2014 Defending SC Champion Blackhawks playoff thread

[Butterscup1679666578]

6 on 5, every shot blocked.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Do the Kings even know what to do with a series lead?

 

Enjoy it for 48 hours and then never see it again

[bukie]

I can't believe the Blackhawks are losing the first road game of the series. That kind of thing never happens.

[UMFan83]

Game 4 - expertly nurse a one-goal lead the whole second half of the game

 

Game 5 - Patrick Sharp shows up and we win 5-2

 

Game 6 - LA "outplays" us the whole way and we win 4-3 in OT

 

I can't see the Hawks nursing a 1 goal lead for a long stretch of any game. Haven't done that a ton this playoffs.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Game 4 - expertly nurse a one-goal lead the whole second half of the game

 

Game 5 - Patrick Sharp shows up and we win 5-2

 

Game 6 - LA "outplays" us the whole way and we win 4-3 in OT

 

I can't see the Hawks nursing a 1 goal lead for a long stretch of any game. Haven't done that a ton this playoffs.

 

That's why they're due.

[UMFan83]

Haha. Could have used that 2 minutes ago

[bcl412]

They don't really look like the better team this series but I won't believe we'll lose the series until it actually happens.

[UMFan83]

They don't really look like the better team this series but I won't believe we'll lose the series until it actually happens.

 

Yeah. They didn't look like they were the better team in the Boston series either after 3 games. Same with Detroit.

 

Of course that was last year and I don't think this team is as good. Not saying they aren't good enough to win this series or the cup just that they aren't as good as last year.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

They don't really look like the better team this series but I won't believe we'll lose the series until it actually happens.

 

They look even. I know that's incredibly hard to see when the scoreboard doesn't reflect it, but I'm not sorry with how they've played.

[UMFan83]

I just have the worst luck. Hawks 3-5 when I can watch the game. 6-1 when I can't.

 

3 wins were G3 STL, G1-2 MIN. One loss was G4 MIN

[Butterscup1679666578]

petition to ban UMFan from watching the blackhawks now and [expletive] kyle from posting in other sports again once the kings win the series?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

petition to ban UMFan from watching the blackhawks now and [expletive] kyle from posting in other sports again once the kings win the series?

 

denied

[UMFan83]

petition to ban UMFan from watching the blackhawks now and [expletive] kyle from posting in other sports again once the kings win the series?

 

denied

 

Thanks Kyle. I knew you had my back.

[Guest]

petition to ban UMFan from watching the blackhawks now and [expletive] kyle from posting in other sports again once the kings win the series?

 

Approved.

[Guest]

it's going to be really painful if they lose this series, knowing that an inferior team from the east would have been the only thing left to stop them from the dynasty.

[NewUserName]

it's going to be really painful if they lose this series, knowing that an inferior team from the east would have been the only thing left to stop them from the dynasty.

I am not sure what a dynasty is anymore, but I would think if the Hawks could even win 4 cups in 8-10 yrs that would be pretty great with the current NHL rules and cap. I think they are in great position to compete for the Cup for several more years

[UMFan83]

it's going to be really painful if they lose this series, knowing that an inferior team from the east would have been the only thing left to stop them from the dynasty.

I am not sure what a dynasty is anymore, but I would think if the Hawks could even win 4 cups in 8-10 yrs that would be pretty great with the current NHL rules and cap. I think they are in great position to compete for the Cup for several more years

 

Yeah I don't think 3 titles in 5 years is anywhere close to a dynasty. But I have high standards for what a dynasty is.

 

Anyways the remark about lost chance because of inferior east team waiting doesn't mean much to me as I think the East representative has been inferior pretty much the last decade or so except maybe Boston.

 

Anyways like I said last night, we've been down in a series at least 3 games in 4 of our last 7 playoff series and we won the first 3. Doesn't mean we will win this one. Just means this team has an amazing ability to show new life when the chips are down. I thought we looked like absolute [expletive] in game 3 against Boston and we didn't lose another game all season. Hawks are good enough to win this series so hopefully they find that extra gear and shut up the doubters once again.

[NewUserName]

it's going to be really painful if they lose this series, knowing that an inferior team from the east would have been the only thing left to stop them from the dynasty.

I am not sure what a dynasty is anymore, but I would think if the Hawks could even win 4 cups in 8-10 yrs that would be pretty great with the current NHL rules and cap. I think they are in great position to compete for the Cup for several more years

 

Yeah I don't think 3 titles in 5 years is anywhere close to a dynasty. But I have high standards for what a dynasty is.

 

Anyways the remark about lost chance because of inferior east team waiting doesn't mean much to me as I think the East representative has been inferior pretty much the last decade or so except maybe Boston.

 

Anyways like I said last night, we've been down in a series at least 3 games in 4 of our last 7 playoff series and we won the first 3. Doesn't mean we will win this one. Just means this team has an amazing ability to show new life when the chips are down. I thought we looked like absolute [expletive] in game 3 against Boston and we didn't lose another game all season. Hawks are good enough to win this series so hopefully they find that extra gear and shut up the doubters once again.

I dont think a Montreal, NY Islanders, Edmonton Oiler thing that happened mid 70s through late 80s will ever happen again. The Hawks are clearly going to be in the running for a late 90s early 00s mini-dynasty like the Wings, Avs and Devils had.

 

The Hawks are still ok, obviously they would rather be 2-1. They are still a more talented team. However, I would be worried that they seem to going in the hole on a regular basis and at some point you would have to figure they will lose one.

[bcl412]

At some point they'll lose one. It could be this one, but with two cups in 5 years it would still be hard to feel too much pain. But at the end of the day, winning championships is fun so keep doing that.

[kujay]

@ESPNChiHawks: Bickell-Toews-Hossa, Sharp-Handzus-Kane, Saad-Shaw-Versteeg, Bollig-Kruger-Smith are the Blakchawks lines in warmups.

 

Q had Shaw centering the second line in practice yesterday. Hopefully these opening lines are a decoy. Zus needs to move down.

[kujay]

Pia > Slash

[kujay]

They seriously draw strength and momentum from our PP.

[Butterscup1679666578]

sweet another power play to be terrible at

[kujay]

They are right about the second PP group being the better the last few games. Maybe start with them.

[Soul]

Hopefully