Oilers @ Blackhawks - Third Period Thread
by Killion on Jan 2, 2012 9:15 PM CST
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PrintSome brand new steps and some weight to lose. Gonna roll this joint, gonna get down low. Round and round and round we'll go. Wham, Bam, Birmingham, Alabam' don't give a damn. Little Rock and I'm fit to top. Ahhh, let it rock.
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new period
New start
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:18 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Dear Blackhawks:
Please Score lots of goals in the 3rd period.
Thank you.
"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger"
Phew, at leas the Canucks tied things up.
They capitalized on a… wait, let me check… it’s called a ‘power play’? Apparently it gives one team an advantage and allows them to score relatively easily.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
a power play?
Never heard of it…. Or seen it for that matter
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:22 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Am i the only one who
Feels like they come out ready to kill this period?
by BodomSlayer on Jan 2, 2012 9:21 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Based on what, exactly?
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
they've had pretty good thirds this year
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by Dunkdropsa2 on Jan 2, 2012 9:22 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
let's make that trailing statistic
5-10-1 por favor
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:25 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Ugh. They'll show that replay all week now.
"They took the bar! The whole f*cking bar!" --Bluto, Animal House
by ilikeanactivestick on Jan 2, 2012 9:27 PM CST reply actions
hhhhhhhhhhggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jan 2, 2012 9:31 PM CST reply actions
I don't like the way this is going
:(
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:32 PM CST via mobile reply actions
How’s that reality check working out Hawks fans?
Forgotten game? It was fluke? Apparently not.
When you write shit like that it usually comes back to bite you right in the ass.
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i'm lost
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jan 2, 2012 9:34 PM CST up reply actions
gotcha
but he’s wrong. this game is nothing like the first one.
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jan 2, 2012 9:36 PM CST up reply actions
Well the score isn't 9-2
doesn’t mean we won’t lose this one, but it isn’t as craptastick as the unmentionable game.
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very true
doesn’t mean that can’t happen, but it is unlikely to.
positive thinking!
it's only one goal to tie
a little over 12 min left
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OK so now two
but we can still do it
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lets go hawks!
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
To a casual observer...
…it appears as though the guys in blue and orange are playing better than the guys in red.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
I think it looks that way from the advanced observers too
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Nucks/SJ going into overtime.
Nucks take the conference lead if the Hawks don’t get to OT.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
good for them?
/cookie
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jan 2, 2012 9:36 PM CST up reply actions
Just an update for those who care about the standings.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
standings mean nothing unless you are fighting to get into the playoffs
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jan 2, 2012 9:38 PM CST up reply actions
Dont' care about what they do.
Care about what we’re doing, or not doing as the case may be.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:38 PM CST up reply actions
VAN can have the Presidents Trophy again if they want it
I want the one they don’t have!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jan 2, 2012 9:39 PM CST up reply actions
Wow you can't even get the standings right
They’re sooooooooooooo complicated.
by LavalPhantom on Jan 2, 2012 9:45 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
The WGN raido guys were blasting the Hawks forwards for their lack of defensive effort
During the second period break.
Specifically the slowness to return to the D zone after the blue line turnover that led to Ed’s 3rd goal. Quoting "That would not have happened against the Red Wings because you know they have the skill. Well guess what, so does Edmonton.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:37 PM CST reply actions
How're the guys who predicted the Hawks come out for the kill this period...
…feeling about their prediction?
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
well arent' you smug with 12 minutes still left on the clock
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
how many times a game thread
does this need to be said?
by YouFeelShame II on Jan 2, 2012 9:40 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
this
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jan 2, 2012 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
I said it once
until now he hasn’t been trollish
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whenever the hawks are losing...
it’s gotten old
he isn't the only one who gets negative
he just seems to be the only one everyone concentrates on
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he just seems more closely resemble a troll than many of the cliff jumpers
I have a FEVER and the only prescription is MOAR DAGGER!
The Enemy's Gate is Down
ignore or hey counter attack with some stats/facts
just like you would anyone else
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I can't name one guy
Who’s had a good game. Let’s just move on to the next.
by LavalPhantom on Jan 2, 2012 10:03 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Sharp looks good
doesn’t necessarily mean he played well
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the difference is, does anyone ever say kane looks good in the way you mean Sharp?
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:06 PM CST up reply actions
i mean on this board of course. mom's always think their kinds are cute, no matter how gross
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:09 PM CST up reply actions
in that case.....
he has his moments. but definitely not in the same category as sharp IMO
there are def some random moments where i think he's cute, and then i wonder if i'm nuts
with sharp i never wonder
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
so i'm not alone thinking kane can be cute?
i was worried there for a lil bit. my friends are all like “yeahhhhh, no.”
no you're not - he definitely has his moments
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:15 PM CST up reply actions
i think the helmet/hat is key - you are correct
though i did enjoy when he had the full head of curls
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:43 PM CST up reply actions
Just fuckin leave will you?
by LavalPhantom on Jan 2, 2012 9:39 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions 1 recs
I really really want to see
A string of a Hawks player name here about 30 seconds before I get happy now!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jan 2, 2012 9:38 PM CST reply actions
wow
spectacularly bad timing, but i applaud the effort
Once a Hawk, always a Hawk?
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
Wow, nice goal.
Can’t even be mad
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
Not Crows best night.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:39 PM CST reply actions
Ex-Hawk with the nail in the coffin
Unless we have the best 12 minutes I’ve seen yet this season
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:39 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Eager. Sigh. Figures.
"They took the bar! The whole f*cking bar!" --Bluto, Animal House
by ilikeanactivestick on Jan 2, 2012 9:39 PM CST reply actions
boooo
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
Ben. Fucking. Eager.
Crawford beaten.
By BEN. FUCKING. EAGER.
It’s Emery time.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
no
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jan 2, 2012 9:40 PM CST up reply actions
yay
edmonton is to us as the ducks are to the sharks…except not in our division
by putmeinthemadhouse on Jan 2, 2012 9:40 PM CST reply actions
and waylon'd!
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
by Coz_Bulls_Fan on Jan 2, 2012 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
had to check to see if the post was deleted
no, it’s a waylon
instant replay’d
I have a FEVER and the only prescription is MOAR DAGGER!
