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Day Of The Deadringers – Avalanche at Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Software License Update

By Matt McClure 1316 0

avalanches vs AltLogo

Game Time: 7:00PM Central
TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
The Stickiest of the Icky: Mile High Hockey

As difficult as it may be to compute, the Hawks tonight will play game 49 tonight of the 2013-2014 season, now surpassing last year’s abbreviated campaign, still four days shy of a year from when that season started . They’re currently only 7 points off their record pace of last year (though Friday’s guests the Ducks are only 2 back), though it feels like it’s been a a bit bumpier ride so far. But with a full 82 on the docket on this go-around, longevity will once again be rewarded, which is something the visiting and upstart Avalanche are beginning to deal with themselves.

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Morning Links:1/07/14

By Joe DeTolve 1369 0

Captain Canada????NESN

Sharp deserves it:PuckDaddy

That’s what happens when your country invented the sport: NHL.com

A column about hockey and cold weather…..Mind Blowing idea: SunTimes

Rosy to represent my Great-Grandmother’s Nation: Chicago Tribune

Hossa and Zus to represent Slovakia:USA Today

Swiss Trio:IIHF

Well I think Chicago has seen that first-hand: Comcast

Actual management potential in Buffalo: Puckdaddy

 

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Shutdown Take Me Through The Night: Canucks 2 – Hawks 2 (Canucks win Cones Of Dunshire)

By Sam Fels 1161 0

Box Score

Event Summary

Extra Skater

Shift Chart – Not up yet

It was kind of our sincere hope that Tortorella and the Canucks would have totally blown up by now. I’m sorry to report that it really couldn’t be much farther from that. Torts has the Canucks playing a very solid defensive game, and choked the Hawks out of space for a majority of the game. It’s not the most exciting thing, because the Hawks didn’t have much trouble choking out the Canucks’ space either for most of the game. It really couldn’t have been more clogged or tighter. And sadly, the Hawks found a way to kick a two-goal lead to a team that played last night and didn’t look all that good doing it. Slightly disappointing, but hey, the penalty kill didn’t get its upper palate kicked into its brain which I assumed it would.

Let’s get to the objectivity and observations, shall we?