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  • Morning Links 10/10/14

    Morning Links 10/10/14

    Rapid Overreaction: NHL

    Damn Real: HockeeNight

    Crow: LGH

    Kaner: CST

    If the shoe fits: Chicago Tribune

    Comcast is allowed to get away with it: SN

    Yes it is: ESPN

  • The Hot Zone: Blackhawks 2 – Stars 2: Hawks Win Clash Of Clans

    The Hot Zone: Blackhawks 2 – Stars 2: Hawks Win Clash Of Clans

    Box Score
    Event Summary
    Extra Skater… I think that’s dead? Bummer

    Oh Christ. I guess I have to start writing this stuff again, huh? Very early apologies if I suck at it. I haven’t really been preparing for this. That kind of applies to my entire life though, doesn’t it? Even our goddamn editor has changed. NONE OF THESE BUTTONS MAKE ANY SENSE ANYMORE!!!

    Sadly, that sort of also applies to how the Hawks seemed to approach their opening game as well, eh? (I still segue like a champ). In the opening moments, it seemed things would be even steven (stephen?)… but as the game progressed, things tilted more and more towards the Dallas side. And if anyone knows anything about me.. I hate all things Dallas. While Keith was able to grab the first goal of the season/game, it switched to all things Lone Star in the second and for a good part of the third.

    One of the many many penalties, more on that later, ended up bringing things back to even before league sanctioned silliness gave Chicago a second point. By now, you should hopefully know how this works…

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  • Hawks at Stars Gamethread

    The people who have crippled you
    You want to see them burn
    The gates of life have closed on you
    And now there’s just no return

  • Overture, Cut The Lights: Hawks at Stars Preview/Pregame Thread/Swingin’ Party Down The Line

    AltLogo_mediumvs. Bowie Starman

    FACEOFF: 7:30 PM Central

    TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio 720

    YEE HAW!: Defending Big D

    Here we go. The curtain raiser on the sometimes confusing, sometimes frustrating, sometimes slog, 82-game story of the 2014-2015 season. And while the Hawks certainly have some new parts to show and some questions to answer, the excitement will mostly be contained on the other side of the ice.

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  • Overture, Cut The Lights: Hawks at Stars Preview/Pregame Thread/Swingin' Party Down The Line

    AltLogo_mediumvs. Bowie Starman

    FACEOFF: 7:30 PM Central

    TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio 720

    YEE HAW!: Defending Big D

    Here we go. The curtain raiser on the sometimes confusing, sometimes frustrating, sometimes slog, 82-game story of the 2014-2015 season. And while the Hawks certainly have some new parts to show and some questions to answer, the excitement will mostly be contained on the other side of the ice.

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  • Wheel It Out Here, Carnac

    I do this every year, basically so you lot have cudgel with which to beat me over the head in April. I’m here for you people. So let’s get to it.

    Hawks Points Total – 108. They are capable of 115 or 116 but I doubt they escape the injury bug and there’s always the March doldrums they seem to go through that limits their output. Where that puts them in the division? Probably 2nd as I’m guessing the Blues go all out to avoid the Hawks in the 1st round (putting them in prime position to lose to Dallas in the 1st round). Which almost certainly means another tussle with Minnesota. Fun times!

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  • Morning Links 10/9/14

    Morning Links 10/9/14

    Last night: MON/TOR BOS/PHI VAN/CAL SJ/LA

    So it begins: Blackhawks

    LTIR for Versteeg: ESPN Chicago

    Whatever works for him: CSN (autoplay)

    Arizona helping out: SCH

    Wait what? Where’s the real MM?: PD

    4.9 mil a year for 3 more seasons apparently isn’t a conflict: PHT

  • Once More Unto The Breach – Over The Mountain

    Once More Unto The Breach – Over The Mountain

    Anyone who expected the Avalanche to win the inaugural season of the newly aligned Central Division at this time last year is a damned dirty liar. Yet the Avs bested both the Hawks and Blues down the stretch only to be hilariously eliminated in the first round, in overtime of game 7 at home versus the Wild. Again.

    Now the Avs will look to build on the success of last year with their young core despite losing their most defensively responsible center within the division, being on the ass-end of what is bound to be a hellacious numeric regression, and being run by two morons, one of whom is an ill-tempered dickwad behind the bench.

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  • High On The Hog: Cue The Lights

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    Photo Credit-Todd Reicher

    Ladies and Gentlemen…your 2014-15 IceHogs

    With some late roster moves coming down in the last few days, it would appear that the opening night roster is nearly set in Rockford for the 2014-15 campaign. As Norman Dale would say, let’s see what kind of hand we’ve been dealt here…

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  • Morning Links 10/8/14

    Morning Links 10/8/14

    Well isn’t this a wrinkle: Chicago Tribune

    What happened?? SunTimes

    And being 6’2: CSN AP

    This is really really awesome: SN

    Well that depends:GnM

    Good: PD