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Long Slow Goodbye – Duncan Keith Traded To Edmonton

By Matt McClure July 12, 2021

In retrospect, Duncan Keith’s exit was paved nearly three calendar years ago when Joel Quenneville was fired and Coach Cool Youth Pastor Jeremy Colliton was brought on to do whatever it is he’s been doing since. Keith had just turned 35 and the signs of wear were finally starting to show, and what that deterioration […]

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Live From The Five Hole – Why I Like The Robins

By Matt McClure July 1, 2021

This one as anticipated started out unpleasant but gradually made its way to our usual lunacy. Sky Point Bryan St. Pere.

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Waiting Around To Die – Stars vs Hawks Games 55 & 56 Preview

By Matt McClure May 9, 2021

vs Game Times: 6:00PM (5/9), 7:00PM (5/10) TV/Radio: NBC Sports Chicago, NHL Network, SportsNet (5/9), NBCSN (5/10), WGN-AM 720 JerryWorld: Defending Big D First of all Happy Mothers Day out there to all whom it may apply to. And anyone who actually cares for the mother figures in their lives would be best served to keep them as […]

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Don’t Wake Me Up ‘Cause It’s Almost Over – Blackhawks/Hurricanes Series Review – Hawks Lose Series 2-5/3-6/2-1(OT)

By Summer Corson May 6, 2021

Box Score: Game 52 | Game 53 | Game 54 Game Log: Game 52 | Game 53 | Game 54 Natural Stat Trick: Game 52 | Game 53 | Game 54 The Hurricanes are good. The Blackhawks are bad. We all knew this going into this series, and that things probably would not look good […]

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Treading Water – Blackhawks/Hurricanes Series Review: Hawks Split Series 2-1/3-4

By Summer Corson April 2, 2021

Box Score: Game 37 | Game 38 Game Log: Game 37 | Game 38 Natural Stat Trick: Game 37 | Game 38 It’s what the Hawks are doing – treading water when they should actually be sidestroking away from the impending sea monster that is the Nashville Predators, leaving them in our wake. Instead, the […]

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Ride The Snake – Hawks Sweep Series w/Dallas 2-1 (OT) 2-1 (OT)

By Andy Jonathan February 10, 2021

Game 1 Box Score / Game 2 Box Score Game 1 Natural Stat Trick / Game 2 Natural Stat Trick   The Hawks just broke off their 3rd win in a row against teams with legitimate cases for deep playoff runs this spring/summer. Could this Hawks crew be more than what we thought they’d be […]

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A Rebuild Would Be Nice If the Architect Weren’t Drunk

By John Pullega October 12, 2020

A completely fucking banner 96 hours for Stan Born on Third. Bowman dug deep into his throbbing Krang’s-body brain to: 1. Cut his franchise goaltender with nary a negotiation. 2. Trade a solid top-6 LW for a defenseman whose greatest contribution to the sporting world tops out at “piques Vince McMahon’s interest.” 3. Piss off […]

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Quarterfinals Game #1 – Drifting Along With the Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Hawks 1, Knights 4

By John Pullega August 12, 2020

Box Score Natural Stat Trick It’s not quite a surprise, and it’s not quite a disappointment. But there’s a melancholy about this loss. It’s partly the fact that Vegas comfortably coasted like a vegetable-oil-powered hatchback downhill and still stifled the Hawks. It’s partly the fact no matter how you slice it, this defensive system sucks […]

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Sweet Home Cananada – Oilers vs Hawks Game 3 Preview

By Matt McClure August 5, 2020

vs Game Time: 9:30PM CDT TV/Radio: NBC Sports Chicago, NBCSN, WGN-AM 720 Supporting Caste: Copper n Blue, Oilers Nation It was never going to be as straightforward as it felt like it might be during the first 40 minutes of Game 1 on Saturday afternoon. That fact was smashed home with the force of Mjolnir and the speed […]

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I Won’t See You In Hell If I Get There First – Hawks vs Oilers Preview – Defensemen

By Matt McClure July 28, 2020

Now begins the portion of the preview to this “series” where any parents allowing their children to read this should probably be reported to DCFS. While both the Hawks and Oilers boast varying concentrations of firepower among their respective forward corps, to call both of these teams a bit of an adventure on the blue […]