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Second Period Thread – Hawks at Rangers
Honestly, a book you read once let you think in rhyme. The old extreme sits pale and molds now for the millionth time.
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First Period Thread – Hawks at Rangers
You heard about, “be your own man”. You talk a lot, and loud. Illustrate the obvious, boy. You’re mentally endowed.
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Rocket From Russia – Hawks at Rangers Preview, Pregame Thread, Charm School Reunion
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TV/Radio: CSN, NHLN (US), WGN-AM 720
Without MSG I Am Nothing: Blueshirt Banter, Scotty HockeyNow that the international nightmare known as the Sochi Olympics is finally over, the NHL can get back to business as usual. With 22 games left, the Hawks will start their final quarter of the season tonight in Manhattan at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers.
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Pigs in Zen: Hogs Keep on Rolling
The IceHogs finished week 21 and started week 22 of the AHL schedule with three match-ups against Midwest Division rivals. In terms of the Western Conference standings, the IceHogs needed to take the majority, if not all, of the points at stake to continue to put themselves in a good spot to make the postseason.
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Morning Links 2/26/14
Hossa Ready: Chicago Tribune
Regin will get a shot at 2C: CSN
Crow expects a heavy workload: Chicago Suntimes
Back to his real job: TSN
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Sell The Kids For Food
Time for our semi-regular look at the Hawks prospects that are not in Rockford.
As always, we start in Chestnut Hill where Kevin Hayes is the third-leading scorer in all of the NCAA. He’s at 22-29-51 in just 33 games for an Eagles side that is basically running away with Hockey East and will be a prohibitive favorite when the tournament rolls around in April. Now, there’s one huge caveat here in that Hayes skates on a line with college hockey’s leading scorer Johnny Gaudreau (it’s going to be fucking hilarious when Brian Burke trades Gaudreau for a third-line winger because he thinks Gaudreau “is too small to have sandpaper.”). So how much Hayes’s numbers are a by-product of his center and how much he’s responsible for is a debate one could have all day. Still, it’s pretty encouraging. Anyway, Captain Stairwell managed just an assist this past weekend in a double-header with UMass-Lowell. This was after he managed two goals in the Beanpot a couple weeks back.
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Morning Links 2/25/14
The revolving door at 2C spins: ESPN CHI
A blast from the past: Blackhawks
Trade Centre inventory: TSN
What happens in Sochi doesn’t stay there: PHT
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Back To The Matter At Hand
Now that we can stop talking about the bigger ice and lineups and other coaches, perhaps it’s time to reset where we are with the Hawks and where it’s going.
The Hawks have a few days here to get the legs back under them, though the seven Olympians who went the route through the weekend probably won’t rejoin practice until Wednesday or maybe even Thursday’s morning skate. Obviously, for a little while the Hawks are going to need the non-Olympians to carry them a bit (a Brandon Saad binge would be most welcome, as well as Andrew Shaw coming in from the cold). I’d also look for Bryan Bickell to be more effective (not that he’s been as bad as everyone wants us to believe) as he really needed more time for his deteriorating knees to heal. Hell, maybe he’ll even crack 10 minutes per game.
