It would be nice if they would actually play with a lead and get the first couple in a game instead of giving up a first period goal all the time.

That was a really piss poor effort. The Hawks are pretty fucked here. After the 1st they got their dicks kicked in by a 2 line team.

When a plug like Callahan is dominating you've essentially given up.

Shoot, they're playing a one-legged goalie and can't score.

I get it. The weather is warming up and the cottage in Muskoka is calling. I just hoped they'd give enough a shit for the 4th round.

Are you being serious with this crap?

It would be nice if they would actually play with a lead and get the first couple in a game instead of giving up a first period goal all the time.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Are you being serious with this crap?

And I thought his Cub thoughts were bad, thank goodness his Packers thoughts are good.

Can't wait for the Mulumba era to restart.

Yes, I'm very disappointed with what I've seen. This very easily could be 3-0 Lightning. The Hawks have yet to dictate play in any game.

The Hawks are getting their assed handed to them by a goalie with a shit glove and who can't move laterally!

That's embarrasing.

Yes, I'm very disappointed with what I've seen. This very easily could be 3-0 Lightning. The Hawks have yet to dictate play in any game.

The Hawks are getting their assed handed to them by a goalie with a shit glove and who can't move laterally!

That's embarrasing.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Very disappointing game.
We saw an EXACT showcase of Spaulding’s description of Crawford. Goal 1 from Callahan had no screen Crawford drops early and Callahan burns him. No Excuse. He goes on to play VERY well through the 2nd period and after going up 2-1 the entire team falls asleep and Crawford can’t get a glove on a slow puck. Goal 3 another defensive and goaltending nap. I’m not placing the entire game on Crawford but all 3 goals were preventable by the goalie.

My bigger issue is with the fact that we couldn’t move the puck passed the blue line for most of the 2nd period. Followed by the fact that the entire fucking team has consistently gone into a nap after taking the lead.

Rough night, but it’s not over yet and I do think the Hawks will wake up and finish this off. As much as I dislike Versteeg, it appears Bickell is flat out worse….holy shit that guy is done.

Didn't he also stop a couple of breakaways?

too hawks fans have ingested too many stupid pills. or they must be watching a different series.

hawks have owned 2 of the 9 periods played so far. my math says that's not good.

this is against a team with 2 forward lines, 2 defensemen and a hobbled goalie.

talk about dead ass effort.

tyler johnson is banged up and stamkos hasn't even scored yet!

the 3rd period was when the hawks should've came out with piss and vinegar after getting their teeth kicked in after the 2nd period. instead they couldn't be bothered to try until 2 minutes left in the 3rd. and my goodness was that a trainwreck of a man advantage. they got like 2 shots on goal.

It's not over. If you listen to CH and HFBoards you'd think TB has dominated. Far from it. It's been pretty even despite TB getting to play with the lead the majority of the series thus far. Hawks have carried the play more than the Lightning. Their goalie has outplayed our goalie. That's the only difference right now. The Ducks are better than TB. There's no reason the Hawks can't take over this series.

It's not over. If you listen to CH and HFBoards you'd think TB has dominated. Far from it. It's been pretty even despite TB getting to play with the lead the majority of the series thus far. Hawks have carried the play more than the Lightning. Their goalie has outplayed our goalie. That's the only difference right now. The Ducks are better than TB. There's no reason the Hawks can't take over this series.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Also, I've noticed that there's a profound dislike for Ed Olcyzk on the internet. Is he really that much of a homer? I don't notice it.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Refs handing the Hawks the game, the Hawks politely decline it. A 2-0 lead for the Ducks wins this game. Pathetic showing thus far.

The Ducks are sloppy and the Hawks are timid. Truly the fruits of a 116-minute game tonight. Blech. Glad it's tied.

I guess we ran into the hot goalie.

Andersen is 102/107 (.953) in the series. Mike Smith all over again.

Opinion, not fact: this team looks pathetic.

Hawks look defeated out there.

I thought the Hawks were supposed to get all their shit efforts out of their system in the second half of the season. I didn't think they had any more in 'em.

Probably just going to be a Ducks empty-netter to wrap things up here. Demoralizing loss.

Can't beat Andersen. That's series. Not winning three out of four against a team this good.

The Hawks would be on the verge of a sweep if not for the crossbar. Pathetic showing.

That ought to do it.

Utterly shameful.

This sucks because after this, it's all over.

Back to your regularly scheduled playoff exit, I guess.

I am aware. I don't think they have enough talent to win two games.

Technically, it's just a 75% chance the Ducks win the series if they win, but they're not dropping 6 and 7.

My hunch is that with New York forcing a game 7, Chicago will not, giving rise to annoying Rangers fans talking about how the Rangers did what the Hawks couldn't and subjecting us to more boring Rangers games

Hawks are overdue for an elimination-game shitkicking. They've only been knocked out in less than game 7 sudden death by two teams under Q/Toews/Kane: the '09 Red Wings and the '12 Coyotes. With all this rhetoric about how you can never count the Hawks out and the Rangers winning last night, the universe feels like it's setting everything up for the Hawks to lay a big egg. My guess is they give up the first goal in the first five minutes and never lead or tie, but don't let the floodgates open until the third, ensuring that we all sit through ~45 minutes of frustrating suckage before we can find something better to do with our time

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.