Blackhawks 2019-2020 - A New Window

[UMFan83]

Edmonton and Toronto are the two hub cities

 

Surely that means the Hawks series will be played in Edmonton, meaning it will be similar to having home ice for the Oilers

[squally1313]

Edmonton and Toronto are the two hub cities

 

Surely that means the Hawks series will be played in Edmonton, meaning it will be similar to having home ice for the Oilers

 

Thought I remembered reading something a while ago about how no team would play in their own city to avoid something like this (and even playing into why they needed more than one city). Things are changing all the time, so that could definitely not be the case, but I think if those are the two cities, we'd be playing in Toronto.

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is it really much of an advantage without fans?

[Brian707]

Hawks and the Western teams to play in Edmonton. I don't think it will be a big deal without fans

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I think if you're a 12th seed you should have to play in front of the home team's fans and also have an additional penalty like playing with your opposite hand stick

[UMFan83]

Hawks and the Western teams to play in Edmonton. I don't think it will be a big deal without fans

 

I don’t think it will be a huge deal but there is comfort and familiarity playing at the stadium you play at 40+ times a year, not to mention they are used to the ice conditions and how the boards play etc. Plus even if they are in a bubble, they are still in their home city.

 

Again it’s not a huge deal but it is a slight advantage for the Oilers.

[jersey cubs fan]

Hawks and the Western teams to play in Edmonton. I don't think it will be a big deal without fans

 

I don’t think it will be a huge deal but there is comfort and familiarity playing at the stadium you play at 40+ times a year, not to mention they are used to the ice conditions and how the boards play etc. Plus even if they are in a bubble, they are still in their home city.

 

Again it’s not a huge deal but it is a slight advantage for the Oilers.

Not as big of an advantage as getting to play the Blackhawks.

[Brian707]

Losing in the play in round also gets the Blackhawks I believe a 12.5% chance at the #1 overall pick

[jersey cubs fan]

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lafreniere time

[squally1313]

In any other situation after like, 2016, not having Crawford has pretty much been a death sentence (if they weren't already dead with him). With this coin flip of a playoff, who knows. Probably 45/55 against the Oilers...any longer series after that is going to tilt pretty heavily against a Crawford-less Hawks.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

They're a bad team that only got in because 11 per conference felt awkward. If they win a series, they should be forced to do an apology line instead of a handshake line.

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[minnesotacubsfan]

lafreniere time

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NBC sued for "anti-straight discrimination" by angry hockey man (Jeremy Roenick)

[minnesotacubsfan]

Not surprised it would be JR

[WrigleyField 22]

If the following was true, this Flood guy is a dummy and NBC is gonna end up settling with JR.

 

Roenick also claims that Flood told him Weir “Is gay and can say whatever” when he tried to draw parallels

 

There's enough other differences that this would be frivelous otherwise. Of course I could also totally see Roenick basically making that up in his head.

[jersey cubs fan]

The Blackhawks play a pretend game tonight

 

 

also,

[jersey cubs fan]

the blackhawks are going to teach people about native americans, donate to a museum and ban douchebros from wearing headresses at games. That's about it.

[Brian707]

the blackhawks are going to teach people about native americans, donate to a museum and ban douchebros from wearing headresses at games. That's about it.

 

Yup, that's pretty much it

 

https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/news/a-note-to-our-blackhawks-community/c-317689134

[minnesotacubsfan]

what happened to the claim that McLaughlin named his hockey team after the U.S. 86th Infantry Division?

[UMFan83]

Surely this Blackhawks defense can hold onto a 3-1 first period lead right?

[bukie]

The Blackhawks are playing right now, in a game that matters, and Chelsea Dagger plays when they score in Edmonton!

[bukie]

Also I forgot how much I wanted the Blackhawks to beat Mike Smith from that playoff series some years back.

[bukie]

Blackhawks have scored more goals in the first period here than in their entire last playoff series in 2017.