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  1. Brian707
    Goalies are not quarterbacks. It is not the least bit close to a comparison. It is a crazy comparison. The Blackhawks have won because of their skaters, not their goalies. You win because of your ~12 best skaters. That couldn't be further from the truth. I made the goalie Qb comparison because the meatballs in this town love the backup QB and backup goalie.
  2. Brian707
    Crawford got paid what Jimmy Howard got paid. It was an overpayment but in two years time it will seem like a bargain. The Hawks don't win this year or 2013 without him. Not calling you out in particular but what is it in this town with backup goalies and backup QB's?
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    I'm hammered! Pissed I sold my tickets but I have friends who are season ticket holders who left the NW burbs at 430. Due to the flooding arrived at the end of the 1st. Go Hawks! Next to the Cubs winning the WS the Hawks are my favorite. Bears won when I was just shy of 9 years old and that was awesome but I love this and the party that will follow for the next week
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    No go on the tickets. SRO is up over $1100 now. No thanks. Just watch at home with several beers and hopefully watch a celebration on home ice.
  6. Brian707
    Chris Kuc was on the score just now. He said he gets a vote, its 6 local media(Chi,Tb) and 6 national. He said most of the national guys probably only watch from the Conf Finals forward. In 2013 Kuc and the rest of the local media voted Crawford, but all of the national media voted Kane. This year he said he will go with Keith but he has no idea what the national media will do since Keith has not been on the score sheet much this round.
  7. Brian707
    If was so lucky to have tickets, I'd sell them and just watch at home or at a sports bar; although, not for the reason you said. The prices are just too good to pass up. If they were Cubs tickets to a World Series game I could see refusing to sell them. The Hawks won the Cup 2 years ago. They will still be a pretty good team for at least another 5 years. Plus there's no guarantee they even win. Yep that was my thinking as well. If this were the Cubs, i don't think I could part with them. If I get a SRO ticket I still get in the game tonight and I make 2K.
  8. Brian707
    When the Hawks took a 2-1 lead I put my pair up for $3400. 300 level row 6. 30 seconds after the game, stubhub sent me an email saying they sold. Looks like prices have dropped as now someone is selling a row in front of me for $3100 for a pair. I am going to buy 1 SRO ticket today about 3pm. SRO is now down to $800 I imagine it might drop a bit as the day goes by. I need to be at the UC by 5pm so I can try to get center ice.
  9. Brian707
    I think that was a combination of two things. Tampa clogging the middle of the ice to let the rookie get his feet wet and also Q mixing up all 4 lines, everyone was out of sync
  10. Brian707
    Well that is true. They are row 6 of the 300 level behind the goal the Hawks shoot at twice. For game 4 similar seats were going for $800 on stubhub. I did pay $345 a piece(face value) on ticketmaster during the Hull presale so the profit margin at least for game 4 was double. I'm sure game 6 will be much more than that. Looks like the cheapest actual seat is about $900, and that's row 17. I'm guessing you can get at least $1200 or so. How do the Hull and Mikita packages work? Is it just like regular season tickets (ie you can renew your seats every year, there's a wait list for them, etc)? I got on the waitlist in early 2009 for season tickets so I bought a Hull package back then(9 games) and renew it every year. There is a huge waitlist now too for the Hull package. I am allowed to buy 1 playoff game(2tix) per round on the presale but have to pay regular tickemaster prices.
  11. Brian707
    Well that is true. They are row 6 of the 300 level behind the goal the Hawks shoot at twice. For game 4 similar seats were going for $800 on stubhub. I did pay $345 a piece(face value) on ticketmaster during the Hull presale so the profit margin at least for game 4 was double.
  12. Brian707
    I have tickets to game 6. If the Hawks are up 3-2 I could see the Cup raised at the UC in person. On the other hand, I am getting married later this year and if I sell the tickets it would pay for a very nice honeymoon. I don't know what to do.... You can get married any old day. Seeing the Hawks lift the cup in person at the UC is a once in a lifetime event :) I agree! Other than seeing the Cubs win the WS in person, the Hawks winning it in person is something that would be beyond awesome.
  13. Brian707
    no, they are not very lucky. Yeah I have to disagree. The first 3 games were even. This one was more towards TB. The Hawks could have been swept or have swept or anything in between. Being 2-2 is the most probable outcome if anything Exactly. To me the Hawks played better in games 2 and 3 but lost, while winning the games Tampa looked like the better team.
  14. Brian707
    During the regular season, a .920 save % is about average. Playoffs are all about small sample sizes but historically, to beat the Hawks the opposing team has to have their goalie turn in a .940 save % and their team has to have a corsi of 55+. Hockey stats are a lot like defensive metrics in baseball though. This... And Tampa isn't near either the .950(I think its actually .950) or 55+ corsi. The only teams to beat the Hawks since 2009 Detroit 55+ corsi Vancouver 55+ corsi Coyotes (Mike Smith .960) Kings 55+ corsi
  15. Brian707
    I have tickets to game 6. If the Hawks are up 3-2 I could see the Cup raised at the UC in person. On the other hand, I am getting married later this year and if I sell the tickets it would pay for a very nice honeymoon. I don't know what to do....
  16. Brian707
    This is very similar to the Anaheim series up to this point and we all know how that series ended. I won't get worried until the Hawks lose a 3rd game, only because a lucky bounce, hot goalie can kill you in one game. Toews was very quiet vs Boston during the first three games, very quiet against the Ducks too at the start of that series. For all the ledge jumpers please read this article, I read a similar article from the same blog when the Hawks were down 3-2 last series. http://thecommittedindian.com/this-early-grave/#more-13755
  17. Brian707
    On the other hand, people tend to overreact to one loss on the road in a game 2 that the home team had to win.
  18. Brian707
    No TB is not the best team they have faced. Ducks were better. Hawks got the split in Tampa, and if the Hawks take care of home ice, the Cup will be in the building down in Tampa on Saturday.
  19. Brian707
    It sucks having an extra day off between game 1 and 2.
  20. Brian707
    Is there somewhere that lists that stat? http://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20142015&game=30411 I believe this is it CF- CA?
  21. Brian707
    I too am more confident than ever as for the rest of this series after the way game 1 played out. I also thought Versteeg played very well for a change. His goalie interference penalty, not so sure about. I fell the ref should either have not called a penalty at all or called coincidental minors on Versteeg and the TB player who pushed him.
  22. Brian707
    Huge win and deflating loss for Tampa! Not sure why they went into a shell like that in the third leading only 1-0. Its like playing prevent defense in the NFL leading by a FG. Not to get ahead of myself but win on Saturday and this time next week there will be a huge party at the UC
  23. Brian707
    You may well be right. But they had a better goal differential in the regular season, CORSI loves them, and we've had trouble with teams that can match our speed. I don't think this is going to be near as easy as many Hawks fans and outside observers do. While that is true, I wonder what CORSI says about their bottom two lines. This is what should be the difference in the series. It should be Hawks in 6. I don't see too many "experts" saying Hawks in 4 or 5.
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    I think Boston holds that title if we are talking this era, otherwise the 1971 Habs
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