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Manifest Destiny – Blues vs Hawks Preview, Workplace Mediation

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Game Time: 7:30PM
TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
Toasted Ravs, Man: SLGT

Tonight’s game between the Hawks and Blues is being labeled a playoff preview by all of the flapping heads around the league, and in one sense, that’s not accurate at all given the number of injuries on both sides that will surely answer the bell this time next week, as well as the fact that this first round matchup is anything but a foregone conclusion. And in that respect tonight already is a playoff game unto itself. Should the Blues gain a single point, they will clinch some form of home ice and the Hawks will be locked into third in the Central. However a Hawks regulation win still keeps them in position for home ice if not the division, depending on the outcome of Stars/Avs. The Hawks would still need some help from the Preds and/or Capitals on Saturday, but they still have to close out their regular season home schedule properly tonight to give themselves a chance.

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April 7, 2016
Morning Links 4.7.2016

Maybe all that Pita Pit got him in Shape

Signing of a Valiant Victor

Stupid Hard Cap

More HHR?

Oh Please!!!

R.I.P Merle

April 7, 2016
Morning Links 4.6.2016

Big win with a price

Nostalgia is not the most toxic impulse

Halfway to the Hall….Oh wait

Bread Man Rising

Keep Walking On

April 6, 2016
How About You? Blackhawks 6, Coyotes 2

Box Score

War on Ice

Natural Stat Trick

Finally. FINALLY. My long national nightmare is over. I jinxed an early season blowout against the Blues by mentioning the letters “D-L-R” after the first period only to see the Hawks cough up that massive lead. Then on Sunday, I started thinking about which video I was going to use and watched in horror as Scott Darling did his performance art in the crease.

Tonight, all it took was 4 special teams goals. One short-handed. Two power play goals scored during a five minute major. And of course, an opponent that is tanking harder than an Eddie Robinson-led Bulls team ever did.

Without further ado, it’s my turn to put on the leather chaps.

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April 5, 2016
Kokopelli Face Tattoo – Coyotes vs Hawks Preview, Car Repair Estimate

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Game Time: 7:30PM Central
TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
I Hope Joe Arpaio Is Tortured To Death: Five For Howling

It took until game 80 on April 5th for the schedule to finally roll around to a game of actual consequence that the Blackhawks on paper should give a shit about. Sitting at 99 points with three games to play, they can max out at 105, which is the current total for both the Stars and Blues. If the Hawks win tonight as they should, and can beat the Blues on Thursday, that at least puts home ice still seriously on the table on Saturday, as the Blues face the Caps in the closer, and the Hawks would hold the definitive edge in ROWs. There’s still barely a chance at the division as well, but on top of needing help from the Caps, the Stars get what could be an already eliminated Avs team on Thursday and then a locked-into-seventh Preds club for the finale. But failure to accumulate all six of the remaining points available makes all of this moot, and it begins tonight at home against the Coyotes.

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April 5, 2016
Morning Links 4/5/16

At PHX

Hawks hurting

And have reason to panic

Blues hurting too

And the Lightning

Unique barns

April 5, 2016
High On The Hog: No Cure Like Travel?

The Rockford IceHogs have put in a lot of travel miles on the road this season. What’s two thousand more this week?

After dropping two of three games this past week, Rockford is embarking on its last road trip of the regular season. For their sake, I hope their mode of travel will be airplane. This is a frustrated bunch of Hogs. I’d hate to think of Ted Dent threatening to turn the bus around.

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April 4, 2016
Pack It Up, Pack It In: Blackhawks 6, Bruins 4

Box Score

War on Ice

Natural Stat Trick

It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

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April 3, 2016
Innuendo And Out The Other – Bruins vs Hawks Preview, Bloody Mary Bar

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Game Time: 11:30AM Central
TV/Radio: NBC, SportsNet, TVA-S, WGN-AM 720
You White, You Ben Affleck: Cup of Chowder

There really is zero excuse for an 11:30 start this morning, as the game isn’t necessarily running as counter programming to anything specific. But the NHL and marketing sensibility have never exactly gone together like bologna and Miracle Whip. So somehow what they’ll bill as in important game between two ORIGINAL SIX teams in its final pre-scheduled Sunday matchup still will start while the vast majority of the country is still sleeping. Great job again, everyone.

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April 3, 2016
Blue Eye Dressed For Every Situation: Blackhawks 5, Jets 4 (OT)

Box Score

War on Ice

Natural Stat Trick

If you like sub-optimal goaltending and marginal defensive play on both sides, then tonight was your lucky night. As stated in the preview, this game was not intended to be viewed by anyone whose hockey sensibilities are easily offended.

The Blackhawks and Jets didn’t let us down. But hey, it actually ended up being pretty entertaining in a sadistic type of way and the Hawks desperately took two points that were for the taking. Albeit, they did it in the most roundabout way but there are no style points this time of year.

Let’s go.

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April 1, 2016

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