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  • Second Period Thread – Rangers vs Hawks

    More Adidas sneakers than a plumber’s got pliers, got more suits than Jacoby & Meyers.

  • First Period Thread – Rangers vs Hawks

    Riddle me this my brother, can you handle it? Your style to my style, you can’t hold a candle to it.

  • ‘Cross The Breeze – Rangers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, TPS Report

    powerRangers vs AltLogo

    Game Time: 7:00 PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, TSN2, WGN-AM 720
    Hell’s Kitchen: Scotty Hockey, Blueshirt Banter

    With all of the buzz the last couple of days being over the Olympic Team selections and of course the horrendous weather that’s put the entire nation in its frigid grip, it’s easy to forget that the Blackhawks were last seen on Sunday night blowing another third period lead and ultimately falling in the skills competition to the Sharks. They’ll get a chance to correct that tonight once again on United Center ice, this time against the visiting Rangers, who are basically a mess, and that’s being complimentary.

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  • 'Cross The Breeze – Rangers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, TPS Report

    powerRangers vs AltLogo

    Game Time: 7:00 PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, TSN2, WGN-AM 720
    Hell’s Kitchen: Scotty Hockey, Blueshirt Banter

    With all of the buzz the last couple of days being over the Olympic Team selections and of course the horrendous weather that’s put the entire nation in its frigid grip, it’s easy to forget that the Blackhawks were last seen on Sunday night blowing another third period lead and ultimately falling in the skills competition to the Sharks. They’ll get a chance to correct that tonight once again on United Center ice, this time against the visiting Rangers, who are basically a mess, and that’s being complimentary.

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  • Pigs In Zen: That’s More Like It?

    Pigs In Zen: That’s More Like It?

    Week 14 was much better for the IceHogs than their past 6 games had been. They snapped their winless streak and picked up points in 2 shootouts against Midwest Division opponents. While it wasn’t a sweep of the weekend by any means, it was a decent way to start off 2014.

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  • Morning Links 1/8/14

    Tonight on Madison: Blackhawks

    Next month in Sochi: PHT

    Shooter’s reaction: ESPN CHICAGO

    Do you think they’d medal?: PD

    That’s probably the end right?: CSN

     

  • The Residents Of Mt. Olympus

    The Residents Of Mt. Olympus

    Well now we know the official numbers of Hawks and who’s going and who’s not. The Hawks will have 10 Olympians in Sochi, barring injury to either them or someone else causing yet another Hawk to fill in (Seabrook and Saad could both be first call-ups in that situation, as could Crawford I suppose but doubt). They are:

    Slovakia – Hossa, Handzus

    Czech Republic – Rozsival

    Sweden – Hjalmarsson, Oduya, Kruger

    USA – Kane

    Canada – Keith, Sharp, Toews

    WE DON’T HAVE ANY COMMIES CUZ WE DON’T NEEDS ‘EM TAKE DAT POO-TIN!

    Anyway, some random thoughts:

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  • Morning Links:1/07/14

    Morning Links:1/07/14

    Captain Canada????NESN

    Sharp deserves it:PuckDaddy

    That’s what happens when your country invented the sport: NHL.com

    A column about hockey and cold weather…..Mind Blowing idea: SunTimes

    Rosy to represent my Great-Grandmother’s Nation: Chicago Tribune

    Hossa and Zus to represent Slovakia:USA Today

    Swiss Trio:IIHF

    Well I think Chicago has seen that first-hand: Comcast

    Actual management potential in Buffalo: Puckdaddy

     

  • Angry At Numbers 1/6

    Angry At Numbers 1/6

    That time again to get a little nerd-y. Or a little more nerd-y than we already are.

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    This got some play last week thanks to The Score’s Jay Zawaski. But that’s the amount of goals at even-strength that Patrick Kane has scored with Michal Handzus as his center. And that’s the center he’s played the most with. It kind of defies belief. You’d think Handzus would have been struggling to the bench just once while Kaner was dancing through defenders or something. It just hasn’t happened.

    If you’re interested, and you are, Kane has scored his most even-strength goals with Brandon Saad, the winger he’s played with most, with 7. He’s also scored 7 with Andrew Shaw. This may be something even Joel Quenneville has seen, as Saad has joined Kane on a line the past few games.

    This doesn’t mean that Shaw is the perfect center for Kane, perhaps just the best out of bad choices. Kane scored four even-strength goals with Brandon Pirri, but the seven with Shaw have come in half the amount of time on the ice. Kane’s Corsi% is also about 12 points higher with Shaw than either Pirri or Handzus.

    Why? Harder to pin down. Some could be matchups. We know Shaw doesn’t win any draws so it’s not that. Mostly, it might simply be the mobility that Shaw has and he can at least be somewhere when Kane has the puck. Most of Kane’s production is off the rush and one-on-one. You don’t want him trying to produce on a cycle too often. Shaw can at least keep up.

    Is Shaw a #2 center? Almost certainly not. Honestly, I think he’d be better at wing where his forechecking and getting to the net would be more pronounced by not having to constantly be low in his own zone. But right now, he might be the best solution of what currently is on offer.

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  • Like A Doll's Eyes: Sharks 2 – Blackhawks 2 (Sharks Win Dance Marathon)

    Like A Doll's Eyes: Sharks 2 – Blackhawks 2 (Sharks Win Dance Marathon)

    Box Score
    Event Summary
    Extra Skater

    For the fourth time in a row, the Blackhawks have dropped a game that goes all the way to a shootout. If that really upsets you, sorry. I still just can’t get too worked up about it. The only detriment to this game is that it ruins an otherwise solid performance from Crawford. In the second game of his return to the team, Crow put up a 40 save performance but wasn’t able to stop either shooter in the skills competition. So it goes on this frigid night.

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