Back at it on Broadway: NHL
The Gatorade and Alka-Seltzer is stocked: Suntimes
Hawks reacquire someone I thought was going to be good and I was wrong: Tribune
Kane talking about USA Hockey: ESPN
Speaking of American Hockey players: TSN
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Event Summary
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There’s something about this team. Even when they’re not very good (the last few weeks) they can still manage to outplay other teams seemingly at will. Few of us would believe that the Hawks are playing at their highest level right now and we’ve got plenty to complain about.. and even if we don’t, we’ll at least make some shit up.. but they still have somehow won 8 out of 10 possible points so far on the road trip with only a single game remaining before the break.
Ok that date is just weird…
Kane inspired: Chicago Tribune
Hurrikane in LA: Cheer The Anthem
6000: HockeeNight
Torts is sorry: Montreal Gazette
Moving on from Broadway: TSN
This will be problematic for anyone not wearing a Maple Leaf in Russia: Sportsnet
Because girls play hockey in Europe aswell: PuckDaddy
Considering the last time they were there nobody showed up: Globe
Missing one very important name: Score
Stretched in the Dungeon: HockeeNight
Couldn’t keep up in the Stampede: Chicago Tribune
Pirri knew what it took: Suntimes
Fears about Sochi: New York Times
How the Glowpuck revolutinized how you watch Sports: Slate
Don’t know when I’ll be back again…Actually it’s March 6th: Cheer The Anthem
“Stay away from Itchy, kids”: Hockee Night:
Collapse: Chicago Tribune AutoPlay
3 in 20: Chicago Suntimes
SoCal Saturday Night: The Globe and Mail
I couldn’t resist after I saw the recap title..
Panic Zone? Chicago Tribune
Something like that: Cheer The Anthem
Approach to Danger: SunTimes
Parental Discretion Iz Advised:ESPN
LA is the place: TSN
Well that sucks: HockeeNight
Wings win Beer Pong: Chicago Tribune
Class: TSN
Smashville’s MO doesn’t change: SN Autoplay
Well parts of this are correct: Yahoo
So this happened: Toronto Sun
Hello Old Scum: NHL
So um heal up Jimmy..Starting Wednesday at 10 pm: Chicago Tribune
No love loss: Comcast Chicago
HAHAHAHA: SN AUTOPLAY
I think there may be worse problems: TSN
Crow honored: Chicago Tribune
That’s a good guy to model your game after: SunTimes
True, but cap hits aren’t: Comcast AutoPlay
In my opinion these should be flipped: TSN
Its time to troll..but was quite the streak: ESPN
Oh right, they can do it.
We said if the Hawks performed like they did against the Avalanche on Tuesday that they would win far more often than they would lose. I don’t know if they were significantly better tonight than Tuesday, but they sure as fuck weren’t any worse. And it led to them essentially rag-doll the hottest team in the league that currently sits on the Presidents’ throne, save for a nervy five minutes there in the 3rd. Don’t worry folks, the driver is still in the bag when it’s needed.
For me, the big tactic from the Hawks was an uber-aggressive defense. Not so much in jumping into the rush, but standing up at the Ducks blue line, jumping the Ducks in the neutral zone to whatever puck carrier there may be, and standing up at their own blue line. The Ducks have given the Hawks fits with their straight-line game for years now. It seemed like the Hawks just decided they were going to blunt those lines at center ice. They wouldn’t even let the Ducks get the puck behind them and down low, and whenever they did they were 100-feet away. The Ducks certainly weren’t at their best, but they weren’t allowed to be for long stretches. Every time the puck gained control of the puck outside of their zone, they were smothered.
You can’t do that every game, as eventually you’ll give up a bevy of odd-man rushes to a team that’s ready to play that quickly. And the Hawks gave up a couple, but not many. It was high-pressure stuff, and the Ducks didn’t really have an answer.
