08-09' Blackhawks (46-24-12) 104 PTS - 4th Seed In The West!

[17 Seconds]

lol

[Cynosure]

Well... Kessler made Khabi look bad there.

[17 Seconds]

Well... Kessler made Khabi look bad there.

 

must be huet's fault

[Cynosure]

CANUCKS GOAL

 

3 - 13:09 - Kesler scores (14), unassisted.

 

Canucks lead 7-3.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I definitely never said Huet was bad. But I don't think he's the right player for this team.

[Cynosure]

Well, glad that one's over.

[17 Seconds]

I definitely never said Huet was bad. But I don't think he's the right player for this team.

 

How is a goalie not a "right player for the team"? A good goalie is the right player for every team. A good goalie is a good goalie. I don't see how team is a factor... unless yo're talking about his character

 

btw those sarcastic huet comments weren't made towards you. they were at Q for pulling him for no reason after the 1st

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I definitely never said Huet was bad. But I don't think he's the right player for this team.

 

How is a goalie not a "right player for the team"? A good goalie is the right player for every team. A good goalie is a good goalie. I don't see how team is a factor... unless yo're talking about his character

 

btw those sarcastic huet comments weren't made towards you. they were at Q for pulling him for no reason after the 1st

 

Huet's biggest weakness is he tends to give up long rebounds. In the playoffs, he'll need a team of big, physical defensemen to keep the front of the net clear. The Blackhawks' defensemen are good, but they aren't that type.

[kujay]

I gave up on this one after the 1st. Thanks hangover from Friday. So I can't say if Khabi looked as bad as Huet did. I have to imagine that the guys know they have to turn it up a notch when he is playing. And that cranks up the pressure on them, especially the defenseman. Walker looked bad in the 1st last night. But he's been overachieving all year.

 

It's alright though. Put this one behind them, and now they play two doormats (albeit one is St. Louis, who look like superstars when they play the Hawks this year) to finish out the trip.

[Soul]

It wasn't hard to see that one coming. Run 'em ragged on the road for weeks, a ton of travel/games packed into very few nights. This is what happens.

 

Screw you, disney.

[sethuel1]

I definitely never said Huet was bad. But I don't think he's the right player for this team.

 

How is a goalie not a "right player for the team"? A good goalie is the right player for every team. A good goalie is a good goalie. I don't see how team is a factor... unless yo're talking about his character

 

btw those sarcastic huet comments weren't made towards you. they were at Q for pulling him for no reason after the 1st

 

Huet's biggest weakness is he tends to give up long rebounds. In the playoffs, he'll need a team of big, physical defensemen to keep the front of the net clear. The Blackhawks' defensemen are good, but they aren't that type.

Or he'll need to not give up long rebounds, since that's basically death for any goalie.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I definitely never said Huet was bad. But I don't think he's the right player for this team.

 

How is a goalie not a "right player for the team"? A good goalie is the right player for every team. A good goalie is a good goalie. I don't see how team is a factor... unless yo're talking about his character

 

btw those sarcastic huet comments weren't made towards you. they were at Q for pulling him for no reason after the 1st

 

Huet's biggest weakness is he tends to give up long rebounds. In the playoffs, he'll need a team of big, physical defensemen to keep the front of the net clear. The Blackhawks' defensemen are good, but they aren't that type.

Or he'll need to not give up long rebounds, since that's basically death for any goalie.

 

As soon as he starts doing that, let me know.

[17 Seconds]

I gave up on this one after the 1st. Thanks hangover from Friday. So I can't say if Khabi looked as bad as Huet did. I have to imagine that the guys know they have to turn it up a notch when he is playing. And that cranks up the pressure on them, especially the defenseman. Walker looked bad in the 1st last night. But he's been overachieving all year.

 

It's alright though. Put this one behind them, and now they play two doormats (albeit one is St. Louis, who look like superstars when they play the Hawks this year) to finish out the trip.

 

Again, how did Huet look bad? He had no chance whatsoever at any of those 3 gols he gave up.

[Cynosure]

I gave up on this one after the 1st. Thanks hangover from Friday. So I can't say if Khabi looked as bad as Huet did. I have to imagine that the guys know they have to turn it up a notch when he is playing. And that cranks up the pressure on them, especially the defenseman. Walker looked bad in the 1st last night. But he's been overachieving all year.

 

It's alright though. Put this one behind them, and now they play two doormats (albeit one is St. Louis, who look like superstars when they play the Hawks this year) to finish out the trip.

 

Again, how did Huet look bad? He had no chance whatsoever at any of those 3 gols he gave up.

 

He did have a chance... but he had no one in front of him... it wasn't ALL Huet's fault, but he definitely didn't help matters.

[17 Seconds]

I gave up on this one after the 1st. Thanks hangover from Friday. So I can't say if Khabi looked as bad as Huet did. I have to imagine that the guys know they have to turn it up a notch when he is playing. And that cranks up the pressure on them, especially the defenseman. Walker looked bad in the 1st last night. But he's been overachieving all year.

 

It's alright though. Put this one behind them, and now they play two doormats (albeit one is St. Louis, who look like superstars when they play the Hawks this year) to finish out the trip.

 

Again, how did Huet look bad? He had no chance whatsoever at any of those 3 gols he gave up.

 

He did have a chance... but he had no one in front of him... it wasn't ALL Huet's fault, but he definitely didn't help matters.

