Bitch-Slapped: TSN
Living on a prayer:Cheer The Anthem
Not what they wanted to do: Chicago Tribune
Cloudy:The Third Man In
A Zone of Danger:HockeeNight
Frustration:WFLD Fox 32
Motor City Mayhem: Globe and Mail
Robbed! PuckDaddy
Game 3 is a must win:Daily Herald
If you can help out, please do:RedCross
Well isn’t this fun?
Let’s get some things out of the way first, because they probably need to be addressed. It’s not over. It’s not fucked. Quite simply, and maybe it’s just my opinion, but the Hawks are where or very close to where they need to be. There will be a lot of panic these next two days, they will be Chinese water torture, but if you can find a reasonable Wings fan they will tell you that nothing is cinched up here.
Will Thursday be fun? Oh god no. By the time puck drop hits you’ll be in cold sweats and Johnny Walker Blue won’t even get you out of it. Will you sleep between now and then? No, probably not. But we’ve been here before. I thought it was over down 2-1 to the Preds in 2010. They answered. They’ll answer again. Not even that much has to change.
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FACEOFF: 6:30pm Central
TV/RADIO: NBCSN, CBC for the hosers, WGN 720am
REVERSE METATRON: Winging It In Motown
For the first time in this playoff run, the sphincters are tightening just a bit. The Hawks face some actual adversity. While this isn’t a must-win game for them — any of the two in Bailout Town will do, really — you wouldn’t want to be around if the Hawks actually trail in this series. Combined with a bounce back needed from the condor egg the Hawks laid on Saturday afternoon, and we all could use a fiery effort tonight.
Rattlehead is playing in Game 3: Chicago Tribune
Dream a little dream: Daily Herald
Time to get excited: Comcast Autoplay
Pace: Blackhawk Up
Prove it: ESPN
Convergence? NHL
100% Inaccurate: Chicago Tribune
Luck be a Lady Byng: TSN
Kruger sees room for improvement: Chicago Tribune
Sharp is slaying all-comers: Daily Herald
Legit or Bad officiating: PuckDaddy
Detroit will stay Datsyukian: Sportsnet.CA
68 might be done: Backhand Shelf
It’s difficult to not be supremely overconfident after watching the Blackhawks pick the wings off of the…ahem, Red Wings like a demented child would to a harmless fly but I will give it a go. It’s why they pay me the big bucks.
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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.
vs
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.
Regular Season Recap: Chicago Tribune
Verdi talked with Joel: Daily Herald
Uno Mas: Cheer The Anthem
The three guys that need to be shut down: Blackhawk Up
Ben Smith is ready: Comcast Chicago
Josh Harding will win (and should) but No Hossa love? Puckdaddy
Well…they still are Kings of the Mountain: TSN
My Sens got shitpumped by The Flightless Birds: Ottawa Citizen
Sheer Turmoil from the top down and I love it: Calgary Herald
I had a few thoughts on this whole Viktor Stalberg possibly being a healthy scratch stuff, and couldn’t convey it in just 140 characters.
It’s rare that I would try and calm down anyone about any of what Joel Quenneville does, as I’m as skeptical of him as anyone. Well, except for maybe the tallest writer at this site. But let’s see if we can’t pull this bus over to the soft shoulder and turn the hazards on.
