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Texas Is The Reason: Stars At Blackhawks – Preview/Pre-Game Thread/E-Z Pass Quick Toll

By Matthew Killion 1154 0

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Game Time: 7:00PM Central
TV/Radio: NBCSN, TSN, CSN, WGN-AM 720
Holding On: Defending Big D

Fresh off from showing that skill is an ultimate trump card, the Hawks head back up 55 to face the Stars who have been patiently waiting for them here in Chicago. This is a Stars team that’s quite different from the one we saw a month ago as the Hawks made sure DLR was up and ready early on as they cruised to an 8-1 victory. Things hadn’t been going the Stars way for most of the year and it seemed as if their front office realized it. So gone are Michael Ryder, Brenden Morrow and of course Jaromir Jagr. In came a few pieces and parts that could help the Stars in the future.

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It’s Just The Wasted Years So Close Behind: Hawks at Blues Preview/Pregame Thread/Asian Cooking Class

By Sam Fels 1136 0

Hawk Wrestler v. old_school_blue_l

FACEOFF: 11-Goddamn-30 in the AM

TV/RADIO: NBC, And The Loop 97.9FM (What?)

GOOD GOD DON’T GO THERE: St. Louis Gametime

Thanks to NBC and their desire to not have to go against the Masters, both teams get to play a game that starts in the AM that of course in no way effects the play or entertainment value of the product because of course these players are so accustomed to being ready to go full bore when they’d usually either be just finishing or just starting a morning fucking skate. What a pleasure.

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It's Just The Wasted Years So Close Behind: Hawks at Blues Preview/Pregame Thread/Asian Cooking Class

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Hawk Wrestler v. old_school_blue_l

FACEOFF: 11-Goddamn-30 in the AM

TV/RADIO: NBC, And The Loop 97.9FM (What?)

GOOD GOD DON’T GO THERE: St. Louis Gametime

Thanks to NBC and their desire to not have to go against the Masters, both teams get to play a game that starts in the AM that of course in no way effects the play or entertainment value of the product because of course these players are so accustomed to being ready to go full bore when they’d usually either be just finishing or just starting a morning fucking skate. What a pleasure.

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And So It Ends: Blackhawks 2 – Scum 2 (Blackhawks Win Super Smash Bros)

By Matthew Killion 1550 0

And just like that, the Red Wings are no longer a division rival (unless there’s a playoff matchup… which would be a pretty awesome send off). Sadly, this game didn’t quite have the energy of the March 3rd back and forth playoff-like battle.. and it wasn’t the pantsing that we say last time they met. But it’s another win. And it clinches the division. And that’ll do.

Also, I really like this game picture because it looks like they’re playing with a huge novelty sized puck.

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I Am The Smart, S-M-R-T: Hawks at Wild Preview/Pregame Thread/Obedience School

By Sam Fels 1266 0

Hawk Wrestler v. Zakk-Wylde-by-Ivan-Chopik

FACEOFF: 7pm

TV/RADIO: CSN, NBCSN, TSN2 , WIND 560AM

FUNNY LOOKIN’ IN A GENERAL KINDA WAY: Hockey Wilderness

It would appear the over-arching theme of tonight’s game is our coach once again deciding to create a controversy and make himself (and no one else) feel like a genius. Ray Emery will get the start again, for reasons you’ll have to figure out yourself. I got nothin’.

It’s not a matter of seeing if Emery can go back-to-back, because he did this weekend. It’s not about riding a roll, because Emery was basically “meh” on Sunday. This isn’t about establishing a goalie platoon (which he shouldn’t be doing anyway), because if it was then Crawford would be rotated in.