 

I really don't see how he had any chance at any of those 3 goals

[kujay]

I gave up on this one after the 1st. Thanks hangover from Friday. So I can't say if Khabi looked as bad as Huet did. I have to imagine that the guys know they have to turn it up a notch when he is playing. And that cranks up the pressure on them, especially the defenseman. Walker looked bad in the 1st last night. But he's been overachieving all year.

 

It's alright though. Put this one behind them, and now they play two doormats (albeit one is St. Louis, who look like superstars when they play the Hawks this year) to finish out the trip.

 

Again, how did Huet look bad? He had no chance whatsoever at any of those 3 gols he gave up.

 

He did have a chance... but he had no one in front of him... it wasn't ALL Huet's fault, but he definitely didn't help matters.

 

I really don't see how he had any chance at any of those 3 goals

 

How about the one where he took about ten seconds to go from post to post and was late diving over. He's awful with his angles, he handles the puck poorly. In short, he sucks.

[Cynosure]

In case any of you missed it...

 

 

Beach scores on a breakaway empty net goal and gets a stick thrown at him... watch what ensues.

 

I don't think Beach did anything wrong, some people argue he shouldn't have slowed up and he was "showboating", I disagree.

 

PENALTIES:

 

3 - M.H Cameron, 19:09 - Roughing , 2 min

3 - M.H Cameron, 19:09 - Roughing , 2 min (PP)

3 - M.H Isherwood, 19:09 - 10-Minute Misconduct , 10 min

3 - M.H McCue, 19:09 - Instigator , 2 min

3 - M.H McCue, 19:09 - Major-Fighting , 5 min

3 - M.H McCue, 19:09 - Major-Fighting , 5 min

3 - M.H McCue, 19:09 - Game Misconduct , 10 min

3 - M.H McCue, 19:09 - Game Misconduct , 10 min

3 - LET Beach, 19:09 - Roughing , 2 min

3 - LET Beach, 19:09 - 10-Minute Misconduct , 10 min

3 - LET King, 19:09 - Instigator , 2 min

3 - LET King, 19:09 - Major-Fighting , 5 min

3 - LET King, 19:09 - Game Misconduct , 10 min

3 - LET King, 19:09 - Game Misconduct , 10 min

3 - LET Orfino, 19:09 - 10-Minute Misconduct , 10 min

3 - LET Orfino, 19:09 - Game Misconduct , 10 min

3 - LET Sceviour, 19:09 - Major-Fighting , 5 min

3 - M.H Kundratek, 19:51 - Hooking , 2 min (PP)

3 - M.H King, 19:54 - Major-Fighting , 5 min

3 - LET Braes, 19:54 - Major-Fighting , 5 min

[17 Seconds]

I gave up on this one after the 1st. Thanks hangover from Friday. So I can't say if Khabi looked as bad as Huet did. I have to imagine that the guys know they have to turn it up a notch when he is playing. And that cranks up the pressure on them, especially the defenseman. Walker looked bad in the 1st last night. But he's been overachieving all year.

 

It's alright though. Put this one behind them, and now they play two doormats (albeit one is St. Louis, who look like superstars when they play the Hawks this year) to finish out the trip.

 

Again, how did Huet look bad? He had no chance whatsoever at any of those 3 gols he gave up.

 

He did have a chance... but he had no one in front of him... it wasn't ALL Huet's fault, but he definitely didn't help matters.

 

I really don't see how he had any chance at any of those 3 goals

 

How about the one where he took about ten seconds to go from post to post and was late diving over. He's awful with his angles, he handles the puck poorly. In short, he sucks.

 

If he sucks then why are his stats towards the top of the league?

[kujay]

Wow. Thanks for posting. I haven't been following Beach's season, but I wonder if that was more a reputation thing. If another player had done what he did (slowing done, hot-dogging the EN goal), perhaps that may not have happened.

 

But either way, I agree with the announcer that it was handled horribly by the ref. That one fella turtled while that MH player beat the living hell out of him. I don't blame his teammates for jumping the bench in that situation. If the guy didn't do anything to incite it, and he's not fighting back, you can't just keep whaling on him.

[nilodnayr]

I definitely never said Huet was bad. But I don't think he's the right player for this team.

 

How is a goalie not a "right player for the team"? A good goalie is the right player for every team. A good goalie is a good goalie. I don't see how team is a factor... unless yo're talking about his character

 

btw those sarcastic huet comments weren't made towards you. they were at Q for pulling him for no reason after the 1st

 

Huet's biggest weakness is he tends to give up long rebounds. In the playoffs, he'll need a team of big, physical defensemen to keep the front of the net clear. The Blackhawks' defensemen are good, but they aren't that type.

Or he'll need to not give up long rebounds, since that's basically death for any goalie.

 

 

And especially a butterfly goalie. A butterfly goalie by definition commits himself by going down into the butterfly position and in doing so puts himself in a bad position to deal with rebounds. Butterfly goalies cannot be successful and give up a ton of rebounds. If anyone remembers the home Sharks game right before the circus road trip where he gave up 6 goals, that game was a perfect example of what not to do as a butterfly goalie.

[Cynosure]

It's been awhile hasn't it.

[kujay]

Love the early east coast games!

 

They should get at least 3 of the next 4 points.

[Cynosure]

Hawks getting outplayed by one of the worst teams in the league... thank God the Thrashers suck or this is a 2-0 game.

[bcl412]

LOL @ Atlanta sports fans

[bcl412]

I don't think I've ever seen the Thrashers play before.