Maatta has Duncan Keith disease - hits lots of shin pads.

5 SATs tonite - 4 blocked, 1 missed.
- StLBravesFan

I don't think anybody could ever be as poor as Duncan Keith's shots from the point. It is almost comical how he can't get pucks through and on net.

Babcock fired, then Barrie scores his 1st goal of the year.

Part of it is Carolina and Tampa - two good, fast, disciplined, forechecking teams.

Both have been very good at disrupting the much slower Blackhawks.
- StLBravesFan

You need quick crisp passes to defeat the forecheck and the Hawks passing hasn't been quick or crisp.

I don't think anybody could ever be as poor as Duncan Keith's shots from the point. It is almost comical how he can't get pucks through and on net.
- Hawkytalk

And yet he keeps shooting. The guy is either incredibly selfish or incredibly stupid or both.

Cal-Gary going down in...uhhhh...flames again to the Blues - down 0-5.

Sixth loss in a row - 23 goals given up.
- StLBravesFan

And Vancouver up 5-2 at NSH and DAL up 3-1 against WPG.

Stars on a roll. Hawks better get out of this funk or else Saturday ain't going to be pretty.

Looks like Tampa is putting on their best Carolina-mimic on.

I can't believe how bad Cats hands are this year
- BetweenTheDots

I KNOW! They have to have taken an inventory of everything he changed over the summer to find the reason, right?

Despite the podcaster/media love for the 12-17-88 line, Cat has not scored since Kane joined him and Strome. That line is only working for Kane and Kane seems to be doing most of it himself anyway.

TBL - two or three quick passes and they’re out of the zone and into the offensive zone.

Blackhawks with a cross ice pass the full width of the ice - deflected by white-sweatered sticks, or intercepted, or otherwise disrupted.

It’s like they’ve forgotten how to support the puck and/or their teammates who have it. How many times tonight have we had two of our own players run into each other?

Shorthanded goal coming up

It’s like they’ve forgotten how to support the puck and/or their teammates who have it. How many times tonight have we had two of our own players run into each other?
- Chunk

I was noticing that too - it’s like they have no idea where to be on the ice.

I KNOW! They have to have taken an inventory of everything he changed over the summer to find the reason, right?

Despite the podcaster/media love for the 12-17-88 line, Cat has not scored since Kane joined him and Strome. That line is only working for Kane and Kane seems to be doing most of it himself anyway.
- pdx2ord

Cat wide open shot, swing and s miss, last year that's a goal

DeBrincat c’mon maaaaannn

Wonder if Stan is having 2nd thoughts regarding Cat's contract.

Shorthanded goal coming up
- boilermaker100

Predicting isn't our thing

Predicting isn't our thing
- I Am The Breadman

I was just channelling my inner Breadman. Have to keep working at it

Seabs doesn't suck!!!!

Seabs with the cheap goal. Floodgates will open.

I really like how casual the Hawks are skating for loose pucks and allowing the forecheck to close in on them so they have less options.

I have a feeling another bag skate coming soon to a practice near you

I was just channelling my inner Breadman. Have to keep working at it
- boilermaker100

Mine were BIG TIME flukes.

Seabs doesn't suck!!!!
- I Am The Breadman

Need to give out a Seabs bobblehead every night, I guess. Happy for him.

Hedman. All d men goals.

Need to give out a Seabs bobblehead every night, I guess. Happy for him.
- pdx2ord

Whatever keeps him going, sign me up.

Hedman. All d men goals.
- I Am The Breadman

Does the assist go to the ref for keeping the puck in

Why the hell does it take 2.5 periods and a fluke goal for them to be this active and aggressive in all zones?