Sunday, February 20, 2011

Hawks-Penguins Open Thread

I'm not one of those fans that refuses to root for a rival under any circumstances. The Red Wings are going to the playoffs, while Minnesota is one of those teams the Hawks are fighting with, so I'm rooting for a Wings win (although Backstrom has been a beast this game.) Anyways, must win for the Hawks (as pretty much the rest of the season will be from here on out), the Penguins are missing half their team, so there's no excuses today. It would be nice to see the Hawks win a close win, as Puck Daddy had a piece today on how the Hawks are the worst in the western conference in close games this year. I'd settle for a blowout, though.
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  1. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Come on, ask Kane if he was hungover last week! No? You're worthless sideline reporter.

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  2. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Like the energy around the net to start from the 1st line. I hope they're not the only ones that came to play today.

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  3. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    Good shift for the 4th line, too.

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  4. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    Not much creativity there by Sharp. He had time for another move there.

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  5. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Great pass from Keith to Brouwer, he's got to handle that and get a shot off.

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  6. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Nice to see Crawford start well. No cheapies today.

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  7. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Beautiful passing on that first goal. Every Hawk on the ice besides Seabs did their part perfectly.

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  8. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    And Seabs did a nice job creating space, just didn't touch the puck.

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  9. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    That's why I'm happy about the Toews-Kane-Sharp line. How many times earlier in the year did you see Kopecky fuck a play like that up?

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  10. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    You can never get through a nationally televised Hawks game without the sweaters being praised.

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  11. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    It would be some nice momentum to kill this power play through the period.

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  12. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Good 1st period, but I wish they had cashed in more than once. I feel like we very often see the Hawks dominate a period and get a goal, then take the next period off and allow 2. Hope that doesn't happen today.

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  13. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Time for a completely white-washed version of "the Patrick Kane Story"

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  14. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Still 1-0 but I'm glad to see the intensity is still there. Fleury has been ridiculous, though.

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  15. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    Completely unnecessary penalty by Kane there.

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  16. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    When was the last time you saw a good shot by Keith? I can't even remember.

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  17. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    Maybe don't put Kopecky's garbage ass on the power play anymore.

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  18. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    I think it's fair to say you can't play a power play much worse than the Hawks did there.

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  19. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Maybe don't put Kopecky on the ice AT ALL anymore.

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  20. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Exactly what I was afraid of. The Hawks were the better team for 33 minutes, the Penguins better for 7, but it's 1-1. Pretty much the Hawks luck all season.

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  21. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Here's a chance to improve that "winning percentage in close games" stat I linked to earlier.

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  22. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    After how good Fleury's been all day, he let that in? Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

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  23. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Yep, should have been a penalty on Toews. Lucky break.

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  24. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Get fired up, Toews. Take some leadership. I like it.

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  25. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Not a great rebound given up by Crawford though.

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  26. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Great move by Kane to draw that penalty.

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  27. TristanFebruary 20, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Nice to see the Hawks win in a shootout. That hasn't been their strength lately.

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