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RECORDS: Hawks 13-6-2  Ducks 9-7-4

PUCK DROP: 3pm Central

TV: CSN, NHL-N for those outside the 606

O.C. OBSERVERS: Anaheim Calling

PROJECTED LINEUPS

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TEAM CORSI: Hawks – 51.3% (11th)  Ducks – 48.2% (20th)

POWER PLAY: Hawks – 17.8% (15th)  Ducks – 21.7% (8th)

PENALTY KILL: Hawks – Still not talking about it  Ducks – 82.6% (12th)

Hawks Individual Stats

Ducks Individual Stats

TRENDS: Perry hasn’t scored since Oct. 26th.. Getzlaf has 8 even-strength goals in a season and a quarter

I suppose this could be the last Black Friday the Hawks spend in Anaheim. I doubt anyone is going to complain about it. But this is how it has always worked, and it will do so again this afternoon. The Hawks will arrive at the “Ponda” Center to see a Ducks team that seems pretty intent on shooting itself in the face, both in the GM’s office and behind the bench. And so far, they’re succeeding at it.

Everything Else

Now in the refractory period between the hoisting of The Chalice and the flurry of activity that comes at the Draft, a slow trickle of minor news has been seeping out across the league. Vegas is apparently a go, without the approval of Nevada Gaming Control somehow. Randy Carlyle is hilariously the head coach of the Ducks again, apparently at the behest of the refusing-to-go-away Teemu Selanne. The Flames seem to be zeroing in on Glen Gulutzan, who is not to be confused with any number of Elaine’s dipshit boyfriends on Seinfeld, but actually was last seen coaching the Stars in the pre-Genius Jim Nill era to nowhere in particular.

But on a day where bullshit like this constitutes news, one seemingly minor thing crossed the wire that could have gone unnoticed at any other time during the year, and that’s piece of shit with teeth Matthew Barnaby leaving his post on the NHL Network on SiriusXM to be an assistant coach for the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers. This is just so disgustingly perfect.

Everything Else

We apologize for the interruption in service over the weekend. Naturally, the site is down during a the first game Patrick Sharp has played at center in five years. In any event, here are some observations from the weekend’s games.