TGDT: WCSF - 5/2 Wild (0) @ Blackhawks (0) 8:30PM NBCSN

[LordKOTL]

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I'm glad someone agrees with me. 


Doesn't mean this series won't be difficult. I just don't like teams trying to outskate us like Colorado would have. 


With shaky goaltending behind Minnesota's pipes as well, I want to see us take full advantage of that with some good ol' aggressive forechecking. We SHOULD be the Hawks of last year in this series. </p>
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This thing that worries me less about Minny than Colorado is when someone makes a bad turnover--like Versteeg coughing the puck up or someone else makes a bad pass.  Colorado would likley make that a breaway, 2-man breakaway, 2-1, etc and force Crawford to have to make massive saves.  Minny, like St Louis, has less speed so that eventuality is easier to mitigate.</p>


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Ultimately though I don't think either would be a pushover.  the 'hawks are going to have to dig deep for this one as well</p>

 

[EspoForever]

I do like Minnie better than Colorado for a 2nd round opponent, but Minnesota is playing some pretty damn solid hockey. I watched a lot of the Minnie/Avs series and the pace was amazing and skill level was high. They'll present a big challenge to the Hawks and will beat us IF the Hawks lapse back into the sloppiness that has happened so often since Dec 1 or so. I think that if the Hawks play the game the right way and possess the puck 60% of the time they will be fine.


Ironic that, as we enter this series, the Wild again has goaltender health issues, but they are playing a hell of a lot better than last season. In my eyes, it's up to the Hawks how this comes out.

 

[Ashor-redtribe]

Who's to say, Avs didn't take them loosly, thinking they are the #1 seed and Wild being 8th. Happens all the time. Avs should have won, but got caught thinking it was a cake walk.</p>

 

[CLWolf81]

This is what happens when kids are cocky. Patrick Roy will set them straight for next year.</p>

 

[supraman]

Okay hawks we have to sweep. That way we are only exposed to super ****** bag ****** Matt Cooke for 1 game. Thereby limited his chances to end Kane and/or Toews career.</p>

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

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Okay hawks we have to sweep. That way we are only exposed to super ****** bag ****** Matt Cooke for 1 game. Thereby limited his chances to end Kane and/or Toews career.</p></blockquote>
Amen.

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

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Okay hawks we have to sweep. That way we are only exposed to super ****** bag ****** Matt Cooke for 1 game. Thereby limited his chances to end Kane and/or Toews career.</p>
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I think Toews has a sore shoulder, Ott got him a couple times on the boards last series. </p>

 

[Ashor-redtribe]

Crap I forgot about Cooke....</p>

 

[mikita's helmet]

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Okay hawks we have to sweep. That way we are only exposed to super ****** bag ****** Matt Cooke for 1 game. Thereby limited his chances to end Kane and/or Toews career.</p>
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...and the quicker we close out this series, the longer our rest, while Kings/Ducks beat the crap out of each other, for 6 or (hopefull) 7 games.</p>

 

[mikita's helmet]

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Crap I forgot about Cooke....</p>
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He's like the Spanish Inquisition.</p>

 

[The Count Dante]

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He's like the Spanish Inquisition.</p>
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[Spunky Porkstacker]

Seabrook yes1</p>

 

[genefoley]

humongous big.</p>

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

THe murderer gets away with murder after the whistle... awesome.</p>

 

[Pez68]

He will get his.

 

[Spunky Porkstacker]

Somebody crush Stoner before he hurts somebody.</p>

 

[Pez68]

So Shaw is done for the game and now we get to see Nordstrom's ass on the third line. Awesome.

 

[Variable]

Hopefully he can play the next game, but if he can't, it has to be Morin right?</p>


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Right?</p>

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

Crawford has a shutout!!!!!!!!!!!</p>

 

[Pez68]

This has been an awful period.