Bananarchy

Q just waved Hossa back out in hopes of getting him a Hat trick.

Empty net with 10 minutes left.

Hopefully Teuvo is okay. He was really laboring his way to the bench.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 10, 2016 -> 07:20 PM) First time ever. The new eight division setup helped make it happen with two 9 win teams hosting double digit winners. That and two epic meltdowns. Truth. In reality, neither Houston nor Washington had any business being home teams after "winning" their awful divisions.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 10, 2016 -> 07:30 PM) Do you have more than 1 TV? I do not. I might get relegated to my computer screen.

Good News: Blackhawks scored again Bad News: My wife is going to use this to justify putting on the Golden Globes

f***ing Game Center Live delay. Awesome shot. Out comes Varlamov SOLVED.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 10, 2016 -> 07:14 PM) Hawks looking good again Looked great for most of a period and a half, but now have to step on the gas again after letting two in.

So much talent for a team with this record.

Hossa scores. He had only had one goal in his last 18. Happy for him.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 10, 2016 -> 06:25 PM) I tried to stick to players that actually played that position(the Buff thing is a little bit of a stretch since he mostly played wing for the Hawks, but whatever). I thought about Teuvo, but people forget how solid of a player Versteeg was during his 1st run with the Hawks. And again in this scenario, these are all players playing at their peak. Bolland for example, is shot. Even with that said, this team playing together now would CRUSH. It's a great list. You could do Teuvo or Versteeg considering their roles on their respective teams were similar (the "potential young phenom"). I just hope Teuvo turns out better.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 10, 2016 -> 05:50 PM) 2010's Dream Team(That would actually make sense from a talent perspective). Sharp-Toews-Hossa Panarin-Anisimov-Kane Saad-Vermette-Versteeg Ladd-Bolland-Brouwer Seabrook-Campbell Keith-Byfuglien Hjalmarsson-Leddy Crawford Niemi Those top 3 lines would snipe, the 4th line would be grinders, and each defensive pair brings offense and defense. I hate that I can't think of a player to replace Versteeg, because I don't much care for him. Maybe Teuvo can be that guy, but the jury is still out on that, of course. I guess he's a "centerman" though.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 10, 2016 -> 03:21 PM) I miss Nick Leddy. He's so good now. Nick Leddy, Andrew Ladd for me are like the two I wish we had back.

We all knew Gase was gone. I have confidence in John Fox to hire the right guy to fill the OC position.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 9, 2016 -> 12:47 PM) If you were Bears, would you trade down, get a couple more picks, and draft this guy late teens, early 20s? I think I would. I probably would, too. Pace appears to be a good judge of talent based on his last draft class. The Bears have so many holes, I would hope they would go ahead and fill as many holes as possible drafting.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 03:47 PM) Got it. Yep, I will be incredibly pissed if Groce is back next year. I dunno. Between the corrupt state, the carousel in the administration, misguided loyalty to a dead symbol at the expense of the school, and an all around disgusting athletic department highlighted by a terrible football problem, I can't find space to care about whether or not a generally classy coach still has his job.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 10:29 PM) Doesn't matter. A competent AD can see that this team isn't well coached and the program isn't moving in the right direction. Why doesn't it matter? The team is a shell of itself. He's still landing four star recruits, also. I'm not typically the voice of reason, but let's call it like it is. This team isn't what it was supposed to be due to injury. And while we're add it, what self respecting coach is going to come to that train wreck of a school and athletic department?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 10:24 PM) Bryce Alford can be a weird player but that dude hits all the big shots it seems. Too bad his father is worse than dirt.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 09:25 PM) Not before the season is over but any AD worth a damn that they hire will fire him after the season is over. You think? The team's not healthy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 09:17 PM) And Hill is a pretty darn good player. And the last of the Weber recruits.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 09:14 PM) The only four star guy that suited up today that wasn't a freshman was Malcolm Hill. I guess you're expecting quite a bit from JCL, DJW, and Jordan in their second Big ten road game against a top 10 team in the country. This is unacceptable, but let's not paint a different picture than it is. Agreed. The reality is, Groce isn't going anywhere because 1) The whole team is hurt 2) Illinois still hasn't hired his boss

QUOTE (Boogua @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 09:01 PM) He should probably just quit. I don't enjoy his coaching, but he has been insanely unlucky here. He should try to resurrect his career elsewhere. At least he would leave the program better than he inherited it. If you would have told me we would have all these four star guys and still be this bad, I would have said you were crazy. The Illinois basketball brand is holding on to relevance for dear life.

In "Former Hawks" news, Patrick Sharp has an 11 game point streak.

One catch all thread closer to our next WS Championship

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 01:19 PM) The Departed Heat other things I got 45 minutes into the Departed and honestly thought "This may be the best movie I have ever seen". Still really love it, just like Goodfellas better.