Everything Else

Well, it wasn’t exactly as locked in and authoritative as it could have been. But it didn’t have to be, and they certainly aroused more passion tonight than they did Monday. Against the Oilers, it barely takes a whisper of a care to win, and the Hawks managed that… at least after the first 10 minutes where this looked like a kindergarten class that got into the Jolt Cola. Yes, Jolt Cola. I know some of you drank it once upon a time.

The one big difference was the Hawks were far more engaged tonight in front of their own net than they were on Monday. The rest of the ice? Eh, comme ci comme ca. But in front of both goalies, they were determined to tie up sticks and knock over bodies. Hence, the Oil never really sniffed much.

Let’s get the bullets out of the way then so we can all move on to Friday:

Everything Else

Well, it wasn’t exactly as locked in and authoritative as it could have been. But it didn’t have to be, and they certainly aroused more passion tonight than they did Monday. Against the Oilers, it barely takes a whisper of a care to win, and the Hawks managed that… at least after the first 10 minutes where this looked like a kindergarten class that got into the Jolt Cola. Yes, Jolt Cola. I know some of you drank it once upon a time.

The one big difference was the Hawks were far more engaged tonight in front of their own net than they were on Monday. The rest of the ice? Eh, comme ci comme ca. But in front of both goalies, they were determined to tie up sticks and knock over bodies. Hence, the Oil never really sniffed much.

Let’s get the bullets out of the way then so we can all move on to Friday:

Everything Else

Hawk Wrestler vs. Daniel-Plainview1

FACEOFF: 8:30pm CENTRAL

TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio 720

THERE WAS A TIME: mc79hockey, The Copper And Blue, The Boys On The Bus

I guess when the Oilers brass are drawing up this reconstruction plan that the Oil have been in for as long as you’d get sentenced for assaulting a cop, they look at the Hawks and try and convince themselves that’s what they’re trying to create. After all, back in the spring of 2008 it looked like the two teams were in the same place.

Except the Hawks bothered to draft and develop actual defensemen and their forwards maxed out. Details, details.

Everything Else

Hawk Wrestler vs. Daniel-Plainview1

FACEOFF: 8:30pm CENTRAL

TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio 720

THERE WAS A TIME: mc79hockey, The Copper And Blue, The Boys On The Bus

I guess when the Oilers brass are drawing up this reconstruction plan that the Oil have been in for as long as you’d get sentenced for assaulting a cop, they look at the Hawks and try and convince themselves that’s what they’re trying to create. After all, back in the spring of 2008 it looked like the two teams were in the same place.

Except the Hawks bothered to draft and develop actual defensemen and their forwards maxed out. Details, details.

Everything Else

This was it. Week 28 in the AHL schedule. The IceHogs had 2 games left in their schedule and they needed all 4 points to keep their playoff hopes alive. They weren’t in complete control of their own destiny though—they needed the Milwaukee Admirals to lose just one, measly game in order for Rockford to make their first playoff appearance since 2009-10. Only half of the plan worked.