The Enemy's Gate is Down
yet we all know
who he’s referring to
by YouFeelShame II on Jan 2, 2012 9:42 PM CST up reply actions
If you are trying to reply to mhsilver
do not go to the personal attacks – people here can be wittier than that
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Let me amend this
I really really want to see
A string of a CURRENT Hawks player name here about 30 seconds before I get happy now!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jan 2, 2012 9:41 PM CST reply actions
the whole team is stinking up the joint tonight
by JDawg84 on Jan 2, 2012 9:41 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Wow
Sutton and Eager looking like sharp shooters!
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 9:41 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Ladies all around Chicago
Are deeply pissed off about this remark!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jan 2, 2012 9:42 PM CST up reply actions
Theyre just such great shooters ya know?
Snipers in fact.
How will we ever beat big bad Edmonton?!?!?!?
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 9:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The game against a weak opponent following a big win against a top team...
Will be lost due to a ‘let down.’
Is this part of the formula, happening a lot.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:42 PM CST reply actions
And now we can't fucking solve Dub whatever
Nice swing to this fucking game.
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 9:42 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Chicago Blackhawks,
Official slump busters of the NHL!
What a horse shit game. Bad passing, bad penalties, Carcillo is wearing out his welcome with STUPID shit., and no offensive pressure at all! And what the fuck is Scott doing playing against one of the fastest teams in the league?
No worries, this was the plan all along!
and it isn't over yet
could get crappier, or hey maybe we can score a few more and win this thing
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by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jan 2, 2012 9:44 PM CST reply actions
Toews is going to fucking MURDER you now.
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
Get the clown shoes off and let's score three.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:44 PM CST reply actions
Now would be a fucking FANTASTIC time for the PP to show up
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:44 PM CST via mobile reply actions
OMG. This is the most violent game I've seen in a while.
What the hell is happening?
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by ilikeanactivestick on Jan 2, 2012 9:45 PM CST reply actions
We get to watch
4 minutes of futility rather than 2. Come on Hawks and score some fucking goals!!!!
No worries, this was the plan all along!
4 minutes of swift retribution!
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
that was a dirty high stick there
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
I am strangley somewhat Happy the Captain is bleeding
Only because two PP goals tie the game.
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Jan 2, 2012 9:46 PM CST reply actions
this
is depressing
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
Toews bleeds awesomeness
I have a FEVER and the only prescription is MOAR DAGGER!
The Enemy's Gate is Down
Can the Hawks set up a fuckin PP???
Or do we dump and chase and lose possession for 4 minutes?
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 9:47 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Worst special teams in the league.
Coasting on talent, nothing resembling an effective system to be seen.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
Last chance.
Let’s see if they can find out how a power-play works.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
Why the hell is Sharp back on the point!?
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:47 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Crowd not hapy.
Don’t blame them.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:48 PM CST reply actions
Anyone remember
the last time this team scored a dirty goal around the net?
No worries, this was the plan all along!
They forgot how.
Around the 2010 regular season.
They love being pretty. Maybe after the game they can go get their nails done together.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
going the misogynist route now.
you never fail to disappoint.
Wow
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
Woof
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:50 PM CST via mobile reply actions
And the story of the game
Their long PP = 2 goals
Hawks long PP = Bupkus.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:50 PM CST reply actions
Can't wait to see how we handle Philly.
Yikes.
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 9:51 PM CST via mobile reply actions
we'll probably show up...
I’m not that worried about Philly.
Purple Hayes!
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:51 PM CST reply actions
Hey the kid remembers how to score!
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:51 PM CST via mobile reply actions
This game is being lost because the ‘Hawks lack size, physicality, and the snarl that the likes of Ladd, Byfuglien (regardless of what the 3 tell you he was important to the Cup run), and Brouwer (although I’m not his biggest fan).
All the ‘Hawks have is Bickell and this team will be eaten alive come playoff time if Stan Bowman doesn’t address this by February. The ‘Hawks are the Washington Capitals of the West where they love to run up and down the ice but never the little things that enables them to win. Not grit, no championships. It’s that simple.
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Of course he is
He declared the season over after opening night
by CjSax on Jan 2, 2012 9:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I don't disagree, but shutup.
It ain’t over yet and I still have a childlike belief in miracles.
Somebody make someone a sandwich!
If they lose, it's cause they can't score a PP goal to save their lives.
Nothing to do with size and grit.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
Somefuckinghowitwentin!!!!!!!!
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
HAYES!
Turco was good, but Crawford has a force field...
damn my feed is slow
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
Clown shoes can redeem itself.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:52 PM CST reply actions
Critical penalty
NOW CAPITALIZE!
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
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Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
It would be nice if this team could score on the PP
You know, just for variety’s sake.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
Decline the PP!
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:53 PM CST via mobile reply actions
alright my feed has got to be at least a full minute behind
or more.
but HAYESSSSSSSSSS
Yay, 2 more minutes of impotent PP time.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
3 mins left in the game
How about two mins of dump and chase PP to get things tense!??
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 9:53 PM CST via mobile reply actions
JIMMEH!
"They took the bar! The whole f*cking bar!" --Bluto, Animal House
by ilikeanactivestick on Jan 2, 2012 9:53 PM CST reply actions
WTF Bruno?
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:55 PM CST reply actions
Minute gone
One obvious Sharp shot, except 20 feet out.
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 9:56 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Hayes Bolland Hossa
Really?
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:56 PM CST reply actions
Here's an idea:
DIRTY GOAL
Just shoot and scrum the net you overly pretty fucking re-res.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
they tried that
it didn’t work.
it doesn’t work every time.
I mean, they literally tried in in the last minute.
In the last minute
In desperation
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 10:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Do we have the worst PP in the league yet?
Cause it looks like it tonight.
WTF.
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 9:57 PM CST via mobile reply actions
So much for that
/prays for last minute miracle
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:57 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Kane
So Close.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:58 PM CST reply actions
Worthless PP.
Seriously.
Whoever is in charge of the ‘system’ for our PP needs to be fired.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
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Isn't that Kitchen?
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 9:58 PM CST up reply actions
Whoever it is.
Send him out in the street, don’t both with the courtesy of letting him clear out his locker.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
It's a courtesy earned through performance.
