Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Kari Lehtonen

  • Your Friends In Neighbors – ’17-’18 NHL Team Previews: They Lost A Leg In Dallas They Were Dancin’ With A Train

    Your Friends In Neighbors – ’17-’18 NHL Team Previews: They Lost A Leg In Dallas They Were Dancin’ With A Train

    Ah yes. Everyone’s darling, the Dallas Stars. Another offseason championship for the Dallas Stars, as they upgraded behind the bench from Lindy Ruff to Ken Hitchcock, going from one coach who hasn’t won anything in over a decade to… another coach who hasn’t won anything in over a decade. They signed a winger who until last year was considered “enigmatic” and then went bonkers in his free agent year, because that always sustains after he cashes in. They upgraded their goalies, which tells you something as signing an over-30 goalie who has had hip and groin issues being considered a massive upgrade lets you know just how woeful their goaltending was. And there are a raft of kids who haven’t quite proven to be ready to take up the slack, with a coach who hasn’t always shown patience. Surely it’s going to work this time!

    DALLAS STARS

    ’16-’17 Record: 34-37-11  79 points (6th in Central)

    Team Stats 5v5: 50.0 CF% (17th)  50.7 SF% (11th)  48.9 SCF% (20th)  7.5 SH% (17th)  .919 SV% (23rd)

    Special Teams: 17.9 PP% (2oth)  73.9 PK% (Dead Ass Last)

     

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  • Gather Up The Chaps – Stars vs Hawks Preview, Plea Hearing

    StarsHumCover vs evil empire

    Game Time: 7:30PM
    TV/Radio: Comcast SportsNet, WGN-AM 720
    Underneath These Shitty Stars: Defending Big D

    Another day, another repugnant Blackhawks sex scandal, another STATEMENT GAME with a Central Division opponent.

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  • To Hell With Good Intentions – Hawks at Stars Preview, Bolo Tie Enthusiast Convention

    evil empire at Star_69_REM

    Game Time:  7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, NHLN (US), SportsNet, WGN-AM 720
    Ernest Givins’ Electric Glide: Defending Big D

    From one BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR to the next, the Hawks now travel to Dallas to face the Stars, with whom they are currently tied for the top seed in both the division and conference, but hold the tiebreaker in regulation wins.

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  • Hail, Hail – Stars vs Hawks Preview, Homecoming Parade

    carls jr star vs evil empire

    Game Time: 7:30PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, SportsNet Pacific, WGN-AM 720
    Jim Nill’s Liberator: Defending Big D

    While tonight would be a premiere matchup between the conference’s top two teams jostling for inside position for the division, and both playing a high-octane brand of hockey, none of that is receiving top billing. Even Johnny Oduya’s return to the building after being a key role player on two Stanley Cup teams is a footnote.

    Because tonight is Patrick Sharp’s first regular season game in the United Center as a visitor in over ten years.

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  • Texan Book Of The Dead – Hawks at Stars Preview, Pregame Thread, Closet Reorganization

    oldschool at carls jr star

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Dale Hansen Rules: Defending Big D

    A scatterbrained, slapped-together late season road trip has the Hawks now turning south from Manhattan to Texas tonight before turning back east for games against Carolina and Philly. And the Hawks find themselves thrust back into the conversation for the Central while the Stars are all but eliminated.

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  • There Is Only One Man Who Would Dare Give Me The Raspberry – Stars vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Reclamation Project

    220px-Minnesota_North_Stars_Logo_1967-1974 vs AltLogo

    Game Time: 5:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: WGN, WGN-AM 720
    Larry Hagman’s Liver: Defending Big D

    With even a slight dip in production since the calendar turned to 2015, the Hawks now find themselves situated in third place in the mongoose fight that is Conference III. Fortunately, thanks to nearly a week off, the Hawks now have a game in hand on the second place Blues. That games played ledger will get evened tonight against the visiting Dallas Stars.

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  • It's Hard To Explain: Blackhawks 5 – Stars 4 (OT)

    It's Hard To Explain: Blackhawks 5 – Stars 4 (OT)

    Box Score
    Event Summary
    War On Ice

    You’ll have to help me out here. I’m not actually sure if this was a fantastic back and forth game played by two teams that very likely could meet up in the playoffs… or if this was a somewhat sloppy affair full of bad turnovers, odd goaltending and plenty of odd-man breaks by two teams that very likely could meet up in the playoffs.

    As is now their wont to do – the Hawks let the opposing team take the first goal of the night as Saad was stripped of the puck just past the blue line. Seguin would have a shot kicked away by Crawford… unfortunately that kick went right to Jamie Benn who put it into a wide open net. From there – we got a ping pong match of a game. Dallas took the lead 4 times and gave it up 4 times. Of course, that also stat also would look bad for the Hawks if it wasn’t for Keith’s beauty of a pass to Sharp in OT. It’s also why I’m leaning towards calling this an exciting yet sloppy game.

    Lets hash it out more after the jump

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  • It’s Hard To Explain: Blackhawks 5 – Stars 4 (OT)

    It’s Hard To Explain: Blackhawks 5 – Stars 4 (OT)

    Box Score
    Event Summary
    War On Ice

    You’ll have to help me out here. I’m not actually sure if this was a fantastic back and forth game played by two teams that very likely could meet up in the playoffs… or if this was a somewhat sloppy affair full of bad turnovers, odd goaltending and plenty of odd-man breaks by two teams that very likely could meet up in the playoffs.

    As is now their wont to do – the Hawks let the opposing team take the first goal of the night as Saad was stripped of the puck just past the blue line. Seguin would have a shot kicked away by Crawford… unfortunately that kick went right to Jamie Benn who put it into a wide open net. From there – we got a ping pong match of a game. Dallas took the lead 4 times and gave it up 4 times. Of course, that also stat also would look bad for the Hawks if it wasn’t for Keith’s beauty of a pass to Sharp in OT. It’s also why I’m leaning towards calling this an exciting yet sloppy game.

    Lets hash it out more after the jump

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  • You'd Prefer An Astronaut – Stars vs Hawks, Preview, Pregame Thread, Lock De-Icing

    220px-Minnesota_North_Stars_Logo_1967-1974 vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, WGN-AM 720
    The Great Southern Trendkill: Defending Big D

    Now that the pomp and circumstance of the Winter Classic is behind everyone, the Hawks can get back to the matter of actually pursuing titles that matter, such as the division, conference, and engravings in sterling silver. That begins tonight with the Stars visiting the snowy west side for their second of three trips this season.

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  • You’d Prefer An Astronaut – Stars vs Hawks, Preview, Pregame Thread, Lock De-Icing

    220px-Minnesota_North_Stars_Logo_1967-1974 vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, WGN-AM 720
    The Great Southern Trendkill: Defending Big D

    Now that the pomp and circumstance of the Winter Classic is behind everyone, the Hawks can get back to the matter of actually pursuing titles that matter, such as the division, conference, and engravings in sterling silver. That begins tonight with the Stars visiting the snowy west side for their second of three trips this season.

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