Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Pavel Datsyuk

  • Haunting, Familiar Yet: Hawks at Wings Preview/Slam Dance

    Hawk Wrestler vs. 1202413387

    PUCK DROP: 7pm Central

    TV/RADIO: NBCSN, WGN Radio

    EVERYBODY’S GONNA LEAVE THEIR SEAT: Winging It In Motown

    Red Wings Stats

    Red Wings War On Ice

    It’s the second to last visit to the Joe for the Hawks (no Wings fans I don’t think you’re going to make the Final, why do you ask?). I feel like that should mean more to Hawks fans, because most of our nightmares have taken place in that concrete blister on the river of the damned. The only good one I remember is Game 6 in 2013 when Frolik’s penalty shot caused a primal scream I was certain was going to force the neighbors to call the cops. Other than that… well, I don’t think there’s a Hawks fan anywhere who’ll be sorry to see it go. But that’s probably a discussion for next season.

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  • Grosse Pointe Blank – Hawks at Scum Preview, Pregame Thread, Cash Grab

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    Game Time: 6:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Mom’s Spaghetti: Winging It In Motown, Abel To Yzerman

    And so it begins anew. Not so much the Original Six rivalry that mostly evaporated prior to the Wings finally getting their wish and moving to the Eastern Conference, but more the lamentation of that move and the longing for a rivalry that never really lived up to its own billing in the last 25 years in the first place save for a couple of blips on the radar, and one very emphatic punctuation mark ending it in 2013.  Now, a visit to Detroit is just another date on the calendar, and the only time the Hawks will visit the husk of the Joe this year.

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  • Room For One More – Scum vs Hawks Pre Season Game 1 Preview, Game Thread, Reconnaisanse Mission

    3ec3960d0a1f1aacf42839c40e09d2a5_400x400 vs oldschool

    Game Time:  7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN+ (ch 285 HD), no radio
    Big Money Rustlas: WIIM, A2Y

    If the lines around the block from the United Center of weirdos and the unemployable yesterday afternoon and evening for a scrimmage weren’t indication enough, hockey is back. At least it kind of is as the slate of pre-season dry humps kicks off tonight against the visiting Wings.

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  • Shadows Of The Empire – Scum vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Green Vomit Cleanup

    galactic_empire_emblem vs rebel-small

    Game Time: 6:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, TSN2, WGN-AM 720
    Mos Eisley Cantina: Winging It In Motown, Abel to Yzerman

    For the first time since Game 7 last may, the Red Wings will visit United Center ice. Between then and now, more than a couple events of note have happened, including the Wings’ long-awaited move to the Eastern Confrence so that the people of Detroit don’t have to stay up late watching their team and risk not being on time the next morning for the jobs they don’t have.

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  • Sometimes I Don't Mind – Hawks at Scum Preview, Pregame Thread, Renewed Acquaintences

    oldschool @ scum hatchet

    Game Time: 7:00PM CDT
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, TSN2, WGN-AM 720
    I Wanna Be Your Dog: Winging It In Motown, Abel to Yzerman

    It’s been nearly eight months since the Hawks last saw the Detroit Red Wings, giving them the finest farewell from the conference and division possible in the form of a Game 7 OT winner courtesy of Brent Seabrook. After which Scum at last got their wish of moving to the eastern conference so that their sleep deprived fans could at least see them at a reasonable hour. How fitting then that tonight the proceedings with their one-time rival won’t even kick off until 8:00PM local time to accomodate the viewership here in Chicago even on home ice. The indignities never cease, do they?

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  • Sometimes I Don’t Mind – Hawks at Scum Preview, Pregame Thread, Renewed Acquaintences

    oldschool @ scum hatchet

    Game Time: 7:00PM CDT
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, TSN2, WGN-AM 720
    I Wanna Be Your Dog: Winging It In Motown, Abel to Yzerman

    It’s been nearly eight months since the Hawks last saw the Detroit Red Wings, giving them the finest farewell from the conference and division possible in the form of a Game 7 OT winner courtesy of Brent Seabrook. After which Scum at last got their wish of moving to the eastern conference so that their sleep deprived fans could at least see them at a reasonable hour. How fitting then that tonight the proceedings with their one-time rival won’t even kick off until 8:00PM local time to accomodate the viewership here in Chicago even on home ice. The indignities never cease, do they?

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  • Search And Destroy – Game 7 – Scum vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Delousing

    Mordor vs Minas_Tirith

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, CBC (Anglo), RDS (Franco), WGN-AM 720
    Juggalo Homies: Winging It In Motown, Abel To Yzerman

    We thought it was coming back in April. Then Scum shocked almost no one outside of Orange County by giving the paper tiger Ducks more than they could handle in seven games to draw one final matchup with the Hawks. The consensus had been that the Hawks would make short work of Detroit (this blog included), but an outfit as decorated as this would not cooperate so easily, pushing the top seeded Hawks to the brink of elimination with a commanding 3-1 series lead. But the Hawks have pushed back and forced a decisive Game 7 on West Madison, with tonight marking, at long last the final meaningful intraconference meeting of these two heritage franchises. And it should be fitting that so much is on the line.

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  • The Hardest Button To Button – Game 6 – Hawks at Scum Preview, Pregame Thread, Emergency Room Visit

    Minas_Tirith at Mordor

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, CBC (Anglo), RDS (Franco), The Loop-FM 97.9
    Wango Tango: Winging It In Motown, Abel To Yzerman

    On Saturday night, the Hawks took the first step in their quest to erase the deficit they had created for themselves in this series. But the second step, tonight’s tilt at Joe Louis, is the real motherfucker.

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  • We're Going To Be Friends – Scum vs Hawks Game 1 Preview, Pregame Thread, Tux Fitting

    Mordor vs Minas_Tirith

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, CBC (Anglo), RDS (Franco), The Loop 97.9FM
    Little Too Tall, Coulda Used a Few Pounds: Winging it in Motown, Abel to Yzerman

    It had to be this way, didn’t it? While it was thought that the final regular season tilt between the Hawks and Wings was going to be the swan song for the rivalry before Scum headed east, that belief was strengthened by Minnesota’s ineptitude in the final week with their plummet to the eighth seed. But a funny thing happened on the way to Mordor, as the Wings were able to off the on-paper contender Ducks in seven games, and so it has now come to pass. One last dance before bidding adieu, with actual stakes attached.

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  • We’re Going To Be Friends – Scum vs Hawks Game 1 Preview, Pregame Thread, Tux Fitting

    Mordor vs Minas_Tirith

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, CBC (Anglo), RDS (Franco), The Loop 97.9FM
    Little Too Tall, Coulda Used a Few Pounds: Winging it in Motown, Abel to Yzerman

    It had to be this way, didn’t it? While it was thought that the final regular season tilt between the Hawks and Wings was going to be the swan song for the rivalry before Scum headed east, that belief was strengthened by Minnesota’s ineptitude in the final week with their plummet to the eighth seed. But a funny thing happened on the way to Mordor, as the Wings were able to off the on-paper contender Ducks in seven games, and so it has now come to pass. One last dance before bidding adieu, with actual stakes attached.

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