Faxes from Uncle Dale

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  • A Simple Plan: Hawks 4 – Preds 1

    A Simple Plan: Hawks 4 – Preds 1

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    War On Ice

    Sorry for the delayed wrap. My insomnia got the best of me again and I was going to write this last night before my forehead nearly landed on the laptop.

    I don’t think there’s much to draw from this one other than how the two goalies are playing. It was a pretty even 1st period, with the Preds certainly having the upper hand in the first 10 minutes and the Hawks the last 10. The Hawks benefitted from a good bounce to get their goal, but you see how the Preds can get caught trying to play at their skin-peeling pace. 1-0 is certainly no huge advantage.

    And then Rinne gives up that goal to Panik, and he might have been screened by Barret Jenkem and his terrible gap but it was not a goal that should have gone in. Sure, the Preds quickly got back within one but the way Crawford is playing you’re just not going to make up two goals on him right now. The Preds didn’t, and once Panarin found Kane for a breakaway this one was basically over. And Rinne wasn’t bad for sure, but he’s giving up the goal he can’t right now. Crow isn’t.

    Let’s to it:

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  • Girl I’m Gonna Get Your Youth Back: Blackhawks 3, Predators 2

    Jan 12, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford (50) makes a save during the third period against the Nashville Predators at the United Center. Chicago won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

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    War on Ice 

    Natural Stat Trick

    The Nashville Predators rolled their stinkwagon into town for a divisional matchup. They and their “All-Star” goaltender Pekka “Shit Hip” Rinne came into tonight fresh off three straight losses. Rinne missed out on the 4-0 thrashing from Arizona the other night but he’s been terrible lately and for most of the season. Without him playing like he did before Barry Trotz left him in a steaming pile, the Predators just aren’t nearly as scary.

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  • The Sound Of My Ceiling Fan – Predators vs Hawks Preview, License Renewal

    predator vs evil empire

    Game Time: 7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM720
    Still Waiting For ALL THE FACTS on Mike Ribeiro: On The Forecheck

    In between games with the Jets bookending this week, the Hawks get a home-and-home with the typically competent Predators, starting tonight on United Center ice.

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  • Page 8s And Thank Yous

    My page 8 game in the Indian lately has been strong, so because there isn’t much going on let’s all have a chuckle. For those who might not know, Page 8 in our gameday program is basically where I get to go all comedy or sadistic, depending on your point of view. It’s a chilling view into what’s left of my mind.

    Increase Scoring

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  • Careful What You Wish For – Round 1 Preview – Blues Defensemen

    Careful What You Wish For – Round 1 Preview – Blues Defensemen

    Moving outward from the crease, it’s now time to take a look at arguably the Blues’ strongest group as a whole, their defensemen. From top to bottom it’s one of the deeper and more balanced groups in the league, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some soft, stupid, and ugly spots the Hawks can attack and exploit.

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