CBJ Preview: NHL
Hayes is on the second line: Chicago Tribune
The third line is back together: Comcast
10 Lessons from the last month and a half: Blackhawk Up
More incentive for Beer Pong: Vancouver Province
Well Cory Perry is a Duck for at least four more games: TSN
Optimism for Sochi: Sportsnet.Ca
Thinking twice about long-term contracts: Backhand Shelf
This is just sad: CBC
Holy shit, we can actually legitimately put someone in The Terrifying Lows category and not have it be a stretch! We can bitch again! I feel whole once more!
Right, to it.
Jonny Revelator – The Captain had five points in four games this week, including two beauty goals. As things started to actually crack and chip, Toews’s line was still dominant in every game. It seems like Toews, Hossa, and Saad create a turnover in the offensive zone whenever they want. And they want to all the time.
General Saad – Only topping Toews this week was Brandon Saad’s six-point week. That included his three-point period against Minnesota, where he was so far and away the best player on the ice it was basically laughable. Saad has become such a weapon that we talk about him improving other lines now, not where he can be protected. Should he be clearing space for Bolland and Kane? Can he skate on the 3rd? Were we asking this a couple weeks ago?
Most players ask that you stand. Saad only asks that you kneel….
Looks like Monty is headed to Rock Vegas: Chicago Tribune Third Man In
Tired?? Comcast
Trading Iggy is delicate: Puck Daddy
Hockey is apparently dangerous: The Globe and Mail
Gretzky wants visors: Sportsnet.Ca
30 Thoughts: CBC
Beer Pong to end real hockey games!PuckDaddy
Best Gifs of the first half: Backhand Shelf
First half awards: TSN
Hossa, Shaw and Montador will travel to Denver: (Blackhawks)
Defense: (Comcast)
Revenge of the stat nerds: (Puck Daddy)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered: (TSN)
So no one gets hurt: (The Globe and Mail)
Doesn’t really do anything:(CBC)
No Regrets: (Third Man IN)
Need to know basis: (ESPN)
Jesus Christ…Retire dude: (TSN)
The process is different, the results… well they stay the same: Trib ST DH DP HN
Not to toot my own horn but I tweeted this, then got: NHL (yeah, I know that was an F)
Everybody hurts sometimes: PHT
Yeah yeah, one game at a time, but is it time to look ahead: CBS
Unfortunately this probably isn’t permanent: CSN (autoplay)
*side not to the above, why do this if you know Hossa is iffy and Fro is sick?
A short Saad story: ESPN
Location no longer matters for bad dogs: TSN
I’ll be working this into my broadcast on Friday night: PD
Congrats to a good group that my team shares a barn with and I share drinks with: FH MDN
Gangsta Raps:(Cheer The Anthem)(Blackhawk Up)(Hockee Night)
Beat Raps:(NHL)(Tribune)(Herald)(Comcast)(AP)(Minny ST)(ESPN)(FOX 32)
Weather was never an issue: (Bob Verdi)
Bicks stepping up:(ESPN)
Just give Joel Quenneville the Jack Adams already: (Puck Daddy)
Ouch: (Backhand Shelf)
30 Thoughts: (CBC)
Could a bigger ice surface, make the game safer? Globe and Mail
Mix-Master cut faster:(Daily Herald)
Because I feel disgrace because you’re all in my face: (Comcast Chicago)
Engine running hotter than a boiling kettle: (Suntimes)
The {dude} is crafty like ice is cold: (Blackhawks)
And I know the fly spot where they got the champagne.{and the Nucks won’t find it}(TSN)
We’re offered Moet – we don’t mind Chivas (Globe and Mail)
Impressive Defense: (Daily Herald)
A streak familiar to the Broad Street Bullies: (USA Today)
Realignment: (TSN)
Pee-Wee Coach gets jail time: (Sportsnet)
Jay Bouwmeester sets a terrible record: (Puck Daddy)
This gives new meaning to the Kopecky Hat Trick: (NHL)
Well this is just getting ridiculous….
Beat Raps:(Chicago Tribune) (Daily Herald)(Comcast Chicago){ap}(NHL)(Fox)
Gangsta Raps:(Cheer the Anthem)(Blackhawk UP) (Hockee Night)
Verdi’s take: (Blackhawks)
Blocked Shots are key (autoplay)(Comcast Chicago)
Clowe got two games and Brendan Shanahan is blind..Brownie points to the first person to answer why that is..(clue it’s in his quotes) (Puck Daddy)
When the laughter stops….(The Score)
30 Thoughts: (CBC)
Troy Brouwer says what most of us assume: (Toronto Sun)
Geno to IR: (NHL)
Hockey can be such a strange game. At no point tonight did I feel like the Hawks were out of control or in danger. And yet it took a reviewed goal and overtime to glean the two points from what felt like a pretty overmatched Edmonton team. Maybe I saw it all wrong. But I don’t think I did.
To be fair, the Hawks did some of the things you can’t do against the Oil. They had a stumble on the power play, which let them in on a counter (also didn’t help that Shaw completely fell asleep on Petry there). They gave EdMo unnecessary looks on the PP, which led to a Yakupove goal (though it was off a broken pass, and was about the only time I notice good ol’ Yaks).
And without getting out of 3rd gear, the Hawks found their way back, and found their way to two points. It seems like they’re just always doing whatever to get the two points. So I guess I won’t bitch about that.
