Fools by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical pre-dominance; drunkards, liars, and adulterers by an enforc’d obedience of planetary influence; and all that we are evil in, by a divine thrusting on.
This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, often the surfeit of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars; as if we were villains on necessity;
vs. 
FACEOFF: 7pm Central
TV/RADIO: CSN, NBCSN, CBC, 87.7 FM
THOSE WHO CAN’T WRITE FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T READ: St. Louis Gametime
Despite what the Blues and their fans might say, I have to imagine there’s at least a small feeling of deja vu (all over again) creeping up from places they don’t talk about at parties today. St. Louis was in this exact position last year, up 2-0 on the defending champs before closely losing both on the road. The Kings went on to take Game 5 in OT when Brian Elliot let in Slava Voynov’s apologetic shot after Barret Jackman got caught on a dumb pinch (sound familiar?). I’m praying the Hawks won’t need OT tonight, but obviously in this series we can’t rule it out by a damn sight.
If there’s one cautionary tale to be learned from Orson Welles, well, it’s probably to lay off of the carbohydrates. But if there are TWO cautionary tales to be learned from Orson Welles, the other is the value of finishing strong.
5 by the #s: Blackhawks
Smith making a name for himself: ESPN Chicago
If you believe in that kind of thing: CSN
I took shots than the Avs last night: PHT
Iggy wins one for Boston: PD
It’s about 10 hours later and I’m still not sure how to sum up what went on last night on Madison. It was about three games in one, much like Game 2 was. The swings in this series are about as violent as I can remember, not from game-to-game but within the games. It’s not just one team controlling play and then the other, but each team is taking turns absolutely throttling the other. Maybe that’s what you get when you have two fragile teams? And I can’t believe I’ve described the Hawks that way, but it certainly feels like that with the way they’re finishing periods.
So many strange things, topped with this felt like doom even though the first 38 minutes of this one were probably the best the Hawks have put together this series. It certainly was possession wise. The Hawks after one had a team Corsi % of 81%. Before things went stupid at the end of the second, the even-strength scoring chances were 7-1 for the Hawks. At 2-0 and rolling, they had this in their pocket (very strangely, they were doing this while getting crushed at the dot. And then when the Blues turned all this around in the 3rd, they were getting crushed at the dot).
Feeling good after last night? I’m guessing Slak might not be. Regardless, the series is now tied up at two and we’re headed back down 55 for a game on Friday night. In the meantime though, we’re probably all in need of a little bit of lighter humor since these games have been just as stressful as we expected. Why not focus on a bit from Jim Gaffigan (born in Elgin!).
Gaffigan has made an entire career out of making fun of his own laziness and American dietary habits. Gaffigan is so astute that he was even able to correctly predict the future of Dunkin Donuts foods. In addition to his great stand up, Gaffigan has been damn near omnipresent in some of the best pop culture has to offer, having roles in everything from The Daily Show, Flight of the Conchords, and Super Troopers. Not bad for a good rustbelt kind of beard.
Never underestimate a player with two rings: ESPN
14: Chicago Tribune
Jackman pinched in, so I knew I had a 2 on 1: SunTimes
Only Seven? TSN
#LUMBUS CPD
5 reasons this happened: The Score
Well considering who he is a mouthpiece for…Sportsnet
and this guy played in New York City MG
Speaking of which: Sun
Up for discussion: GnM
With the late start and the late finish the wrap comes tomorrow.
Raise a toast to Saint Joe Strummer
I think he might have been our only decent teacher.
Getting older makes it harder to remember, we are our only saviors.
We’re gonna build something this summer.
