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Tag: Antti Niemi

  • Game #1 – Penguins vs. Hawks Preview: It’s Time To Play The Music

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    RECORDS: Penguins 0-0-1   Hawks 0-0-0

    PUCK DROP: 7:30pm Central

    TV: NBCS CHICAGO OR WHATEVER THE FUCK IT’S CALLED NOW

    IRON CITY IS ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH AS GOOD AS YEUNGLING: Pensburgh

    After spending the past month gnashing our teeth or making fun of people gnashing their teeth about who would fill out the third defensive pairing or who would be on the fourth line, the Hawks get to roll it out for real tonight. In an odd bit of scheduling, it’ll be the second game for the Penguins, when you’d have to guess if this were the NBA or NFL they would have had, y’know, the team that just won its third Cup open the season against the team that last won three Cups close together in a primetime slot. Instead, you’ll be getting Antti Niemi on local TV! The NHL people, you can’t beat it with a stick!

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  • Hail, Hail – Stars vs Hawks Preview, Homecoming Parade

    carls jr star vs evil empire

    Game Time: 7:30PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, SportsNet Pacific, WGN-AM 720
    Jim Nill’s Liberator: Defending Big D

    While tonight would be a premiere matchup between the conference’s top two teams jostling for inside position for the division, and both playing a high-octane brand of hockey, none of that is receiving top billing. Even Johnny Oduya’s return to the building after being a key role player on two Stanley Cup teams is a footnote.

    Because tonight is Patrick Sharp’s first regular season game in the United Center as a visitor in over ten years.

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  • Startup Culture – Hawks at Sharks Preview, Pregame Thread, Disruption

    oldschool at salsa shark

    Game Time: 3:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: WGN, SportsNet (Canada), NHLN (US), WGN-AM 720
    Josh Costine Is The Antichrist: Fear The Fin

    With the riveting thrill ride that is the Big Ten college basketball tournament taking over the United Center for the remainder of this weekend, the Hawks now find themselves subjected to the extremely rare California matinee. And unlike Thursday in the desert, these two points are actually critical for both teams to obtain.

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  • Introduce Yourself – Sharks vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Flash Flood Warning

    sharkticons vs oldschool

    Game Time: 6:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: WGN Ch. 9, WGN-AM 720
    Pirates of Silicon Valley: Fear The Fin

    It’s become somewhat of an annual occurrence over the last 5 or so seasons, where the first meeting of the year between the Blackhawksand Sharks, normally around this time in November, is viewed as a barometer of one another’s success and potential in advancing through the Western Conference. Both have been conference Finalists at least twice in that time, and based on the early returns this season, there’s no reason why it couldn’t happen again for either squad.

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  • Miscellaneous Debris

    Miscellaneous Debris

    With the Summer Doldrums officially in full effect thanks in no small part to the League taking its sweet ass time to announce an agreement for Olympic participation in Sochi this coming February, and as a result its own regular season schedule, it’s time to take a spin into a couple matters beyond the Blackhawks.

    But one local matter needs to be addressed first.

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