Highlights
- Patrick Kane - Shootout goal against Detroit April 7th 2012
Apr 10 2012 07:33 AM Last day of the 2011-12 regul... - Viktor Stalberg blows past D and scores 3/18/12
Mar 30 2012 05:41 PM Viktor Stalberg turns on the... - Jonathan Toews blows past Carter and scores 2/18/12
Feb 28 2012 08:33 PM Jonathan Toews flies around J... - Patrick Kane Superman breakaway @ 2012 ASG Skills
Feb 12 2012 03:33 PM Watch Patrick Kane's... - Patrick Kane exploding puck breakaway @ 2012 ASG Skills
Feb 12 2012 03:33 PM Watch Patrick Kane's... - Corey Crawford comes up with big glove 1/24/12
Jan 26 2012 03:30 PM Corey Crawford makes a fantas... - Sharks @ Blackhawks 01/15/12
Jan 17 2012 11:17 PM San Jose Sharks @ Chicago Bla... - Andrew Shaw 1st career goal 1/5/12
Jan 07 2012 09:13 PM Andrew Shaw's first caree... - Jimmy Hayes 1st career goal 1/2/12
Jan 07 2012 09:09 PM In just his second NHL game,... - Jonathan Toews scores on a penalty shot (Fan Shot)
Jan 05 2012 01:44 AM Jonathan Toews scores on a pe...
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Dead Locked: CHI 2, VAN 3
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Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp both returned to the line-up along with the addition of Brendan Morrison in his Blackhawk debut.
A slow start for Toews led to an increase of ice-time as the game wore on, ending at 19:10 TOI for the night. Despite creating numerous chances, Toews was only able to help the Hawks with 1 assist along with a minus-1 rating. His ability at the dot was much less-than-stellar, only winning 6 out of 17 face-offs, an rare anomaly for Jonathan.
Sharp saw similar ice with 19:09 TOI for the night, flinging 6 shots towards the net with no result.
Ryan Kesler kicked off the scoring for the Canucks in the 1st period, but Jamal Mayers had the answer minutes later, whiffing his 1st attempt at a loose puck but made no mistake on his 2nd attempt.
The 2nd period was dominated by the Blackhawks, however neither team was able to slip ahead. Although the Blackhawks dominated the Canucks offensively, Cory Schneider had the answer for every attempt, including an unbelievable save on ex-Canuck Brendan Morrison.
Viktor Stalberg opened the 3rd period with a goal to put the Blackhawks ahead and put another crack in Schneiders wall impression, but Cody Hodgson converted minutes later on a breakaway to keep the game at a dead lock tie.
Overtime was not forgiving for the Blackhawks, the Sedins took advantage of 4-on-4 hockey and connected for the game-winner.
The Blackhawks didn't take a single penalty in the match, while the Canucks were caught for clipping as well as boarding. Despite the fact, don't let the boxscore fool you, many more calls could have been made for both sides but the officiating was mostly lax.
Even though Cory Schneider stole the spotlight away from the Blackhawks on several occasions, Corey Crawford dealt with his own answers throughout the game as well. Crawford faced his own hurdles in the game and certainly held his ground fairly well against the Canucks net presence.
THE NEW GUY
It was clear Brendan Morrison was not exactly comfortable in his Blackhawk debut from the get-go, but as the game grew on things started to click a bit better for him.
Early in the game, Morrison was in the midst of a several giveaways, but none that cost the Blackhawks a direct goal. Missing multiple passes (including an icing call while the Blackhawks were on the power-play), bad turnovers, and face-off woes didn't exactly match the definition of what Blackhawk fans were hoping for in a center.
However, he did have some positives as the game went on and started clicking with Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa on a few chances--perhaps showing a glimmer of hope that is to come for the veteran center.
It's still early, so it's unclear where Morrison fits. What is clear is that Morrison can contribute if he is used correctly. Using him as a power-play quarterback and 2nd line center may not be proper slot allocation by coach Quenneville, but it is an experiment that will ensure Dave Bolland remains on the 3rd line and perhaps a message to management.
