One of the pleasures of a 29 game point streak was the lack of hockey cliches used to describe the Hawks poor play. Flat, lifeless, fatigued, blah, blah, blah. Well no more. After a Edmonton 4 goal first period, all the cliches are back in full force. Luckily, you won’t find that here. Rather, let’s break down the first 4 goals to help show why the Hawks were down four after 20 minutes.
Razor and Hossa: (FOX)
Emery huge! (The Third Man In)
So that happened: (Cheer The Anthem)
Party Dave Day to Day: (Suntimes)
Sassone’s take: (Daily Herald)
Saad getting closer: (Comcast Chicago)
In our nonstop effort to try to cover every angle of the Men of Four Feathers, this is a new weekly feature we’re going to try out. The hope is to shed a little light on what it is the Hawks are doing from a technical standpoint, and I will try to incorporate more visual aides should this feature stay. As always, any feedback is welcome.
Fish-wrap recaps: Trib ST DH DFP
Finally a positive sorry about killing minors: ESPNChi
Refs need to knock off the rust too: SI
Turns out Jason, you Arnott a Ranger: TSN
Maybe if we all pool our money we can buy the Yotes: PHT
This is the league I work in, I wish Clarky had pulled this when the Wild came to Minot: PD
Moving on from the spotty goaltending, we now meander into the real minefield, the Blackhawks’ special teams. Feel free to interpret the word “special” however you deem fit. In a shortened season with minimal lead in time, special teams figure to loom large over every team’s proceedings, and the Hawks will be no exception. So shield your eyes, and let us gaze at the macabre.
Moving on from the spotty goaltending, we now meander into the real minefield, the Blackhawks’ special teams. Feel free to interpret the word “special” however you deem fit. In a shortened season with minimal lead in time, special teams figure to loom large over every team’s proceedings, and the Hawks will be no exception. So shield your eyes, and let us gaze at the macabre.
