Happy Draft Lottery Day everyone!!

Goalies playing well get lucky.

Goalies playing poorly have pucks bounce off three posts and their own backs - and in the net.
- StLBravesFan

Do you have any stats or documentation to back this statement up

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http://www.espn.com/nhl/s...ng-nuzzling-other-players

Marchand really is the king of nhl jerkdom

Happy Draft Lottery Day everyone!!
- Justin Lowe

Yeah! Highest #1 the 'Hawks have had in a decade!!

Do you have any stats or documentation to back this statement up

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- BetweenTheDots

yeah..forsberg, glass and berube

Do you have any stats or documentation to back this statement up

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- BetweenTheDots

I have kept track of every NHL goal scored since 1961 - at least those on videotape or film - and the quality of the goaltending involved.

I’ll try to put it in a logical format - give me a couple of days....

I have kept track of every NHL goal scored since 1961 - at least those on videotape or film - and the quality of the goaltending involved.

I’ll try to put it in a logical format - give me a couple of days....


- StLBravesFan

All joking aside, this looks like it'll be the only series worth watching, be very surprised if Pens, Bolts and LVGK don't advance, personally rooting for the Jets to win it all.

And no I'm not Canadian but i really like the team and big fan of Buff

All joking aside, this looks like it'll be the only series worth watching, be very surprised if Pens, Bolts and LVGK don't advance, personally rooting for the Jets to win it all.

And no I'm not Canadian but i really like the team and big fan of Buff
- BetweenTheDots

I'm still somewhat surprised how easily the Kings and Ducks went down. But each of those teams have some scumbag players I'm always happy to see lose.

Confirmed: Dominik Kahun (F) | EHC München -> Chicago Blackhawks | https://t.co/TBK0PPIIiY #NHL

— EP Transfers (@ep_transfers) April 28, 2018

Confirmed: Dominik Kahun (F) | EHC München -> Chicago Blackhawks | https://t.co/TBK0PPIIiY #NHL

— EP Transfers (@ep_transfers) April 28, 2018

- DarthKane

Worth a shot. He played really well in the Olympics.

Worth a shot. He played really well in the Olympics.
- Justin Lowe

He played two seasons in the OHL. He’s still likely a long shot to make the NHL but at least he has some experience on North American ice.

He played two seasons in the OHL. He’s still likely a long shot to make the NHL but at least he has some experience on North American ice.
- DarthKane

So is it official yet, Blackhawks win draft lottery 😉

So is it official yet, Blackhawks win draft lottery 😉
- BetweenTheDots

The way this season went they will pick 10th

The way this season went they will pick 10th
- riozzo

You’re probably are right but oh would the conspiracy theorist around the league come out of the woodwork if the Hawks won the lottery.

For those who need a refresher on the 2 times the Hawks have won the draft lottery:

(from SecondCityHockey.com)

Chicago has won the lottery twice before in 1999 and 2007.

In 1999, Chicago moved up from the eighth spot to the fourth overall pick. The Hawks traded the pick to the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Bryan McCabe and the Canucks’ first-round picks in 2000 and 2001. The New York Rangers acquired the pick in a trade with Vancouver and Tampa Bay, to select Pavel Brendl.

And we all know how the 2007 #1 pick went.

The way this season went they will pick 10th
- riozzo

You know you are probably right, unfortunately. The Hits just keep coming... on a bright note Power Enforcer will be his usual self which should be entertaining

The way this season went they will pick 10th
- riozzo

The way this season went, they will somehow lose both 1st rounders and get replaced with 7th rounders.

Confirmed: Dominik Kahun (F) | EHC München -> Chicago Blackhawks | https://t.co/TBK0PPIIiY #NHL

— EP Transfers (@ep_transfers) April 28, 2018

- DarthKane

The Kahun signing was rumored for months (since before the TDL) so not sure what the holdup was.

