Faxes from Uncle Dale

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  • It Took a Life Span With No Cellmate: Blackhawks 4, Predators 2; (Hawks lead series 2-1)

    It Took a Life Span With No Cellmate: Blackhawks 4, Predators 2; (Hawks lead series 2-1)

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    War on Ice

    If you needed anymore proof that momentum doesn’t carry from game to game in the playoffs, Game 3 between the Predators and Blackhawks should serve as Exhibit A. After exploding for 3 goals at the end of Game 2 and sending the city of Chicago into a rash of overreactions, the Hawks took to Game 3 and made the most of their opportunities.

    Even after coughing up two leads in less than a minute, the Hawks continued to dominate play in the middle frame. For whatever reason, this period has been a problem for Nashville all year. There’s really no explanation for something like that. It’s weird, it’s bizarre and it’s hockey.

    The Hawks outscored Nashville 3-1 in the second period and it was all the Hawks needed to hold serve on home ice.

    Let’s move on to bigger and better things.

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  • Living With The Living: Predators At Blackhawks – Game 3 – Preview, Pre-Game Thread, Booster Shots

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    Game Time: 2:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBC/WGN720
    Smashy Smashy: On The Forecheck

    Around the time of Craig Smith’s second goal of the night, the conversation at the bar I was at, as I’m sure it did in many bars and living rooms, turned to “Well who starts Game 3?”. I can’t say I’m shocked to see Q give the nod to Darling. Pulling him in Game 1 was certainly the right move, even as a wake up call to the rest of the skaters. He came on and was excellent. Like many of us, I also agreed with putting Crow right back out there to start Game 2. And after that lackluster performance where the entire team seemed to pack it in early, I’m not really sure there is a right answer on which goalie to start. I would personally lean more on Crawford. He’s shown us multiple times throughout the year that he can bounce back. He can win a game on his own. But the atmosphere in the UC this afternoon is going to be a force to reckon with. If Crow were to give up that first goal there would be no shortage of people calling for his head. Maybe it’s smart to just run with the laregely untested commodity at the moment.

    And maybe it’ll still act as a wake up for the rest of the team – since that’s still where the majority of the problem remains.

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  • Beard Of The Day – April 19th – John Wick

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    John Wick, played by Keanu Reeves, is someone you don’t want to make angry. Someone you shouldn’t get on your bad side. We need a bit of an asskicker today. Hopefully the Hawks respond to the last minute embarrassment the same way Wick does when you kill his puppy.

  • Beard Of The Day – April 18th – Doug Benson

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    Doug Benson doesn’t always have a beard but more often than not you’ll likely find him rocking some stubble or a short beard. Whether this is because he prefers to have facial hair or he simple gets so stoned that he forgets to shave is unknown. Doug is one of the world’s more vocal advocate for the use of marijuana. His movies include The Greatest Movie Ever Rolled and Super High Me, one of his Podcasts is Getting Doug With High, and he’s named albums Gateway Doug… this guy loves pot. And it certainly looked like the Hawks joined him at the end of that third… or maybe Jarret Stoll just spiked their water bottles.

  • No Time Left For You: Predators 6, Blackhawks 2; Series tied 1-1

    No Time Left For You: Predators 6, Blackhawks 2; Series tied 1-1

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    War on Ice

    There were a couple times in the 80’s when the Hawks would make it to the Campbell Conference Finals; they’d split the first two games and their win would be a massive blowout. The Vancouver game where Roger Neilson infamously waved his towel on a stick that was later hilariously immortalized in a statue and against Calgary where the Hawks smoked the Flames in the Saddledome and took the series back to Chicago tied at 1.

    Both series ended up in the opposition’s favor after 5 games. This really has nothing to do with anything other than to remind everyone that no matter how ugly a playoff loss gets, it ultimately has no bearing on how the rest of the series plays out.

    Tonight’s game, whether the game ended 3-2, 6-2 or 1,432-2 still only means the series is tied at 1. I think people need to remember that more than ever. Things are getting weird around here.

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  • Game 2 Thread – Hawks at Predators

  • Smash and Grab – Game 2 – Hawks at Predators Preview, Pregame Thread, Surprise Party

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    Game Time: 8:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, NBCSN (US), SN360 (Canada), WGN-AM 720
    God, Country, and Apple Pie: On The Forecheck

    After their fourth straight overtime game to open up a playoff year, the Hawks are once again back at it in Music City tonight with a late start that should in no way lead to booze fueled agitation in the stands that Predators management has not fomented at all. But more importantly, while the Hawks emerged from Game 1’s mini-marathon victorious, tonight presents an opportunity to put a vice grip on the series before it even gets back to the west side.

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  • Beard Of The Day – April 17th – Tunde Adebimpe

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    As the front man for the Brooklyn outfit TV On The Radio, there are few vocalists around who can croon quite like Tunde Adebimpe. A native of New York and a graduate of NYU’s film school, Adebimpe and guitarist Dave Sitek formed the band in 2001, fusing elements of post-punk, electronic, and barbershop. And while that might sound like the most pretentious, Brooklyn-centric hipster garbage ever, upon hearing the music itself there is no denying its excellence, and Adebimpe and TV on The Radio have released five full length albums since their formation fourteen years ago, all of them to critical acclaim.

    But Adebimpe’s skillset isn’t limited to just singing. Being handsome as hell and impeccably bearded, Adebimpe starred opposite Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt in 2008’s Rachel Getting Married, which found itself on several year-end Top 10 lists. He’s also directed several music videos, and is an accomplished visual artist and animator. And it’s that kind of multi-talented skill and versatility that remains necessary for prolonged success in spring hockey.

  • Morning Links 4.17.15

    Morning Links 4.17.15

    I have no doubt:LGH

    Maybe? BU

    Understatement:CSN

    The only choice:DH

    Why? ST

    Sounds familiar:TT

    Dumb:SN

  • The Real Question

    The Real Question

    I am actually a bit surprised that Joel Quenneville came out so quickly and so definitively to reaffirm Corey Crawford’s status as the starter for Friday night. It’s the right decision of course, but it wouldn’t be out of Q’s methodology to goose Crow a bit by letting it dangle until the morning skate tomorrow. Once a year it seems like Q would throw the starting job up in the air for a week or two, and Crow would almost always take it back. Even in 2013, Ray Emery got a week’s worth of starts while Crow was healthy, as almost a tease. Of course, behind that team, any of you could have started and it probably would have worked out all right during the regular season.

    The real question Q should be asking himself, and the rest of the team for that matter, is why they’re depending on their goalie so much.

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