They can mail him his shit if they feel like it.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
The world is ending
I agree with you on something
I have a FEVER and the only prescription is MOAR DAGGER!
The Enemy's Gate is Down
The Ottawa Senators just won again in OT on the PP.
The Ottawa. Fucking. Senators.
They can score an important goal, but not the ’Hawks.
It also helps when you have guys like Chris Neil and Milan Michalek willing to go in front of the net. Which is something they borrowed from Detroit which is where their coach was from.
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NEVER
and it is because they don’t have grit and for no other reason.
what's so great about grits?
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
so what you are saying is
it’s the condiments with the assist that make the team not the grit goals that do
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No, you need both...
…I do think that goals scored for an NHL player are sometimes overrated….it’s the assist that creates the goal, not the guy credited with the G.
You can't spell team without me
Wait that’s not right
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Whoops, key word missing there
“Often”….it’s “often” the assist that creates the opportunity and deserves more weight than the “G”….DERP
I was just being a smart ass
have to find some humor somewhere
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Way to make it interesting hawks
Wouldve been nice if you’d shown up for the entirety of the first 59:48.4 minutes
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by chisoxfan1473 on Jan 2, 2012 9:59 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Kane needs to figure shit out
I can’t remember the last time he has really made a difference in a game.
No worries, this was the plan all along!
So much of this. Not worth $6.3 m. Not even close.
He’s more consumed by scoring off the ice.
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"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:10 PM CST up reply actions
so that time when he and hossa were lighting it up while toews was in a slump mean nothing
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:10 PM CST up reply actions
Mr. October. Lovely.
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"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
and Toews was Mr. November, but he's the bestest ever right?
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
gasp!
are you suggesting there is hypocrisy in our raving opinions? how dare you!
oh never, how could it be!
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:22 PM CST up reply actions
A simple tabulation of total points this year will illustrate why Toews is held in higher regard than Kane this season.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
39 in 39 versus 36 in 39
OMG the gap is enormous!
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:19 PM CST up reply actions
No
But one of them is performing now, when it matters, while the other had a hot start and cooled off dramatically.
Guess which is more worthy of praise?
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
and one of them had a cold start and then heated up dramatically. It happens.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:22 PM CST up reply actions
I agree.
You asked why people are praising Toews, while not giving Kane credit for his earlier performance.
Its because starting off hot and cooling down isn’t as impressive as starting off cool and heating up, performing better and better as the games get more and more intense and highly competitive.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
whether its now or later, toews has a bad game or month and it always gets handwaved away
but with anyone else they get put on the trading block immediately. Its a double standard I don’t like but maybe that’s just me.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:29 PM CST up reply actions
awesome. i feel like there needs to be a kaner support club or something
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
Butting in but I totally agree
He seems to get it the worst from the fans and the haters whenever he gets on a slump. Granted, his nine goals right now are a bit of a disappointment, but he’s still on pace for ~57 assists.
Also, considering how he was tossed around all season from center to wing and then back to center again, all after recovering from wrist surgery… not going to say the slump is justified, but I’m willing to let this play out for a while longer and give him the benefit of the doubt that he will turn this around before saying he’s a useless piece on the team that needs to be traded.
why indeed
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:52 PM CST up reply actions
That was kind of my point
But hearing all this “TRADE HIM” from various fans and blogs just because he’s not producing makes me roll my eyes until they feel like they’re going to pop out.
I'll butt in too
I’m pretty sure there are 29 other teams that would love to have Kane, confidence is a great thing to have and right now Kane doesn’t have it, score a lucky goal or 2 and he’ll be fine
he doesn't need a lucky goal
he’ll score one with skill
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His confidence is definitely an issue
Because he’s just waiting too damn long for those shots otherwise he’d have a handful of goals already.
At this point, I’ll take even an EN from him if it means it gets his confidence up. You can see the frustration but I really think it’s just a matter of time before the pucks start going in.
December 18 against the Flames
And it was a PPG too…
so 6 games ago. and he's had at least 2 assists since then, maybe more?
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:09 PM CST up reply actions
3 or 4 assists I think
But they aren’t all primary assists, or major plays. He’s slowly picking up assists, but I’d rather see a confident Kane play but not produce as much than someone that quietly collects points.
He was doing so well with Hossa at the start, defensively much better and still confident even on a slump that maybe he just needs to play with Hossa again to get the spark going.
yeah agree. i do see him making some good plays, but it hasn't been leading to anything
even tonight, he’s protecting the puck really well, holding on to it through a bunch of defenders – gets to the net, and nothing. he just needs to finish it off and quickly.
he really was on a roll until hossa got moved to spark toews. i’m hoping hossa goes back to his line – even the few seconds they had tonight that was due to a line change looked really good in that short time.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:19 PM CST up reply actions
Hossa is essentially the best fit for Kane at center
Because he’s probably more comfortable because of how defensively responsible Hossa is, and that in itself probably makes his game better because he’s more at ease, which results in better plays and decisions.
He should just shut down his brain completely when he plays so that there’s no more hesitation and just play based on instincts alone.
I see the same thing
he waits, waits, waits and then nothing, I understand patience with the puck but sometimes you gotta just let it fly
like the Seabs goal the other day
Just shoot it – it might get through
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He looks scared to make a play
Because he doesn’t want to give up the chance, but that’s ultimately what he does by waiting for support. He really needs someone to give him a pep talk or something and give him something to be more confident with his game.
yea me to. anything to get it going
i feel like he either waits to pass, or to get the perfect placement to get to the net. but he’s just gotta let it fly – let someone else get the rebound if need be. But its like a vicious circle – he’s waiting to shoot because he’s not confident in his ability to shoot to get a goal, and he’s not getting goals because he’s not shooting.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:02 PM CST up reply actions
It’s no longer even a debate as to who the better player is and in a couple of more years the ’Hawks will make sure Toews is taken care of whereas Kane may be laft in limbo and possibly dealt.
I’m not too sure Stan Bowman will want to give Kane $6m+ for his efforts.
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they are completely differently players, but the reactions to when toews does well and kane doesn't
are completely over the top. Efforts don’t guarantee production.
And I disagree with you a lot pretty much.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:25 PM CST up reply actions
This
Kane is not allowed to be in a slump according to many here while Toews can start every year in one and people usually don’t care.
