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  • Morning Links 11/1/13

    Morning Links 11/1/13

    Frozen Four in Chicago?: Crains

    Basically his season is over, considering how much he dresses: TSN:

    Scumbag: Denver Post

    That goes without saying: Comcast

    The Khabbi: Cheer The Anthem

  • Morning Links 10/30/13

    Morning Links 10/30/13

    Don’t worry, I got this: TSN

    Defending Nikolai: Comcast (Autoplay)

    Advanced Metrics: Extra Skater

    Hossa 100th as a Hawk: Blackhawk Up

    More street hockey on the South Lawn: Chicago Tribune

    100 days till 3 am hockey: Bristol

     

  • 80's Revival: Sens 5 – Hawks 6

    80's Revival: Sens 5 – Hawks 6

    I know a lot of you are new fans, or are just too young to remember. But if you weren’t there and ever wondered what hockey was like in the late 80’s or early 90’s, here you go. The neutral zone is nothing more than a launch pad, the goaltenders are making it up as they go and generally getting it wrong, the backchecking doesn’t even reach the level of a suggestion, and basically the last team to have the puck wins. It drives coaches nuts, but man is it entertaining. Luckily, the Hawks came out on the right side of this one.

    Toews will take the plaudits, but everyone was a Pollack painting tonight, doing a lot of good and a lot of bad. But hey, it’s October, and the Hawks don’t have to be perfect. Especially when they’re still getting points. Shall we move on to the bullets? Yes, we shall.

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  • 80’s Revival: Sens 5 – Hawks 6

    80’s Revival: Sens 5 – Hawks 6

    I know a lot of you are new fans, or are just too young to remember. But if you weren’t there and ever wondered what hockey was like in the late 80’s or early 90’s, here you go. The neutral zone is nothing more than a launch pad, the goaltenders are making it up as they go and generally getting it wrong, the backchecking doesn’t even reach the level of a suggestion, and basically the last team to have the puck wins. It drives coaches nuts, but man is it entertaining. Luckily, the Hawks came out on the right side of this one.

    Toews will take the plaudits, but everyone was a Pollack painting tonight, doing a lot of good and a lot of bad. But hey, it’s October, and the Hawks don’t have to be perfect. Especially when they’re still getting points. Shall we move on to the bullets? Yes, we shall.

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  • Love Your Suit – Senators vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Winterization

    Senator Kelly vs AltLogo

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Et Tu, Brute?: Silver Seven Sens

    After a nice rebound victory on the tail end of a home and home with Minnesota, the Hawks will now have the Senators to face less than 24 hours later. Meanwhile, the Sens have been off since a 5-2 pecker slapping at home at the hands of the Sharks, and have not been on United Center ice in nearly three years, since January of 2011.

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  • Everybody Had To Pay And Pay: Hawks at Wild Preview/Pregame Thread/Shiva For Lou

    Hawk Wrestler vs. EW_Ygritte_promo_shoot_a

    FACEOFF: 7pm Central

    TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio 720

    BEYOND THE WALL: Hockey Wilderness

    Ah, the old divisional back-to-back. Back before a lot of you became fans (no judgement, honestly), this used to be a staple of the hockey season. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, it felt like the Hawks and Leafs did this on Saturday and Sunday nights at least 15 times a season. That’s why those Norris Division games turned into such bar brawls, because these guys got so sick of each other. Not sure we’re there yet with the Wild.

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  • Morning Links 10.28.13

    Morning Links 10.28.13

    Panic Zone? Sun Times

    Or work in progress? Comcast

    New Puckcast: HockeeNight

    Preview: NHL

    One last try for glory on the Island: PuckDaddy

    Rinne Worried: Sportsnet

  • Pleased To Meet Me – Wild vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Amateur Night

    wildthings vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: WGN, WGN-AM 720
    Frustrated, Incorporated: Hockey Wilderness

    With a three point Florida swing now in the books, the Hawks will return home for only their third divisional game so far this season. Tonight it comes in the form of new divisional opponent Minnesota, who some may or may not remember as being the first stop on a nice little tour last summer.

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  • Mutiny On The Electronic Bay – Hawks at Lightning, Preview, Pregame Thread, Catered Banquet

    oldschool at Metallica Ride The Lightning

    Game Time: 6:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Schiano Men: Raw Charge

    The next stop for the Hawks on the Floridian Moms’ trip brings the Hawks to the St. Petersburg Times Forum Arena Thing Place for the first time in two years, but will already close out the season series with the Ning before the month of October comes to a close. And the Hawks will be looking to avenge one of their two shootout losses, with the hope that things fare better than when they tried to avenge a regulation loss against St. Louis last week.

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  • Morning Links 10/24/13

    Morning Links 10/24/13

    Battle in the ThunderDome: Blackhawks

    Kostka out 4-6 weeks: Chicago Tribune

    Bickell finds his groove: Comcast Autoplay

    Inherent Danger: Chicago SunTimes

    Keeping it ethical: Globe and Mail