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Q&A With Die By The Blade

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Andy Boron from DieByTheBlade.com was kind enough to answer some questions for us. On Twitter @DieByTheBlade.

Obviously, we’ll start with Jack Eichel. Not getting the press of some other rookies, but 26 points in 40 games is hardly embarrassing. First impressions of your new idol?

Honestly, after watching the 2008-2014 versions of the Sabres that didn’t feature a single superstar forward (Thomas Vanek is a questionable star) watching Eichel is almost indescribable. For a 19-year old rookie, he shows incredible hockey skills, is so unbelievably smooth with the puck, skates like a madman, has a great personality, and has tallied at least 12 incredible goal or assist highlights this season. He’s such a breath of fresh air for Sabres fans that it makes the team’s 29th place standing right now almost inconsequential. Seriously, nobody complains about losses as long as Eichel or one of the other young stars has a strong showing.

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I See You’ve Constructed A New Light Sabre: Hawks at Sabres Preview/Cantina Fight

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250px-Ozymandias vs. image-sabre_medium

PUCK DROP: High Noon Central

TV/RADIO: WGN for both, SportsNet up dere in da Nort

BUFFALO? WHY DON’T YOU JUST SLEEP IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR?: Die By The Blade

Sabres Stats

Sabres War On Ice

Isn’t it too early in the year for a noon start? I guess it doesn’t matter, as that’s when they’re going to drop the puck.

Anyway, the Hawks will get their first look at one of the two Wonder Kids of this year’s draft. They won’t see McJesus until next season now due to his busted collarbone, but barring injury they’ll get to see Jack Eichel over the next few weeks.

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Into North Haverbrook: Hawks at Sabres Preview/Pregame Thread/Repainting

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Hawk Wrestler vs. image-sabre_medium

FACEOFF: 6pm Central

TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio 720

THERE AIN’T NO MONORAIL AND THERE NEVER WAS: Die By The Blade

I’m not even sure this one needs much of a preview. It couldn’t be clearer that both teams, at least among their management, want the same thing tonight. That is a Hawks win. This seems such an oddly-scheduled game, as I would have thought for the last two weeks the NHL would have wanted to keep schedule intra-conference to really hop up playoff races. But then that would be logical, and we all know what we’re dealing with when it comes to his league.

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He Fills His Head With Culture: Blackhawks 2 – Sabres 1

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Box Score
Event Summary
Extra Skater

About 3 minutes into this game, we got to witness history. It wasn’t just that Kane once again gained a point while visiting his old stomping grounds. He’s had 4 games back home now and has 4 points in them. That’s old news. The big news is obviously that we here at The Committed Indian have finally lost one of our trump cards in our calls for a real second line center. That’s right folks – Patrick Kane scored an even strength goal while Michael Handzus was on the ice. 

Now that’s not saying Handzus had anything to do with the goal… I don’t think he had even made it into the Sabres zone by the time Kaner fired that nifty little wrister. But he was certainly on the ice.. and I guess that counts for something.

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Like Being Low: Hawks at Sabres Preview/Pregame Thread/Indie Film Festival

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Hawk Wrestler vs. 2008-03-04-tylermane_sabertooth

FACEOFF: 6:30pm Central

TV/RADIO: NBCSN, WGN Radio

WINTER AND JULY 4th: Die By The Blade

The schedule has slowed down a bit here, with two days off before and after this game before it ramps up again at the end of next week. And it slows down in terms of opposition, or at least seemingly, as the Hawks travel to face the league-worst Sabres, who have now been stripped of most if not all their assets that weren’t tied down.

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Morning Links 3/4/13

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Gangsta Raps:(Cheer the Anthem)(The Third Man In)(Second City Hockey)

Beat Raps: (Chicago Tribune)(Daily Herald)(Fox)(Comcast Chicago)(Detroit Free Press)(TSN)

They can still improve :{AUTOPLAY} (Comcast Chicago)

Pure Swagger: (The Score)

Verdi’s take on the Humble Hoss: (Blackhawks.com)

Chris Boden’s take on injury secrecy: (Comcast Chicago)

Columbus still wants their All Star Game: (Columbus Post Dispatch)

Yep and Patrick Kaleta is still an asshat: (PuckDaddy)