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good luck with that. She already yelled at me.
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good luck with that. She already yelled at me.
It is going to be rough to be in South Florida starting Saturday and seeing that everywhere I turn for the next five days.
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Need a win here in a big way, and no 3 point bullshit either! LETS GO HAWKS!
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100% 4th place since Phoenix has a game up on the Hawks.
+31 goal differential, 2nd in the conference.
7-1-2 W6
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+31 goal differential, 2nd in the conference.
7-1-2 W6
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Another huge win for the Hawks. Toews is unstoppable, and I loved the MVP chants.
So, what are the chances that this team was just pacing themselves this season? I mean, it really seems that way. They seem to have an ON/OFF switch that just randomly toggles itself to last season mode. Only problem I'm seeing is, waiting until after the game to turn the switch off.
Still a lot of season left. Keep on trucking Hawks. DO NOT look past Toronto or Carolina. Four MUST HAVE points, IMO. Toronto 5-1-4 in their last ten. Basically .500 hockey. Carolina, 4-4-2. Don't let these scrubs beat you, especially not Friday at home. The next three games are a HUGE opportunity to put some distance between us and the teams chasing. This team should have their sights set on catching Detroit. Which, if they continue to win, is entirely possible. We still have three games against them!
So, what are the chances that this team was just pacing themselves this season? I mean, it really seems that way. They seem to have an ON/OFF switch that just randomly toggles itself to last season mode. Only problem I'm seeing is, waiting until after the game to turn the switch off.
Still a lot of season left. Keep on trucking Hawks. DO NOT look past Toronto or Carolina. Four MUST HAVE points, IMO. Toronto 5-1-4 in their last ten. Basically .500 hockey. Carolina, 4-4-2. Don't let these scrubs beat you, especially not Friday at home. The next three games are a HUGE opportunity to put some distance between us and the teams chasing. This team should have their sights set on catching Detroit. Which, if they continue to win, is entirely possible. We still have three games against them!
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Campoli was pretty good tonight. Campbell also played very well to accommodate his partner, made the newest Hawks first game a breeze.
I'm not surprised Frolik notched a few points today, he played pretty well last game and had a few chances. He seems like he could be a streaky player though 14 of his points have come in 6 games (two 3pt games and four 2pt games)... that's almost half of his entire total this year, many of them were streaky patches. Not complaining just seeing what our expectations could be for the rest of this year and probably next year. His dish to Hossa for the empty net was classy, I'm sure the team took notice of that.
Toews was incredible, but the entire STK line dominated. Could be one of the best lines in the entire NHL, if not the best right now.
I somewhat agree Pez but also not entirely. Last year that ON/OFF switch was still there, but it seemed like our depth did a lot of scoring early to help them win some of those early games but as they tailed off our stars really picked it up. This year we just didn't have the depth to keep us in some games early in the year, now that our stars are producing again we are winning games, which if you look at least year the "depth" that left wasn't exactly productive offensively during the Stanley Cup run.
Andrew Ladd - 3G, 3A in 19 games
Dustin Byfuglien - 11G, 5A in 22 games
Kris Versteeg - 6G, 8A in 22 games
Ben Eager - 1G, 2A in 18 games
John Madden - 1G, 1A in 22 games
Adam Burish - 0G, 0A in 15 games
NOTE: Colin Fraser played 3 games with 0G and 0A, so I'll take him out of it.
Six guys have combined for 41 points, which is roughly 7 points per player in an average of 19 games. I don't think that's too much to expect from Bryan Bickell, Ryan Johnson, Jake Dowell, Michael Frolik, Fernando Pisani, and Viktor Stalberg. Everyone knows Bickell can produce, albeit inconsistently, same with Frolik and even Stalberg and Pisani has shown it in spades this year.
Not to mention, we replaced Sopel, Boynton, and/or Hendry with Leddy and Campoli.
Brent Sopel - 1G, 5A in 22 games
Jordan Hendry - 0G, 0A in 15 games
Nick Boynton - 0G, 0A in 3 games
We gained mobility from the back end and Leddy as well as Campoli give us better options on special teams since both can play on both units, where as only Sopel played the PK. I'm sure you can also expect them to produce more offensively and allow better puck possession.
If the core of this team can take their game another notch like they did last year in the Cup run, we could be in pretty good contention. Its all up to them, as much as RK has said it lately I am leaning towards agreement.
I'm not surprised Frolik notched a few points today, he played pretty well last game and had a few chances. He seems like he could be a streaky player though 14 of his points have come in 6 games (two 3pt games and four 2pt games)... that's almost half of his entire total this year, many of them were streaky patches. Not complaining just seeing what our expectations could be for the rest of this year and probably next year. His dish to Hossa for the empty net was classy, I'm sure the team took notice of that.
Toews was incredible, but the entire STK line dominated. Could be one of the best lines in the entire NHL, if not the best right now.
I somewhat agree Pez but also not entirely. Last year that ON/OFF switch was still there, but it seemed like our depth did a lot of scoring early to help them win some of those early games but as they tailed off our stars really picked it up. This year we just didn't have the depth to keep us in some games early in the year, now that our stars are producing again we are winning games, which if you look at least year the "depth" that left wasn't exactly productive offensively during the Stanley Cup run.