I love Kane’s effort and even if he needs to come out of his slump I am happy as fuck to have him signed for the next three years at 6.2M. And to have Toews too.
by LavalPhantom on Jan 2, 2012 10:29 PM CST up reply actions
glad i'm not alone in thinking that.
i highly doubt the slump will last for long and there are still 42 games to go.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:31 PM CST up reply actions
or for much longer i should say
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:32 PM CST up reply actions
While I can't speak for anybody else
I understand that players have slumps and that it’s just a part of the game. I think some people just, maybe not expected, but were looking for Kane to make that jump (whatever he considers it to be) that he talked about in the offseason and preseason.
Sure he hasn’t produced goal wise like he has in past seasons, but he has been producing more in the helper column than I remember. Yes I am frustrated with his lack of scoring and what seems to me some time a hesitancy to shoot, but I know that eventually the dam will break. I just hope it’s sooner than later.
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Yeah I hear what you are saying but imo,
1) still 42 games left to go in the season, and he can pick this up significantly still
2) if i wasn’t seeing an effort from him, i would be pissed/upset, but i don’t. i see him working hard and doing better defensively (though still with some lapses), but things aren’t going his way.
3) he started out and slowed down, which is unfortunately, but I highly doubt things will stay this way, and as you said, the assists are still coming
4) there was actually an article with quotes from him talking about the slump and his confidence. i do see some of that hesitance to shoot – but i see him taking more shots now, so that’s a step in the right direction.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:44 PM CST up reply actions
and Mr. December and so on. He has 22 goals, Kane has 9 the same amount as Andrew Brunette.
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and 27 assists, many of which got Hossa to the tally he has now, and helped him on his streak
Yeah Toews is doing well now, but that span of time he wasn’t it was just no big deal. Kane is in a slump, but its time to trade him, right?
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:21 PM CST up reply actions
Not now, but in time (like in 4 years) ....
Hossa has the been the main reason for his totals, just like Toews deserves the credit for his season.
9 goals from Patrick Kane is not acceptable no matter how you try to spin it.
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I'm not saying its acceptable, and I don't he's going to stop at 9
And of course Hossa and Toews deserve credit for what they are doing – but they didn’t do it alone.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:26 PM CST up reply actions
players go through scoring droughts...
heck, look at the drought Kopitar just broke out of. 17 games without a goal.
Personally, I’m happy to see Kane looking better these past few games. And his defensive game isn’t the mess it has been in years past.
I agree
I see Kane as more of a passer and playmaker than goal scorer anyway, though he’s a very good shooter. I was really trying to get hawksXX to defend another of his ridiculous, bombastic assertions. There are only 29 other teams in the league who would love to have Patrick Kane at $6.3 million.
i know on the twitters
Fels said he’s ready for the Kane at center to be done, and once we get a 2nd line center that’s fine by me. But I actually think he’s looked better there then at wing (defensively/possession/chances with the puck) then he did on Tazer’s wing (which is unfortunately since I love ddn together). I don’t know if my eyetest is failing me on that though.
Also, he had a good shift with Hossa I thought, which was just due to timing on a line change. So hoping for more of that.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:50 PM CST up reply actions
me too...
I think Kane looks fine at center. Not sure if it’s the long-term solution we need, but he’s been most successful at the C position this year. Besides, it’s not the scoring that seems to be the issue this year. Our special teams has decided to again go on an extended vacation.
Take Kane off the PP and replace him with someone (say Brunette) that will go to the front of the net and screen the goaltender so he doesn’t see every shot.
In the NHL if they see it, they’ll most likely stop it.
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Remove one of the best passers in the league from the PP
Not to mention that he’s among the best playmakers, puckhandlers and skaters, and this will help the power play?
They need bodies around the net.
On the PP and 5-5. There were a boat load of rebounds given up by Dubnyk but not a Hawk within 25ft to put one back on goal.
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Toews is better at that and controlling the puck along the boards and fighting for loose pucks on dump-ins. Hossa strikes more fear into the opposition’s PK as he can pass and shoot and Brunette can distract the goaltender which would make the Sharp one-timer much more effective.
PP efficiency is more than about passing the puck as it is retrieval and willingness to outwork your opponent.
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What is the "that" you're referring to?
You’re saying Toews is a better passer and playmaker than Kane? Also, I agree that PP efficiency is obviously not merely a function of passing. My question was how removing someone of Kane’s skill level from the PP unit would possibly be helpful? That has nothing to do with other player’s roles or capabilities. Perhaps what you intended to say was you’d like to see Kane moved to the second PP unit?
Definitely agree with your comment
But I wouldn’t take Kane off the PP completely. Instead, split the skill and the grit to better balance the two units; there’s no need to shove all the skill guys on the first unit.
Half the time, the PP spends way too much time trying to get set up and make the perfect play. What they need is simple plays, getting bodies to the net and fighting puck battles (just like you said). I wouldn’t mind seeing him shift down onto the second unit though with Bolland though.
well our first unit is
toews, hossa, kane, sharp, keith right? if you even take Hossa out and put him more consistently on the 2nd with Bolland – it evens things out among the 2 units in terms of good passers, players who can help with our puck possession, and people who can screen the goalie (assuming Stalberg is on the 2nd unit)
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:13 PM CST up reply actions
Tomas Pleckanec may be available very soon in Montreal. Would look nice here, but chances are that won’t happen … but I hope it does.
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Did I read today that he and PK got into a fight in practice?
That can’t be good for team morale.
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That happens with every team. Make no mistake this kid is good in every zone and can put up good numbers on a bad offensive team. Plekanec and Hossa together would rip apart the universe …. and it’s big.
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but we are so small
/takes sip of tea out of thermos and goes to play with hot blonde, blue eyed huskie
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He should’ve played over Bobrovsky. Laviolette is a complete dumbass.
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I believe he said he didn't want to play
Laviolette would have been stupid to try to make him play if he wasn’t mentally ready.
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well not only is this not the whole thing I typed
but it decided to post it twice. Que pasa SBN?
