Looks like Monty is headed to Rock Vegas: Chicago Tribune Third Man In
Tired?? Comcast
Trading Iggy is delicate: Puck Daddy
Hockey is apparently dangerous: The Globe and Mail
Gretzky wants visors: Sportsnet.Ca
30 Thoughts: CBC
Beer Pong to end real hockey games!PuckDaddy
Best Gifs of the first half: Backhand Shelf
First half awards: TSN
One of the pleasures of a 29 game point streak was the lack of hockey cliches used to describe the Hawks poor play. Flat, lifeless, fatigued, blah, blah, blah. Well no more. After a Edmonton 4 goal first period, all the cliches are back in full force. Luckily, you won’t find that here. Rather, let’s break down the first 4 goals to help show why the Hawks were down four after 20 minutes.
Hossa, Shaw and Montador will travel to Denver: (Blackhawks)
Defense: (Comcast)
Revenge of the stat nerds: (Puck Daddy)
Signed, Sealed and Delivered: (TSN)
So no one gets hurt: (The Globe and Mail)
Doesn’t really do anything:(CBC)
No Regrets: (Third Man IN)
Need to know basis: (ESPN)
Jesus Christ…Retire dude: (TSN)
After last night’s full slate of activity, the Hawks are now looking to change a few things up on the fly heading into the second half of the season in the wake of some of these injuries.
Gangsta Raps:(Cheer The Anthem)(Blackhawk Up)(Hockee Night)
Beat Raps:(NHL)(Tribune)(Herald)(Comcast)(AP)(Minny ST)(ESPN)(FOX 32)
Weather was never an issue: (Bob Verdi)
Bicks stepping up:(ESPN)
Just give Joel Quenneville the Jack Adams already: (Puck Daddy)
Ouch: (Backhand Shelf)
30 Thoughts: (CBC)
Could a bigger ice surface, make the game safer? Globe and Mail
Gangsta Raps:(Cheer the Anthem)(The Third Man In)(Second City Hockey)
Beat Raps: (Chicago Tribune)(Daily Herald)(Fox)(Comcast Chicago)(Detroit Free Press)(TSN)
They can still improve :{AUTOPLAY} (Comcast Chicago)
Pure Swagger: (The Score)
Verdi’s take on the Humble Hoss: (Blackhawks.com)
Chris Boden’s take on injury secrecy: (Comcast Chicago)
Columbus still wants their All Star Game: (Columbus Post Dispatch)
Yep and Patrick Kaleta is still an asshat: (PuckDaddy)
Mix-Master cut faster:(Daily Herald)
Because I feel disgrace because you’re all in my face: (Comcast Chicago)
Engine running hotter than a boiling kettle: (Suntimes)
The {dude} is crafty like ice is cold: (Blackhawks)
And I know the fly spot where they got the champagne.{and the Nucks won’t find it}(TSN)
We’re offered Moet – we don’t mind Chivas (Globe and Mail)
Impressive Defense: (Daily Herald)
A streak familiar to the Broad Street Bullies: (USA Today)
Realignment: (TSN)
Pee-Wee Coach gets jail time: (Sportsnet)
Jay Bouwmeester sets a terrible record: (Puck Daddy)
This gives new meaning to the Kopecky Hat Trick: (NHL)
Well this is just getting ridiculous….
Beat Raps:(Chicago Tribune) (Daily Herald)(Comcast Chicago){ap}(NHL)(Fox)
Gangsta Raps:(Cheer the Anthem)(Blackhawk UP) (Hockee Night)
Verdi’s take: (Blackhawks)
Blocked Shots are key (autoplay)(Comcast Chicago)
Clowe got two games and Brendan Shanahan is blind..Brownie points to the first person to answer why that is..(clue it’s in his quotes) (Puck Daddy)
When the laughter stops….(The Score)
30 Thoughts: (CBC)
Troy Brouwer says what most of us assume: (Toronto Sun)
Geno to IR: (NHL)
Hockey can be such a strange game. At no point tonight did I feel like the Hawks were out of control or in danger. And yet it took a reviewed goal and overtime to glean the two points from what felt like a pretty overmatched Edmonton team. Maybe I saw it all wrong. But I don’t think I did.
To be fair, the Hawks did some of the things you can’t do against the Oil. They had a stumble on the power play, which let them in on a counter (also didn’t help that Shaw completely fell asleep on Petry there). They gave EdMo unnecessary looks on the PP, which led to a Yakupove goal (though it was off a broken pass, and was about the only time I notice good ol’ Yaks).
And without getting out of 3rd gear, the Hawks found their way back, and found their way to two points. It seems like they’re just always doing whatever to get the two points. So I guess I won’t bitch about that.