So is it official yet, Blackhawks win draft lottery 😉
- BetweenTheDots

Morr likely to see Forsling than Dahlin pulling a Blackhawk sweater over his inflated head
"I' m so excited to replace DK on the powerplay. I relish the opportunity to play with Kane - what a magician he is with the puck."
Jonathan Toews maybe he has taken you under his wing the short time you"ve been in Chicago?
:Actually his girlfrirnd and Johnny made a really tasty healthy vegetarian dinner for us." Later, Forsling admitted "Johnny seemed kind of pissed about the powerplay thet run. Didn't want to tslk about it. Ssid you'll see who messes that all up once you get to play on the pp."

These are the imaginative thoughts i dreamed in my short nap. I have to get up and set up the cheering section for our fans.

What Forsling said in my knap right before the draft .

So is it official yet, Blackhawks win draft lottery 😉
- BetweenTheDots

Morr likely to see Forsling than Dahlin pulling a Blackhawk sweater over his inflated head
"I' m so excited to replace DK on the powerplay. I relish the opportunity to play with Kane - what a magician he is with the puck."
Jonathan Toews maybe he has taken you under his wing the short time you"ve been in Chicago?
:Actually his girlfrirnd and Johnny made a really tasty healthy vegetarian dinner for us." Later, Forsling admitted "Johnny seemed kind of pissed about the powerplay thet run. Didn't want to tslk about it. Ssid you'll see who messes that all up once you get to play on the pp."

These are the imaginative thoughts i dreamed in my short nap. I have to get up and set up the cheering section for our fans.

What Forsling said in my knap right before the draft .

You know you are probably right, unfortunately. The Hits just keep coming... on a bright note Power Enforcer will be his usual self which should be entertaining
- BGKarras

I still have LV winning the SC.

Love to see him on the ice when the opposition scores........
Pekka should worry more about stopping pucks than acting. Crow has got to be beside himself. Rinne barely gets touched and it is goalie interference, and Crow gets beaten up multiple times a game, and play on!. WTF!
- powerenforcer

An important issue regarding the abuse Crow and all Hawks’ goalies take is our D-Men, as a rule, do not make opposing teams’ players pay in front of the net. Buff is taking heads off if anyone touches a Jets’ goalie. We have too many non-contact D-Men - Rutta, Forsling, Oesterle, Gus etc. Opposing players don’t take liberties if it means paying a physical price. This is a direct by-product of not featuring toughness.

What about Garrett Sparks to back up Crow next year? He appears to be buried in the Toronto organization. Not sure what it would take to acquire him.
- TJYTJY

My gut is that Sparks is amongst the options being considered for backup. The Hawks love the local kids. If no team nabs him this summer, give him a PTO for training camp. I think someone else mentioned that as one part of the strategy this off season: find various players (not just goalie) to invite to camp as tryouts and let the fire in their belly drive them to earn a contract.

An important issue regarding the abuse Crow and all Hawks’ goalies take is our D-Men, as a rule, do not make opposing teams’ players pay in front of the net. Buff is taking heads off if anyone touches a Jets’ goalie. We have too many non-contact D-Men - Rutta, Forsling, Oesterle, Gus etc. Opposing players don’t take liberties if it means paying a physical price. This is a direct by-product of not featuring toughness.
- Z3Hawk

It's also very tough on the United Center grounds crew, as they need to spend extra time after each game breaking down and removing the tents opposing teams had pitched in front of the 'Hawks goal.

An important issue regarding the abuse Crow and all Hawks’ goalies take is our D-Men, as a rule, do not make opposing teams’ players pay in front of the net. Buff is taking heads off if anyone touches a Jets’ goalie. We have too many non-contact D-Men - Rutta, Forsling, Oesterle, Gus etc. Opposing players don’t take liberties if it means paying a physical price. This is a direct by-product of not featuring toughness.
- Z3Hawk

Totally agree. Answering Justin's question from his blog, one thing I have noticed this playoffs that the Hawks need to take note of and adopt is exactly what you stated.

An example like Byfuglien doing this is Chara. I watched Game 7 of the Bruins-Leafs series and Chara would constantly shove or even just stare down anyone who came close to Rask. Helps that he's almost 7 feet tall, but the general principle is still the same: guard the crease and your goalie like it's a playoff overtime game.