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yeah, apparently they dropped gloves and the players stepped back to watch
then stepped in to break it up. But everything was fine at the end of it.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:03 PM CST up reply actions
Rumours are starting to stir for huge shake-up on Ducks roster if things don't spark
And Getzlaf has now joined the mix. I mentioned it before, but it was just my own wish at that point, but I think there’s a pretty good chance he might get shipped out if the Ducks don’t start winning some games. They’ll have to break up the Perry-Getzlaf duo, but they’ve started to play on separate lines, and if that doesn’t get Getzlaf out of his slump, he could go.
If Getzlaf wanted to, he could be really good, and a trade may just be the wake-up call he needs.
i've heard that as well, but wasn't sure how legit of a rumor it was. would be interesting if true
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:04 PM CST up reply actions
Kane for Getzlaf?
Where do I sign?
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getzlaf's stats for this year
37 games – 6G, 19A (25 total) and -18
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:09 PM CST up reply actions
On a terrible Anahiem team that doesn’t have Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, and Marian Hossa.
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Right...
…they only have Corey Perry, Bobby Ryan and Teemu Selanne….isn’t he also the Captain of that “bad team” who is often accused of being lax defensively? And who typically misses 15 games a year due to injury?
He suffered a few bad injuries
But Getzlaf is far from your accident-prone player and would be a solid addition to the Hawks as a second line center.
However, he would not be an equal trade for Kane, and it’s not what they need anyways (not to say they wouldn’t want Kane, but what they need is some solid blue-liners).
the ducks aren't exactly lacking in talent.
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:16 PM CST up reply actions
If you think Kane is better than Getzlaf then there is nothing I can do to help you.
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It depends on what you need
Getzlaf is a power forward that’s better two-way while Kane is a solid offensive player. Both are on a slump, but if both are on their A-game, they are both significant contriibuters to their team
Goal scoring slump only
His pace has slowed, but he’s still almost a point a game. Month of December plus tonight, it’s 14 games 2 G 10 A 12 PTS +/- 0 43 SOG.
I see it more as a confidence issue than anything
Both are having major confidence issues right now and can’t do their job. Getzlaf isn’t the two-way player he can be, screwing up plays he’s usually ace at, and Kane can’t put the puck into the back of the net. Only difference is, Kane has a bunch of confident teammates to help him out; the entire Ducks roster apart from Selanne are down in the dumps.
Oh great
Saw Kitchen drawing the play…
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PP 0 for 5 again
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22 shots in one period
Against the best goalie ever
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Bestest in the world.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
we have a habit of doing that
I have a FEVER and the only prescription is MOAR DAGGER!
The Enemy's Gate is Down
Don't forget the best PK ever.
Blackhawks bleed Red & White.
We are all Canucks...including Toews, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, ...need I go on?
Face
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Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
That's shitty shitty fucking loss
Fucking terrible
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How embarrasing.
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by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 10:00 PM CST reply actions
9-2 is embarrasing
This was more respectable. The Oilers fought for it. The Hawks didn’t. It was just a loss. The boys will pick themselves back up and play like the team we know and love again.
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I agree pretty much
It wasn’t like the Hawks outplayed them by a lot and lost. Those bother me. One bad penalty changed the game and they came up a little short due to their typically bad PP.
"IN THEO WE TRUST"
Don't get me wrong
I don’t think we played well, but at least I watched this one. I turned off the 9-2 debacle because it was embarrassing. It’s just a loss. We will win again.
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Time to go a little Keyshawn Johnson here and ask you ’C’mon Man!"
Three games against arguably the worst team in the entire NHL since October and you’ve gotten two points. Two. Fucking pathetic with the usual NHL player excuse “It happens.”
If you want to be the team that you hope to be then you don’t come up lame against teams of this garbage magnitude that were playing without their top centre for more than half of the game due to injury (Nugent-Hopkins).
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So no team has ever had another team that was a thorn in their side?
A team that you just find difficult to beat? We aren’t the only team to get beat by the Oilers. They beat Pens, Nucks, Caps, Blues, etc. I’m never happy when we lose, but it happens.
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I said more respectable
in comparison to the 9-2 one.
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i saw what you wrote. This one leaves a really bad taste in my mouth due to the Carcillo penalty though. I do not want to see my team playing that type of game. I’m embarrassed by it, in fact.
yeah that bothers me a lot
just unnecessary, and the kind of dirty move I never want to see on our team
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:16 PM CST up reply actions
I have only seen the team that I know & love twice this season
Once in SJ when they lost 1-0 and last Friday. Both games were played for 60 minutes with the intensity skill. I want many more of those type of games.
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Special teams suck.
that would be nice to fix, with all of our talent.
But, to be honest, with Carbomb’s 2nd period gift… meh, can’t win them all.
Our special teams need to be better.
"can't win em all"
Can’t win em when you by all means should.
Special teams fucking suck. Dumb Carbomb penalty or not, you give up two goals?
And then get 4 mins of PP and get none?
That’s called a DEFICIENCY.
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This.
Can’t win them all, but in the NHL, when you leave points on the table against teams you SHOULD beat, then you are asking for trouble and proving you don’t have what it takes to make it deep in the playoffs.
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Thats not really my point
Didn’t mean to imply EDM is a roll over (as we all know), but you’ve got the lead and a dumb penalty leads to a meltdown of sorts. Can’t happen.
And for gods sake, 5 POWER PLAYS.
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Can't win em all...
But are you happy with the effort tonight?
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Chicago Blackhawks. Slump-busters.
If you need somebody to end a losing streak, you call the Blackhawks. They’ll set you up right.
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I remember last year
Losing points to Edmonton in the first half of the year……
FUCK
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Special teams blows.
Cacillo’s bull shit has officially worn thin. I hope his injury keeps him out the entire fucking season. He plays good for a game or 2 and then does something really stupid to negate everything he did.
The score may not have been as bad as the last time but this loss was just as embarrassing as the last time. Sloppy, sloppy play. They need to learn that great 3rd periods don’t mean shit if you have pissed away the first 40.
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This is the first time he has pissed me off, but this was a Major Mental fuck up.
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I have actually enjoyed his playing
for the most part this season, but tonight was a complete and totally idiotic play. I mean what the hell goes through that little brain? "I’m 10ft from the boards, let me throw this guy into them and maybe the refs wont call it, after all, I am Dan Carcillo.
He needs to sit for a loooonnnngggg time.
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He needs to join Sean Avery on the waiver wire. Enough of this nonsense thank-you.