Right or wrong, get ready to see if Quenneville can play the role of chemist.
BLACKHAWKS THREE STARS OF THE GAME
1. Corey Crawford
2. Viktor Stalberg
3. Brent Seabrook
YOUR CALL
Thanks Crawford and Keith for playing out of your minds.
That was a shitty way to lose the game. Esp after having a few great chances in OT to put it away.
Schnieder and Crawford were huge when they needed to be.
Was a strange game in the sense that it wasnt very chirpy or chipy as we have seen from the 2 teams in the past. Officials missed a bunch of calls on both sides and the Hawks did get away with a few.
Hawks defense really has issues when the puck is low. Reared its nasty head on that OT goal. Seabs has to be more agressive than that as does Keith. Too bad cause Keith had a really good game despite the last goal. Cant let the Sedins dangle low like that and give them time. Its always going to bite you in the ass.
Morrison shouldnt be seeing any PP time. Please dont tell me he was brought in to try and help that department cause its not going to work. Overall though I expected worse from Morrison. Hes fucking slow as hell and his hands are gone but he wasnt horrible on the defensive end of the game.
PP had a golden chance to take the game in regulation and not give away the point. When you need the PP to score most is the concern with the Hawks pp. I dont care about the overall percentages. Just score when it matters most.
Not sure how Seabs gets a star over Keith but okay. Out of the 2 Seabs was the lesser tonight in my opinion.
Schnieder and Crawford were huge when they needed to be.
Was a strange game in the sense that it wasnt very chirpy or chipy as we have seen from the 2 teams in the past. Officials missed a bunch of calls on both sides and the Hawks did get away with a few.
Hawks defense really has issues when the puck is low. Reared its nasty head on that OT goal. Seabs has to be more agressive than that as does Keith. Too bad cause Keith had a really good game despite the last goal. Cant let the Sedins dangle low like that and give them time. Its always going to bite you in the ass.
Morrison shouldnt be seeing any PP time. Please dont tell me he was brought in to try and help that department cause its not going to work. Overall though I expected worse from Morrison. Hes fucking slow as hell and his hands are gone but he wasnt horrible on the defensive end of the game.
PP had a golden chance to take the game in regulation and not give away the point. When you need the PP to score most is the concern with the Hawks pp. I dont care about the overall percentages. Just score when it matters most.
Not sure how Seabs gets a star over Keith but okay. Out of the 2 Seabs was the lesser tonight in my opinion.
I will continue to state that I think Mayers is the best (overall value per dollar) pick up this season and continues to be the most under rated guy.
MassHavoc, on 01 February 2012 - 05:51 AM, said:
I will continue to state that I think Mayers is the best (overall value per dollar) pick up this season and continues to be the most under rated guy.
Agree...but
Bang for the buck though still goes to stalberg...just saying
maybe if you are only looking at scoring. Which I'm not. And I said under rated which Stalberg isn't because we have people who sing his praises constantly.
MassHavoc, on 01 February 2012 - 05:55 AM, said:
maybe if you are only looking at scoring. Which I'm not.
Fair enough.
Im a huge Mayers fan and I agree with you. He was looked at as a hooo hum pick up in the offseason and many didnt even want him on the club. Hes proven to be what solidifies that 4th line all season. I have had zero complaints about the guy in any game. That says a lot. I dont even think he has cost us a single game this season. He does his job quietly and effective.
hes been a great addition to this club
Didn't get to see the game as I had a hockey game of my own, but from what I gather it seems like we just couldn't beat Schneider tonight, sucks to lose games like that but give credit where it's due. Also Morrison looked like shit from the highlights I saw
This loss is on Q. Team played well enough to win, IN SPITE of Q and his idiocy.
