Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Marian Hossa

  • You Come All This Way And For What?: Hawks 3 – Wild 4

    You Come All This Way And For What?: Hawks 3 – Wild 4

    First, let me apologize for the delayed wrap. There was a miscommunication between us, and the wrap fell in between like a pop fly between White Sox outfielders and infielders (cue Sox fan insecurity in 3…2…1… ). But I’m here now, and that’s what’s important, to see me.

    Here’s a nugget for you: thanks to the lockout, Hawks fans have had to deal with exactly three two-game losing streaks in 20 months. You can make it five if you include combining the three games in a row to Detroit, and the two in a row to Boston in the playoffs. That’s five two-game losing streaks in 102 regular season and playoff games, with none exceeding three. Ok, we’re spoiled.

    Not to mean last night’s loss was good.

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  • Morning Links 12/4/13

    Morning Links 12/4/13

    Gamesheet: NHL

    Advanced Metrics: Extra Skater

    I disagree with the lede: Chicago Tribune

    Toews and Keith and maybe Crawford to get the Call on January 7th: TSN

    Great One gets paid: Sportsnet.ca

  • Someone’s Gotta Make The Outs: Stars 4 – Hawks 3

    Someone’s Gotta Make The Outs: Stars 4 – Hawks 3

    We should all be aware of this now. This isn’t the last game the Hawks will loose in truly goofy circumstances. Maybe the Avalanche loss kind of falls into this category, but not nearly as deeply as tonight. When you outshoot a team 50-18, and keep the play in their end for seemingly 7-8 minute blocks, I don’t know what else you can do. That’s not to say the Hawks were perfect, but obviously these are Kari Lehtonen’s two points.

    While watching this one I couldn’t help but think of the phrase “drunk on power.” Because that’s what it felt like the Hawks were. In some ways that’s a good thing. They didn’t intentionally fall down three goals, but they certainly never looked like they thought they couldn’t pull it back instantly. I feel like all the revivals on the road trip have the Hawks feeling like there’s nothing they can’t overcome, which is good. But it also feels like that’s allowing them to be sloppy for stretches. Was there a d-man tonight not guilty of a boneheaded mistake? Maybe Keith. And yet they can always light a team up in a hurry when they need it, or it feels like that.

    You can’t win them all. Sometimes the other team gets the bounces when you need and you don’t. Nothing to see here. Move on to the bullets.

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  • Someone's Gotta Make The Outs: Stars 4 – Hawks 3

    Someone's Gotta Make The Outs: Stars 4 – Hawks 3

    We should all be aware of this now. This isn’t the last game the Hawks will loose in truly goofy circumstances. Maybe the Avalanche loss kind of falls into this category, but not nearly as deeply as tonight. When you outshoot a team 50-18, and keep the play in their end for seemingly 7-8 minute blocks, I don’t know what else you can do. That’s not to say the Hawks were perfect, but obviously these are Kari Lehtonen’s two points.

    While watching this one I couldn’t help but think of the phrase “drunk on power.” Because that’s what it felt like the Hawks were. In some ways that’s a good thing. They didn’t intentionally fall down three goals, but they certainly never looked like they thought they couldn’t pull it back instantly. I feel like all the revivals on the road trip have the Hawks feeling like there’s nothing they can’t overcome, which is good. But it also feels like that’s allowing them to be sloppy for stretches. Was there a d-man tonight not guilty of a boneheaded mistake? Maybe Keith. And yet they can always light a team up in a hurry when they need it, or it feels like that.

    You can’t win them all. Sometimes the other team gets the bounces when you need and you don’t. Nothing to see here. Move on to the bullets.

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  • Morning Links 12-02-13

    Morning Links 12-02-13

    Saturday’s Gamesheet: NHL.com

    Advanced Metrics: Extraskater.com

    Exclamation Point: Chicago Tribune

    Tragic: TSN

  • The Sweet Part Of The City: Blackhawks At Stars – Preview/Pre-Game Thread/Food Regret

    AltLogo_medium @ dallas-stars-l-green05

    FACEOFF: 7:30pm Central
    TV/RADIO: NHLN, CSN/WGN 720
    Texas Is The Reason: Defending Big D

    Last time we saw the Stars, just earlier this month, they were starting to right the ship after a bit of stumble out of the gate. They had three straight victories (albeit all in OT/SO) and were looking to climb their way out of the basement of the Central division.

    Well that hasn’t worked so much. They’re still in the basement but don’t let that fool you. They’ve got 26 points, which would actually tie them for second if they had the fortune of playing in the Metropolitan Division instead of the Central. It would also put them in the playoffs in the East as whole, instead of third to last as they are in the West. So it might be shit luck but they’re still going to need to get better if they want to play past 82 games this year.

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  • Thanksgiving Morning Links

    Thanksgiving Morning Links

    Hawk and Rally: Chicago Tribune

    Gamesheet: Blackhawks.Com

    Advanced Metrics: Extraskater

    Atleast he is self-aware: NJ.com

    Arrogance leads to downfall: Globe and Mail

    Remember to pace yourself!!!!!!!!!!

  • Cover It With Gas And Set It On Fire – Hawks at Flames Preview, Pregame Thread, Costco Trip

    AltLogo at The Flame

    Game Time: 9:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: WGN Ch. 9, TSN, WGN-AM 720
    The Rotten Head of Harvey Hound: Flames Nation, Matchsticks and Gasoline

    The dreaded Circus Trip now rounds the turn and begins what will be the final stretch of 7 games away from West Madison, now heading ironically southbound to Calgary. When these two teams last faced off, the Flames walked away from the United Center with their first win in 10 tries. But things have remained predictably bad for Alberta’s other basement dweller.

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  • Morning Links 11/26/13

    Morning Links 11/26/13

    5-1: Tribune

    Fuel to burn: Cheer the Anthem

    Gamesheet: NHL

    Advanced Metrics: Extra Skater

    This is probably going to be important: TSN

    No more NHL coming up after Sportscentre:PuckDaddy

     

  • Morning Links 11/25/13

    Morning Links 11/25/13

    Gamesheet from Saturday: NHL

    Advanced Metrics from Saturday: ExtraSkater

    Nine Seconds: Hockeenight

    Circus Observations: CSN

    Hossa home: ESPN

    Detroit Swimmers: PuckDaddy