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In case Stan Bowman hasn’t heard, Gauthier is listening to offers. How about some Travis Moen?
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Wasn't there some rumors
about him coming to Chicago during the off season?
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Meh thinking you should beat any team is an arrogance no one should have
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You need to achieve greatness and become a Championship team. This team is nowhere close.
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you need to achieve it, but you are owed nothing
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
Special teams are one thing but JFC.
No Swagger, No Dagger
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...er,JFC, Crow did no one any favors tonight, pretty bad performance...
No Swagger, No Dagger
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2 for 5 is greater than 0-5
And we lost by one, right?
by RVW5000 on Jan 2, 2012 10:12 PM CST via mobile reply actions
FUN FACT: hawks are still leading the western conference
ie. the world is not over. calm down and move on.
It is rather amazing how quickly Vancouver closed the points gap though.
I wonder if having functional special teams has anything to do with it…
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So if you're a fan of both the Nucks & Hawks
how do you choose which site to comment on?
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Why choose?
I comment on both on a regular basis. SCH more than NM, but you can talk with other fans.
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I was just curious as to how he chose.
I understand going back and forth, but certainly one is payed more attention to than the other, and seeing as both teams played tonight I was just curious as to which he followed more closely.
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You can look at the post count to see
It’s in everyone’s profiles.
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It will show you where he posts more
which could lead to an assumption which team he prefers (which isn’t necessarily fact) but there are many around who don’t like facts anyway. I wasn’t sure if you knew you could look at post counts for other members. Just trying to be helpful.
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Thanks.
I just though maybe he found the Chi / Edm game more of a match up than Van / SJ.
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could be
From the bit I read/watched it looked like the Nucks didn’t play the best, somehow got it to OT and then lost in the SO. They accomplished what we couldn’t tonight, which was score towards the end to tie it up. Oh well, there’s always Thursday and our boys have three days to get their head’s out of their asses right?
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Sharks gave them 7 PP
and Hodgkins one timed a nice pass by Nemo. SJ nearly won it in regulation but the puck got past Lu three tenths of a second too late.
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Not the point.
The point is this team’s ability to ‘get up’ for the big game and ‘let down’ afterwards. It is a disturbing trend that is NOT the mark of a champion. The Hawks biggest problems are philosophical and mental, not physical. They have the talent.
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Eager and Sutton
Sharp shooters!!
UGH.
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Sharps coverage on that
was as bad as Kaner’s on Abdelkader.
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And the schedule ain't getting any easier
This week.
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Flyers and Wings
With Wings being the game of the week on NBC. Who wouldn’t want that? CAKE WALK
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Good news is
We tend to play up to the level of our competition, so should prove to be exciting hockey.
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and Avs before the Wings!
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by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:34 PM CST up reply actions
I'm honestly more upset over tonight's performance
Than our loss to Vancouver during the playoffs. This continues to be a “could be” team. Carbom starts the game with his second assist in two games. He could be a productive part of the team. Instead he makes a dangerous play that changes the face of the team. Waiting for that defining “We’re the Blackhawks and that’s our cup” moment.
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by Couredelion7 on Jan 2, 2012 10:35 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
There is a huge difference between playing well
and being beaten by a better or luckier team,
And loosing to what is clearly an inferior team because you weren’t mentally ready to play 60 minutes of hockey.
This is my haiku
It is only three lines long
Thanks for reading it
by Sparky The Barbarian on Jan 2, 2012 11:00 PM CST up reply actions
well it appears carbomb may out for a while. knees aren't supposed to torque sideways like that.
damnit.
skeletons don't like closets.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 2, 2012 10:49 PM CST reply actions
It sucks for anyone to get injured so Boooooo
On the other hand, LTIR more cap space Hoorayyyy.
No worries, this was the plan all along!
So if he does get suspended (OK so yes he will get a suspension)
and he is injured and on LTIR the suspension won’t start until he would be able to play again – correct?
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I'm not positive but that sounds logical.
I see a minimum of 5 games, probably more. That was really blatant and dangerous.
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according to jesse rogers he'd serve after injury
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:05 PM CST up reply actions
Eh...what's to keep him from saying he's ok two weeks before he's ready?
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
yikes i didn't see what actually happened to his leg, and now i'm glad i missed it.
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 10:53 PM CST up reply actions
i mean it wasn't gruesome or anything but he slid into the player he checked and the guy landed on the side of his lower leg...
in football when that happens it tends to be worse because cleats don’t give like skates would…
skeletons don't like closets.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 2, 2012 10:56 PM CST up reply actions
it definitely sounds terrible even if it didn't look it.
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:06 PM CST up reply actions
no link
purely speculation
skeletons don't like closets.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 2, 2012 10:56 PM CST up reply actions
so toi tonight - largely driven by PK and PP
Toews 23:49
Sharp 22:47
Hossa 20:40
Kane 19:42
Keith 29:39
Leddy 27:59
Seabs 26:23
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
Hey isn't that what the Hawks need?
more grit
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They need more gravy
and biscuits
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
Keep laughing, but it’s the truth.
The Blackhawks are soft, too soft to come out of the West.
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."
I'm not a big believer in having "goon" type players if that is what you are considering to be grit
I know many are. I realize that you have to be willing to make the big hits, and even take the bit hits. I don’t want my team to be pushed around, but I also don’t want to be known as a team like the Broadstreet Bullies. I would much rather see speed and skill in the game. I think we can make it out of the West with what we have. Fix the PP. Boy if the PP could start scoring we would win the games like tonight – without being a bunch of bruisers.
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Since when did Ladd and Byfulgien become goons. I’ve missed that part.
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"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
I did ask if that's what you meant by grit
If you just mean bigger bodies, then OK I totally misinterpreted the whole thing. Just having bigger bodies doesn’t mean you will make it out of the West either though.
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It helps. It helps a lot as you need that physicality to wear down the Canucks and Wings. It also helps you breakdown traps like Nashville’s and St. Louis’.
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."
There was an awful lot of cute passing on the PP.
Throw the puck at the net and let Luck score the goals….
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
it seemed like no one was there to pick up rebounds
skeletons don't like closets.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 2, 2012 11:00 PM CST up reply actions
Why they have gone back
to that back door PP every time is beyond me. What happened to bombing it from the point? That was working for a while.
