Rag recaps: Trib Times Herald *Trib
Around the bracket: Isles/Pens Sens/Habs
Crow’s flying high: Verdi
Much like the annoying little girl in the AT&T ad Q wants more: PHT
Hoge apparently hasn’t been watching the same Handzus as us: CBS
On that note Bolland (and Emery) are close: CSN Chicago
Hawks tough enough?: ESPN Chicago
I find EA cover votes to be a stupid but this is fun I guess: SI
Lastly this is wonderful: PD
Well, that’s that then. An underwhelming series came to what was pretty much an underwhelming end. Sure, it looks glossy to have an emphatic scoreline, but I find the most encouraging aspect of the whole thing to be Quenneville’s quote that he wasn’t too thrilled with the last two games and feels that that there’s a few levels the Hawks are going to have to reach before we pack up the cats for the summer.
And I have to agree.
The Hawks weren’t great tonight, just as they weren’t great in Game 4. They did enough, some players more so and some less. And though it’s easy to say that you only have to pull out enough to win to beat the Wild when you’re Milton Berle, I don’t think it’s so simple as to just turn it on when you feel the challenge is up to your standards.
When you were mine
You were kinda sorta my best friend
So I was blind (so blind)
I let you fool around
I never cared (didn’t care)
I never was the kind to make a fuss
Oh girl, when you were mine
I used to let you wear all my clothes
You were so fine (so fine)
Maybe that’s the reason
That it hurt me so
When you were mine
I gave you all of my money
Time after time
You done me wrong
@ 
Faceoff: 8:30pm Central
TV/Radio: CSN, CBC, NBCSN/WGN 720
Show Me One Night: Hockey Wilderness
Unlike last year, the Blackhawks now find themselves in an elimination game where they are the ones capable of sending a team off to their summer homes earlier than they’d hope. It’ll also be the first chance they’ve had at advancing past the opening round of the post season since the year they’ve brought home a bunch of hardware and a party that lasted all summer long.
The 3-0 shutout in last Tuesday’s game wasn’t exactly a dynamic effort but it still showed that the Hawks are capable of taking home a victory without really putting it all out on the table just yet. The Wild have started each of the games on a very strong note but the Hawks have been able to sit out the storm and even if they get behind, find a way to get back into it, even if that did take til just about the very end of regulation in Game 3.
And now we start with a tradition that might be a bit lost on some of you newer converts to our certain method of madness. Actually, it may be lost on just about everyone unless you write for this site… and even Fels shakes his head a bit at the level of devotion McClure and I put into this silly little feature.
Regardless, our beard of the day belongs to the drummer of perhaps one of my favorite bands around today – Chris Wilson of The Pharmacists.. as in Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.
Must be relentless: Chicago Tribune
Building Block Win: CSN CHICAGO
I really wanna know how much that jet costs: Verdi
This is Insane: MNWILD
Easy to see the talent gap:Star Tribune
Round and Round: CSN CHICAGO
Two Playoff games in nine years appears to be all: CBC
Scum down to the wire as told to us by Larry Horse’s favorite writer: Det Free Press
Scum Jr. on the brink too: LaTimes (AP)
Oh well…..CBC
The Right Move: CTV
Its time for Handshakes at Home!!!!
The Daily Show has long been a proving ground for some of the best talent in comedy to exhibit their skills. Stephen Colbert earned a show of his own from his work in the correspondent position. Ed Helms and Steve Carrell have become bonafide leading men both on television and in film, and Brian Unger, well, we don’t talk about Brian Unger. And that list could very well soon include the bearded Wyatt Cenac.
Yesterday’s news today: Trib ST DH M*T
The PK is killing it: ESPN Chicago
If you own goalie pads you may want to call the Wild: ESPN
As you may have heard Kelly_Rae now has two Keith men with no teeth: CSN Chicago
Also a look at how Harding got hurt: PHT
Elsewhere in the NHL: Bad Goalie Hurt Goalie About to be Traded Goalie
Even the beat writers are whiny in Riot City: VSun
It’s been some hard times up there eh?: SI
Before I read this I thought it was a cheap stunt, now I’m on board: PD