Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Blackhawks

  • Back To The Matter At Hand

    Back To The Matter At Hand

    Now that we can stop talking about the bigger ice and lineups and other coaches, perhaps it’s time to reset where we are with the Hawks and where it’s going.

    The Hawks have a few days here to get the legs back under them, though the seven Olympians who went the route through the weekend probably won’t rejoin practice until Wednesday or maybe even Thursday’s morning skate. Obviously, for a little while the Hawks are going to need the non-Olympians to carry them a bit (a Brandon Saad binge would be most welcome, as well as Andrew Shaw coming in from the cold). I’d also look for Bryan Bickell to be more effective (not that he’s been as bad as everyone wants us to believe) as he really needed more time for his deteriorating knees to heal. Hell, maybe he’ll even crack 10 minutes per game.

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  • Morning Links 2/10/14

    Happy to be going: Chicago Tribune

    Group A Top Spot: NHL

    Always in the spotlight: Sportsnet.Ca

    Wanting a Miracle: PuckDaddy

    Jesus Christ! ESPN

  • Morning Links 2.4.14

    Morning Links 2.4.14

    Ok that date is just weird…

    Kane inspired: Chicago Tribune

    Hurrikane in LA: Cheer The Anthem

    6000: HockeeNight

    Torts is sorry: Montreal Gazette

    Moving on from Broadway: TSN

    This will be problematic for anyone not wearing a Maple Leaf in Russia: Sportsnet

    Because girls play hockey in Europe aswell: PuckDaddy

    Considering the last time they were there nobody showed up: Globe

    Missing one very important name: Score

     

  • Heavy Is The Head That Drinks The Crown – Hawks 5, Kings 3

    Heavy Is The Head That Drinks The Crown – Hawks 5, Kings 3

    Box Score
    Event Summary
    Extra Skater

    Even though both the Kings and the Hawks came into the evening careening through some tough stretches since the turn of the calendar year, the game played certainly wasn’t an indicator of some of the things both teams had been struggling with prior to tonight.

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  • Morning Links 1/31/14

    Morning Links 1/31/14

    Oh Really? CSN Autoplay

    I’m thinking 88 might get an “A” today: USAHOCKEY

    Five years in Denver: TSN

    This would be insane: ESPN

    Diving into the crazyness that was Ben Scrivens 59 save night: Extra Skater

  • Tonight We’re Gonna Rock It Tonight: Hawks 5 – Camucks 2

    Tonight We’re Gonna Rock It Tonight: Hawks 5 – Camucks 2

    Boxscore

    Event Summary

    Extra Skater

    If you’ll allow me to carry out this metaphor another day, that is. While I’ve said the Hawks have resembled a Spinal Tap show lately, just one or two things going enough wrong to make the whole thing something of a joke, they’re still capable of having Derek Smalls hammer a bass line, David St. Hubbins belting out the lyrics and rhythm guitar, not have the drummer spontaneously combust, and Nigel Tufnel rejoin them on stage to shred a solo.

    Ok, I’ve carried that out far enough.

    I don’t know that the Hawks game was perfect tonight, but it certainly got better in the last 40 than it’s been for a while. Sure, in the 1st the Hawks were still stretchy-passy happy, but I feel like that calmed down in the 2nd and 3rd. But even in the 1st, the Hawks’ zip returned. They smothered puck-carriers and created turnovers and were quick with the puck and feet. That’s all it takes for the Hawks.

    It’s late, let’s get to it.

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  • Tonight We're Gonna Rock It Tonight: Hawks 5 – Camucks 2

    Tonight We're Gonna Rock It Tonight: Hawks 5 – Camucks 2

    Boxscore

    Event Summary

    Extra Skater

    If you’ll allow me to carry out this metaphor another day, that is. While I’ve said the Hawks have resembled a Spinal Tap show lately, just one or two things going enough wrong to make the whole thing something of a joke, they’re still capable of having Derek Smalls hammer a bass line, David St. Hubbins belting out the lyrics and rhythm guitar, not have the drummer spontaneously combust, and Nigel Tufnel rejoin them on stage to shred a solo.

    Ok, I’ve carried that out far enough.

    I don’t know that the Hawks game was perfect tonight, but it certainly got better in the last 40 than it’s been for a while. Sure, in the 1st the Hawks were still stretchy-passy happy, but I feel like that calmed down in the 2nd and 3rd. But even in the 1st, the Hawks’ zip returned. They smothered puck-carriers and created turnovers and were quick with the puck and feet. That’s all it takes for the Hawks.

    It’s late, let’s get to it.

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  • That Much Further West – Hawks at Canucks Preview, Pregame Thread, Scream Therapy

    oldschool at Lumberjack_Song

    Game Time: 9:30PM CDT
    TV/Radio: WGN, TSN, WGN-AM 720
    The Truth Is Out There: Nucks Misconduct, Canucks Army

    With last night’s OT loss to the hapless Flames in Cow Town, the Hawks are officially in the midst of their longest losing streak since the 9-game debacle that nearly completely derailed the 2011-2012 season. And while things aren’t nearly that dire yet, the Blues have already tied the Hawks for first in the Central and have games in hand, and the road trip prior to the Olympics takes a much sharper turn toward icky starting tonight with their old friends the Canucks. Though given the state of things in Vancouver of late, just how icky can be debated.

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  • Morning Links 1/29/14

    Morning Links 1/29/14

    Stretched in the Dungeon: HockeeNight

    Couldn’t keep up in the Stampede: Chicago Tribune

    Pirri knew what it took: Suntimes

    Fears about Sochi: New York Times

    How the Glowpuck revolutinized how you watch Sports: Slate

  • Yukon Ho! – Hawks at Flames Preview, Pregame Thread, Storyboarding Session

    AltLogo at flames atlanta

    Game Time: 8:30PM CDT
    TV/Radio: CSN, TSN, WGN-AM 720
    Lanny McDonald’s Mustache: Flames Nation, Matchsticks and Gasoline

    For those taking solace in the fact that at least the Hawks were being jettisoned somewhere even colder as a reward for their performance in the third period on Sunday against the Jets, there’s bound to be a more than a little disappointment in the fact that it’s a full 40 degrees warmer in Calgary than in Chicago at press time. The line to put one’s head in a microwave forms to the left.

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