Frozen Four in Chicago?: Crains
Basically his season is over, considering how much he dresses: TSN:
Scumbag: Denver Post
That goes without saying: Comcast
The Khabbi: Cheer The Anthem
Tag: Duncan Keith
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Morning Links 10/30/13
Don’t worry, I got this: TSN
Defending Nikolai: Comcast (Autoplay)
Advanced Metrics: Extra Skater
Hossa 100th as a Hawk: Blackhawk Up
More street hockey on the South Lawn: Chicago Tribune
100 days till 3 am hockey: Bristol
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Morning Links 10.28.13
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Morning Links 10/24/13
Battle in the ThunderDome: Blackhawks
Kostka out 4-6 weeks: Chicago Tribune
Bickell finds his groove: Comcast Autoplay
Inherent Danger: Chicago SunTimes
Keeping it ethical: Globe and Mail
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Sunshine, Sweet Love My Labor: Hawks 2 – Panthers 2 (Hawks Win Clog Dancing Competition)
Looks like the South Florida sun got to them. Or maybe it was the moms preventing them from hitting South Beach. Whatever it was, it was kind of a sleepy effort from the Hawks, though they were in control for most of it. Once again, the Hawks moseyed out to a two-goal lead which put the game on the precipice. But once again, they didn’t quite push it over the edge, which allowed a bounce and/or a mistake to let the opposition tie the game. From there the Hawks coasted to a shootout, where Patrick Sharp discovered the Panthers didn’t have any video on his move in Carolina to end it.
Yet another October two points. Let’s move on.
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Morning Links 10/22/13
The week ahead: Cheer The Anthem
Panther Preview: Chicago Blackhawks. Com
30 thoughts: CBC
10 thoughts on those 30 thoughts: The Score
Its almost as if his save was criminal: PuckDaddy
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Atop The Sugar Pile 10/21
That time again. Put the week that was in a tidy little bow. Or wrap the box that we’re putting the week that was in a tidy little bow. Well, not the actual box, just a ribbon turned into a bow on top of it. Whatever, you get it.
Let’s do it.
The Dizzying Highs
Brandon Pirri – Yeah, I’m totally going to forward my agenda here. But three points in two games is a football in the groin. Pirri’s game certainly has its flaws. You can see him thinking instead of reacting in the defensive zone. His skating, while improved, is balky when he needs to turn from offense to defense or vice versa. He gets very wide when doing that.
But there are clear pluses too, and it’s weird that when the coaches are complaining about lack of offense and yet here’s a player who provides that. I’m sure Patrick Sharp looked longingly at that no-look through the legs pass off the boards that Pirri made to Nordstrom and wondered what he might do with such a thing.
I don’t think Pirri is a long-term answer. I don’t even know if he’s a short-term one. But I know it’s worth a look. Play him with Sharp and Hossa, who’ll flatten out some of his defensive problems. How bad could it actually be?
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Morning Links 10/18/13
Advanced Metrics: Extra Skater
Ahh Geez: Chicago Tribune
1 point: Chicago SunTimes
That’s dumb logic: Comcast
Hopefully the first of many: SunTimes
Domination: Grantland
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Blackhawks 2, Blues 2 (Blues win patty-cake contest 1-0)
One week later and one game that lacked an unnecessary Brent Seabrook pinch with under 30 seconds to play and it was pretty much the exact same result. A coin flip to decide the winner. No time to waste; let’s get moving.
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Grinds My Gears
Well, actually it’s more of an observational post today, not something that’s genuinely pissing me off. It’s too early in the season to be angry of course, and I’m trying to grow here. I know, futile cause. But let me have this.
Anyway, with the news of Patrick Sharp’s second child, I can’t help but notice what an odd phenomenon this has become. Because it seems Hawks fans are more entangled in the personal lives of the Hawks than any other team in town. And may be than any other hockey team, though I haven’t really looked around to see that.
But think about it. Both of Sharp’s children’s births was announced on the website. So was Seabrook’s. So was Keith’s. And Hossa’s. They’re constantly talked about on the broadcast. They’re the first questions asked by the beat reporters. It’s a real story around here. (more…)