The War Room screwed us again and denied Jonathan Toews a hat trick in the 2nd period of tonight’s Hawks/Penguins game, overturning the call on the ice that Tazer’s shot was a goal. Though the video was inconclusive, the ruling in Toronto was that Toews’ stick was above the cross-bar (i.e. a high stick) on his redirect. (more…)
As several of the Hawks and Coach Q noted after the game, the 3-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers wasn’t a pretty one. The boys employed a more utilitarian sort of play rather than the sort of play that keeps you on the edge of your seat feeling every hit and every slapshot. The Hawks made better use of the power play, but even still the play lacked the Hawks’ usual finesse.
Also, Sharpie scored a goal, and that’s something we haven’t seen in about five games. And tonight in particular, Nikolai Khabibulin was a bull with a save percentage of .973.
What was with that broohaha in the first period with Hawks’ Kris Versteeg and Patrick Kane, the Sharks’ Jonathan Cheechoo, and the officials? Clearly the replay indicated that it was Patrick Kane that high-sticked Jonathan Cheechoo in the nose, not Versteeg. Yet it was Kris Versteeg who was sent to the penalty box for the double minor penalty. The officials even had video replay so there was no excuse for calling the penalty on the wrong player. (more…)