I watched the replay of the last play, and if anyone can tell me WTF Seabrook was thinking on that last play, I'd appreciate it. Frolik was approaching the blue line. He had a Bruin on him, but there was room along the board. Even if it gets past him, there's little chance for an icing. If you don't have support, go behind the net and wait for the cavalry. I just don't get it.
- eburgio

I didn't get a lot of their plays in games 1 and 2. Boston is so calm in their end. Chicago? Not so much. The bruin D do a great job of pinching, though. They are always on our forward and usually win the battle.

I didn't get a lot of their plays in games 1 and 2. Boston is so calm in their end. Chicago? Not so much. The bruin D do a great job of pinching, though. They are always on our forward and usually win the battle.
- tomcat24

u probably did sum it up there, but i bet we will solve that next game.

>JJ, not sure I've ever seen such a Jekyll & Hyde team performance -- from a great period 1 to a flat out embarrassing effort the rest of the way
>Not sure I've ever seen a team completely stop moving -- especially the 6 Dmen
>Not sure I've ever seen a team try so many cross-ice passes to teammates who were at the same depth on the ice -- resulting in turnovers -- Bickel must have had at least 6 on his own
>Not sure I've seen a worse power play from a team 3 wins away from a Stanley Cup
>Hawks MUST play a North-South game -- forget all the East-West BS
>Part of a North-South game also means -- when a shot is there -- take it -- STOP TRYING FOR AN OPEN NET GOAL -- take the shot and see what happens
>When the Hawks shifts are short -- with players bursting all over the ice with quick starts and stops -- they win -- when they don't burst -- they lose
>Tonight -- players took longer than a cruise ship to change direction -- where is the is the in-game coaching?
>Mr. Toews, with the allowed clutching and grabbing in the playoffs, the league has figured out your below-the-goal-line routine and how to stop you
>Why don't you watch some tape on how the Bruins top line uses a series of drop passes to create open ice space for each other?
>Why don't you start trailing Hossa and Saad instead of always going to the same spots in the offensive zone -- only to get bear-hugged and taken out of the play -- find some open ice
>As bad as the Hawks played, they lost 2-1 in OT
>But, if they want to win the Cup, they must play all-out for 60 minutes, or more, the rest of the games -- there is absolutely no excuse not to

>JJ, not sure I've ever seen such a Jekyll & Hyde team performance -- from a great period 1 to a flat out embarrassing effort the rest of the way
>Not sure I've ever seen a team completely stop moving -- especially the 6 Dmen
>Not sure I've ever seen a team try so many cross-ice passes to teammates who were at the same depth on the ice -- resulting in turnovers -- Bickel must have had at least 6 on his own
>Not sure I've seen a worse power play from a team 3 wins away from a Stanley Cup
>Hawks MUST play a North-South game -- forget all the East-West BS
>Part of a North-South game also means -- when a shot is there -- take it -- STOP TRYING FOR AN OPEN NET GOAL -- take the shot and see what happens>When the Hawks shifts are short -- with players bursting all over the ice with quick starts and stops -- they win -- when they don't burst -- they lose
>Tonight -- players took longer than a cruise ship to change direction -- where is the is the in-game coaching?
>Mr. Toews, with the allowed clutching and grabbing in the playoffs, the league has figured out your below-the-goal-line routine and how to stop you>Why don't you watch some tape on how the Bruins top line uses a series of drop passes to create open ice space for each other?
>Why don't you start trailing Hossa and Saad instead of always going to the same spots in the offensive zone -- only to get bear-hugged and taken out of the play -- find some open ice
>As bad as the Hawks played, they lost 2-1 in OT
>But, if they want to win the Cup, they must play all-out for 60 minutes, or more, the rest of the games -- there is absolutely no excuse not to
- SnapitUpstairs

not sure i agree. i want shots, to create rebounds. and on your other point, i want the toews game below the goal line.

LOL!

