TGDT: 10/7 - Blackhawks (0-0-0) vs. Stars (0-0-0) 7:30 PM

[Ashor-redtribe]

Everyone is saying the Goalie for Dallas stood on his head, I thought he got really lucky at times, anyway. The reason we didn't score...no one in front of the net. This team has incredible talent not to score. Toews can not go through his usual early slump. I loved Kane he looks focused like I have never seen him before. Seebs looked solid along with Keith, as for the new comers, give them some time this is there first year together. I would not be shocked to see this team put 4-5 goals a game in the near future. the passing and the manuvering skills look great. the one Kaner had that zipped through the middle was some krazy shit. Although we lost, which we should have won that one but sometimes the puck will not bounce your way, I am still pleased.



PS. Leddy looks great! and looks bigger.

 

[dlrob315]

Everyone is saying the Goalie for Dallas stood on his head, I thought he got really lucky at times, anyway. The reason we didn't score...no one in front of the net. This team has incredible talent not to score. Toews can not go through his usual early slump. I loved Kane he looks focused like I have never seen him before. Seebs looked solid along with Keith, as for the new comers, give them some time this is there first year together. I would not be shocked to see this team put 4-5 goals a game in the near future. the passing and the manuvering skills look great. the one Kaner had that zipped through the middle was some krazy shit. Although we lost, which we should have won that one but sometimes the puck will not bounce your way, I am still pleased.



PS. Leddy looks great! and looks bigger.

The statement highlighted is going to kill us year after year, the NHL is going to have to do something with this hard cap. Guess what, next year there will be 7 to 8 new faces.



Hope this gets fixed next summer when the new CBA comes up.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

There's turnover on every team thanks to the cap and the amount of money marquee players are making these days. Really only an excuse for the first few games. Then again the line shuffling doesn't help.

 

[PatrickShart]

They need centers.



I don't know who's out there/available, but having only one isn't going to work.



Maybe make an trade offer/go after Turris

 

[EbonyRaptor]

That wasn't a blind pass. That's a pass to where Hossa is SUPPOSED to be. There was no reason for Hossa to NOT be on the boards in that situation. If Hossa is where he is supposed to be, that is a textbook breakout. What the **** is Hossa doing on that goal? He was above the fucking blue line cherry picking. That puck didn't get picked up by a winger, it got picked up by Hossa's man.



As for everything else, that's what happens when you dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen. Q was a fucking idiot last night. Mayers looks like shit, and he's going to be seeing a lot of press box duty if he is really as slow and ineffective as he looks out there.







80+ degrees in Chicago today. I wouldn't hold my breath that the UC ice is good.

Whether Hossa was supposed to be there or not - Keith didn't look - hence a blind pass. If Hossa was above the blue line, then Keith would have seen that before he made the pass.



Look - it was a glaring problem all last season - whether the dmen made an ill advised blind pass or the winger wasn't where he was supposed to be - all too often the only player waiting for the ring around was the opponent, I'll bet t was the main source of turnovers last season and it happens again in game 1 resulting in a goal against.

 

[R K]

They need centers.



I don't know who's out there/available, but having only one isn't going to work.



Maybe make an trade offer/go after Turris

I said this a couple of weeks ago and will say it again, they are looking for Centers. The problem is this time of year it's the Sellers that have all the cards. Verses near the TDL where the buyers have the cards. No team is going to deal a Center now without asking for far too much in return. Just not happening at the start of any season as all the teams are technically still in the chase.



They have enough to get by until the TD, if Q would just move Sharp back to C. With Bolland back you'd have 3 C's.

 

[R K]

Put #10 back with #81. Put #88 back with #19. Put #7 back with #2. It's not hard Q. Then let them play.

 

[PatrickShart]

I agree 100% that they wont get one on a current roster via trade this early.



But Turris is holding out. (And he doesn't want the 4mil he's asking for from PHX, he just wants out/doesn't see eye to eye with Tippet).



Maybe take a flier on Nylander...he may not be bad with Hossa/or cost much.



McLean would be better up that Pirri until others come back.



And who knows if/when Bolland would be back and for how long.

