HAWKS JACK WILD: Blackhawks 4, Wild 0
The Chicago Blackhawks looked like a Stanley Cup contender for the first time in 4 games. Now all they have to do is figure out how to get the Minnesota Wild into the playoffs.The Hawks threw some serious pwnage on the Wild tonight, shutting them out 4-0 in front of 18,933 at Xcel Energy Center. It wasn't as close as the score indicated.
Let's get to this:
THE GOOD:
The fourth line. The Hawks got a goal from Ben Eager, and two from Tomas Kopecky. Most nights, these guys are two big buckets of suck, but they brought it tonight. QStache showed his appreciation by letting them finish out the game.
Antti Niemi. Since the game against the Kings, he's been somewhat less than stellar. But tonight, he was huge when they needed it, coming up huge as the Hawks killed a 5-on-3 late in the second period. When both teams left the ice at the end of that period, you could tell from the way they looked that this game was a wrap.
Brent Sopel. One night after his nose got obliterated by a puck, he was out there tonight, and he didn't change his game one iota. As much as we beat up on him last season, he showed tonight that he has ten pound balls. Just outstanding.
Closure. Last time the Hawks played at XCel, they blew a 5-1 third period lead, losing in a shootout 6-5. While that game was a systemic failure, with Brent Seabrook looking particularly brutal, it was also the beginning of the end for Cristobal Huet. Having a huge game tonight, holding the Wild to 10 shots on goal through 2 periods, was a chance for the team to exorcise that particular demon.
THE BAD:
The "Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee" guy. What a Richard. Awesome neckbeard or not, this asshole needs to have his head surrounded by punches.
THE UGLY:
The Wild's uniforms. They are in the unusual spot of having third sweaters that look better than their first. The ones with "Minnesota" in script are Original Six awesome. They should just switch to those.
The next game for the Hawks is Friday night in Beautiful Downtown Newark, where they once had a mayor named Sharpe James. Anytime a city has a mayor with a pimp's name, that's at least 7 kinds of awesome.
Posted by Forklift at 3/31/2010 9:32 PM 
Categories: Chicago Blackhawks, Game Recap
Tags: Tomas Kopecky Chicago Blackhawks Ben Eager Antti Niemi Minesota Wild Brent Sopel
Categories: Chicago Blackhawks, Game Recap
Tags: Tomas Kopecky Chicago Blackhawks Ben Eager Antti Niemi Minesota Wild Brent Sopel
I'm writing in "Huggy Bear" against Daley next election.
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I, for one, was very impressed by the parade of celebrity guests--among them many Blackhawks notables--in the ShoutBox last night.
This fine victory over the Winnesota Mild might now be seen as a turning point by those who were ready to tar-and-feather Quenneville and hang McDonough from the nearest lamppost.
But we shall see what the comportment of the masses and scribes shall be after the visit to the Land Of Badabing Friday, and dinner with Marty "Don't Touch My Poutine" Brodeur.
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Mmmm....Poutine.
While I don't put myself in the tar and feather category, it is only one game. But a good start on the road to recovery. Let's hope Kim-Jo's brains aren't too scrambled so they have a shot to have their playoff line-up work together for a few games before the important games start.
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Tomas Kopecky apparently is a machine for like 5 games a year. Other than that he's worthless. That's what his 4th 2 goal game this season?
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Tommy K is the Hawks' stealth weapon...primed for explosion come playoff time.
At least, they hope so.
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Let's hope his playoffs in '10 are better than his playoffs in '09, where his eye socket got turned into apple sauce.
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