>JJ, not sure I've ever seen such a Jekyll & Hyde team performance -- from a great period 1 to a flat out embarrassing effort the rest of the way
>But, if they want to win the Cup, they must play all-out for 60 minutes, or more, the rest of the games -- there is absolutely no excuse not to
- SnapitUpstairs

Sorry for hacking out most of your post.

Have you been watching this team the last five years? In that time, they have played maybe a dozen game where they gave a solid, 60 minute effort. They are talented enough to get away with it against lesser teams. It then turns into a bad habit that bites them in the a$$ against quality competition.

not sure i agree. i want shots, to create rebounds. and on your other point, i want the toews game below the goal line.
- jsabey

everytime we get into a scoring slump, then we start going back to playing from below the goal line, we start winning again.

LOL!


- CaptainBlackhawk

bolland would have knocked him out.

not sure i agree. i want shots, to creat rebounds. and on your other point, i want the toews game below the goal line.
- jsabey

>Toews has 1 playoff goal -- with the playoffs rules, his routine has been figured out and completely stopped -- so yeah leave him below the goal line and his goal total will stay at 1
>The Hawks pass up tons of open looks in search of a "better shot"
>They won game 1 because they shot the puck from everywhere all the time -- the Bs had 40 blocks and yet the Hawks still had 63 shots on goal (I was there.)
>I believe the Hawks had something like 8 shots on goal for all of period 2 and 3 tonight -- that's not gonna get it done

There goes the Cup...this team is absolutely screwed!
They have no chance of winning 1 if the next two in Boston

Sorry for hacking out most of your post.

Have you been watching this team the last five years? In that time, they have played maybe a dozen game where they gave a solid, 60 minute effort. They are talented enough to get away with it against lesser teams. It then turns into a bad habit that bites them in the a$$ against quality competition.
- NewToHockey

>I've been watching the Hawks for about 50 years now
>The 2010 team had maddening moments of "no-show" but NEVER a game when all 6 Dmen stopped moving their feet, taking forever to DECIDE what to do, and then gift-wrapping the biscuit for Boston

>Toews has 1 playoff goal -- with the playoffs rules, his routine has been figured out and completely stopped -- so yeah leave him below the goal line and his goal total will stay at 1
>The Hawks pass up tons of open looks in search of a "better shot"
>They won game 1 because they shot the puck from everywhere all the time -- the Bs had 40 blocks and yet the Hawks still had 63 shots on goal (I was there.)
>I believe the Hawks had something like 8 shots on goal for all of period 2 and 3 tonight -- that's not gonna get it done
- SnapitUpstairs

obviously i am missing a lot. i have been out of the country for a lot of time. but i what am i missing. toews, when he gets the puck on the pp, from below the goal line, usually the hawks score.

>I've been watching the Hawks for about 50 years now
>The 2010 team had maddening moments of "no-show" but NEVER a game when all 6 Dmen stopped moving their feet, taking forever to DECIDE what to do, and then gift-wrapping the biscuit for Boston
- SnapitUpstairs

so you must be a former d man. it is always easier in the stands!! no seriously. are the hawks messing up. that tends to be the case when we dont win. when we win that doesnt happen.

obviously i am missing a lot. i have been out of the country for a lot of time. but i what am i missing. toews, when he gets the puck on the pp, from below the goal line, usually the hawks score.
- jsabey

>Perhaps my point about Toews wasn't clear -- it's late -- regarding his "behind the goal routine" -- that reference was to his 5 on 5 play
>But, one would have to be out of the country a long time not to know that the Hawks power play in this year's playoffs is so bad that even the NBC announcers were on the ice in pregame showing the Hawks coaching staff how to fix it

>Perhaps my point about Toews wasn't clear -- it's late -- regarding his "behind the goal routine" -- that reference was to his 5 on 5 play
>But, one would have to be out of the country a long time not to know that the Hawks power play in this year's playoffs is so bad that even the NBC announcers were on the ice in pregame showing the Hawks coaching staff how to fix it
- SnapitUpstairs

you are right, i have been back, i did see them trying to fix it. i saw roenick, and a bunch of guys hitting pucks around trying to be suggestive.

