The Chicago Blackhawks came home after taking 3 of 4 points while playing less-than-stellar hockey on their swing through Florida, skating in front of over 21,000 fans ready for another classic meeting between the home team and the Vancouver Canucks.

The buzz in the building was palpable long before the puck dropped. How would the Blackhawks respond?

They were flatter than the Olsen Twins.

Their power-play, which has been clown shoes all year, continued with an 0-for-5 effort. Their penalty kill, which has been absolutely stellar all year, allowed 5 goals in 6 kill situations. The result was a 6-2 shellacking on home ice.

Let's get to this:

THE GOOD:

This was the third game all year where the Hawks haven't picked up a point. Over the course of 82 games, there are going to be some stinkers. Tonight stunk on ice.

The fourth line. The line of Markus Kruger, Viktor Stalberg and Barbados Slim seemed to be the only collection who had an idea out there tonight. They were playing with energy and tenacity. Barbados came out on the bad end of a scuffle with Kevin Bieksa at the end of the second period, but at least these guys had some heart out there.

Meeting Shoutboxer "Ski". Meeting him goes a long way toward my belief that if anyone ever actually met the fighting men and women of our great nation, they'd never mess with us. The simple fact that he had a story which contained "I whipped my dick out and told her I was an astronaut" is the greatest thing ever. I wanna party with you, Cowboy.

THE BAD:

Christ on a bike. Where to begin? Let's start with everyone with a single digit on their sweater. Hjalmarsson, Leddy, Seabrook, O'Donnell and Montador. Then throw in Lepisto. These guys were brutal all night. The way they were out of position all night, and just kind of half-assedly waving their sticks at anyone in a Canucks sweater was embarassing.

Dan Carcillo on the Power Play. Sure, he had a sweet snipe the other night in Tampa, but him on the man advantage needs to stop. Now.

The Penalty Kill. By the end of the game, I was half expecting these guys to ask for Henrik Sedin's autograph. For now, I'll take this as a blip, but giving up 5 power play goals in a game is never a good idea.

THE UGLY:

Not sure what was the worst thing I saw all night...Taint Nugget once again rocking the UC the same way they show the Arlington Heights Steak & Shake no mercy, the dude in the "TOWES" sweater, Ah, screw it. It all sucked. At least the 6:00 start means getting home at a reasonable hour.

Next up for the Hawks is a Tuesday night tilt against Davis Payne's The Guy They Hired Before Columbus Could Hire Him Back's goon squad from under the Arch. See you in the Shoutbox.