And when was the last time this team got a goal from a rebound in the dirty area? I know Rattlehead followed up his shot the other night, but I can’t remember any goals they have gotten off of scrums around the net.
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Honestly
Looked like every cross-ice one-timer had a camped-out goalie at the other end waiting to swallow the puck. I’d rather curse bad luck than lack of shots.
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
Exactly. Kind of goes back to the lack of grit on this team.
That needs to be addressed more than anything.
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 post game quotes
from Tracy:
Q on the power play: “It’s a tough stretch. We’ll tweak it, we’ll look at doing different things with different people.”
Renney on R-NH: “I don’t know exactly what happened… if there was a sniper in the press box, b/c he just fell down.”
I know he’s hurt, but lol.
And from Jesse Rogers
Give Q a lot of credit…said refs were right on with Carcillo call and even gave them an out on Hammer high stick…those can be judgement calls sometimes and he said he wasnt sure if that was a penalty
Some of the Hawks said they didn’t see it, Mayers said it was questionable – but I’m assuming he didn’t really see it either. But Q’s response is what I like to see, and owning it.
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
I’m sure all the coaches within the league saw what Tortorella said today. Not good for the league as that will take all the headlines instead of the game.
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."
what did tortorella say today?
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:07 PM CST up reply actions
Implied that NBC, Bettman, and the officials were part of a conspiracy to help the WC go into OT.
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"You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one."
oh i did see that actually. Not sure what that has to do with Q though
if anything I would say Q is reacting to his basically saying the refs sucked in the Kings game
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:15 PM CST up reply actions
In defence of Vancouver (and I can’t believe I’m doing this), the officiating has been atrocious all year within the NHL and it needs to be corrected rather than pfft off and thought of as nothing is wrong which is what the commissioner and his cronies always seem to do.
They make the NBA look competent.
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."
I’m not sure if NBC got together with the refs," said Tortorella, after the Rangers’ 3-2 victory on Monday, regarding Ian Walsh and Dennis LaRue.
“It started with the non-call [when] Gabby was pitch-forked in the stomach, and then everything starts going against us. They’re two good referees; I thought the game was refereed horribly. So I’m not sure what happened there. Maybe they wanted to get it to an overtime. I’m not sure if they have meetings about that or what. But we stood in there. They’re good guys. But in that third period, it was disgusting.
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
well it did look a little "tin foil" to those of us that could really care less about the outcome
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ah yes. reffing has been suspect across the board this whole season so far. didn't see the game so i don't know how right he is
wonder if he’ll get fined for it.
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:16 PM CST up reply actions
Well, in Torts defence it doesn’t look good for the league when the owner of the Flyers owns Comcast Sportsnet that is owned by NBC.
It’s this kind of crap that was eventually going to fly in the face of the league and now it will with the NY media all over this now.
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."
So the Carcillo I've been waiting for finally came out tonight
You can’t paint a piece of shit pink and call it a rose.
Actually, you can call it a rose, but it's still a piece of shit
No worries, this was the plan all along!
Speaking of suspensions
would it be too over the top for the standard to be – instead of Shanahan making judgement calls on everything, which leads to some baffling non suspensions and reasons, everything has a certain criteria:
boarding gets x games, charging gets y games, head hit gets z games – right off the bat. THEN shanahan can add time on top of that depending on history, injury, etc…? I feel like that would be more effective then him choosing an arbitrary # of games based on criteria that sometimes seems to be pulled out of thin air.
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
Might be a better system
Sounds like people aren’t happy with the 2 games Mr. repeat offender Torres got handed today.
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yeah, and i was at hockeywilderness the other day where they laid out all the questionable hits given to their players
and all the non suspensions that resulted and Shanahan’s reasoning. And it was really easy to see why they were so frustrated.
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 2, 2012 11:36 PM CST up reply actions
All of this trade Patrick Kane end of the world talk is so stupid.
They played shitty tonight. They finally decided to bring it, in my eyes, with about 10 minutes left in the third. One conversion on a powerplay and it’s a different game. I think you have to look at coaching and strategy at this point. Going through one enormous drought in a season is tough but going through what could be the start of a second is a bit much.
Not to mention the way we keep going back to the back door bullshit and the cutesy passing is disgusting. The crowd also sucked ass tonight too. Once Edmonton got the lead I’m pretty sure I was the only one in section 310 still cheering them on.
On another note, too, what do you do to teach this team to bring it every game? This is a problem that developed at the end of the 09-10 season (in my eyes), got out of hand last year, and is a dirty, sneaky pest this year. I can understand a game or two like that but this team seems to have a fundamental mental (say that ten times fast) problem with being in the right mindset. I hate to drag them up but look at teams like Vancouver and Boston, they tend to bring the effort consistently.
Our third line needs to get going too. If anything could spark this team it would be some third line scoring. I don’t know if it’s a chemistry thing, injury thing, or something more but that line needs to get going.
I would really like the Kane at center experiment to end. Hopefully when Kruger comes back that will be the case. I see Kane being so much more lethal on Toews wing.
Time will tell.
Let’s go Hawks!
Im not sure who said
we should trade patrick kane, but thats nonsense. Someone (one of the beats I believe or Brian hedger) tweeted during the game that kane actually did have strep throat and he lost muscle mass and it hit him pretty hard. He said hes just now putting the weight back on. Of the roughly 765 times patrick kane has been diagnosed with “Strep throat” can it be reasonable to believe that he actually had it this time and not vomit mouth?
that being said tonights game really pissed me off because im sick of seeing this team give up easy goals to teams because of people being lazy. either not being active on defense, more than one man covering someone along the walls, or someone lagging behind on d is getting quite old. All i can think back is the Nashville series in 2010 and how almost every single play one of their d men was lifting sticks or fighting for position around the net. there has been a bit of downturn in the d play even for marlboro 72.
by Kissmyanthia on Jan 3, 2012 12:02 AM CST up reply actions
Hawks61 was saying it, I think.
And I remember that series. In regards to fighting for it am I the only one who thought Crawford should have had that goal that Eager scored?
