Agree. Thought your namesake was way off base about that hit. I try to listen to the other team's announcers whenever possible. Can't stand the birthday wishes, pointless banter, and Foley's "tree tirty tree" stupidity every game followed by Olycyk's obligatory fake chuckle/laugh. Ugh!
- BMWChiFan

Oh ya I'm not a big fan of Olcyk whether its the nonsense babbling between him and Foley for Home Hawks' broadcasts or the National games where he tries SO hard to not come off as a Chicago Homer that he actually leans the other way and is almost anti-Hawks. Also, you'll maybe hear Olcyk question a NHL Referee 5 times in an entire season. Even a blatant check/cross-check from behind like Perry on Oduya he is extremely hesitant to question anyting the NHL does because they sign his paychecks and I'm sure they are LARGE checks every Friday.

I'd assume you have NHL.TV too? Have you or anyone else streaming NHL.TV had nightly issues with stream quality? I'll get maybe 5 minutes of HD then it goes to non-HD for the majority of my streams. I have 100mb internet speed and hard wire connection from modem to my PS4. I'm seriously considering calling NHL.TV and demanding a rebate bc the quality has been awful for much of the year.

loved last nights game. tough loss. can't wait to see what this team looks like one month from now. still think they have another gear. also agree with somebody else's comment about teams who try to physically punish the hawks during a seven game series...eventually it will cost a team against this group. it just seems that in every series the hawks have seemed out of it, they figure out their opponent and eventually take over. right now I feel there are only a select few teams who can beat the hawks 4 games in a 7 game series. if the hawks can turn their game up and take it to another level, it is going to be a fun april/may/june (hopefully).

I knew it! I knew it!

it was no concern to the majority of the leagues GMs,when the salary cap was sqeezing the Hakws twice over, but as I said months ago, now that the weak sisters have blown their load with bad decisions with contracts ALL the GMs ask for a three million boost in Cap.

I knew it! I knew it!

it was no concern when the salary cap was sqeezing the Hakws twice over, but as I said months ago, now that the weak sisters have blown their load with bad decisions with contracts ALL the GMs ask for a three million boost in Cap.
- wiz1901

Can you clarify and/or elaborate on this post??

Me guesses #13 is close to sitting because there has been littkle results and plenty of nice substitutes to plug into the line-up...

After the obtained Panik, I wasn't shy about finding fault in parts of his game, one being how many of his ideas when in possession were easily defended broken up, etc.
I just thought last night if you watch the game again, Panik's warts were ever so present.
Don't get me wrong, I want him pounding, agitating and trying to create, I just think in many situations if another Hawk had the puck a different assessment and action would have been in play. He ends many possessions with wimps.

I am tired of the idea the Ducks forced the hawks out of their game...the Ducks didn't have the puck enough to dicate any terms except top have good sticks in their end over Hawk sticks.
THEY ARE a good team, so let the diagnosis, gloom and doom, stop.

You can never make one area of concern whether it be face-off bad PK, or lack of PP and decide that is what buries any team.

One on one battle, back side pressure, good saves have to continue to be one and waged agressively whether you are playing a heavy OR "dirty" team.

Anybody REALLY think the Ducks got on the plane thinking "we got the if we play them in the playoffs...?"

I don't.

Tough loss last night...

but concur with what's been posted. Hawks forced to the perimeter and played tic tack toe for quite a while in the Ducks zone, but couldn't put it in the back of the net. Bernier seemed to be able to track everything easily...and a lot of shots to the gut. He was solid though in the third in particular.

Ducks were their usual dirty selves last night. Just bad hockey. The no call on the Schmaltz play was NHL officiating at its finest...ridiculous.

Their center depth was one reason I was hopeful Stan would land another veteran center before the TDL.

See how they rebound tonight at the Joe against the Wings.

Can you clarify and/or elaborate on this post??
- EnzoD

The league meeting saw all the GMs voting to fatten the Cap by three million.

Sure it helps the hawks too, but as I said over the course of the last year, as soon as the have not teams feel like they cant spend to find UFA and outside talent, they would start whinning to make it go higher...

The league meeting saw all the GMs voting to fatten the Cap by three million.

Sure it helps the hawks too, but as I said over the course of the last year, as soon as the have not teams feel like they cant spend to find UFA and outside talent, they would start whinning to make it go higher...
- wiz1901

What kind of BS is that!? Will the Salary Cap increase be approved/implemented for the 17/18 season??

Tough loss last night...

but concur with what's been posted. Hawks forced to the perimeter and played tic tack toe for quite a while in the Ducks zone, but couldn't put it in the back of the net. Bernier seemed to be able to track everything easily...and a lot of shots to the gut. He was solid though in the third in particular.

