Home Away From Home: Hawks 4, Sharks 2
Do the Hawks ever have to go home? Seriously, I don't know what the deal is, but they are killing people on the road this postseason. Regardless, what we got from Chicago was another 60 minutes of hockey in both ends, and this team is looking more and more like they smell blood.
By the way, can I make a proposal to the league office? I know it breaches tradition and all, but if you really want to sell the game, send the Flyers and Habs home, and let the Hawks and Sharks play a best of 15 series for the Cup. This is fun hockey.
THE GOOD
Jonathan Toews - Seriously, what can't this guy fucking do? A goal, an assist, and all around great game. What more is there to say?
Bolland/Versteeg/Ladd - Excellent game from this line tonight. They played excellent defense against the Shark's top line (or whoever they were out there against in the 3rd). Versteeg tempered his stickhandling antics to include an occasional shot, and Andrew Ladd got the game's opening goal.
Brian Campbell - the guy was all over tonight, jumping into plays in the offensive zone and creating chances. And am I the only one who thinks he's holding the puck just an extra second before passing so he can luxuriate in the boos?
Doc Emrick & Eddie Olczyck - Eddie's suprisingly bearable when paired with Doc (who is awesome). BUT WHAT OF MIKE MCGEOUGH?!?
THE BAD
Evgeni Nabokov - Once again, a series started with the consensus being that the Hawks opponent had the advantage in goal. And once again, Antti Niemi has stood tall while his more highly paid opposite has faltered. Nabokov put his team in the whole early with a bad goal on a long wrist shot by Andrew Ladd, and the Hawks never let up after that.
Late starts - Man, these games are too late for an old man like me.
THE UGLY
Joe Thornton - Dick move by Thornton in this one. After being driven to distraction by Dave Bolland, Jumbo Joe finally made his presence felt by handing out a cheap shot slash to the arm of a guy half his size BEFORE the puck was even dropped on a faceoff. Not sure if Bolland turned to Thornton and said "at least I'm not chickenshit like you!"
By the way, can I make a proposal to the league office? I know it breaches tradition and all, but if you really want to sell the game, send the Flyers and Habs home, and let the Hawks and Sharks play a best of 15 series for the Cup. This is fun hockey.
THE GOOD
Jonathan Toews - Seriously, what can't this guy fucking do? A goal, an assist, and all around great game. What more is there to say?
Bolland/Versteeg/Ladd - Excellent game from this line tonight. They played excellent defense against the Shark's top line (or whoever they were out there against in the 3rd). Versteeg tempered his stickhandling antics to include an occasional shot, and Andrew Ladd got the game's opening goal.
Brian Campbell - the guy was all over tonight, jumping into plays in the offensive zone and creating chances. And am I the only one who thinks he's holding the puck just an extra second before passing so he can luxuriate in the boos?
Doc Emrick & Eddie Olczyck - Eddie's suprisingly bearable when paired with Doc (who is awesome). BUT WHAT OF MIKE MCGEOUGH?!?
THE BAD
Evgeni Nabokov - Once again, a series started with the consensus being that the Hawks opponent had the advantage in goal. And once again, Antti Niemi has stood tall while his more highly paid opposite has faltered. Nabokov put his team in the whole early with a bad goal on a long wrist shot by Andrew Ladd, and the Hawks never let up after that.
Late starts - Man, these games are too late for an old man like me.
THE UGLY
Joe Thornton - Dick move by Thornton in this one. After being driven to distraction by Dave Bolland, Jumbo Joe finally made his presence felt by handing out a cheap shot slash to the arm of a guy half his size BEFORE the puck was even dropped on a faceoff. Not sure if Bolland turned to Thornton and said "at least I'm not chickenshit like you!"
Posted by CT at 5/18/2010 10:56 PM 
Categories: San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Tags: Playoffs Blackhawks Sharks
Categories: San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Tags: Playoffs Blackhawks Sharks
Story of the night: Dave Bolland. I don't know if Thornton has any sisters, but whatever he's saying to him out there is working. Biggest surprise of the post season right there; he excels in the checking role.
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Apparently Bolly has two nicknames: "Rat" and "Greyhound". Whatever he's doing to upset Thornton...it works.
The Sharks must be destroyed in Chicago.
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Bolland went from playing poorly in the first round against Nashville, to a effective pest in the Canucks and Sharks series. One of the Sedins felt the need to break his stick on Bolland, which resulted in two minutes in the box. Tonight, he got Thornton to make a stupid slashing penalty at the face off dot.
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Are you confusing Bolland for Versteeg? It's happened before...
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Yep, I think I am... Bolland did play well against Van. thoguh.
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Did you have to go over to fear the fin and tell them ahead of time the Hawks were going to win 4-2.
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The whole whole?
Get some sleep, old man.
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Great game from the Hawks tonight. Fork, you need to send over that Olcyzk Bingo card you were talking about on the podcast. "For all you young hockey players out there" was fucking killing me, it's all I could think about for half the game after Ladd scored on that sick toe drag.
Wish me well on my flight. Headed to the Golden Gate for some good ol' bridge jumping right now.
Go Sharks.
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The Hawks don't play again until Friday. If we hurry maybe we can rename the United Center to something else and make the boys think that they are still on the road!
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Heck...let's just move the games to the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. That's close, but still could be considered a road game.
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So awesome. Davey was great.
The entire team was great.
Group hug.
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Bolland on Jumbo and Les Sharques: “They’re just getting frustrated and they can’t take it.”
And when Toews and Buff are crashing the net together, it is good. Very good.
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"Late starts - Man, these games are too late for an old man like me..."
You, sir, are worse than Chip Caray. Grow a fucking pair, CT, it's only the Stanley Cup Playoffs! Like you said, this is great goddamn hockey and it's not going to be around much longer.
BTW I won't be shocked if the Hawks win in 6 still. Just sayin'...
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Great job on the blockcast. The fleshlight is so 2009 though. It's all about the tenga egg now. You need to market the bonertime tenga egg. It's the way of the future. If you play your cards right people will be listening to the puckcast and using the bonertime tenga egg on mars.
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