 

[howcho]

To me it did not look as if our forwards could not play as a cohesive unit; too many individual efforts but no real team play. Only for while did we look like the Hawks of old but that was when Dallas chose to collapse to the net instead of pressuring the puck in their own end.



Conversely, although I did not watch any of their pre-season games, I am assuming that Dallas played a lot of regulars in exhibition play, judging by their pre-season record. They looked more ready as a team to play.



Although we had a lot of shots, I do not think that we had very good scoring opportunities except for the one Frolik missed. My god does he have stone hands around the net. I keep waiting for him to do something with that skill ( I suppose Q is as well).

 

[PatrickShart]

I dont think it was them being 'more ready to play'



They played a 4 plus 1 system, where they pretty much play a PK in their own zone - 5 on 5. TB does this as well...and it pretty much blocks/takes away everything in the their own zone/blocks a lot of shots, no rebounds, etc



With that, the Hawks still had a ton of scoring chances - just didnt finish

 

[Ton]

This myth of Sharp and Hossa have to end.



Hossa assisted on 4 Sharp goals all of last year -- all four of them were secondary assists.



To put that in perspective:



Kopecky: 6 assists

Toews: 15 assists

Kane: 14 assists

Dowell: 2 primary assists

Seabrook: 5 assists

Keith: 5 assists



Sharp should be with TK. If you can't find a center put Bolland with Hossa, they aren't that bad together. Just about the same as Sharp probably.



See if Pirri/Kruger can cut it on the 3rd line.



Sharp/Toews/Kane

Bickell/Bolland/Hossa

Saad/Pirri(Kruger)/Frolik



Who care's about the 4th, it's a plethora of tough wingers anyway until Smith and Stalberg return. I realize Brunette is not in there, well I wasn't sure where to put him. If Saad goes back he probably takes that spot.



If Pirri fails, you make a move for a center. Right now it's too early to say.

 

[winos5]

1 game lost and people are talking about signing washed up former NHL player and a prospect from another team that never panned out to solve our center depth problem?



Someone get me a face palm. Please.

 

[PatrickShart]

Yeah...what was I thinking trying to get a center.



And Turris would be better than any prospect center the Hawks have, but I guess if he hasn't torn up the NHL at the age of 21...when will he? Good call



He was thrown in the lineup at 19 by the Great One...and wasnt near ready



Went to the AHL the next year...and had 63pts in 76gms



Played 11:15min a game - mostly 4th line - last year with PHX and had 25pts in 65gms - with a team with limited Offense, had a pretty good playoffs vs DET with 3pts in 4gms..and the only Yote being a plus (+1)



Maybe with skilled players he could be a 40-50pt guy - and a natural center. And he was 50% on his faceoffs.



As far as Nylander being washed up? I think more his salary and lack of chemistry/room that kept him in out of WASH's line up.

05-06- 81gms - 79pts

06-07- 79gms - 83pts (NYR)

07-08- 40gms - 37pts (1st yr in WASH)

08-09- 72gms - 33pts

09-10- 38gms - 25pts - this was in the AHL/SWE after not playing/sitting in limbo the whole year

10-11- 7gms - 6pts - AHL



I think he played with Philly maybe in the preseason...not sure how he did, but he's a left handed center, a vet...and always been offensively gifted, especially with other Euro's - may fit in with Hossa



I'll facepalm you if you'd like

 

[winos5]

Is this the O-board? Maybe we can get Turris for Kane?

 

[dlrob315]

Is this the O-board? Maybe we can get Turris for Kane?

Hey come on! Just slapped me in the face.

 

[Pez68]

Whether Hossa was supposed to be there or not - Keith didn't look - hence a blind pass. If Hossa was above the blue line, then Keith would have seen that before he made the pass.



Look - it was a glaring problem all last season - whether the dmen made an ill advised blind pass or the winger wasn't where he was supposed to be - all too often the only player waiting for the ring around was the opponent, I'll bet t was the main source of turnovers last season and it happens again in game 1 resulting in a goal against.

Most of the passes in the NHL are blind passes. You know, expecting your teammate to be in the place he's supposed to be. Keith did nothing wrong there. He put the puck where he should put it. Hossa just wasn't where he should have been. Nothing more to be said, really.