Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Hartford Whalers

  • Raise Up – Hawks at Hurricanes Game 19 Preview

    Raise Up – Hawks at Hurricanes Game 19 Preview

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    Game Time:  6:00PM
    TV/Radio: NBCSN Chicago, NHL Network, WGN-AM 720
    Brass Bonanza: Canes Country

    Despite largely avoiding covid-induced difficulties, it was only a matter of time before the cascading effects of the league (and world) being ravaged by the plague hit the West Side Hockey club, and as a result the back half of the straight doubleheader with the Hurricanes has been banged so that they and the Bolts can make up a previously postponed game. It’s more schedule making geniusness from the NHL brain trust, but there’s a fairly good chance that this was the least impactful way to make the games up. But this is another reason to look at winning percentages in the standings and NOT the point totals. Hint hint, the rest of the hockey observing universe. But at least everyone gets to see the Hawks against the Canes in their Reverse Retro Whalers threads this evening.

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  • With Friends Like These Who the F_ck Needs Cointelpro – Hawks vs Oilers Preview – Coaching

    With Friends Like These Who the F_ck Needs Cointelpro – Hawks vs Oilers Preview – Coaching

    To this point in the riveting miniseries this week that has been the preview of the Hawks and Oilers’ best of five play in series, things have been fairly close to a toss up in the other categories. A case can be made either way among any of the on-ice units either of these teams possess, as there are enough question marks and variables everywhere coming out of a four and a half month hibernation to really make it anyone’s guess. The same can not be said behind the benches however, as the Oilers have an actual adult running their show in Dave Tippett, and the Hawks have Jeremy Prinze, Jr. playing the sensitive nerd when he wears his glasses.

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