Morrison as second line center? FAIL
Kruger as 3rd line LW? FAIL
Frolik on the 4th line over Bickell? FAIL
Dressing Scott and playing him 5 minutes? FAIL
Morrison on the point on the 2nd PP unit? FAIL
This coaching staff fucking sucks.
Morrison as second line center? FAIL
Kruger as 3rd line LW? FAIL
Frolik on the 4th line over Bickell? FAIL
Dressing Scott and playing him 5 minutes? FAIL
Morrison on the point on the 2nd PP unit? FAIL
This coaching staff fucking sucks.
By the way, another coaching fail. Hossa with 16:52 of icetime? Only 13 seconds in OT? Shaw leading all forwards with nearly 22 minutes?
Holy fuck. Q and his fucking obsessive line matching can go fuck himself.
Holy fuck. Q and his fucking obsessive line matching can go fuck himself.
That's a lot of fails Pez for a team that out played their opponent, out shot, out chanced them in their own barn. The Hawks where the better team. Schneider was the better goalie, end of story.
Big problem that I saw was that the Hawks lost EVERY faceoff while on the PP.
Big problem that I saw was that the Hawks lost EVERY faceoff while on the PP.
Hawks were horrible at the dot... agreed howcho.
32% team face off percentage. Bolland , Morrison and Toews got worked in the circle.
Esp in the offensive zone. Morrison 2-9 Toews 3-9 Bolland 0-3. That's not going to work in offensive zones and powerplays.
Cho hit it in on the head.
Esp in the offensive zone. Morrison 2-9 Toews 3-9 Bolland 0-3. That's not going to work in offensive zones and powerplays.
Cho hit it in on the head.
Painful way to end a great game... Very entertaining, but can't help being a little bitter.
What I didn't understand was Foley's surprise over Craw smashing his stick over the crossbar the last time we lost to the nucks, saying it was not like him.
Craw's quite a hothead, he's shown that on several occasions, slashing and getting up in the face of opposing players getting too close to his crease.
What I didn't understand was Foley's surprise over Craw smashing his stick over the crossbar the last time we lost to the nucks, saying it was not like him.
Craw's quite a hothead, he's shown that on several occasions, slashing and getting up in the face of opposing players getting too close to his crease.
howcho, on 01 February 2012 - 08:02 AM, said:
Big problem that I saw was that the Hawks lost EVERY faceoff while on the PP.
Yep, bout a 1/3 of the PP was spent retrieving the puck from our own end. Time & motivation killer. I also don't understand why Q often puts the second unit out if there's a faceoff 30 to 40 seconds into the PP and then the first unit usually gets back on with less than 30 seconds left on the PP.
Pez68, on 01 February 2012 - 06:37 AM, said:
By the way, another coaching fail. Hossa with 16:52 of icetime? Only 13 seconds in OT? Shaw leading all forwards with nearly 22 minutes?
Holy fuck. Q and his fucking obsessive line matching can go fuck himself.
Holy fuck. Q and his fucking obsessive line matching can go fuck himself.
Scuttlebutt inside the ivory towers of Blackhawk land has upper management losing patience with Q and his antics.
There's more but not suited for a posting board.
The good:
IMHO Keith and Hammer were the best D-men in the game. Seabrook was good but those two were breaking up more Canuck plays than anyone else. Crawford played lights out. Was good to see 19 and 10 back, even though they looked like they needed some time to get their legs under them. Shaw still impressing. Stalberg, in spite of the Giveaway leading to the 2nd Canucks goal, putting his speed to good use.
The Bad: Morrisson. Made only one good play and looked more lost than the Griswolds in East St. Louis. How many goals are we going to give up on turnovers? Hossa ended his point streak. And Q, Scott was defnintly not playing bad enough to limit his ice time--and was playing better than O'donnel ever did. Us fans could care less if he pooed on your dad (©DJO), icing him for 2 shifts and then trying to run 5 d-men against a fast-skating club like Vancouver is NOT the way to win. If you're so hell-bent on line-matching get him out there against the 4th line for Vancouver to give the top-4 a rest.
