...I thought Brent Seabrook could play hockey.

Seabrook's boneheaded high-stick in the neutral zone gave the San Jose Sharks a 5-on-3 advantage that quickly converted into one goal, and a sloppy pass to Patrick Kane in the Hawks' defensive zone during overtime got picked off by Joe Thornton and became the game winner after a give-and-go with Ryane Clowe. If there's any consolation, it's that last night's game was only the second time all season anyone's taken a point out of the Shark Tank.

Let's get to it so everyone can go eat...

THE GOOD:

The Sharks' Black Armour uniforms. This team is scary as hell anyway, and these uniforms make them look like a hit squad. The intimidation factor has to be off the charts.

The Peachfuzz Line^TM, especially Jonathan Toews. They kept up the pressure in the second and third periods, resulting in two Toews goals. Toews took the second dumbest penalty of the game when the Hawks were on a 5-minute power play (more on that later), with a hook. Still, Toews, Kane and VERSTEEG were all over the ice.

Troy Brouwer. He assisted on Toews' first goal, giving the captain a breakout feed. He's quietly raking up points, and has a +7 for the year.

Penalties. Seabrook's high stick was dumb beyond description, and Toews' wasn't very smart either. Still, the HAwks sent three to the box the entire game, and only gave San Jose two power plays, after giving up 4 PP goals to the Sharks in Chicago.

THE BAD:

Have I mentioned Seabrook? Dumbass.

The Hawks' first period play. The Hawks were outshot in the first period 17-2, and it didn't seem that close. Sharks' goalie Evgeni Nabakov was in net for the first time since his injury, and wasn't tested early. The fact that the Hawks went into the first intermission 1-0 was a miracle. Someone needs to tell these boys goals in the first period count as much as the ones in the second do.

THE UGLY:

This was one costly point. Patrick Sharp took a puck off his wrist in the first period. He got it taped up and went back out there, but his passes and shots were lacking the usual zip. I'm expecting he's going to carpool to the MRI facility aling with Aaron Johnson (IS RIGHT!), who got boarded from behind on an absolutely horseshit hit by Mike Grier, who took a 5 minute major and a game misconduct. I expect the tape will find its way to Toronto as well. Johnson never didn't have his back to Grier as Grier ran in and drilled him. Just horseshit. Looked like either his arm or shoulder got the worst of it. Of course, the worst of it was then Kikolai Khabibulin went down for a save late in the second period and never gor back up. Any time you see that, you immediuately think groin or hamstring. Antti Niemi might get his shot pretty soon after all.

While you'd usually be happy about taking a point out of the Shark Tank, even with giving up an OT goal because of the bonehead with 7 on his back, there's no way anyone on the Hawks can feel good about this. It was, as stated earlier, one costly point.

Next up is Friday afternoon in Anaheim.

Now go eat.