2014-2015 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

[Careless]

WELL, [expletive]

[ARCubsFan]

lol

[Guest]

Well at least they did make meaty up too late.

[kujay]

At least it was quick.

[Butterscup1679666578]

wow that hurts way worse than i expected

[Guest]

Glad I stayed up!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Glad that didn't take 3 OTs.

[Guest]

so much for that

[Hairyducked Idiot]

wow that hurts way worse than i expected

 

Nothing that could ever happen to this team could hurt me. 2 Cups.

[ARCubsFan]

Bryan Bickell is seriously the worst

[UMFan83]

wow that hurts way worse than i expected

 

I know. I conceded the game emotionally so of course they brought me back in only to lose. Bad rebound for craw

[Butterscup1679666578]

bickell [expletive] sucks

[UMFan83]

Bryan Bickell is seriously the worst

 

But I'm sure he will be back in there for game 6 while Teuvo gets benched for fresh legs

 

Thanks for 2013 and to a lesser extent 2014 Bickell but you suck and need to go

[SpongeWorthy]

that seemed like an incredibly unfortunate bounce on that bickell dump in blast. it went like 4 feet and the ducks were immediately going the other way.

[SouthSideRyan]

Ive watched literally like 7 minutes of tonight's game, and I've seen 3 Ducks goals--the first two and the 4th. I know this is incredibly stupid nd that I have no influence on the actual game, but I am not going to watch OT.

 

By writing that you reversed the jinx. Snood, not Bickell is the villain here.

[RynoRules]

The dump by Bickell was ugly. I have seen some speculation that he is hurt; I liked the way he was taking the body most of the game. But the advanced stats don't like him and he blew it huge on that last play (though he wasn't the only one to f-up at the blue line last night). My eye test fails; he may find himself benched tomorrow night...just hopefully not for Carcillo or Versteeg.

 

Just win Game 6. Find a way. Come out firing those stretch passes out of our zone and take care of your own blue line. Then you can you roll out all the tricks in a Game 7.

[Banedon]

Dealing Bickell, Crawford is Blackhawks' best path out of salary cap hell

[jersey cubs fan]

Dealing Bickell, Crawford is Blackhawks' best path out of salary cap hell

 

trading away most overpaid players is best way to not overpay your players? Huh, who woulda thunk it?

[kujay]

Yeah, rocket science.

 

Crawford is decent, and of course each year that contract will look better and better. But so many teams have done well NOT committing huge money to goaltending. Has to make you wonder both whether he should be moved, and whether anyone would take him. Tallon probably would if he didn't have Bobby.

[Brian707]

Well the Ducks were in this spot last year vs the Kings and [expletive] the bed. From the Committed Indian:

 

"This is where the hope comes. As I have personally hammered for the last month, a team needs to carry a 55% share of possession or have a .930 save percentage to even have a chance(Against the Hawks in a series). Right now, the Hawks have out attempted the Ducks in 5 games 349 to 317 at evens, and Frederik Andersen has come back to Earth with a .924 save percentage.

Also, this Ducks team was in the very same boat last summer against the Kings. The Kings had a 57.6% share after 5 games, and Anaheim had stopped .938 of the shots they saw between Hiller, Andersen, and Gibson. How did that end up?

There is still one game at home left. Make it count, and then force the series to a true coinflip scenario. Make this Hawks team win a Game 7 on the road, or make the Ducks win one at home, which they have blown three straight under Bruce Boudreau"

 

 

And not that it matters, I will be attending game 6 and the Hawks are 16-1 when I attend a playoff game.

[Brian707]

Also, honestly, Hossa can retire now if he wants. We get all the cap space back right?

 

I used to know the details better, but I'm pretty sure if he retires we take a nasty cap hit.

 

 

Yes it will be a big cap hit, unless the Hawks do the "Pronger" loophole

[Flames24Rulz]

Bickell needs to be traded ASAP. Wonder if Tallon would be interested in him at all, but you can't have this guy back on the team next year when he's making the money that he's making.

 

Hopefully he's scratched tomorrow. Versteeg's brutal but he's not as bad as Bickell has been in this series. He's been completely useless.

[kujay]

Bickell needs to be traded ASAP. Wonder if Tallon would be interested in him at all, but you can't have this guy back on the team next year when he's making the money that he's making.

 

Hopefully he's scratched tomorrow. Versteeg's brutal but he's not as bad as Bickell has been in this series. He's been completely useless.

 

I said during the game last night that he's useless, but he has been throwing some hits and I guess that's worth something. Versteeg would be just as lost but not bringing any physical aspect to the game.

 

Might as well play Carcillo. Can't believe I just typed that.

[Flames24Rulz]

Bickell needs to be traded ASAP. Wonder if Tallon would be interested in him at all, but you can't have this guy back on the team next year when he's making the money that he's making.

 

Hopefully he's scratched tomorrow. Versteeg's brutal but he's not as bad as Bickell has been in this series. He's been completely useless.

 

I said during the game last night that he's useless, but he has been throwing some hits and I guess that's worth something. Versteeg would be just as lost but not bringing any physical aspect to the game.

 

Might as well play Carcillo. Can't believe I just typed that.

 

Seems like whenever Bickell gets the puck, he gets knocked down too. A guy his size getting pushed around on the ice shouldn't be happening.

[UMFan83]

People who are demanding for the Hawks to trade Bickell, who is going to take him and his contract, especially with the cap not going up much at all? As a reminder, he carries a $4 mil cap hit in each of the next 2 seasons. A team might take him if we also basically give away someone of real value.