I'd send a message and permabench Toews, Kane, etc for the remainder of the game. Double shift Frolik and Kruger.

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Yeah, Hawks suck on PP. But Boston is awesome at killing it. That last chance was a perfect example. Bruins are stone cold bitches on the kill. Give them some credit.

I will be happy if I never see the 2013 Blackhawks on the power play again.

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Thanks, DB - now I don't have to watch the rest of this crap.

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Was it in the 2010 season that Scottie Bowman took time to coach up the power play? Maybe they should have done that again this year. They sure look pathetic on it again this season. Gotta make a coaching change to improve the power play. Whatever assistant is in charge of that unit is not getting the best from a very skilled group of players.

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Go Cubs!!!!

That looked more penalty shot worthy than the penalty shot the Hawks got vs Detroit.

This worked once or twice before.


Woohooo. Blackhawks have another Citgo Petroleum Power Play!!

I think Boston should just commit penalties until the clock runs out just because they can.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Why the hell even bother to go empty net.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Just as I expected, Hawks lose Game 3.

Hawks take Game 4.

Why not change that rule? If a penalty is called with 10 seconds left, extend the game by the 1:50, unless it's more than a one goal deficit.

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Hossa's "injury" looks more and more like a hush-hush game off in what was bound to be an inevitable loss.

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Are you on PCP?

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After watching all those lost faceoffs/clowncar power plays, I am indeed suffering some sort of neurological disorder.

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You should call into B&B and be their new mentally-challenged mascot! They think it's hilaaaaaaaaaaarious!

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Dewskie I usually agree with your posts, but your idea of benching Hossa when he has been one of the best Hawks this series makes no sense.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

I'm in post-humiliating loss irrational despair. Forgive me.

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wasn't he hit by a puck during pre-game? seems like there'd be some witnesses.

and you can give a hockey player a night off, to some extent, without scratching them from the lineup completely. could've used hossa on the PP at least.

important question is... did danny mac bet against the trend and take the Hawks in this Game 3.

Haven't been too impressed with the Hawks these first three games. Definitely feels like Boston is the better team. If they didn't choke away game 1, this series would be over.

Quenneville said in the postgame that nothing happened to Hossa during warmups. My once insane theory appears more accurate by the second!

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Toews is still useless. Rack up another pointless game. Kid was voted best forward in 2010 Vancouver Olympics so he's used to playing elite competition. I'm sure his post game quote was great and displayed leadership in this adverse situation so there's that.

I'm a big Q fan, but I have no idea WTF he was doing with the lines tonight. Playing guys on lines together who have never payed together before is a bad strategy. The lines tonight were a fucking hodge podge. I don't get it. Player chemistry is important & guys get used to playing with certain team mates.

Once again #2 was the best player on the ice for the Hawks. Ben Smith played pretty well too for a guy who was thrown into action at the last minute. Hammer & Seabs were both bad...again.
Is Jonathon Toews still on this team? Any time that he wants to show up is fine with me.
Dave Bolland was his old lousy self again.
Hawks stickwork & passing was brutal tonight.
It's hard to understand how the Hawks power play can be so bad. I would hope that the Hawks would change the power play strategy after so many bad power play shifts.
Fire Jamie Kompton.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Thats my take as well. Hawks have played 1 and a half good periods of hockey so far and are a lucky puck going in off a skate deflection on the Oduya goal from being down 0 - 3 . Boston is just shutting them down and look to be wearing them down as well. Toews hasnt even had an appearance to speak of in this series, Kane has been a non factor, and theres been no sign of Bickell at all. Did they even have a decent scoring chance tonight? Even as bad as theyve been, they could be pulling this series out if they could just convert on the power play but thats shown zero signs of happening. Game 4 is the series. They lose theres no way in hell theyre beating Boston 3 in a row, especially if Hossa is hurt and the best you can counter with is Ben Smith. Hopefully theyll play better in Game 4 because it would be hard to be as bad as they were tonight two games in a row.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I'm not throwing in the towel yet, despite my unyielding pessimism, but if the Hawks do indeed piss away this series, I'd wager that they drastically overachieved this season.

By the time the season finally started I don't think many people, myself included, expected too much change out of a lukewarm team that didn't have much roster turnover at all. It's no excuse to lose when you're so close, but still. Something to ponder if you're on the verge of hurling yourself out the window.

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The hockey analysis in this town continues to get worse. Listening to whatever the hell you want to call Barry Rozner interviewing David Schuster on the Score, talking about it's just fatigue and Boston wanting it more. No discussion of X's and O's, no talk about how predictable hot garbage the power play is. No, No, it's just about fatigue and effort.

They played a shortened regular season and have needed only 19 games to reach the finals. Uh boys, that's less than the year they won the cup. I know Rozner is a joke, but it makes me so angry that he passes for the score's expert. Give me Jay anytime.

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Team Cutler.

Oh and Q should be borderline fired tomorrow for not using 88-19-29 all fucking series. Even on the road you use that line and force Boston to counter it with Bergeron/Chara. I'll go depth vs. depth all day.

That line was pillaging about LA..a very similarly built team. Instead he out smarts himself with the 67-19-16 bullshit and Julien doesn't need to worry about that line and can get MUCH more favorable matchups. Fuck Q. Even before this series started breaking up that line and started Bollig was a mistake. Why was he coaching against moves that haven't even been made?

Chara is still one of the worst humans in the NHL. Happy to get reminded of that.


Dan's angry today.

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To reiterate Apologist's question


Being that they rarely get more than one decent shot during a power play, why dont they just shoot slap shots from the outside and just try to rebound?


Does that not work?

It does.

It also requires them to be able to get the power play set up which they can't.

Lately they've had one of two moves to gain the zone. Either the winger carries it up the boards with some speed, but about to get bumped off the puck so he stops and curls and tries to drop it back to the point where there is a Boston stick and the pucks out of the zone. Method two has been the hard dump about the boards towards no one in particular. Forecheck isn't there and the puck is gone again.

Boston is too good of a team and has the Hawks PP very well scouted. There's a reason that even when some Boston misplay allows them to get set up the cross slot back door pass isn't there because it's literally all Boston is defending and they don't have a plan B.

Nick Leddy was the only player who consistently gained the zone deep last night and he had no support.

Edit: So as to just not criticize and actually offer ideas. Two things they could start doing. First, a soft dump in the zone to the corner that the winger is already on. Don't whip is around the boards, but basically try to stall it in that corner. In theory, the attacking winger will have more speed about be able to beat the defender to that puck. Second, just drive the net and shoot. No one is crashing the net trying to get whatever few rebounds Rask is leaving. Gain the zone, shoot and have someone following. Either you'll be able to get a whistle or hopefully get a rebound shot on net or then cycle that back out to the defense which will open up the shots from the point Apologist was asking about.

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Team Cutler.

Ok, stay with me. Im learning.

So when Boston clears it. The Hawks bring it back up the ice. The Winger gets it just past the mid line. Why not just shoot from there?

I mean, I think you're saying they cant get a lane open but why not just shoot from wherever you're being stopped?


Also, at some point, wouldnt the Bruins actually start playing even more reckless or hitting more because there is no consequence?