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Game Time: 7:30PM Central
TV/Radio: CSN, NHLN (US), WGN-AM 720
Wicked, Tricksy, False: Winging It In Motown, Abel To Yzerman
And so brings to a close the Third Age of Middle-Earth, as tonight will mark the last game between the Hawks and Scum wherein they will be divisional opponents. And, as usual, the stakes are high.
Craw goes tonight: PHT
Goalie controversy? ESPN Chicago
Goalie controversy. SCH
Killing them softly: CSN
Playoff tickets go on sale Monday: blackhawks
NHL/NHLPA officially partner with You Can Play: PD
Gotten a little bored of doing some of our recurring posts, when we’ve even had time to get to them, so today I’m just going to spit out whatever’s rattling around in my freshly-shorn scalp at the moment.
So let’s start with what I’ve been most vocal about, and that’s the goalies. It’s funny, it was perfectly encapsulated by a discussion that was had during the afternoon transition on The Score 670 between Dan McNeil and Dan Bernstein.
I know a lot of you hate both of them, and I understand why. And in full disclosure, they’re both friends of mine and have been for a while. But today they illustrated how this Crawford-Emery debate is actually two different debates that only have a little to do with each other.
Patrick Sharp is a happy man: Daily Herald
Daniel Carcillo is not: Comcast Chicago
I really hate both of these men, even if this happened: Puck Daddy
Edmonton’s new barn has been approved: CBC
Not your familiar Frozen Four: Globe and Mail
Realignment Chatter: Cheer the Anthem
I don’t often comment outside of the link intros, but I love how Hoss has the least emotion of anyone in a Hawks sweater in this picture including Captain Serious.
Recaps: Trib (no Sun Times because they’re requiring an account) DH MST
Hawks getting back to full strength: ESPNChi
Except for the late hit there was no Sharp pain: CSN (auto play)
well yeah: PD
So this sounds pretty terrible: PHT
Ovi is back: SI
USA! USA! USA!: TSN
Another game; another 1-0 shutout; another day closer to the playoffs. On to the bullets.
Runnin’ from the sun again, it’s alright, alright
Runnin’ from the dreams you seem to lose
You’ve been runnin’ for awhile, awhile…
You can’t slow down…
Starin’ at the wall like it’s a window, don’t know
Blinded by the dreams you seem to lose.
You’ve been starin’ for a while, knock it down
Starin’ at the wall, you don’t know, don’t know…
Standin’ on the ceiling babe, it’s alright
Suspended by the dreams you seem to lose
You been floatin’ for awhile, awhile, can’t hold on
Standin’ on the ceiling baby, it’s alright, it’s alright
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FACEOFF: 7pm
TV/RADIO: CSN, NBCSN, TSN2 , WIND 560AM
FUNNY LOOKIN’ IN A GENERAL KINDA WAY: Hockey Wilderness
It would appear the over-arching theme of tonight’s game is our coach once again deciding to create a controversy and make himself (and no one else) feel like a genius. Ray Emery will get the start again, for reasons you’ll have to figure out yourself. I got nothin’.
It’s not a matter of seeing if Emery can go back-to-back, because he did this weekend. It’s not about riding a roll, because Emery was basically “meh” on Sunday. This isn’t about establishing a goalie platoon (which he shouldn’t be doing anyway), because if it was then Crawford would be rotated in.
