2013-14 Defending Champion Blackhawks Regular Season Thread

[Soul]

Better!

[Butterscup1679666578]

Saad won't return tonight

 

HOSSA! GOODNESS!

[kujay]

50 helpers for Keith. Wow.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Hossa you beautiful bastard

[Banedon]

Saad not traveling with the team to Philly. :(

[Butterscup1679666578]

lighting up Emery already tonight

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

SHARKS!

 

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[Butterscup1679666578]

bleh

[Guest]

the avs are really starting to annoy me.

[Soul]

What the hell I leave the room to do some dinner cleanup and we go from killing these clowns to tied. [expletive]!

[UMFan83]

Just turned it on 5 minute ago, have the Hawks been getting dominated like this all game?

[Butterscup1679666578]

Raanta making some nice saves this period

[Soul]

@umfan No, but definitely the better part of the 3rd

[Soul]

Bickell pounding the hell out of Simmonds is the only real highlight since the 1st

[UMFan83]

aaaaand another OT loss. Sick of this [expletive].

 

At least we tied the Avs...

[Butterscup1679666578]

what the [expletive]

[kujay]

Jesus. Interested to see what they bring tomorrow.

[Soul]

Jesus. Interested to see what they bring tomorrow.

Let me guess: 'nother ot loss

[Old Style]

That was a [expletive] way to lose last night.

[kujay]

It just seems like all that good fortune and fortunate bounces last year, especially in OT games, has evened out in a huge way.

 

Finally get to sit down a watch a full game tonight. Bollig will be important tonight. Needs to do what he does smartly.

[squally1313]

It just seems like all that good fortune and fortunate bounces last year, especially in OT games, has evened out in a huge way.

 

Finally get to sit down a watch a full game tonight. Bollig will be important tonight. Needs to do what he does smartly.

 

No offense, but....no. We're not going to outmuscle the Blues. We need to put someone with Kane who can keep up, and hope Toews continues his dominance of Backes. Most importantly, we're going to need big games from our D. Blues forecheck is nasty, but they go for the hit and leave gaps to exploit. The D, Hammer and Oduya especially, need to be willing to take that hit to get the puck out. Forwards staying deep to help out will help that.

[kujay]

It just seems like all that good fortune and fortunate bounces last year, especially in OT games, has evened out in a huge way.

 

Finally get to sit down a watch a full game tonight. Bollig will be important tonight. Needs to do what he does smartly.

 

No offense, but....no. We're not going to outmuscle the Blues. We need to put someone with Kane who can keep up, and hope Toews continues his dominance of Backes. Most importantly, we're going to need big games from our D. Blues forecheck is nasty, but they go for the hit and leave gaps to exploit. The D, Hammer and Oduya especially, need to be willing to take that hit to get the puck out. Forwards staying deep to help out will help that.

 

I agree with all that. But this game is going to be a little nasty whether we like it or not.

 

The Blues have put that hard forecheck on the Hawks for a few years now with great success. I completely agree on Oduya, he cannot get himself stuck in the corner.

[Soul]

I'm not all that excited that the Hawks will play again tonight, against one of the best clubs, and a rivalry, and after an OT loss.

 

Plus last night's game was pretty brutal physically with all the fights & such.

 

But logic never holds true, so I'm calling Hawks blowout!!

[kujay]

Oh thank you for being a national game. Get Doc Emrick instead of the Blues goofball.

[Soul]

Come on that's a trip