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Morning Links 5/1/13

By Joe DeTolve 1345 0

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)

 

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Out On The Tiles

By Sam Fels 1296 0

Oh wait, we were only supposed to make Replacements and Husker Du references. Oh well.

Now that we’ve sized up the Wild on every level, it’s time we predict how we think it all plays out. I do this with the caveat that last year, I wrote, “I can’t see how so many people are picking Phoenix. I think the Hawks win, and I don’t think it’ll be that hard.” Whoops.

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Morning Links 4/23/13

By Joe DeTolve 1343 0

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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What. Ever.: Yotes 2 – Hawks 2 (Seattle wins Odds n' Evens)

By 1033 0

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.

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What. Ever.: Yotes 2 – Hawks 2 (Seattle wins Odds n’ Evens)

By Sam Fels 1106 0

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.

You'll never find a dime that ain't mine, muthafucka.
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All Bark – Hawks 2, Blues 0

By Matt McClure 1305 0

It’s almost comical at this point.

The script is for all intents and purposes set in stone. Every game down in the glorified trailer park west of the Mississippi the Blues will spend the better part of the first period running around looking to decapitate anything with an Indian head on the sweater. The Hawks then weather the storm and use their speed and skill to grab a lead, and then allow the Blues to helplessly flail trying to claw their way back onto the scoreboard before the inevitable dagger, only to resume the extra curricular bullshit.