Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Duncan Keith

  • Oh You Didn’t Know?

    Oh You Didn’t Know?

    …for those of you at home who get that, I’ll go ahead and let you finish that line out.

    McClure and I were talking yesterday, and we’ve had to raise a bemused eyebrow at how Duncan Keith, that’s two-time Norris winner, two-time Gold Medalist, should-have-’10-Conn-Smythe Duncan Keith, is having something of a coming out party this playoff run. It’s amazing what amounting counting stats for the national hockey press can do.

    But it takes a point-per-game to get people to notice a d-man we guess, even though this isn’t absurdly higher production than Keith has put up in deep Hawks runs before. In 2010 it was 17 points in 22 games (when he was taking on the toughest assignments as well and simply kicking a hole in the world). He had 13 in 22 games in ’13, and last year was 11 points in 19 games.

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  • Oh You Didn't Know?

    Oh You Didn't Know?

    …for those of you at home who get that, I’ll go ahead and let you finish that line out.

    McClure and I were talking yesterday, and we’ve had to raise a bemused eyebrow at how Duncan Keith, that’s two-time Norris winner, two-time Gold Medalist, should-have-’10-Conn-Smythe Duncan Keith, is having something of a coming out party this playoff run. It’s amazing what amounting counting stats for the national hockey press can do.

    But it takes a point-per-game to get people to notice a d-man we guess, even though this isn’t absurdly higher production than Keith has put up in deep Hawks runs before. In 2010 it was 17 points in 22 games (when he was taking on the toughest assignments as well and simply kicking a hole in the world). He had 13 in 22 games in ’13, and last year was 11 points in 19 games.

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  • Morning Links 5/28/2015

    Morning Links 5/28/2015

    Super-Dunc:Daily Herald

    The fourth line:HockeeNight

    Add it to the mixtape:Let’s Go Hawks

    And it feels so good:ESPCHI

    Get the IV’s ready:TBT

    This dude has great taste in real estate locations:PD

    Show us the math:TSN

    Yeah OK:Sportsnet.CA

    This headline confuses me:NYP

    Enjoy that:ESPN

  • Morning Links 5/26/2015

    Morning Links 5/26/2015

    So Close:HockeeNight

    Never say die:TSN

    Captain FU Mode:PD

    Well the track record:SN

    Oh God..You ruined my childhood:SI

  • Start The Machine: Hawks at Ducks Game 5 Preview/Pregame Thread/Whiffle Ball Tournament

    Hawk Wrestler vs. donald-duck-dunn-620x413

    Puck Drop: 8pm Central 

    TV/RADIO: NBCSN, CBC Up ‘Dere, WGN Radio 720

    IN LINE AT SPACE MOUNTAIN: Anaheim Calling. Battle Of California

    And now we get to the business end. Someone’s leaving on the brink tonight. And it’s become something of a race to see which happens first: The Hawks lose their legs or the Ducks lose their minds.

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  • Morning Links 5.22.2015

    Morning Links 5.22.2015

    Life is like a hurricane, here in Duckberg:HockeeNight

    Race Cars, Lasers, AeroPlanes, its a Duck Blur:Let’s Go Hawks

    Might Solve a mystery or rewrite history:BlackHawk Up

    D-D-Danger lurks behind you:ESPN Chicago

    There’s a stranger out to find you:TSN

    What to do? just grab on to some:Sportsnet.Ca

    DuckTales (Woo Oo):You Tube

     

     

    Thanks to HockeeNight for the inspiration…

  • Make Them Believe: Hawks at Ducks Game 2 Preview/Pregame Thread/Soakin’ It

    Hawk Wrestler vs.howard_the_duck

    PUCK DROP: 8pm (or 20 minutes later) Central
    TV/RADIO: NBCSN, CBC In The Great White North, WGN 720
    MICKEY GROPERS: Anaheim Calling, Battle Of California

    Now that all the teeth-gnashing and forcible hair removal after Game 1’s loss has faded, the Hawks get down to the business of trying to grab a split in Orange County, which is what they needed when this all began anyway. Nothing is fucked here, Dude.

    As you may have seen the debate rage on Twitter last night, it looks like there’s going to be one lineup change for the Hawks tonight as Kyle Cumiskey will come in for David Rundblad. Let’s be clear, neither is an answer to any question anyone is asking. This isn’t about one being better than the other. But it is highly strange that after it was clear that Rundblad was struggling with rust after not playing in a month combined with the deficiencies in his game, that Q would then opt to try another d-man who hasn’t played in a month and hasn’t even been playing in the NHL this season save for six games that weren’t all that impressive. It’s unlikely he’ll play enough to make a difference, but then we thought that about Rundblad, didn’t we?

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  • Make Them Believe: Hawks at Ducks Game 2 Preview/Pregame Thread/Soakin' It

    Hawk Wrestler vs.howard_the_duck

    PUCK DROP: 8pm (or 20 minutes later) Central
    TV/RADIO: NBCSN, CBC In The Great White North, WGN 720
    MICKEY GROPERS: Anaheim Calling, Battle Of California

    Now that all the teeth-gnashing and forcible hair removal after Game 1’s loss has faded, the Hawks get down to the business of trying to grab a split in Orange County, which is what they needed when this all began anyway. Nothing is fucked here, Dude.

    As you may have seen the debate rage on Twitter last night, it looks like there’s going to be one lineup change for the Hawks tonight as Kyle Cumiskey will come in for David Rundblad. Let’s be clear, neither is an answer to any question anyone is asking. This isn’t about one being better than the other. But it is highly strange that after it was clear that Rundblad was struggling with rust after not playing in a month combined with the deficiencies in his game, that Q would then opt to try another d-man who hasn’t played in a month and hasn’t even been playing in the NHL this season save for six games that weren’t all that impressive. It’s unlikely he’ll play enough to make a difference, but then we thought that about Rundblad, didn’t we?

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  • Morning Links 5/18/2015

    Morning Links 5/18/2015

    Ripple on the pond:HockeeNight

    Waits for no man:Let’s Go Hawks

    Missed:Chicago Tribune

    How we got here:TSN

    Failure to Launch:ESPNCHI

    I can’t disagree:Orange County Register

    Lets spot the incorrect part of the narrative:SunTimes

    Introducing the 2016 Michael Rozsival:Sportsnet.ca

  • Down On The World Again: Hawks 1 – Ducks 4 (Ducks lead series 1-0)

    Down On The World Again: Hawks 1 – Ducks 4 (Ducks lead series 1-0)

    Box Score

    Event Summary

    War On Ice

    Natural Stat Trick

    The Ducks draw first blood on one thing we didn’t account for, and that’s Frederik Andersen turning in a great performance. Andersen has proved to be a good goalie these past two years, but he hasn’t proven he can win a series by himself. And he still hasn’t. But he has proven he can take a game and was very good today.

    Because what else happened that you didn’t expect? The Hawks horsed the Ducks for the first 40 minutes, racking up a 63% shot attempt advantage. We also saw Rundblad have a few yips, which we pretty much all saw coming. The Ducks’ defense wasn’t actually much better, turning the puck over whenever under pressure and allowing the Hawks far too many looks than any Anaheim fan should be comfortable with.  The Hawks biffed a couple power plays they gotta have, but with the help of Andersen as well. The Ducks took their opportunities, Andersen made sure the Hawks didn’t take theirs.

    And yet some people make it seem like the world is collapsing in. Let’s clean this one up.

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