Faxes from Uncle Dale

Tag: Stars

  • Hail, Hail – Stars vs Hawks Preview, Homecoming Parade

    carls jr star vs evil empire

    Game Time: 7:30PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, SportsNet Pacific, WGN-AM 720
    Jim Nill’s Liberator: Defending Big D

    While tonight would be a premiere matchup between the conference’s top two teams jostling for inside position for the division, and both playing a high-octane brand of hockey, none of that is receiving top billing. Even Johnny Oduya’s return to the building after being a key role player on two Stanley Cup teams is a footnote.

    Because tonight is Patrick Sharp’s first regular season game in the United Center as a visitor in over ten years.

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  • Texan Book Of The Dead – Hawks at Stars Preview, Pregame Thread, Closet Reorganization

    oldschool at carls jr star

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Dale Hansen Rules: Defending Big D

    A scatterbrained, slapped-together late season road trip has the Hawks now turning south from Manhattan to Texas tonight before turning back east for games against Carolina and Philly. And the Hawks find themselves thrust back into the conversation for the Central while the Stars are all but eliminated.

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  • There Is Only One Man Who Would Dare Give Me The Raspberry – Stars vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Reclamation Project

    220px-Minnesota_North_Stars_Logo_1967-1974 vs AltLogo

    Game Time: 5:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: WGN, WGN-AM 720
    Larry Hagman’s Liver: Defending Big D

    With even a slight dip in production since the calendar turned to 2015, the Hawks now find themselves situated in third place in the mongoose fight that is Conference III. Fortunately, thanks to nearly a week off, the Hawks now have a game in hand on the second place Blues. That games played ledger will get evened tonight against the visiting Dallas Stars.

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  • It’s Hard To Explain: Blackhawks 5 – Stars 4 (OT)

    It’s Hard To Explain: Blackhawks 5 – Stars 4 (OT)

    Box Score
    Event Summary
    War On Ice

    You’ll have to help me out here. I’m not actually sure if this was a fantastic back and forth game played by two teams that very likely could meet up in the playoffs… or if this was a somewhat sloppy affair full of bad turnovers, odd goaltending and plenty of odd-man breaks by two teams that very likely could meet up in the playoffs.

    As is now their wont to do – the Hawks let the opposing team take the first goal of the night as Saad was stripped of the puck just past the blue line. Seguin would have a shot kicked away by Crawford… unfortunately that kick went right to Jamie Benn who put it into a wide open net. From there – we got a ping pong match of a game. Dallas took the lead 4 times and gave it up 4 times. Of course, that also stat also would look bad for the Hawks if it wasn’t for Keith’s beauty of a pass to Sharp in OT. It’s also why I’m leaning towards calling this an exciting yet sloppy game.

    Lets hash it out more after the jump

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  • It's Hard To Explain: Blackhawks 5 – Stars 4 (OT)

    It's Hard To Explain: Blackhawks 5 – Stars 4 (OT)

    Box Score
    Event Summary
    War On Ice

    You’ll have to help me out here. I’m not actually sure if this was a fantastic back and forth game played by two teams that very likely could meet up in the playoffs… or if this was a somewhat sloppy affair full of bad turnovers, odd goaltending and plenty of odd-man breaks by two teams that very likely could meet up in the playoffs.

    As is now their wont to do – the Hawks let the opposing team take the first goal of the night as Saad was stripped of the puck just past the blue line. Seguin would have a shot kicked away by Crawford… unfortunately that kick went right to Jamie Benn who put it into a wide open net. From there – we got a ping pong match of a game. Dallas took the lead 4 times and gave it up 4 times. Of course, that also stat also would look bad for the Hawks if it wasn’t for Keith’s beauty of a pass to Sharp in OT. It’s also why I’m leaning towards calling this an exciting yet sloppy game.

    Lets hash it out more after the jump

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  • You’d Prefer An Astronaut – Stars vs Hawks, Preview, Pregame Thread, Lock De-Icing

    220px-Minnesota_North_Stars_Logo_1967-1974 vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, WGN-AM 720
    The Great Southern Trendkill: Defending Big D

    Now that the pomp and circumstance of the Winter Classic is behind everyone, the Hawks can get back to the matter of actually pursuing titles that matter, such as the division, conference, and engravings in sterling silver. That begins tonight with the Stars visiting the snowy west side for their second of three trips this season.

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  • You'd Prefer An Astronaut – Stars vs Hawks, Preview, Pregame Thread, Lock De-Icing

    220px-Minnesota_North_Stars_Logo_1967-1974 vs oldschool

    Game Time: 7:00PM Central
    TV/Radio: NBCSN, WGN-AM 720
    The Great Southern Trendkill: Defending Big D

    Now that the pomp and circumstance of the Winter Classic is behind everyone, the Hawks can get back to the matter of actually pursuing titles that matter, such as the division, conference, and engravings in sterling silver. That begins tonight with the Stars visiting the snowy west side for their second of three trips this season.

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  • The Arrival – Stars vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Teuvo Teusday

    star more you know vs AltLogo

    Game Time: 7:00PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    This Love: Defending Big D

    What six months ago looked to be just another game along the home stretch of the schedule between the Stars and Hawks figures tonight to be anything but. The Stars are fighting for their playoff lives in the newly configured Western Conference, while thousands of sweaty adult men clad in red anxiously await their first glimpse of a taut, 19-year old Scandanavian boy in a Hawks uniform.

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  • Outside Southfork – Hawks at Stars Preview, Pregame Thread, Password Reset

    oldschool at star more you know

    Game Time: 7:30PM Central
    TV/Radio: CSN, WGN-AM 720
    Craig Ludwig’s Shin Pads: Defending Big D

    For the third time in less than two weeks, the fourth time so far this season, the Hawks will take on the Stars for the third and final time in Dallas. So if it feels like the Hawks are constantly playing the Stars within this newly christened (or re-christened depending on if they’re still viewed as a descendant of the North Stars) divisional rivalry, it’s because it’s kind of true.

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  • Comin' Home – Stars vs Hawks Preview, Pregame Thread, Secret Santa Drawing

    dallas-stars-l-green05 vs AltLogo

    Game Time: 7:00PM
    TV/Radio: CSN, NBCSN (Yanks), TSN2 (Hosers), WGN-AM 72
    Texan Book Of The Dead: Defending Big D

    After what can be considered a successful stretch by all non-meatball, bloodlust accounts, the Blackhawks will return home after a 6-1 Circus Trip, with the only blemish coming in the opener away from home against the deplorable Avalanche. Tonight they’ll kick off a month wherein 9 of the next 14 games will be on home ice, starting tonight with the Stars. Who says you can’t ever really come home for the holidays?

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