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Never Talking To You Again: Blackhawks 2 – Wild 1 OT (Hawks Win Series 4-2)

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Earlier today, I was debating whether or not I should watch this game from home or if I should head to the bar. After a long day at work, I thought it was best if I go to my couch. I didn’t want to drink tonight, I had decided. And when Kris Versteeg put in a goal off a great move off the boards that bounced passed Bryz, I thought I might just be able to get away with a game where the temptation wouldn’t be that much. After all, a game where the Hawks score a goal before the opponents even record a shot is a damn good thing. “They’ll put this away early. I’ll get the recap up and have a good night’s sleep”, I hoped.

That plan went to shit about 2 and half minutes into the second period.

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Within Your Reach: Hawks at Wild Game 6 Preview/Pregame Thread/Underwater Pilates

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GAMETIME: 8:10pm Central

TV/RADIO: CNBC, 87.7 FM

BEYOND THE WALL: Hockey Wilderness

The Hawks find themselves in a position they’ve been most comfortable, holding the axe to end the season for an opponent. It’s a stat we keep coming back to, probably because it is pretty damn comforting: The Hawks are 11-2 in the Quenneville Era when they have a chance to end a series, with both losses coming to Vancouver (one a Game 7 on the road). To quote one of the great orators of our time, Ice Cube, “The Hawks don’t miss when it comes to this.”

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Patrick And P.K.

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If you haven’t read Harrison Mooney’s piece on Puck Daddy today about P.K Subban and hockey’s continuing problems with race and undertones, you really should.

Mooney mentions it himself, alluding to how Subban got into trouble for a celebration after an OT goal in Ottawa, yet Patrick Kane can yell “Showtime!” after a highlight reel goal and we all think it’s pretty cute.

Subban is watched so closely, and his every move scrutinized, whereas Kane is watched with a sense of awe and wonder and appreciation.

I love both players. They’re two of the most entertaining players in the league, if not the top two. Subban’s move on his breakaway in Game 3 against Boston literally brought me off the couch to my feet. Most felt the same about Kane’s in Game 1 against Minnesota.

But after reading this I had to wonder: What if Kane was black and Subban white?

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Beard Of The Day – May 12th – Aesop Rock

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aesop_rockBorn as Ian Bavitz, he is now known better under his stage name Aesop Rock, complete with scraggly beard. He was born outside NYC and would frequently visit there as a youth and he quickly became obsessed with the growing hip-hop culture as he was exposed to groups like Run DMC, Public Enemy and KMD. Through his older brother, he was also exposed to punk and hardcore groups like Dead Kennedys and Fugazi.

While attending college, Aesop would being to release albums self-financed albums that he would largely sell through his own website. It wouldn’t be until 1999’s Appleseed EP that he would begin to draw the attention of others in the underground hip-hop scene. This would lead to his first record deal with Mush and his first real studio album, Float. From there, Aesop would jump to Def Jux where he would stay as a solo artist until the label was put on hiatus. He continued to be a featured artist on others records and is an active producer until 2012’s release Skelethon on his new label Rhymesayers based out of Minneapolis (founded by members of Atmosphere, among others).

Aesop’s lyrics are known for being abstract, dense and quite hard to follow. In fact, his lyrics can be so complex that a recent study showed that he literally uses a wider vocabulary than any other popular artist – and it’s not even close. Like many other artists, it may take a while to decipher the meanings behind his songs but that process is half the fun.