>Perhaps my point about Toews wasn't clear -- it's late -- regarding his "behind the goal routine" -- that reference was to his 5 on 5 play
>But, one would have to be out of the country a long time not to know that the Hawks power play in this year's playoffs is so bad that even the NBC announcers were on the ice in pregame showing the Hawks coaching staff how to fix it
- SnapitUpstairs

i just get frustrated because i was one of the first people to buy season hawk tix. because the first time me and my dad saw toews and kane work a power play, we said these guys are the best we have seen. and we were right.

so you must be a former d man. it is always easier in the stands!! no seriously. are the hawks messing up. that tends to be the case when we dont win. when we win that doesnt happen.
- jsabey

>Center and D
>The Hawks played so well in Period 1 and so badly the rest of the way -- the difference in their decision-making and team play to me was stunning
>Nice chatting got to go
>Later

I think kruger and frolik have been the hawks most consistent forwards both games, but Shaw and Bolland were amazing in game 1 but bad today. What scares me, though, is boston's 1st line outplayed our star players both games. Toews, Kane, and hossa have to step up in Boston or we come back down 3-1
- tomcat24

Hawks top line(s) have not been good, except for first period pressure tonite, but while Lucic certainly had a lot of big hits, that line only had 2 SOG tonite.

CC hasn't given up a "softie" since the Detroit series. As they say, it's a fast game and the other guys want to win too.

It's easy to complain from your sofa. If you're lookin' for perfection, better stop watching hockey because you will always be disappointed.

Without CC the Hawks are down 2, or better yet not even in the finals.
- ArlingtonRob

Given up a pure "softie". No. Given up bad goals at the wrong time. Yes, that's his trademark.

bolland would have knocked him out.
- jsabey

i know people are sick of me, and i wont post more tonight, but i love this one

Q decided, without a failure, that what worked all year for the Hawks, could not possibly work vs Detroit or Boston....It is pure comedy how so many refuse to connect the dots.
- TrueGrit

There is no good reason that Stalberg isn't playing. They could really use his speed right now.

There's no joy in losing. None. Just insomnia.

I'd rather miss the playoffs completely than come this far and lose.
- Ogilthorpe2

Ahhh, the Dan Bernstein theory of sports.

You can't mean that - you'd give up the comeback against Detroit, the Kane hat trick and OT winner against LA, the 3 OT win last Wednesday, Crawford's excellent play....

I've a question for ya...

What goalie, who's not currently playing because they gave up too many friggin' goals, would you want instead of CC?

Lundqvist?
Kipper?
Quick?
Emery?

You'd be complaining just as loudly is my guess. And don't mention Niemi because his number sucked in 2010 compared to CC now. Sure he stole a game in SJ, but the Hawks also scored...ALOT...in 2010.

Oh..and I wish I were CC's agent because he'll be getting a raise from someone when his next deal is completed.
- ArlingtonRob

I imagine that with our defense and any one if those four goalies in net we'd would be darn near unbeatable. With the exception of Emery, none of them had the hawk D keeping shots on goal low and scoring opportunities even lower. Emery, bad hip and all has almost the same numbers as Crawford.

He can play goalie, which is why he us in the NHL. He's just not that good and he's benefitting from a phenomenal defense on front of him. Heck Boston scored on him by their 6th shot on goal for gods sake.

Given up a pure "softie". No. Given up bad goals at the wrong time. Yes, that's his trademark.
- fvineze

Even if you consider the game winner tonite a bad Crawford give-up - and I think he could have (maybe should have) gotten it - that's the first at a critical time in quite a while.

His trademark probably, but ths year, not so much.

Even if you consider the game winner tonite a bad Crawford give-up - and I think he could have (maybe should have) gotten it - that's the first at a critical time in quite a while.

His trademark probably, but ths year, not so much.
- StLBravesFan

bruins in five, hawks lucky to get that 1st win with all those lucky bounces. Rask for MVP