Ducks were their usual dirty selves last night. Just bad hockey. The no call on the Schmaltz play was NHL officiating at its finest...ridiculous.

Their center depth was one reason I was hopeful Stan would land another veteran center before the TDL.

See how they rebound tonight at the Joe against the Wings.
- DK002

Seriously bad. Toews got hauled down in the slot in the waning moments on what could have been a prime scoring chance. No call. No subtlety, just lots of so cal goonery.

anybody have those Sirius radio call in numbers?

They had a segement yesterday where fans call in and say who they think the dirtiest team is.

I so wanted to call in and say the Diriest Team is the NHL managemant team and their refereeing core which is dirty because after an entire season of using the three count as a determination on a late hit letting anybody be hit five seconds after not having possession as a commonality of the "let them play philosophy."

I don't care what the numbers say, IMO, face off wins DO matter.

anybody have those Sirius radio call in numbers?

They had a segement yesterday where fans call in and say who they think the dirtiest team is.

I so wanted to call in and say the Diriest Team is the NHL managemant team and their refereeing core which is dirty because after an entire season of using the three count as a determination on a late hit letting anybody be hit five seconds after not having possession as a commonality of the "let them play philosophy."
- wiz1901

Bernier saw a lot of the rubber coming at him. He was not forced to make any as I recall highlight reel saves.

Just saying I think there is a "book" on the Hawks—force them outside the circles and they become a lot easier to contain.

It's not kryptonite, but against teams who have the size and discipline to do it, they will need to adjust.
- John Jaeckel

Most important part you mentioned in your write up was the lack of quality shots on Bernier. Hawks put up a lot of shots but only maybe a handful at most were quality. FO% was brutal, even Toews couldn't win important draws late.

I kinda agree with Wiz on Q sitting Jurco sooner or later as his play is invisible on that 3rd line. Understood why Tootoo played over Desi vs a physical team like Anaheim, but hope to see Desi on that energy line more often than Tootoo going forward.

Better team lost last night and always hard to swallow. Luckily they have another game in a few hours vs lowly Detroit. Anyone heard lines for tonight yet?! Kempny better be in there!

I loved Dave Manson and would love to have Josh too. But you are wrong about Panik being soft. He is fearless, and when he gets that deranged smile on his face during dust-ups, he reminds me of Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
- BMWChiFan

Not saying he is soft, I am a fan of his, it's not his game, hockey still has ,and always will have ruff stuff incorporated into it, which is why you need players like , I hate to keep beating the drum, the Secords and Manson's on every team, guys who can play and police , Icant for the life of me figure out why Stan Bowman absolutely refuses to go after players with some of that to their game.Should Toews be fighting? Absolutely not, But when Getzlaf and even though I love the kid and remember his daddy bringing him to the rink when he was a tike, at-the originalJohnny's Ice house, Josh Manson, we should have players that take exception to that. Panik is a nice big young strong kid, Fighting when necessary is not his game. Give mea kid or 2like Antoine Roussell for example also on my team to curtail some of the school yard bully crap is all we are saying.

The league meeting saw all the GMs voting to fatten the Cap by three million.

Sure it helps the hawks too, but as I said over the course of the last year, as soon as the have not teams feel like they cant spend to find UFA and outside talent, they would start whinning to make it go higher...
- wiz1901

If the crying and whining lasts long enough, the league will do what they always do - allow 2 free of charge buyouts for each team.

It will be that or Bettman will instruct 29 teams to trade 2 of their players with onerous contracts to the Coyotes so they can reach the cap floor and then he will use that to demonstrate to the Arizona Legislature that the Coyotes have invested heavily in players but can't make it financially in Glendale, please build them a rink.

Seriously bad. Toews got hauled down in the slot in the waning moments on what could have been a prime scoring chance. No call. No subtlety, just lots of so cal goonery.
- kinigitt

There is a "lowlight" compilation of all of Toews' altercations with Kesler in the game floating round on the Interwebs. (I unfortunately cannot figure out how to embed it here). Kesler took repeated shots at his head, including a punch, that went uncalled and a couple of cross-checks head first into the posts/boards.

I know those two hate each other, but they need to call the deliberate attempts to injure. Kesler seemed to hone in on #19's most vulnerable spots.

So odd to me that the NHL really does very little, vis-a-vis the other professional leagues to protect their stars.

I loved Dave Manson and would love to have Josh too. But you are wrong about Panik being soft. He is fearless, and when he gets that deranged smile on his face during dust-ups, he reminds me of Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
- BMWChiFan

Goalie win.

GO HOCKS

Tonight = 6 - 4 Hocks. Glass in net. (Long live Jaamby )

Most important part you mentioned in your write up was the lack of quality shots on Bernier. Hawks put up a lot of shots but only maybe a handful at most were quality. FO% was brutal, even Toews couldn't win important draws late.