Yeah I do agree
that crawford could have had the eager goal and the PP goal where hammer got high sticked, but some of the other were defense lettign him down big time.
by Kissmyanthia on Jan 3, 2012 12:38 AM CST up reply actions
If he lost muscle mass due to strep throat
it must have been one of the worst cases of strep in recorded history.
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well some folks here said it was like swallowing glass and they felt like they were dying. so maybe.
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 3, 2012 12:32 AM CST up reply actions
or wait, are you the doctor? someone was telling me about strep and how infectious it is.
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 3, 2012 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, and there is no way he lost muscle mass.
losing weight I can see, but there is no way he would lose muscle mass from a case of strep.
Strep is contagious for the first few days (3-5) after you have been exposed. Once symptoms appear you are still contagious but not as bad since your body’s immune system has begun to mobilize and attack. After taking an antibiotic for 24 hours the person is no longer considered to be contagious.
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if you are sick and not eating (eating on strep throat is miserable).
you will lose muscle mass from lack of nutrition. especially for a little guy like kane who most likely struggles to keep weight on. why is this so hard?
skeletons don't like closets.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 3, 2012 2:23 AM CST up reply actions
worst illness I've ever had
I wanted to die (literally). The throat pain is agonizing but when you add in 100+ fever + every muscle and bone in your body aching + not being able to eat or move for days, and it’s hands down the worst I’ve ever felt. I could see it taking away an athlete’s muscle mass for sure, although I’m not sure it would be substantial.
good lord that sounds terrible. certainly very glad i've never had it!
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
Ive had it before
it sucks you cant eat cause swallowing hurts(hey hey) your whole upper body aches and you do lose weight, i mean it hits pretty hard, but i mean if u are a professional athlete maybe not so much.
by Kissmyanthia on Jan 3, 2012 12:36 AM CST up reply actions
or it's worse since you cant do your routine (food/exercise) due to feeling like crap?
Crazy how illness can affect people. My bro in law had pneumonia and lost 7+ lbs in a week. Nuts
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by justforkicks on Jan 3, 2012 12:42 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
That's nothing
I was depressed after a long term relationship ended and lost 13 pounds in a week, go me. Best diet ever lol.
I know...it was pretty bad.
I just literally could not put food in my mouth. That is long behind me, however.
That's good.
Like everything else, dieting is fine in moderation. 13lbs in a week is not moderate. I’m glad to hear that’s over though.
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holy crap! I hope that time has passed!
That is def very nuts!
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by justforkicks on Jan 3, 2012 12:52 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
and you said it did, I'm glad!
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 3, 2012 12:52 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
Well, talk to everyone on Thursday.
Let’s hope for a better outcome. Good night all.
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There are several illnesses that can cause
wasting. Pneumonia can be very bad especially in the young, old or infirm. I had malaria in 1992 and lost nearly 21 lbs in just over 10 days. However, much of the weight that is lost during extended illnesses can be attributed to water loss. Fever leads to perspiration, sore throat leads to not drinking or eating due to pain which cause dehydration which causes the illness to become worse. It really takes a pretty significant illness or an unusually potent common illness with complications to cause or lead to loss of muscle mass.
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ah got it. maybe he said/meant weight and
Story got twisted to muscle mass
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by justforkicks on Jan 3, 2012 12:53 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
this is nonsense!
if he is not able to eat solid foods he will not be able to get the protein and nutrition that he needs to maintain his muscle mass. his metabolic rate is super human he needs more calories than an average joe.
if he is not eating solids (due to STREP THROAT) he would easily lose muscle mass. what to eat when you have strep throat
not trying to be a dick but you are really spouting off on something that you know little about.
here is another link that expounds on my point about losing muscle mass
skeletons don't like closets.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 3, 2012 2:38 AM CST up reply actions
Not sure the article is completely relevant. It lacks, at the very least, quantitative analysis. If the muscle mass is not substantive, as aero guesses, then the argument Kaner is doing poorly because he lost muscle mass has no support.
Doctors are humans and make mistakes, do not know everything,etc.—the same as magazine writers— but, given the choice between a vaguely-written opinion piece on keeping muscle mass for people solely intent on building muscle mass versus the opinion of a doctor who has to deal with these issues in his patients on a regular basis, I’d side with the doctor.
But in the end, I think it's going to come back to the Globetrotters, because if there's one thing they know, it's "globe-trotting!"
interesting is one word for it!
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 3, 2012 12:10 AM CST up reply actions
what in the world
Lepisto TOI 5:22
Scott TOI 6:32
Seriously. What did he do?!
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
I said to my girlfriend during the game
That if we’re not going to trust Lepisto the Hawks need a legit number 5/6 D-Man to pair with monty and to be there when he gets hurt. That way, if one goes down, Lepisto can serve as back up, hopefully. The coaching decision there was just stupid. Double shift someone then and box Scott.
Why would they have given him a contract
for this shit. If I’m Lepisto, I’m asking for a trade or to cut me lose on waivers or something. 5 minutes every 10 games or so would piss me off not to mention playing behind Scott on the depth chart.
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Patrick Kane
Am I wrong that Kane’s skillset is more playmaker e.g. slick passer and stick handler, than a pure goal scorer? I’ve always seen him as someone who might one day have 60 A’s in a season not someone who will come close to a 40/40 or 50/50 type year. If that’s the case, sign me up for the sniper type player. Bobby Ryan maybe might fit, (that’s been discussed ad nauseum though).
Someone who has a G to A ratio of > 1.0 is someone who the Hawks need.
That said, I’d put a sniper who can play the LW or C (Top 6 Forward) and a puck moving dman who can play well with Monty on the list of things I’d like to see the Hawks acquire. In a perfect world, we acquire Ryan Getzlaf or Zach Parise and then Gleason…. but the world’s not perfect
I think we need a 3rd pairing dman that Q can trust to put on the ice and a top 6 player (forward or center, i'm not picky)
"Well now you're just talking like Foghorn Leghorn!"
by justforkicks on Jan 3, 2012 12:31 AM CST up reply actions
Kane actually came into the league as a sniper
but he has always been able to pass the puck well and when you always play with a finisher like Toews, you tend to give him the puck. i think kane had like 80 some goals in junior
by Kissmyanthia on Jan 3, 2012 12:39 AM CST up reply actions
62/84 in London OHL
He’s never had more G’s than A’s in any league
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