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  • Give ‘Em Enough Rope – Oilers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Red Carpet Interview

    oil plainview vs oldschool

    Game Time: 6:00PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Exxon Valdez: Copper and Blue, Oilers Nation

    So this is what the midseason doldrums look like. Ironically, with the Hawks’ high octane offense sputtering, and not with the previously questionable defense pulling its best matador act. Since the calendar flipped to 2014 (and even counting December 30th), the Hawks have scored more than two goals exactly once. It’s not a shock then that the Hawks have gone 2-1-3 in that stretch. Fortunately for them, the Oilers are once again in town.

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  • Give 'Em Enough Rope – Oilers vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Red Carpet Interview

    oil plainview vs oldschool

    Game Time: 6:00PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Exxon Valdez: Copper and Blue, Oilers Nation

    So this is what the midseason doldrums look like. Ironically, with the Hawks’ high octane offense sputtering, and not with the previously questionable defense pulling its best matador act. Since the calendar flipped to 2014 (and even counting December 30th), the Hawks have scored more than two goals exactly once. It’s not a shock then that the Hawks have gone 2-1-3 in that stretch. Fortunately for them, the Oilers are once again in town.

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  • On Deadly Ground – Hawks at Oilers Preview, Pregame Thread, Image Retouching

    AltLogo at team_photo3421

    Game Time: 8:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Keystone XL Pipeline: Copper & Blue

    Tonight in the northern most professional sporting arena on the continent, the Hawks will reach the median point of their annual Circus Trip, having taken four of a possible six points so far. Naturally, they’ll catch the hosting Oilers in the midst of their most competent stretch of the year to this point, as if this team didn’t already give the Hawks issues.

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  • Bright Light Fright: The Boston Bruins Blue Line

    Bright Light Fright: The Boston Bruins Blue Line

    Thar be monsters here.

    While we highlighted the Kings unpleasant nature on defense, the Bruins bring that and more. This is a group of men who look like they belong in a bar brawl somewhere and try to turn their zone into one. But they also come with some of the warts that the Kings had as well, just not as large.

    There’s no point in going any further without talking about the 6-9-sized problem on the top pairing, and that’s Zdeno Chara. This could be the biggest difference (ha ha) between what the Hawks just saw and what they’re about to see. While the Kings’ #1 d-man Drew Doughty is a great player, he can be erratic and wild and reckless at times. The Hawks got to take advantage of that. They will get no such breaks with Chara on the ice.

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