I kinda agree with Wiz on Q sitting Jurco sooner or later as his play is invisible on that 3rd line. Understood why Tootoo played over Desi vs a physical team like Anaheim, but hope to see Desi on that energy line more often than Tootoo going forward.

Better team lost last night and always hard to swallow. Luckily they have another game in a few hours vs lowly Detroit. Anyone heard lines for tonight yet?! Kempny better be in there!
- Assman22

taking the below excerpt from a fellow poster on another board (who shall remain nameless)

"The Hawks had 20 high danger scoring chances - 14 of which came in the 1st two periods, 15 of which came at 5v5. That's one of the highest HDCF numbers they've had (high in general for teams) and suggests guys were getting to and shooting from around the net fairly well.

Adding: I don't doubt several shots were into Bernier's chest though - their shots were off a bit imo. That's the timing that can get out of sync when a team has so long off. "

- DarthKane

Those gifs are so strange. How do they make only one part of it move? I'm fascinated how creative people can be when it comes to stuff like this

taking the below excerpt from a fellow poster on another board (who shall remain nameless)

"The Hawks had 20 high danger scoring chances - 14 of which came in the 1st two periods, 15 of which came at 5v5. That's one of the highest HDCF numbers they've had (high in general for teams) and suggests guys were getting to and shooting from around the net fairly well.

Adding: I don't doubt several shots were into Bernier's chest though - their shots were off a bit imo. That's the timing that can get out of sync when a team has so long off. "
- BlazinMike

Watched the whole game last night and again today. IDK how they determine a "high danger scoring chance" but they def didn't have even half that number last night. And yes a lot of "Sharpie shots" on goal right into Bernier's chest.

If the crying and whining lasts long enough, the league will do what they always do - allow 2 free of charge buyouts for each team.

It will be that or Bettman will instruct 29 teams to trade 2 of their players with onerous contracts to the Coyotes so they can reach the cap floor and then he will use that to demonstrate to the Arizona Legislature that the Coyotes have invested heavily in players but can't make it financially in Glendale, please build them a rink.
- RickJ

I do know from a guy deep in cahoots with the NHL higher ups (this fella is attempting to buy Arizona to Scottsdale, and if that doesn't work on to Seatte):

He said the League and GMs will force a work stoppage until they get the following:

The max a player can make will be 8% ,9% or maybe even 10% of the Cap the year of the signing.
They are looking at the harsh reality that Connor McDavid will garnish 15 million on the open market...they don't want a high bar because then the other stars will think "Just 12 million", if HE is worth that....

Not saying he is soft, I am a fan of his, it's not his game, hockey still has ,and always will have ruff stuff incorporated into it, which is why you need players like , I hate to keep beating the drum, the Secords and Manson's on every team, guys who can play and police , Icant for the life of me figure out why Stan Bowman absolutely refuses to go after players with some of that to their game.Should Toews be fighting? Absolutely not, But when Getzlaf and even though I love the kid and remember his daddy bringing him to the rink when he was a tike, at-the originalJohnny's Ice house, Josh Manson, we should have players that take exception to that. Panik is a nice big young strong kid, Fighting when necessary is not his game. Give mea kid or 2like Antoine Roussell for example also on my team to curtail some of the school yard bully crap is all we are saying.
- wonthecup10

This isn't the 1980's and the game is different. Don't need the Hawks to fight or goon it up. Just play physical when necessary and throw clean, hard checks. The whole policing idea is bs now too. There is no need for players like that anymore.

Watched the whole game last night and again today. IDK how they determine a "high danger scoring chance" but they def didn't have even half that number last night. And yes a lot of "Sharpie shots" on goal right into Bernier's chest.
- Assman22

hey if I knew how the stats were done I'd have posted my own numbers, but I don't so I copied and pasted from elsewhere. Reliable source btw, very knowledgable

Not saying he is soft, I am a fan of his, it's not his game, hockey still has ,and always will have ruff stuff incorporated into it, which is why you need players like , I hate to keep beating the drum, the Secords and Manson's on every team, guys who can play and police , Icant for the life of me figure out why Stan Bowman absolutely refuses to go after players with some of that to their game.Should Toews be fighting? Absolutely not, But when Getzlaf and even though I love the kid and remember his daddy bringing him to the rink when he was a tike, at-the originalJohnny's Ice house, Josh Manson, we should have players that take exception to that. Panik is a nice big young strong kid, Fighting when necessary is not his game. Give mea kid or 2like Antoine Roussell for example also on my team to curtail some of the school yard bully crap is all we are saying.
- wonthecup10

this team needs more redass