So has anyone heard anymore on this .. I would hate to see all that excitement fizzle

Nothing more on the Staal deal but I did see that Campbell rejected the last offer from Buffalo and is expected to be traded now...hopefully Tallon is paying attention.

Bulin out today vs. the kings.

Bulin out today vs. the kings.

Did they say why?

 

Edit, saw that they said he has "back spasms". I'm guessing he is gone?

Edited February 23, 200818 yr by SoxFanForever

yeah hes out but we did not call up any goalie cuz crawford couldnt get to LA in time.

 

Great first half in my mind. The Kings definitely had the edge at the beginning and I knew they would score first. Beautiful powerplay by the hawks -- 28th goal by Sharp. Good to see we outshot the Kings 9-1 in the last 9 minutes or so.

 

Bolland is doing good, as is the 4th line he is on. Kane messed up the coverage on Harold.

 

Hopefully we have a 2 goal lead going into the 3rd, but thats just my hopes.

Hopefully we have a 2 goal lead going into the 3rd, but thats just my hopes.

Havlat and Zyuzin score, there's your 2-goal lead.

Nice little sequence there for 2 quick goals!

Here we f***in go! Toews baby!

Toews from an impossible angle, 4-1 Hawks!!!

hawks come out firing, 3 goals in 5 minutes.

They can't even recap the game without the Hawks scoring!!!

Toews passes to Williams, BANG it's in the back o' the net!

5-1 Hawks and Cloutier is gone!

:headbang

The Havlat goal was absolutely sick... everything else has been kind of garbage except perhaps for the Williams goal.

 

Cloutier is brutal, but regardless the Hawks are firing on all cylinders! 24 games to go after today, Commit to the Indian!

This is the kind of game where you run your shift a little longer than usual, hope to get a chance to pad those stats.

 

Kane Vs. Toews.... who is the Calder Trophy winner?

Young team can't sit on leads.... 5-4 Hawks 38.4 seconds left.

 

Stay tuned.

13.3 seconds left.... kings come back from 4 down in the third.

 

unbelievable

 

Hawks dont get two points here.... its a season breaker.

13.3 seconds left.... kings come back from 4 down in the third.

 

unbelievable

Wow, nothing like playing DEFENSE when you are up by 4. UGH.

Thank god.

Sharp saves the day.... funny a guy like sharp can get goals in front of the net on re-directs (take note Mr. Ruutu).

Hawks better not play the way they did in the third period when they travel to Anaheim.... they're gonna get their brains beaten in.

I almost didnt make it through the OT ... I thought i was going to die from holding my breath in anxiousness

-Sopel might be out a couple weeks with a slight break by the wrist, which is very bad news.

 

-Lalime is expected to be in net tomorrow, Crawford has been traveling alot and is more then likely not ready.

 

 

I thought the worst line in tonights game was the line of Burish-Ruutu-Adams. I just dont like that line, partly because I am starting to think Burish might be the Ruutu of this team if he gets traded. Burish is always looking for the hit and the fight and is just a tough guy. Someone like Staal could man that line

if the hawks lose that game, season over. That was a brutal 3rd period.

For the "just get in and anything can happen" crowd, whoever they may be:

 

Here are the past 10 Stanley Cup champions and their regular season standing:

 

Ducks 4th overall

Hurricanes 4th

Lightning 2nd

Devils 4th

Wings 1st

Avalanche 1st

Devils 4th

Stars 1st

Wings 3rd

Wings 5th

 

Only once in the last 20 seasons has a team finished lower than 7th in the league and won the Cup.

(New Jersey in the work-stoppage season)

 

Some teams have come close, but the better teams generally win the Stanley Cup.

 

I heard this on the Blue Line hockey podcast and thought it was interesting - I had always felt that hockey had more "Cinderella stories", but I guess the story generally ends before the Finals end.

We'll see if I can finally see a Blackhawks win in person. At least this time around they have Toews back on the ice because last time was when they were first hit with the massive rash of injuries .