Marian Hossa: Cheer the Anthem
Is good at hockey: Second City Hockey
But you knew that: ESPN
Thoughts from RockVegas: Third Man In
Marian Hossa: Cheer the Anthem
Is good at hockey: Second City Hockey
But you knew that: ESPN
Thoughts from RockVegas: Third Man In
Rocky Mountain Oysters: CTA
36 inches:Hockeenight
For now?? SCH
Antti solid: Chicago Tribune
This really needs to end..because its stupid: Deadspin
Locking up the kids: Chicago Tribune
Scary situation in Dallas: TSN
This is the antithesis of Stan Bowman: CBS
He will clown Don Cherry: Sportsnet
Knowledge: Reddit
FACEOFF: 6:30pm Central
TV/RADIO: NBCSN, WGN Radio
WINTER AND JULY 4th: Die By The Blade
The schedule has slowed down a bit here, with two days off before and after this game before it ramps up again at the end of next week. And it slows down in terms of opposition, or at least seemingly, as the Hawks travel to face the league-worst Sabres, who have now been stripped of most if not all their assets that weren’t tied down.
Distraction Free: Chicago Tribune
Lots to Not Lots: Cheer the Anthem
Well I think we have a new nickname for Brandon Saad: Hockeenight
Steamrolled: Second City Hockey
Seguin cleaned up: http: TSN
The Best of Scum: ESPN
Let the overreaction commence! Chicago Tribune
The Hawks get faster: NHL
I can only imagine his tweets and privacy will increase: TSN
Fat Tuesday: Sportsnet
This is fantastic: SCH
Game Time: 7:00PM Central
TV/Radio: CSN, RDS, WGN-AM 720
Rocky Mountain High: Mile High Hockey
As the hockey world anxiously awaits tomorrow afternoon’s trade deadline even amidst the flurry of activity this afternoon (particularly in Anaheim), there still remain games to be played tonight. One of which will be the first time the Hawks will be indoors on West Madison in over a month to take on the ever irritating Avalanche.
While we were celebrating Hollywood: Chicago Tribune
The Least: Hockeenight
Stan not focused on trades: Chicago Suntimes
Snow Globe moments: Comcast
HA!! Schnieder’s Law: Puckdaddy
It was about what you would think a game after nearly three weeks off would look like. Players playing at different speeds, wavelengths, sloppy, disjointed, a bit frantic. I don’t think the Hawks looked lethargic per se (well, except for Seabrook) but they definitely didn’t look in sync. It might be a couple games before they do, and the problem there is that that’s when the adrenaline of being back with your teammates might wear off and the miles traveled might catch up. But we’ll run that kitten over when we get to it.
The Hawks didn’t create much thanks to their habit of not being able to complete three consecutive passes, and they’re not really a team built to rugby scrum the puck into the net. Thanks to the form of Spear And Magic Cam Talbot (Spear and Magic Cam Talbot? Spear And Magic Cam Talbot!), that’s kind of what they needed to do.
And once again the hammock nature of the Hawks forwards kind of reared its ugly head again (much like love). The Hawks get dominant shifts from the top consistently, they get decent ones from the fourth line for the most part, and then the second and third lines come out and give a performance art interpretation of Zaireeka. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, and most of the time it’s splatter pattern. Can we break up the top line yet?
Let’s get to it: