IGT: Kings @ Blackhawks 11/2 at 7:30 p.m.

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While it is "gimmick" hockey, it helped the team get two pretty important points in what is going to be a dogfight in the West. Those were two important goals and in the current NHL where every single team is going to battle for an extra point by playing "gimmick" hockey, they matter and are important.

Or, you know, they could just score in regulation and stop giving away Points. Toews has sucked thus far... no way to get around it.
 

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Right now with Keith and Rosival on LTIR, It doesn't save the 'hawks anything. I'm a bit surprised, though. I would think that as long as Keith is LTIR'ed that Bickell would see a game here and there to build up *some* value, and when Keith is better, re-waiver him. Maybe they were worried about him creating a metric shot-tonne of negative value for himself?

Oh, and yeah, Q with the Captain Obvious moment of the season.

I think there are a few questions that were answered here. Does, Bickell help the Blackhawks win right now? The answer has been "no". Does, Bickell gain more value in the AHL or the NHL right now? I think the answer to that is that he hasn't gained any value in the NHL this season so you might as well put him in the AHL and bring up someone that can help the team more than he currently can.

Have to wonder if injuries have taken their toll on him. Rumors of bad knees and vertigo could have scared teams off. Bickell even said that he wasn't 100% over the vertigo issue going into this season.
 

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Just win.

I wonder if there was any friction between Stan and Q regarding the Bickel move.

French movie Coup de torchon (1981) is based upon Jim Thompson's Pop. 1280, but you prolly already know that.
 

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They've buried contracts in the AHL or Europe. It's part of cap management now. Just the way it is.

I forget. Did Huet's K count against the cap when he went over to Europe to play?
 

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Hjammer wearing the other A tonight with Hossa and Keith both out.

Dey should put the A on Crow.... when hes sober...
 

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Alright Gus in again. Like what I saw so far from him.
 

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Hjammer wearing the other A tonight with Hossa and Keith both out.

That's the first leap in order they've taken to supplant Kane, interesting when he's right on the cusp of potential clearing
 

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Trade that shitty goal-scoring captain!
 

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Enjoyed the first shift from that kid line, too.
 

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Clifford schooled Hartman on that goal.
 

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Actually, Kaner had the hit O' the night...and PFole said nothing about it.
 

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