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Waiting Around To Die – Stars vs Hawks Games 55 & 56 Preview

By Matt McClure May 9, 2021 0

vs Game Times: 6:00PM (5/9), 7:00PM (5/10) TV/Radio: NBC Sports Chicago, NHL Network, SportsNet (5/9), NBCSN (5/10), WGN-AM 720 JerryWorld: Defending Big D First of all Happy Mothers Day out there to all whom it may apply to. And anyone who actually cares for the mother figures in their lives would be best served to keep them as […]

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Live From The Five Hole – Lucky Time

By Matt McClure May 4, 2021 0

While the Hawks continue to fart away any chance of being reasonably competitive under coach Jeremy Prinze Jr., we spend the front end of this edition reveling in just how unlikely and fortunate what the Bears did this past weekend was while we save the grave dancing for next week in spite of being in […]

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The Mistakes Are Obvious, The Faults Are Glaring – Hawks Drop Games 50 & 51 vs Panthers (4-3OT, 5-4)

By Matt McClure May 2, 2021 0

Box Scores Game 50 Game 51 Event Summaries Game 50 Game 51 Natural Stat Trick Game 50 Game 51 As if the previous week and a half wasn’t enough to seal it from an intellectual and emotional standpoint, the Hawks losing both games to the Panthers this weekend has them on the brink of mathematical elimination as […]

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Live From The Five Hole – A View To A Kill

By Matt McClure April 28, 2021 0

Well with the Hawks season all but mathematically over, we discuss the possibilities moving into the future, and of course brace ourselves from the assured hilarity of The Beloved making a draft pick tomorrow. Listen and rate and such.

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High Pressure Low – Game 49 Recap – Bolts 7, Hawks 4

By Matt McClure April 27, 2021 0

Box Score Event Summary Natural Stat Trick Look, the Tampa Bay Lightning are a far superior team to the Chicago Blackhawks. There is little debate about that. And looking at the box score, it would appear that the Hawks put up a valiant fight despite being hopelessly outgunned even if Kucherov and Stamkos didn’t play. […]

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Up To Nothing – Lightning vs Hawks Game 49 Preview

By Matt McClure April 27, 2021 0

vs Game Time: 7:00 PM TV/Radio: NBC Sports Chicago+, WGN-AM 720 Touchdown Tom: Raw Charge It seems fitting that the Hawks and Bolts will close out their season series exactly where it was projected that both teams would, with Tampa able to clinch their playoff berth with a victory of any kind tonight, and the Hawks all but […]

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Happy Trails Mutt, Get Lost Pierre – Andrew Shaw Mercifully Retires, NBC Withdraws From Negotiations

By Matt McClure April 26, 2021 0

In a move that should surprise no one, Andrew Shaw called it a career at the age of 29 earlier this morning, in a move that sadly is probably a couple years overdue. After having suffeded his third major concussion in 4 years, the message of doctors finally sunk into that thick cocker spaniel skull […]

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Know When To Walk Away, And When To Run – Hawks Lose Series With Preds

By Matt McClure April 24, 2021 0

Box Scores: Game 46 Game 47 Game 48 Event Summaries: Game 46 Game 47 Game 48 Natural Stat Trick: Game 46 Game 47 Game 48 If nothing else, this week was going to reveal whether or not the Hawks had indeed built on literally anything over the past 40-odd games after having been prematurely declared “fun” and “pesky” […]

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Live From The Five Hole – Garden

By Matt McClure April 22, 2021 0

So this is a scattershot episode featuring elephant shit, the Hawks’ comeback against the Preds, plenty of soccer talk, and Guy Fieri to round it out. But we had fun, and we think you will too. Give a listen, and also buy Dinosaur Jr.’s new record. Also please pardon the missing piece that somehow got […]

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All Futures – Hawks at Wings Games 44 & 45 Preview

By Matt McClure April 15, 2021 0

@ Game Times: 6:30PM (4/15, 4/17) TV/Radio: NBC Sports Chicago (4/15), NBC Sports Chicago+, NHLN (4/17), WGN-AM 720 White Boy Rick: Winging It In Motown With the trade deadline having now passed, both the Hawks and whatever is left of the Wings right now are hoping to get a look at what is on their roster that could […]