I agree but if STL is ever going to show some balls this is the perfect opportunity, that roster is built to do it. Only issue is they have a subpar coach. Like Illini said - the advanced metrics all say this chicago team is not as good, mediocre 5on5. Im also a pessimist.
That's the final I predicted in the nhl bracket contest posted in the he thread. Hooefully I'm dead wrong.
#Blackhawks lines: Ladd-Toews-Hossa Panarin-Anisimov-Kane Mashinter-Teravainen-Fleischmann Desjardins-Kruger-Shaw should be Weise over Mash #stlblues lines Schwartz-Lehtera-Tarasenko Fabbri-Stastny-Brouwer Berglund-Steen-Backes Upshall-Brodziak-Reaves difference is STL is much stronger on 3rd line...and D depth
Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli 2h2 hours ago Sounds like front runners for Frozen Four MOP Drake Caggiula are (in no order): CHI, EDM, PHI, VAN and OTT. I think BUF is in the mix, too.
Overall its good actual hockey writing with good content. Depending on the author it can be really funny (Slack) or really preachy (McClure).
One was on a guest on the pod I was listening to. Was wondering how much stock I should put into his opinion.
Pat Boyle @CSNBoyle 6m6 minutes ago Breaking: Sources tell me Andrew Ladd is in route to STL and will be in the @NHLBlackhawks line-up tonight for Game 1 vs St Louis
I've become accustomed to losing game 1. Al Cimaglia @AlCimaglia 9h9 hours ago Since 2010 the Hawks are 2-5 in the opening game of the playoffs.
its frustrating. Same shit in playoffs every year. Eventually it will burn us. With the Blues not caring about possession hockey and just hitting, would love to have Weise in there over Mashinter.
felt like that was a plus game from TVR faceoffs were crucial Anisimov looked slow in the 3rd Q did well picking his spots to double shift Kane still need more from the PP. Too reliant on the Seabs-Keith point shots. oh and Teuvo sucked ass. survive & advance
Weise in for Flieschman? #Blackhawks lines Ladd-Toews-Hossa Panarin-Anisimov-Kane Panik-Teravainen-Weise Fleischmann-Kruger-Shaw
I really hope Roszival doesn't fuck us tonight. I don't have a great feeling. The late start only heightens the anxiety. ugh
Hawks d isn't good enough and hasn't been all season. Have to come up with something in the off season
You have the third best top 3 D in the league (unfortunately behind St. Louis, and Nashville). Shouldn't be hard to tweak the bottom 3 guys.
It shouldn't be but they sure struggled this year. Daley, runblad, TVR, roszival, Gustafson, Svedberg....just couldn't get it fixed
Q makes it hard when he pushes out ppl like Daley. Could use an offensive Dman to save TVR ice time on PP. Also Dallas fucked Bowman out of Oduya and Johns.
Meh. He had to make moves. I love Duncan. And Shaw. Will miss seeing them in the playoffs. Enjoy the rest boys. Keep Kane on house arrest. And hopefully Pokka is ready to make noise finally. Let's go Cubs