***OFFICIAL*** NHL RESTART BLACKHAWKS vs. OILERS thread

[LordKOTL]

Wow. That was bad.

 

[MassHavoc]

Too little too late right too little too late

 

[MassHavoc]

Wow. That was bad.

Another crazy deflection that's been the name of the game tonight

 

[MassHavoc]

Kane needed that. Hah

 

[MassHavoc]

Fudge

 

[LordKOTL]

I'll take it. Monster games by Kubalik and Toews.

 

[MassHavoc]

Kubalik. 1 star. No doubt.

 

[TL1961]

Nicely done!

 

[hawkinmontreal]

That's our recently extended GM's guy though...

So was Rundblad, and he was eventually thrown to the dogs. There is hope.

 

[JimAKABlkhwks918]

That went roughly as expected...either of these teams is going to get eaten alive by a team that can play defense.

 

[Diehardfan]

Which is why they need Crow to get it together.....I thought he looked a little shakey all game. Reaction time was a bit slower than usual, I'm hoping getting a win and a full game under his belt will fix that. I expect the next game will be a bit tighter....has to be for the Oilers whose defensive coverage in this game was horrid.

 

[hawkinmontreal]

Which is why they need Crow to get it together.....I thought he looked a little shakey all game. Reaction time was a bit slower than usual, I'm hoping getting a win and a full game under his belt will fix that. I expect the next game will be a bit tighter....has to be for the Oilers whose defensive coverage in this game was horrid.

The Oilers are not a great team, good yes, nothing special they ride the coattails of Leon and Connor, and capitalize on there PP. RNH and Neal are threats outside of those 2, besides that there defencemen are mediocre, goaltending is sub par. Both teams, whoever comes out victorious will lose there next series no doubt, Vegas, St.Louis, Colorado and Dallas are 2 strong for either of these teams.

 

[Diehardfan]

The Oilers are not a great team, good yes, nothing special they ride the coattails of Leon and Connor, and capitalize on there PP. RNH and Neal are threats outside of those 2, besides that there defencemen are mediocre, goaltending is sub par. Both teams, whoever comes out victorious will lose there next series no doubt, Vegas, St.Louis, Colorado and Dallas are 2 strong for either of these teams.

Yep. Fast paced, high scoring games usually aren't the MO for playoff hockey and that's pretty much how the Oilers always play. I doubt the Oilers could get past any of the 4 teams you mentioned but I do think if things fell right, the Hawks could beat two of them. Care to take a guess a which two?

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

So was Rundblad, and he was eventually thrown to the dogs. There is hope.

Seems like it took forever to move on from RundBAD though.

 

[hawkinmontreal]

Yep. Fast paced, high scoring games usually aren't the MO for playoff hockey and that's pretty much how the Oilers always play. I doubt the Oilers could get past any of the 4 teams you mentioned but I do think if things fell right, the Hawks could beat two of them. Care to take a guess a which two?

I think they could beat Dallas and St.louis, Colorado just has to much depth behind Mackinnon and Ratanaa, they are quick and explosive. The Hawks couldn’t match them line for line. That’s the Oilers issue, besides Connor and Leon they don’t have much. The Hawks just can’t beat Vegas, once again it’s depth and pure talent they have over our Hawks, Toews cant play every shift.

 

[NCChiFan]

Hawks looked good tonight. Hope it continues the rest of the way.

 

[LordKOTL]

Crawford looked a bit shaky, especially down a skater, but the PK was downright squirrelly...including Keith. Both have to go hand-in-hand for the next game.

 

[MassHavoc]

Crawford looked a bit shaky, especially down a skater, but the PK was downright squirrelly...including Keith. Both have to go hand-in-hand for the next game.

He didn't give up any even strength goals. That's good enough for me. Simple fix too. Stop being fucktards

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Toews is awful... just blew his load in one game. Nothing to see.

Oilers in 4.

 

[Granada]

You gotta bury that Debrincat!

I can't believe he missed that. He's been ice-cold these last two games. The opposition continues to key on him physically (like they have all year) and he has yet to really find an answer to battle through.

I'm seeing some shade thrown towards Keith, and he did look squirrelly at times, but overall, he was solid and led the team in ice time (as per usual) while finishing with 2 assists.

Kubalik tearing it up was nice, but it was also fantastic seeing the vets step it up as well. Just imagine when Kane begins to light it up.

Dach continues to impress me with his board play. He uses his size so well while protecting the puck, particularly in the corners and below the goal line.

The one thing that might have impressed me most was the 4th line -- specifically in the 2nd period, when they dominated the Oilers' first line. They didn't score, but they ate up a ton of time in the attack zone and were able to switch with the 3rd line while controlling the puck in their zone.