Andrew Ladd - 3G, 3A in 19 games
Dustin Byfuglien - 11G, 5A in 22 games
Kris Versteeg - 6G, 8A in 22 games
Ben Eager - 1G, 2A in 18 games
John Madden - 1G, 1A in 22 games
Adam Burish - 0G, 0A in 15 games
NOTE: Colin Fraser played 3 games with 0G and 0A, so I'll take him out of it.
Six guys have combined for 41 points, which is roughly 7 points per player in an average of 19 games. I don't think that's too much to expect from Bryan Bickell, Ryan Johnson, Jake Dowell, Michael Frolik, Fernando Pisani, and Viktor Stalberg. Everyone knows Bickell can produce, albeit inconsistently, same with Frolik and even Stalberg and Pisani has shown it in spades this year.
Not to mention, we replaced Sopel, Boynton, and/or Hendry with Leddy and Campoli.
Brent Sopel - 1G, 5A in 22 games
Jordan Hendry - 0G, 0A in 15 games
Nick Boynton - 0G, 0A in 3 games
We gained mobility from the back end and Leddy as well as Campoli give us better options on special teams since both can play on both units, where as only Sopel played the PK. I'm sure you can also expect them to produce more offensively and allow better puck possession.
If the core of this team can take their game another notch like they did last year in the Cup run, we could be in pretty good contention. Its all up to them, as much as RK has said it lately I am leaning towards agreement.
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Our defense has scary, scary potential. We basically have three D pairings that we can play 20 minutes a game each... That could be very useful.
The problem with this team all season has been the returning Stanley Cup winners not playing up to their potential. Now that they are, we're rolling. Imagine that. STK line is...unstoppable.
The problem with this team all season has been the returning Stanley Cup winners not playing up to their potential. Now that they are, we're rolling. Imagine that. STK line is...unstoppable.
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Great win, dare I say 9-0 run. Love JT's playing now, the team look awsome from the get go. They are getting great chances on two on one runs and two on two. They made Kippy look like a dear caught in head lights. The score could have been alot worse for the broke back mountineers. Even when the flamers scored and made it close the Hawks just turned it on again like ok lets get another goal. Good to see them hit and hit hard.
Foley is showing his age...I mean the first time he said save by Kippy in the third, I was like thats not Kippy. He must have said it 5 times and until the commercial break did he come back and say sorry for the mix up. I would like to see someone else in the booth next year IMO.
Foley is showing his age...I mean the first time he said save by Kippy in the third, I was like thats not Kippy. He must have said it 5 times and until the commercial break did he come back and say sorry for the mix up. I would like to see someone else in the booth next year IMO.
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Great win by a team with no heart.
Good thing Stalberg's fight didn't give Calgary the momentum to win.
9pts behind DET for 1st.
Good thing Stalberg's fight didn't give Calgary the momentum to win.
9pts behind DET for 1st.
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With three games against them. It's nice to see the whiners hopping back on board. I mentioned three weeks ago that the Hawks could still technically catch detroit. Now look whos mentioning it.
Pez the next two games are NOT must wins. They would be NICE to win, but putting an absolute on it is just dumb. They basically need to go .500 the rest of the year to get 94pts. Which, should get them in.
That said every game is important but not a MUST. Besides you don't care remember????
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Frolik was everywhere last night. Getting that goal should help him relax and play with more confidence. Q rewarded his play by having him out in the 1 1/2 minutes.
They got a bit scrambly in the third period, but it was good to see them respond with agressive play.
Detroit can absolutely be caught.
They got a bit scrambly in the third period, but it was good to see them respond with agressive play.
Detroit can absolutely be caught.
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Was happy to see Frolik be rewarded for a good game with some points, like mentioned, hope that gets him over the confidence hump, any production from him would be bonus. Would still like to see him and Bickell flipped. Hoss was a beast last night and I think Frolik has faster hands then Bick who seemed to miss a couple of opportunities from Hossa.
Didn't mind Camp, he seemed solid enough, shoudl get better as he gets more comfortable.
Lastly. Thank You Ryan Johnson, for not being a total clusterfuck last night. (I didn't not see the last part of the game so I can't confirm this as a lot of goals went down.)
Overall from what I saw it was a great game. Keep on trucking. find the groove, and don't **** with the lines. I like the comment about having 3 lines all capable of 20 mins. THat will be huge going down the stretch and into the playoffs to keep them as fresh as possible.
Didn't mind Camp, he seemed solid enough, shoudl get better as he gets more comfortable.
Lastly. Thank You Ryan Johnson, for not being a total clusterfuck last night. (I didn't not see the last part of the game so I can't confirm this as a lot of goals went down.)
Overall from what I saw it was a great game. Keep on trucking. find the groove, and don't **** with the lines. I like the comment about having 3 lines all capable of 20 mins. THat will be huge going down the stretch and into the playoffs to keep them as fresh as possible.
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Keith & Seabs can play a more manageable 22 (minutes) or 23 a game instead of 26 or 27. I like it.
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LOL! You have a pogo stick over there?
Up and down, up and down..... Glad you could hop back on.
Frolik's Mom, Dad and GF were in last night. When I saw them before the game I had a feeling he'd hit the back of the net.
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We'll see how that goes. Seabrook was out for over 27 last night. Keith 30 the night before, all be it Campoli wasn't here yet for that one.