The ugly: It pains me to say it, but the GWG and the set up was a thing of beauty--the way the saucer just threaded the needle.
I'm glad we got a point out of it, wished we could have gotten the win, but really, that was a good game.
IMHO Keith and Hammer were the best D-men in the game. Seabrook was good but those two were breaking up more Canuck plays than anyone else. Crawford played lights out. Was good to see 19 and 10 back, even though they looked like they needed some time to get their legs under them. Shaw still impressing. Stalberg, in spite of the Giveaway leading to the 2nd Canucks goal, putting his speed to good use.
The Bad: Morrisson. Made only one good play and looked more lost than the Griswolds in East St. Louis. How many goals are we going to give up on turnovers? Hossa ended his point streak. And Q, Scott was defnintly not playing bad enough to limit his ice time--and was playing better than O'donnel ever did. Us fans could care less if he pooed on your dad (©DJO), icing him for 2 shifts and then trying to run 5 d-men against a fast-skating club like Vancouver is NOT the way to win. If you're so hell-bent on line-matching get him out there against the 4th line for Vancouver to give the top-4 a rest.
The ugly: It pains me to say it, but the GWG and the set up was a thing of beauty--the way the saucer just threaded the needle.
I'm glad we got a point out of it, wished we could have gotten the win, but really, that was a good game.
Heck of a game, I agree. Three minutes into it, I thought I was going to have troubles with a Nucks fan in back of me. We bantered for a bit, but then things got better. Actually had a beer with him at first intermission. So I have to give credit where it is due; the douchebaggery was not terribly apparent.
Morrison made some good defensive plays that are not being recognized by the group here.
Morrison made some good defensive plays that are not being recognized by the group here.
howcho, on 01 February 2012 - 05:43 PM, said:
Heck of a game, I agree. Three minutes into it, I thought I was going to have troubles with a Nucks fan in back of me. We bantered for a bit, but then things got better. Actually had a beer with him at first intermission. So I have to give credit where it is due; the douchebaggery was not terribly apparent.
Morrison made some good defensive plays that are not being recognized by the group here.
Morrison made some good defensive plays that are not being recognized by the group here.
I like both this post and the earlier post Cho. Agree with you. Morrison scores there no one's bitching about him IMO.
Schneider better than Lou and he showed why last night. Crawford played one hell of a game.
Scary stat, when the Hawks score 2 or less goals this year they are 1-13-2. That's not good.
I'm pretty sure #2 and #7 were on the ice for all three goals.
If he would have made the goal, I would have still commented on his passing. But, his last pas was the beauty to Hammer, so I'm hoping it was a temporary thing and against the oil he got the jitters out of his system.
Personally, if there's someone to "blame" for the loss, I blame Q. I think he over-utlized Morrisson and under-utilized Scott.
Personally, if there's someone to "blame" for the loss, I blame Q. I think he over-utlized Morrisson and under-utilized Scott.
R K, on 01 February 2012 - 06:21 PM, said:
'm pretty sure #2 and #7 were on the ice for all three goals.
I want to hear more rumint about Q and management...
Keith and Seabs were not on the ice for all 3 goals.
The first goal was 2 and 8, Q's dumb obsession with pairing Leddy and Keith together.
Seabrook was a zero on the night and Keith a minus-2. To Keith's credit, Q played him for a little more than half the game... not even joking about that one--30:22 TOI.
The first goal was 2 and 8, Q's dumb obsession with pairing Leddy and Keith together.
Seabrook was a zero on the night and Keith a minus-2. To Keith's credit, Q played him for a little more than half the game... not even joking about that one--30:22 TOI.
Or was it after Hjarlllmarsson blocked that shot and missed several shifts?
Ton, on 01 February 2012 - 07:56 PM, said:
Keith and Seabs were not on the ice for all 3 goals.
