I think he is going to develop into a solid minder – just has to work on those easy goals
Jesus, what did the old man trade for these assholes, a used puck bag?
by RockyMtnHawksFan on May 2, 2011 4:14 PM CDT reply actions
actually correction
he HAS developed into a solid net minder
Jesus, what did the old man trade for these assholes, a used puck bag?
by RockyMtnHawksFan on May 2, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
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