The Blackhawks played the first game of the "Mother's Trip" tonight, and played as if they had bellies full of tuna casserole or something, as they got outworked by the Anaheim Ducks for two periods, and Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller stood on his head to stop 19 shots in the third.

So with their moms watching, they dropped a 2-1 decision tonight in Anaheim. Hopefully their mothers all grabbed them by the ear and dragged them into the locker room after the game.

Let's get to this:

THE GOOD:

Corey Crawford. Yeah, he didn't get the win tonight, but he kept this game from getting really ugly really quickly. He bailed out the purous Hawks defense on several occasions, and stopped future Hall of Famer Teemu Selanne on a penalty shot. Right now, both Hawks goalies are playing pretty solid in the cage. They deserve better protection up front.

Ryan Johnson. Pretty solid in the dot, and centered Jack Skille and Viktor Stalberg on a line that did everything but score. In fact, they probably did that as well, but the video of Hiller gloving Skille's shot was inconclusive. The ref on the ice should have called it a goal, as Hiller's glove with the puck in it crossed the line. The puck wasn't visible though, so them's the breaks.

Bryan Bickell. Everyone who thought he'd have 11 goals at the halfway point, raise your hands. Put your hands down, you lying sacks of shit. He has a wrist shot that can kill someone, his agent should avoid him for the next 3 years.

THE BAD:

Tomas Kopecky. He stunk worse than the hobo seat on the red line in a July day when the A/C fails. He complimented his dumbassed penalty with overall shit play. These dumb penalties have to end - he wishes he had as much bone in his pants as he does in his head.

QSTache's line shuffling. Why Q decided to bench Jake Dowell while Kopecky was apparently starring in a video of "Hockey Don'ts" out there is anyone's guess - mine is that he benched #28 thinking it was #82. The one line that has been effective lately was the Motorboat Line of Brouwer/Bolland/Bickell, and that line was broken up. Go figure.

The Hawks not simplifying. The reason Selanne's penalty shot happened at all was because Patrick Kane was dicking around with the puck along the blue line and he got his pocket picked. He had to pull down Selanne, but why he was screwing around in the offensive zone in the first place is beyond me.

THE UGLY:

Faceoffs. Despite Ryan Johnson's going  6-3, the Hawks still only won 31% of faceoffs, led(?) by Patrick Sharp's decidedly unhandsome 3-11. Jonathan Toews can't get back soon enough.

Next for the Hawks is a visit to the Kings in Los Angeles. Hopefully they get sent to bed tonight without dessert.