TGDT 11/30 - Blackhawks (19-4-4) @ Coyotes (15-6-4) 7:00PM CSN

[Chief Walking Stick]

This team goes harder than Paul Walker.</p>

 

[Tater]

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This team goes harder than Paul Walker.</p>
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Too soon?</p>

 

[roshinaya]

Excellent record for the circus trip. 6-1 is more than good. They had a sleepy middle frame between two great ones and got the job done. Raanta was solid as was the fourth line. Now for some well earned rest and back to the saddle on Tuesday. Usually the first game after a long road trip is a stinker, but I hope they don't miss a beat and keep on truckin'.

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

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Excellent record for the circus trip. 6-1 is more than good. They had a sleepy middle frame between two great ones and got the job done. Raanta was solid as was the fourth line. Now for some well earned rest and back to the saddle on Tuesday. Usually the first game after a long road trip is a stinker, but I hope they don't miss a beat and keep on truckin'.</p>
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Have they ever had a better record on a 7 game+ road trip?</p>


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This team is playing .786 hockey right now and on pace for 129 points.  Fucking incredible.</p>


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11-3-1 on the road this year.</p>


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I know they had the great start last year and were able to carry the momentum through a short season and into the Playoffs.  Can they can keep the gas in the tank through a full season and through some tough series in the Playoffs?  I sure hope so.</p>

 

[Variable]

As long as they stay healthy, screw momentum, I give them the best chance. Every team is playing through the same compressed season.</p>

 

[Tater]

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As long as they stay healthy, screw momentum, I give them the best chance. Every team is playing through the same compressed season.</p>
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Not every team went through the playoffs and a Cup run, and not many will have as many in the Olympics as the Hawks.</p>


Do I really need to explain this?</p>

 

[Variable]

Didn't seem to bother them in 2010.</p>

 

[Rex]

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Didn't seem to bother them in 2010.</p>
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they didn't win a cup in 2009. </p>


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and 2009 wasn't a short season that went longer into June than usual. </p>

 

[Variable]

Any team that gets as far to the Stanley Cup Final or goes deep in the playoffs are probably going to have multiple players that played throughout the Olympics as well. Outside of injury during the Olympics, do I think the extra, what, 6 games ( maybe one or two more or less pending on how far each of their Olympic team makes it in the tournament), is going to be what makes the difference for them in the playoffs? No, I actually think it'll be beneficial for a lot of the Hawks players that don't make an Olympic team, and I'm hoping Crawford is one of them.</p>


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Do I think the shortened off season will be what stops them or gives them problems? No because we would've at least started seeing the effects of that more than a quarter of the way through the season now, but instead they're looking stronger than ever. You got a better version of Kane (definently) and Toews than what you had back in 10', a better D-core, I'd argue nearly just as much forward depth and young players just now barely starting to come into their own playing big roles on the team (Shaw, Pirri, Saad). Again, the biggest thing to me that can stop the Hawks will be their health. </p>