Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Black Friday tradition

  • Cuz Black Friday, We’re In Anaheim: Hawks at Ducks Preview/Clearance Sale

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    RECORDS: Hawks 13-6-2  Ducks 9-7-4

    PUCK DROP: 3pm Central

    TV: CSN, NHL-N for those outside the 606

    O.C. OBSERVERS: Anaheim Calling

    PROJECTED LINEUPS

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    TEAM CORSI: Hawks – 51.3% (11th)  Ducks – 48.2% (20th)

    POWER PLAY: Hawks – 17.8% (15th)  Ducks – 21.7% (8th)

    PENALTY KILL: Hawks – Still not talking about it  Ducks – 82.6% (12th)

    Hawks Individual Stats

    Ducks Individual Stats

    TRENDS: Perry hasn’t scored since Oct. 26th.. Getzlaf has 8 even-strength goals in a season and a quarter

    I suppose this could be the last Black Friday the Hawks spend in Anaheim. I doubt anyone is going to complain about it. But this is how it has always worked, and it will do so again this afternoon. The Hawks will arrive at the “Ponda” Center to see a Ducks team that seems pretty intent on shooting itself in the face, both in the GM’s office and behind the bench. And so far, they’re succeeding at it.

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  • Back To The Scene Of The Crime: Hawks at Ducks Preview/Bears Celebration Continued

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    PUCK DROP: 4pm Central

    TV/RADIO: WGN, NBCSN, WGN Radio

    DUCK TALES (Woohoo): Anaheim Calling

    Ducks Stats

    Ducks War On Ice

    Some games you know that the opponent has had circled on the schedule, even if the Hawks know better than to make too much of a regular season game. Then again, the Ducks are so practiced at seeing teams that had beaten them in a Game 7 the previous year maybe they don’t make that much of a deal out of it anymore. Either way, the Hawks return to Anaheim for the first time since they got to partake in the annual giveaway of a playoff series in Orange County last spring.

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