No, no, no, no, you insulted him a little bit. A little bit.
Category: Everything Else
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Beard Of The Day – May 28th – Robert De Niro
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Morning Links 5/28/14
Well considering the other option is cottage…Sportsnet
Rings do that: Suntimes
Or do they? Daily Herald
Let me get this straight…Rene Bourque..Playoff Hat Trick? TSN
Whatever you do..Don’t tell Rick Telander: PuckDaddy
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Wish I Was Special
It’s never easy to try and look clear-eyed after something like last night. But if you can cut away the emotion of all of this, it doesn’t take an expert to see that the Kings’ power play is the difference in this series. Because at even-strength, it’s been pretty even, if the Hawks haven’t actually shaded it. But the special teams battle makes this series look like a mismatch. That particular facet certainly is.
It’s too simplistic to say that it’s due to inept penalty killing, because this Kings’ PP is humming. I’m not sure any team could stop it right now, though one with a coach able to recognize what is actually happening might stand a chance (however infinitesimal). The Hawks have yet to recognize the problem, or if they have they haven’t really done much about it. I went back through all the power play goals the Kings have scored this series (boy that was fun) to see if we can’t find the problem.
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Beard Of The Day – May 27th – Harold Ramis
With the Hawks returning from Hollywood, it seems appropriate to recognize a Chicagoan who made it big in the film industry but always returned home, that being the late, great Harold Ramis.
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Morning Links 5/27/14
Game 4: Blackhawks
It ain’t over: NHL
Special teams the deciding factor: ESPN Chicago
One game at a time: CSN
In other hockey news: PD
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Island in the Sun: Kings 5, Blackhawks 2
And so it’s come down to this. Not that we should have been blind-sided by any of this. Following the Game 2 aftermath, it was pretty evident to see that Los Angeles possessed a much more potent offense than their version from last year. It shouldn’t have taken a six goal output to discover that. Perhaps it did to the mouthbreathers that were openly cheering for the Kings to dispense of Anaheim in the previous round but certainly not to anyone who watched them play hockey for more than a few minutes.
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Second Period Thread – Game 4 – Hawks at Kings
Would a written invitation signed “Choose now or lose it all” sedate your hesitation or inflame and make you stall?
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First Period Thread – Game 4 – Hawks at Kings
A certain shade of green, tell me is that what you need? All signs around say move ahead. Will someone please explain to me your ever-present lack of speed?
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Modern Day Catastrophists – Hawks at Kings Game 4 Preview, Pregame Thread, Target Run
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Game Time: 8:00PM Central
TV/Radio: NBCSN, TSN (Anglo), RDS (Franco), WGN-AM 720
Help Me Rhonda: The Royal Half, Jewels From The Crown, Battle of CaliforniaWith a pivotal Game 4 taking place on South Figeuroa later this evening, the question of this series has become can the Hawks generate enough secondary scoring to match that of the Kings, and thus finding a way to stem the tide of the Kings’ lethal second line. Or is Jonathan Toews basically going to have to do all of this by himself?