Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Chicago Blackhawks

  • We Like To Be Here When We Can: Coyotes at Hawks Preview/Pregame Thread/Kids Gymnastics Class

    spacecoyote vs. AltLogo_medium

    FACEOFF: 7:30pm Cenral

    TV/RADIO: CSN round here, NBCSN not round here, WGN 720

    SOUL MATE DETECTOR: Five For Howling

    It’s been 20 days since we put the word “Hawks” after the “at” in the title, and now we’re going to do it eight straight times over a span of 15 days. No one can seem to remember a stretch of homes games like this happening in these parts, so it’s a new experience for all. And it’s a real chance for the Hawks to still be counted in the race for the Central Division, or at least home ice in the first round. Eight points is a ton to make up, but then again you rarely get eight straight home games and 11 of 13, and 12 of 16 to do so.

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  • Land Speed Record: Blackhawks 4 – Blues 2

    Land Speed Record: Blackhawks 4 – Blues 2

    Box Score
    Event Summary
    War On Ice
    Natural Stat Trick

    It wasn’t the prettiest of road trips but somehow the Hawks head back to Chicago with 8 points and a 4-3-0 record for their last extended road trip of the season. This victory couldn’t have come at a better time for the Hawks. They’re pulling away from the Jets and closing the gap on the Blues/Preds. Now the Hawks will get 8 in a row at the UC against a few softball opponents and a few that should provide a good gauge on just where the Hawks are in the league.

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  • We Get There When We Get There: Hawks at Blues Preview/Pregame Thread/Sunday Morning Coming Down

    AltLogo_medium vs. old_school_blue_l

    FACEOFF: 11:30 in the AM

    TV/RADIO: NBC, WGN Radio 720

    DESPERADOS, MUGS, THUGS, PUGS, NITWITS, HALFWITS…: St. Louis Gametime

    The last step of the trip is almost certainly the hardest, so why not make it at an awkward morning start just for kicks? The Hawks will step into the hornets’ nest this morning. If hornets smelled way worse than they do and were on a fuckton of meth. Such is a Sunday morning coming down in Missouri.

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  • Yeah, Jets: Hawks at Jets Preview/Pregame Thread/Apartment Painting

    AltLogo_medium vs.  firemaned

    FACEOFF: 7pm

    TV/RADIO: CSN for the 606, NHLN-US for non, WGN Radio 720

    COLDER THAN A WELL DIGGER’S ASS: Arctic Ice Hockey

    COMMITTED INDIAN ROADWATCH TONIGHT AT BOTTOM LOUNGE

    (1375 W. Lake St)

    Seems strange but this is the first visit the Hawks have into Manitoba this season. I believe Arizona is the only other Western Conference city the Hawks have yet to travel to, and they’re out of the division. And this shapes up as a pretty big one for a variety of reasons: how the Hawks’ trip and specifically the last game have gone, the Jets current spiral, and the utter goofiness that’s taking place up there.

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  • Morning Links 2.5.15

    Morning Links 2.5.15

    Give Gary Thorne as much money as possible: PD

    I’m sure they do: Trib

    But Why? LGH

    Remembering Paul Ruck: Verdi

    They should be:SunTimes

    This doesn’t help:SN

  • Let’s Get To The Bottom

    Let’s Get To The Bottom

    No, that’s not a plea to suddenly tank for Eichel or McDavid (I’m totally putting together a Seabrook & Sharp trade for that in June. HA!). But it’s probably time to try and dig a little deeper to see what is plaguing the Hawks of late.

    Before we go any farther, it’s important to note this isn’t anything we haven’t seen before. You only have to go back one year. On Jan. 1, 2014 the Hawks were 28-7-7. They went 6-3-7 to the corresponding date of today one year ago, and actually didn’t get too much better from there. They went 12-11-1 the rest of the way. That wasn’t the first time the Hawks roared through December and then kind of just floated through the rest of the season. They’re just not going to put an 82-game sprint together, even though that’s what they’re coach seems hellbent on wanting.

    But we’re here, and we’ve got nothing better to do.

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  • Let's Get To The Bottom

    Let's Get To The Bottom

    No, that’s not a plea to suddenly tank for Eichel or McDavid (I’m totally putting together a Seabrook & Sharp trade for that in June. HA!). But it’s probably time to try and dig a little deeper to see what is plaguing the Hawks of late.

    Before we go any farther, it’s important to note this isn’t anything we haven’t seen before. You only have to go back one year. On Jan. 1, 2014 the Hawks were 28-7-7. They went 6-3-7 to the corresponding date of today one year ago, and actually didn’t get too much better from there. They went 12-11-1 the rest of the way. That wasn’t the first time the Hawks roared through December and then kind of just floated through the rest of the season. They’re just not going to put an 82-game sprint together, even though that’s what they’re coach seems hellbent on wanting.

    But we’re here, and we’ve got nothing better to do.

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  • 2nd Leg: Hawks at Wild Preview/Pregame Thread/Re-shelving

    Hawk Wrestler vs. Zakk-Wylde-by-Ivan-Chopik

    FACEOFF: 7pm Central

    TV/RADIO: CSN for the locals, NBCSN for the non-locals, WGN Radio 720

    GOIN’ CRAZY OUT BY DA LAKE DERE: Hockey Wilderness

    This road trip broke up nicely into two distinct legs, and I’m sure the Hawks categorize them as pre- and post-Vegas. Hopefully that two-day stop in Sin City left the Hawks feeling refreshed instead of lethargic. Not that they had too much to complain about, because even though they ended up 1-2 the effort over the three games was mostly, mostly ok. It wasn’t perfect, and probably not even close, but a bounce here or there and they could have walked with a maximum six points instead of only two.

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  • Morning Links 2/3/15

    Morning Links 2/3/15

    Gonna be a Wild night:CB

    It sucks getting old:TSN

    Future earnings:ST

    Too close for comfort:SI

    Don’t screw this up:PD

    Seems like a bit of overkill:SN

  • High On The Hog: State Of The IceHogs

     

    The Rockford IceHogs split a home-and-home with the Chicago Wolves over the weekend. Rather than give you the blow-by-blow this week, I thought I would weigh in with some thoughts on the Hogs as they enter February still atop the Midwest Division of the American Hockey League.

    Normally I will spend a couple of hours Sunday breaking down the past week’s action. However, between the Super Bowl, shoveling my driveway and proctoring an 11-year old through a book report, I am taking a slightly different course.

    With some player movement taking place over the last few days, let’s take a look at the current bunch. I’m just going to riff; perhaps an intelligent observation or two will sneak out of my head.

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