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Fine, I’ll Do Your Job For You

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While everyone associated with the Hawks was in a tizzy over Jonathan Toews’s injury and mourning the end of this season figuratively, another somewhat important story slipped through the cracks.

We all noticed, and so did the NBCSN broadcast (you think the CSN one would have?), that on Sunday night Michal Handzus basically didn’t play the second half of the game. He was on the bench, but we didn’t know if he was hurt or simply benched.

We now know that he was benched, though we had to pry that out.

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Fine, I'll Do Your Job For You

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While everyone associated with the Hawks was in a tizzy over Jonathan Toews’s injury and mourning the end of this season figuratively, another somewhat important story slipped through the cracks.

We all noticed, and so did the NBCSN broadcast (you think the CSN one would have?), that on Sunday night Michal Handzus basically didn’t play the second half of the game. He was on the bench, but we didn’t know if he was hurt or simply benched.

We now know that he was benched, though we had to pry that out.

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Idiot Wind

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I’m hesitant to do yet another post about the neanderthal way of thinking about hockey, because I feel that it would just add to the cacophony of idiocy we’ve already heard. And yet we can’t let it go away without addressing. I guess.

Here’s why people want some sort of “justice.” Because it was a name player. It was the Hawks’ best player. It was the Hawks’ most important player. It leaves a fan feeling raw. Why? Because no one else’s most important player went down like that last night. Or recently. Sidney Crosby takes hits all the time, he’s still playing. The Hawks had just lost Patrick Kane to a freak accident, basically. It feels unfair. You want to “set the world right” in some way after something that feels unfair.

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Mirror Mirror: Hawks at Penguins Preview/Pregame Thread/Smithereens Listening Party

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FACEOFF: 6:30pm Central

TV/RADIO: NBCSN, WGN Radio

YINZER YAHOOS: Pensburgh, The Pensblog

Two darlings of the midseason that have started to cough and wheeze (well, “started” isn’t correct but you get it) meet up tonight near the confluence of the Monongahela River and the Allegheny that form the Ohio River (I’ve watched far too much baseball in my life). While the reasons for the loss of titan status for both, they’ll recognize the struggles of each other.

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Through All The Sleepless Nights, Through All The Endless Days: Hawks at Bruins Preview/Pregame Thread/Cello Workshop

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FACEOFF: 6pm Central

TV/RADIO: CSN, NHLN, WGN Radio 720

FAHCKIN’ WICKED RETAHDED: Days Of Y’Orr, Stanley Cup Of Chowder

DON’T FORGET WE’RE AT THE BOTTOM LOUNGE FOR THIS ONE TONIGHT! 1375 W. LAKE ST.

Always nice to remember why you put up with the slog that the NHL season can sometimes turn into, and the Hawks will obviously get a reminder tonight when they step onto Garden ice tonight. As you may have read from everyone and their mother, the Hawks return to the site of their latest triumph tonight to face what has only been the hottest team in the league lately. And they were pretty farkin’ good before that. So yay.

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Don't Tell Me No Lies And Keep Your Hands To Yourself: Predators at Hawks Preview/Pregame Thread/Gluten-Free Cooking Class

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FACEOFF: 6pm Central

TV/RADIO: WGN for both

FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES: On The Forecheck

The Hawks continue their late season homestand with another encounter with a bottom-feeder of the league, this time in their own division with the Nashville Predators. While the Carolina Hurricanes barely roused the Hawks’ attention, the Predators’ recent success against the Hawks should have them more tuned in whatever their current standing.