While I’m no fan of the Flames, obviously, I do join the hockey community in giving a great big HUH? to the NHL for the suspension of Andre Roy. Apparently he was suspended one game and fined $2,500 for initiating contact with Hawks’ defenseman Aaron Johnson in the pre-game warm-up of Wednesday night’s game 4 match-up between the Hawks and the Flames. (more…)
The Hawks got a slow start tonight, but boy did they pick the puck up and run with it in the 2nd period! (more…)
This interview with Patrick Kane really irritates me. In it he makes fun of the reason he wasn’t in game 3: His pet goldfish died and he had to fly back to Chicago to flush it down the toilet. Seems the only thing that’s going down the toilet lately is Kaner’s game. (more…)
Adam Burish asks the right question: Are the Flames so sensitive they can’t take a little trash talk? Really??? And do they think we can’t see Jarome Iginla in everyone’s faces? Do they think we can’t see that they started it? Do they think we can’t see that all this trash talking is really part of the Flames ‘D’; to get the Hawks so riled up that they retaliate and guys get sent to the dressing room? Really? Do ya think we don’t know that Flames? Do you think we can’t read your lips? Bur is right. He’s not just talking to himself out there. Give me a break and stop pansying up hockey! Man up Flames! Hockey isn’t played in the press boys!
In the last couple of games, we’ve heard the worst sound in the world: the “clink, clink, clink” off the iron as the Hawks have made some bad shots. It’s to be expected because the Flames are just that good on ‘D,’ harassing the puck away or harassing the Hawks while taking shots. But you know, that’s what you do in the playoffs. You up the ante. Unfortunately, the Hawks didn’t answer tonight in their 2-4 loss to the Flames. (more…)
Tonight the Hawks had a slight case of the shakes in game one of the quarterfinal match-up against the Flames. It’s to be expected with such a young team, but luckily the more senior players (some with playoff experience) were able to act as a calming influence. (more…)
The #2 hit of the week last week was Matt Walker’s hit on Nashville Predator Ville Koistinen. (Also notice the #4 hit: Jake Dowell’s punisher on Red Wings’ Valtteri Filppula.)
Nikolai Khabibulin almost had a shut-out in last night’s Blues/Hawks game. With the Hawks up 3-0 and three seconds left in the game, Pat Foley wondered if Khabby might just have a shut-out on his hands. Then, the unthinkable; the Blues scored at the last second. So, was it Pat Foley who jinxed Khabby right out of his shut-out? (more…)
