Brian707

Sucks to lose, sucks more knowing that there appears to be an easy path to the SCF this year and the winner of that game last night would probably be representing the West. Dallas is missing their top line center, their D and goaltending is crap, I hate to say it but the Blues should win fairly easily next round. Whomever the Blues meet in the WCF does not scare me one bit, San Jose? No, Anaheim still has to win a game 7 vs Nashville. As for the Hawks, a long summer of rest will do them wonders, the roster will take a big hit but this core will win another Cup or two by the time Kane/Toews reach their mid 30's

Ha! Forgot about that. Can't wait till a game 7 victory tonight!

Why not have the Eastern Conference games start at 630 Eastern, then have the Hawks/Blues start at 8pm Central? It seems to be a decent middle ground. I get the Hawks are the ratings darling of the NHL, but as was said earlier people on the East Coast are not going to stay up and watch if they are not fans of the Hawks. They might if they were on earlier.

I missed only the first period because of the No No thanks to an 8:42pm start. I will take playoff hockey any day over April baseball except for last night.

Pat is right, and Milbury is as an idiot as usual. The NHL wants to grow the game, then don't have 8:42pm starts on weeknights in local areas.

So yesterday might have been his last game in a Hawks uniform. Time for the big guns to step up, take game 5 and bring it back to the UC for a game 6. I still believe the Blues will do what they always do and choke under pressure, nothing like sending this thing to a game 7 after Saturday night

I don't have a problem with the moves the made. Plus the price was not right for the defensive depth. Id mortgage the future each and every year Toews and Kane are at their peak. St Louis is playing better, their goalie has above a 95% save percentage. All Hawks playoff series losses since 2009 have been because of one of two reasons. 1. Goalie posts a save percentage of >95% 2. Opposing team has puck possession of >55% I still hold out hope they will win this series, but if they don't tip your cap to them and move on. They might not be as talented next year but an early playoff exit might be a blessing in regards to a long summer of rest See I still don't buy it. If you don't believe the defensive depth was their biggest problem then fine. But I believe it was and if you are going to "mortgage the future" it should have been in that area. And to me the defense has been a major problem. Doesn't really help with save % but certainly does with % puck possession. I don't mind the Ladd trade (even though according to Twitter he's been terrible this series), but giving up Denault for a third liner and a healthy scratch in the playoffs (I realize that wasn't his intended role but Stan keeps getting guys that Q benches, they should be better synced at this point) is a terrible trade in retrospect (and at the time given we didn't address defense) They had two holes, forward depth and their D. Yes D was a bigger need, but the deals were not there so Stan went the way he did. He can't hit on deadline deals all the time.

Stan really didnt give up big assets, none of the players or picks likely would have been a big piece to any future Stanley Cup. Losing Shaw is not that big of a deal, Kruger was the better choice of whom to keep. Shaw while a fan favorite and I love him most of the time, is easily replaceable. The Hawks next year are nowhere near as weak as the 2011 team. Like this year they will be the deepest down the middle they have been in this era. Yes, their defense will be older and weaker, maybe Stan can find a way to shore the D up, but they will be a contender next year and for at least the next 5 years or so.

I don't have a problem with the moves the made. Plus the price was not right for the defensive depth. Id mortgage the future each and every year Toews and Kane are at their peak. St Louis is playing better, their goalie has above a 95% save percentage. All Hawks playoff series losses since 2009 have been because of one of two reasons. 1. Goalie posts a save percentage of >95% 2. Opposing team has puck possession of >55% I still hold out hope they will win this series, but if they don't tip your cap to them and move on. They might not be as talented next year but an early playoff exit might be a blessing in regards to a long summer of rest

Friday games 0-2, rest of the week 8-0

Heyward will hit a game winning 2 run HR

First time opening on the road since 2009. As others have said, I see a 10-6 season ahead.

Man, I thought for sure the Hawks were going to steal game 1 without Keith and put the Blues into a tailspin earlier than expected this series. Hawks will figure out Elliot soon enough. Even if they were to drop tomorrow's game, I won't be too worried. Q will make adjustments as the series moves on, just hope Man [expletive] sits in the press box for the rest of eternity.

I went to 4 games last year, 1 Travis Wood and 3 Hendricks

I want to buy one of those chairs for my office

It says 15-16 season thread, didn't specify regular season. What went on last year? Either way you want to do it.

Hawks in 5 Wild in 6 Preds in 7 Kings in 6 Islanders in 7 Lightning in 6 Caps in 6 Pens in 6 2nd Rd Hawks in 6 Kings in 7 Islanders in 6 Pens in 5 Conf Finals Hawks in 7 Pens in 6 SCF Hawks in 6

Game 1: Wednesday - Blackhawks vs. Blues 8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Game 2: Friday - Blackhawks vs. Blues 7 p.m. (NBCSN) Game 3: Sunday - Blues vs. Blackhawks 2 p.m. (NBC) Game 4: Tues, Apr. 19 - Blues vs. Blackhawks 8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Game 5*: Thurs, Apr. 21 - Blackhawks vs. Blues TBD Game 6*: Sat, Apr. 23 - Blues vs. Blackhawks TBD Game 7*: Mon, Apr. 25 - Blackhawks vs. Blues TBD Hawks in 5, I have Cubs tickets for Sunday's game, go figure.

reading articles through google, facebook, or some kook's blog is not doing research. There is no conspiracy by big pharma or anything like that. Anyone that believes in the anti vax movement should be hung.

That sounded like an article The Heckler would put out

it really is. i'm an addict. i try to go a couple times a year during the football season. I've only been once. It was amazing, you're [expletive] up drunk by noon, you stay drunk until about 7 or 7:30 then you have like 7 more hours to get MORE DRUNK. I need to get to Vegas again. I used to go 2-3 times a year from 1999-2013. Football in Vegas is great except for Super Bowl Weekend. Too crowded, table limits are jacked up, and you pretty much better get your bets in the day before Super Bowl Sunday. I love the regular season weekend trips and Conference Championship weekends the best.

Murphy's has a lot of 3 Floyds, usually Zombie Dust or at least Alpha King and Gumballhead. Plus Half Acre Daisy Cutter is usually on tap. As others have said, Goose Island Green Line is perfectly acceptable at the ballpark, not my favorite but I'll gladly drink it while at the park.

I'm in the same boat. I happily volunteered to stay up late all week except for Wednesday, and get up with the baby

Could be. I am just guessing but I think the number is 7. He loses playoff time, so the league does not appear to be lenient.

What do they charge for that pretzel? I saw people eating it but I never bought one.