The first goal was 2 and 8, Q's dumb obsession with pairing Leddy and Keith together.
Seabrook was a zero on the night and Keith a minus-2. To Keith's credit, Q played him for a little more than half the game... not even joking about that one--30:22 TOI.
The first goal was 2 and 8, Q's dumb obsession with pairing Leddy and Keith together.
Seabrook was a zero on the night and Keith a minus-2. To Keith's credit, Q played him for a little more than half the game... not even joking about that one--30:22 TOI.
At this point, why does he not dress just 5 Dmen and 13 forwards?
Alos, I know it was overtime, but that slash on Stalberg on his brekaway was pretty blatant.
If it happened to one of the sisters it would probably be a penalty shot.
Ton, on 01 February 2012 - 07:56 PM, said:
Keith and Seabs were not on the ice for all 3 goals.
The first goal was 2 and 8, Q's dumb obsession with pairing Leddy and Keith together.
Seabrook was a zero on the night and Keith a minus-2. To Keith's credit, Q played him for a little more than half the game... not even joking about that one--30:22 TOI.
The first goal was 2 and 8, Q's dumb obsession with pairing Leddy and Keith together.
Seabrook was a zero on the night and Keith a minus-2. To Keith's credit, Q played him for a little more than half the game... not even joking about that one--30:22 TOI.
pmxc12873, on 01 February 2012 - 08:02 PM, said:
Or was it after Hjarlllmarsson blocked that shot and missed several shifts?
You mean two shifts before that where Keith and Leddy were together regardless? They were taking shifts together prior to that and after the fact, regardless of the shot block, same with Hjalmarsson and Seabs!
The fact is, our top 5 defenseman rotated partners all game because Q refused to play Scott. The brunt of the load rested on Keith.
Tater, on 01 February 2012 - 08:05 PM, said:
At this point, why does he not dress just 5 Dmen and 13 forwards?
Alos, I know it was overtime, but that slash on Stalberg on his brekaway was pretty blatant.
If it happened to one of the sisters it would probably be a penalty shot.
Alos, I know it was overtime, but that slash on Stalberg on his brekaway was pretty blatant.
If it happened to one of the sisters it would probably be a penalty shot.
Regardess, terrible D on the OT goal.
The sad part is, everyone but the players on the ice could see the play developing for that goal. That said, it was an incredible pass... sauced right over Keith's stick. Couldn't really do much unless he picked it out of the air and Bolland was too late in lifting Daniel's stick.
I thought Morrison had a good game aside from the first few passes. I will not hold that against him, he has to figure out this system. I loved the puck handling behind the net that faked out the player and my self. As good as Sheinder looked, he was lucky on that play from Morrison. Oh well you win some you lose some, I will take a loss like this as painfull as it was if they show the effort that showed last night. I am also really done with Q I have said from other games, If we had a coach like Balzma or Babock, we would prob. only have 7-8 losses right about now. I see a coaching move if we don't go far in the playoffs. I think its time anyway. This team is to talented to stay the way they are, and I feel with Q they are not going to get any better.
On a good note we got a point and I would like to see us go if we can go 6-2-1 on this trip and I think we can, it would be amazing.
On a good note we got a point and I would like to see us go if we can go 6-2-1 on this trip and I think we can, it would be amazing.
Its going to be very interesting to see what the return the fucks will get with schnieder if they do deal him. We can say bad shit about that org but they have handled schnieder very well. He's a good young goalie and what ever team habs him will be very happy down the road. But i don't think the return is going to be as high as many nuck fans think. Its not going to be a Perry type player that was rumored.
We will see though. Again if i were Edmonton i would over pay for him if the canucks had the balls to deal with a division rival. Tampa new jersey and even the caps should inquire.
We will see though. Again if i were Edmonton i would over pay for him if the canucks had the balls to deal with a division rival. Tampa new jersey and even the caps should inquire.
How did he not bury that chance off the Ballard giveaway????!!!