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  • The New Blood: Blackhawks 3 – Devils 1

    The New Blood: Blackhawks 3 – Devils 1

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    War On Ice
    Natural Stat Trick

    If this had been a different part of the year, we may have written this game up as “The Hawks goofed around for a while and seemed disinterested with the Devils before turning things on in the last 20 and putting them away”. With the seesaw that has been the Hawks recent adventures, we could write that the Hawks were being smothered in the first two periods but were able to just barely shake free in the third thanks to Marian Hossa who seems pretty damn content to just do it all his own damn self these past few games. The truth is likely somewhere in between those two narratives. The first two periods were dull dusty hockey. The third was a welcome sight.

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  • This Time With Feeling: Devils at Hawks Preview/Pregame Thread/Ribbon Cutting

    jon_lovitz-devil-snl-46_2 vs. Hawk Wrestler

    FACEOFF: 7:30pm Central

    TV/RADIO: CSN, WGN Radio 720

    MR. MEPHISTOPHELES, PLEASE: In Lou We Trust

    Once again, the Hawks try and get on track on this homestand, although considering their coach conceded the division yesterday in the press and their six points behind St. Louis, one wonders if this is no longer a final stab at making a chase of it and merely a time where you don’t have to pack anything. Gee, no wondered the Hawks have kind of mailed in most of the past two games. They’ve basically concluded they’re not playing for much, other than home ice against St. Louis which is hardly something you’d want a medal for. Either way, tonight is yet another banker, or at least it should be against the faded and broken couch New Jersey Devils.

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  • Morning Links 12/10/14

    Goaler Express: HN

    Instant Gratification: ST

    Tis the season: SJS

    The Future: ESPN

    We have no room to talk: SI

    I figured it would have been “I am the Walrus”:TSN

    Farewell #4 SN

  • And Here Come The Pretzels: Blackhawks 5 – Devils 3

    And Here Come The Pretzels: Blackhawks 5 – Devils 3

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    Extra Skater

    This kind of explosion in the third period is exactly what makes this team so much damn fun to watch. While there were chances on both sides of the ice in the first, it remained a pretty even and quiet game. There were shifts where both teams threatened but neither goalie or defense was going to give anything up. So after the first remained scoreless with relatively few shots and the second period ended tied at one it seemed like it could end up being a “next goal wins” scenario. Then the third started and the goals flooded in 3 of them in about 4 minutes. It was a blink and you’ll miss it scene. When the Hawks can smell blood in the water, they can usually capitalize. It’s just where they left off last year when they scored those two goals in 17 seconds. It doesn’t happen every game (like most games against the Blues this year unfortunately) but the Hawks can make good teams look very silly and they can make mediocre teams look worse. While the Devils were able to claw their way back into this one. After Hossa’s wrister you could easily have put it in the books.

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  • I Rode A Tank And Held A General’s Rank: Devils 2 – Hawks 5

    I Rode A Tank And Held A General’s Rank: Devils 2 – Hawks 5

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    It doesn’t really get too much simpler than that.

    Sure, the Devils equalized in the 2nd, and then pulled within one in the 3rd. Was anyone worried? Didn’t think so. While the Devils certainly work awfully hard and they do their best to close down whatever space there is, they simply couldn’t keep up with the Hawks. Nor could they really create much on their own, and the Hawks didn’t give them much. Throw in a couple goofy/bad goals from The Ginger, and only 12 shots against, and you have just about as assured a performance heading into the Christmas break as you could ask. Let’s get to The Two Obs.

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  • I Rode A Tank And Held A General's Rank: Devils 2 – Hawks 5

    I Rode A Tank And Held A General's Rank: Devils 2 – Hawks 5

    Extra Skater

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    Event Summary

    It doesn’t really get too much simpler than that.

    Sure, the Devils equalized in the 2nd, and then pulled within one in the 3rd. Was anyone worried? Didn’t think so. While the Devils certainly work awfully hard and they do their best to close down whatever space there is, they simply couldn’t keep up with the Hawks. Nor could they really create much on their own, and the Hawks didn’t give them much. Throw in a couple goofy/bad goals from The Ginger, and only 12 shots against, and you have just about as assured a performance heading into the Christmas break as you could ask. Let’s get to The Two Obs.

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  • Morning Links 7.12.13

    Morning Links 7.12.13

    Kruger deal close: Comcast Chicago

    Healthy Debate: Blackhawk UP

    First Round Q&A: Blackhawks.Com

    Game Changer: PuckDaddy

    People are not happy: SportsNet

    Salary Arbitration can hurt: Backhand Shelf