Party Dave and Rayzor are out: Chicago Tribune
Saad is a Calder Finalist: Comcast Chicago
How will the Hawks respond? Daily Herald
This awesomeness is official: NHL
Top line struggles: Comcast Chicago (auto)
I cant help but see a point: CBSSPORTS
With the series now shifting setting to the Twin Cities, the Wild were essentially facing a must-win situation, and decided to change things up a bit from their neutral zone bomb shelter strategy that yielded no results on West Madison.
Even with the Hawks drawing the first marker on a beautiful feed from Patrick Kane to Johnny Oduya right after a Hawks kill, the Wild pressed on. Coach Mike Yeo made no secret about wanting to ratchet up the physicality and make life unpleasant for Hawk defenders, and did just that, sending wave of cannonballing forwards into the Hawk zone.
Zeus adds chemistry: (Comcast Chicago)
Cooler heads must prevail: (Daily Herald)
Backstrom doubtful: (Twincities.com)
Emery and Bolland out: (ESPN)
Ticket prices to rise 30 percent: (Chicago Tribune)
Needless to say, I hope Lars Eller is ok: (TSN)
Don Cherry is still old and needs to go away: (Toronto Sun)
Hmmmm:(Chicago Tribune)
Full Recap: (AP)
Whew…(CTA)
Good, Bad and Ugly: (HockeeNight)
Holy Mother of God that was fun: (Chicago Tribune)
The good Ottawa boy is clutch: (Comcast Chicago)
Niklas Backstrom hurt: (PuckDaddy)
Harding played his ass off: (Minny Star Tribune)
Parise and Suter must lead for the Wild to succeed: (CBC)
Scum Jr. takes a 1-0 lead on the Kings: (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Grinding out wins on the first night: (TSN)
As Crosby turns: (SPORTSNET AP)
People with more talent than me explain the history of the chalice:(Visual Capitalist)
Remember where we all come from: (SPORTSNET)
In somewhat of a role-reversal, I couldn’t fucking sit still or stop swearing tonight (OK, I always swear a lot) and Fels was cool as a… well, not a cucumber. Maybe a zucchini? Are those cool? Some sort of squash or gourd, I guess. Are squashes and gourds even mutually exclusive? I don’t get horticulture.
While the Blackhawks didn’t make it easy for themselves, they never really seemed like they were getting outplayed. The early goal from the Wild (from Clutterbuck on a softie… because of course that would happen) didn’t inspire much confidence but it wasn’t a dagger in the hearts of the UC either. The Wild scored, we groaned but anyone who thought the Hawks would be shutout for the game was kidding themselves. The Hawks didn’t panic. They came back to their game and they found a way to score one on the advantage and then take it in a longish OT. 15.
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Game Time: 7:00PM Central
TV/Radio: CSN, NBCSN, CBC, WIND 560-AM
Somebody To Shove: Hockey Wilderness
And so it begins. Since Patrick Kane announced the Hawks’ presence to the defending champ Kings on a Saturday afternoon on January 19th, this is the date that Hawks fans have waited patiently for. It’s time for this collection on the ice to prove it’s not the first-round-out it has been the last two seasons, nor is it a hollow collection of records accumulated during an asterisk of a regular season.
Banners don’t suck: (Cheer the anthem) (WFLD 32)
But the only one that counts is the one with the big chalice on it: (CSN CHI AUTOPLAY)
Now the real test starts: (NHL)
Duncan Keith respects everyone: (AutoPlay Chicago Tribune)
Sassone sticks up for #2 and journalism: (Daily Herald)
Suddenly Ottawa’s blue line got a lot faster: (TSN)
The next captain of Team USA is suspended two games: (PuckDaddy)
Worst game of the year: Comcast Chicago, Chicago Tribune,FOX 32
Yes…That’ll happen: Cheer the Anthem
So Duncan Keith is a jerk but probably not a sexist: Suntimes , PuckDaddy
Growing up before our eyes:Blackhawks
Hawks top final power rankings: ESPN
So this is absolutely terrible:PuckDaddy
This is absolutely weird:Globe and Mail
Keenan will not coach in a town that I can’t pronounce:Sportsnet
This is about why the Leafs have sucked, but there is awesome pic of Belfour:Toronto Sun
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Game Time: 9:00 PM Central
TV/Radio: CSN, NHLN (US), WIND-AM 560
The House That Heaven Built: Nucks Misconduct
It seems odd that a game this late in the season between these two foes would have so little riding on it, but yet that’s the case tonight as the Hawks visit Riot City to kick off the final week of the regular season. And because there isn’t much at stake, keeping all the requisite bile associated with the Orca and their trash flinging constituency should at least be attempted to be compartmentalized for at least one evening. But that’s easier said than done.
I have to admit to getting a real joy out of the no-context hockey of the past two nights. There are things I could try and make something out of. But I can’t convince myself that they really matter. Yeah, another attacked-by-bees effort from Crawford. A second night in a row a team with all the offensive punch of a possum on anti-depressants was able to muster a mountain of 3rd period shots. Some very sloppy play from the Hawks all over.
But it just feels more like a common cold to be shirked than a stronger disease sinking in. I guess we’ll find out more tomorrow night, where it’s probably not possible to treat any game against Vancouver as just another one to be ticked off the schedule.
But hey, you come for bullets.
