Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Aaron Ekblad

  • Dead Cat Bounce – Panthers vs Hawks Preview, Account Overdraft Notification

    panthro panther vs 250px-Ozymandias

    Game Time: 7:30PM CST
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Uncle Dale’s New Dysfunctional Family: Litter Box Cats

    panthers-lineup-card

    blackhawks-lineup-card

    Dale Tallon just can’t seem to find an organization that doesn’t have dysfunction among the front office braintrust. And after getting kicked upstairs this past summer, his replacement Tom Rowe has now descended to behind the Cats’ bench after unceremoniously launching Gerard Gallant on Sunday after a mediocre 11-10-1 start. And Tom Rowe will make his NHL head coaching debut at the United Center tonight as the Hawks return home from the final Circus Trip ever.

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  • No Guarantees Or Safe Places – Hawks at Panthers Preview, Snowbird Flight

    evil empire at panthro panther

    Game Time: 6:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Pete The Puma: Litter Box Cats

    Now that the winning streak is a thing of the past, halted at 12 games last night in Tampa, the Hawks have to regroup quickly to complete the road leg of the Florida two-step tonight in Sunrise against the Panthers, who were recent owners of a 12 game win streak that vaulted them to the top of their division as well.

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  • Stray Cat Strut – Panthers vs Hawks Preview, Fire Suppression System Testing

    pack up the cats vs evil empire

    Game Time: 7:30PM Central
    TV: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Jimmy Buffett Sucks: Litter Box Cats

    In today’s episode of the family favorite series Not Tone Deaf, the following is presented free of comment:

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  • Pick Up The Pieces – Hawks at Panthers Preview, Pregame Thread, Snowbird Migration

    AltLogo vs pink panther

    Game Time: 6:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, SportsNet Ontario, SportsNet West, WGN-AM 720
    Florida Men: Litter Box Cats

    Rare is the home-and-home in the NHL’s unbalanced divisional scheduling era, and rarer still is its interconference cousin. But that’s exactly what’s in store tonight as the Hawks take on the Panthers once again, this time in Sunrise as the first part of the Florida two-step.

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  • "Cha!" Said The Kitty – Panthers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Teeth Gnashing

    panthro panther vs AltLogo_medium

    Game Time: 7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    It Never Snows In Florida: Litter Box Cats

    Much like Joel Quenneville’s theory regarding 5-on-3’s, there was a school of thought that this 8 game homestand would go a long way in determining how the Hawks’ regular season will end up. And also similar to  Quenneville’s 5-on-3 power play units, this stretch has been frustrating and bordering on motionless, going down to the wire to salvage something other than “unmitigated disaster” as a result. That opportunity presents itself tonight in the form of the Florida Panthers on the front end of a home-and-home, where the Hawks can barely squeak out 9 points of a potential 16 with a win tonight coming off of three straight losses.

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  • “Cha!” Said The Kitty – Panthers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Teeth Gnashing

    panthro panther vs AltLogo_medium

    Game Time: 7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    It Never Snows In Florida: Litter Box Cats

    Much like Joel Quenneville’s theory regarding 5-on-3’s, there was a school of thought that this 8 game homestand would go a long way in determining how the Hawks’ regular season will end up. And also similar to  Quenneville’s 5-on-3 power play units, this stretch has been frustrating and bordering on motionless, going down to the wire to salvage something other than “unmitigated disaster” as a result. That opportunity presents itself tonight in the form of the Florida Panthers on the front end of a home-and-home, where the Hawks can barely squeak out 9 points of a potential 16 with a win tonight coming off of three straight losses.

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