We are scantily a few minutes away from the puck dropping on two important games for the Blackhawks. I hate not having our fate in our own hands. My breath is a bit shortened. I need to focus. I NEED a beer. But what I need even more is a Big time St Louis Blues win and an Edmonton win would be sweet too.
My nerves are shot and nothing has happened yet. No puck has been dropped, no lead has been blown, no anthems have been sung, and yet I'm just sitting here a bit hyped up, my legs keep bouncing, my toes are tapping, my body feels uncomfortable, and every joint has been cracked. TWICE!
I gotta go I'm hearing pregame goal horns. If I don't return morn my death from a heart attack.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
....If they know what's good for them!
That is a phrase I have been using quite frequently here lately. For instance today I have been saying "The St. Louis Blues had better fucking win!......if they know what's good for them!". Unfortunately winning a game doesn't really do shit for them. The only thing they've got to be thinking is knocking Nashville out of Playoff contention, or revenge for the game the other night when they got hosed. At any rate they better be up for tonight's game....if they know what's good for them.
I don't give a shit about the Blues or St. Louis Sports in general. All I care is that for one more day the Blackhawks' dreams of playoff contention are still alive. If St Louis could come through right here for me; I might call off that hit on Legace's knees I ordered. But then again maybe not. I'm a bit edgy right now. It's down to the wire. The Blackhawks have a slim chance of going to the Playoffs for the first time in like 6 years. It's quite simple really. All they have to do is beat Nashville once and then beat Detroit AGAIN on Sunday with the entire North American hockey community watching on TV. On the flipside Nashville cannot win another game or even have consecutive overtime losses. The Canucks can't go better than .500 and TA DA! Chicago goes to the Playoffs in a Cinerella Dream Story as a team that came out of nowhere and shored up the 8th slot. It's in the net. Oh! It's in the net. They gotta be happy with that!
Now you should get behind me and root for the Blackhawks....if you know what's good for you.
I don't give a shit about the Blues or St. Louis Sports in general. All I care is that for one more day the Blackhawks' dreams of playoff contention are still alive. If St Louis could come through right here for me; I might call off that hit on Legace's knees I ordered. But then again maybe not. I'm a bit edgy right now. It's down to the wire. The Blackhawks have a slim chance of going to the Playoffs for the first time in like 6 years. It's quite simple really. All they have to do is beat Nashville once and then beat Detroit AGAIN on Sunday with the entire North American hockey community watching on TV. On the flipside Nashville cannot win another game or even have consecutive overtime losses. The Canucks can't go better than .500 and TA DA! Chicago goes to the Playoffs in a Cinerella Dream Story as a team that came out of nowhere and shored up the 8th slot. It's in the net. Oh! It's in the net. They gotta be happy with that!
Now you should get behind me and root for the Blackhawks....if you know what's good for you.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Central Division Craziness
So no shit, there I was. Sitting on my couch with the booze flowing like water. Kicking back and hammering the refs for another bad game. It may or may not have been booze induced, but I'm really pissed. Regardless losing to the Colombus Blue jackets isn't my idea of a good time. 2 Nights later and the same thing is happening in Nashville Tennesse. We're once again losing to the Predators. THE PREDATORS I tell ya.But I think maybe now that the booze is long gone and the hang over is fading maybe, just maybe, stats don't lie. The Central Division is tough. Real fucking tough.
Now I'm not suggesting anyone is going to overtake the Detroit Red Wings and all of their lame majesty, but there is a real decent chance that 5 of the 8 Western Conference Playoff teams will be represented out of this division.I don't think anyone is being mystified by the juggernaut of Detroit's being there, but I didn't think Nashville or Colombus had a shot at being there. At All. But yet here they are. Nashville is bolstered by an amazing backstopper in Mason. Colombus is so big and punishing. They're literally muscling teams out of the slots, and simply stifling offenses with their defensive strategy. Ken Hitchcock must be proud. Bettman is already contemplating a rule change I'm sure.
St. Louis has been off and on this season like last season. Eric Johnson seems to be playing extremely well for a rookie defenseman in the league. Legace seems to have refound the magic as Detroit cries it's goaltender tandem woes. With Paul Kariya coming in filling a scoring hole that was there last year.
Chicago. Sweet Home Chicago. The town that Billy Sunday could NOT shut down. Well, I love the Hawks. They're gonna get the most face time here, but I don't think this is going to be the only place. They're drafting is finally paying off in spades with Toews and Kane. How can you not love these kids? But the culture in Chicago hockey is changing. Winning seems to be in the regular vocabulary. It's a breath of fresh air. So far the Hawks have gone 4-0 against Detroit for the first time in like 15 years. Seriously. I wouldn't joke about that.But beyond that it seems like they've put a winning recipe together with 2 skilled rookies in Toews and Kane. 3 Journeyman players really finding their NHL game in Seabrook, Duncan Kieth, and Patrick Sharp, and veteran leadership with Lang, Perreault, and Brent Sopel. We have a coach that seems to have shaken off the learning rust and shackles of Trent Yawney's game of last year. Fans seem to be looking at the United Center as Mecca instead of as the Black Hole of Calcutta. Seeing more fans showing their pride on off days is even cooler.
Regardless of all that it's hard to be mad at the team when they're putting their all up against Divisional rivals that have every right to think they have a shot at the playoffs. It's getting tight in there. We're not even half done and the difference between the very top and the very bottom is 5 whole points. By now most divisions have alreayd cleaned the chaff from the grain. We don't have a single dud, dog, or rollover team in the Division. Seeing that kind of caliber 32 times in one year can make a guy irritated at the Pacific Division where just not being Phoenix would get you a solid playoff spot.
Yeah right now we're where it's at. And like any dichotomy it's cool but it sucks.Well those lucky bastards that have the Center Ice Package should be jumping all over the Divisional games here.That's my red hot tip. I'm out.
Now I'm not suggesting anyone is going to overtake the Detroit Red Wings and all of their lame majesty, but there is a real decent chance that 5 of the 8 Western Conference Playoff teams will be represented out of this division.I don't think anyone is being mystified by the juggernaut of Detroit's being there, but I didn't think Nashville or Colombus had a shot at being there. At All. But yet here they are. Nashville is bolstered by an amazing backstopper in Mason. Colombus is so big and punishing. They're literally muscling teams out of the slots, and simply stifling offenses with their defensive strategy. Ken Hitchcock must be proud. Bettman is already contemplating a rule change I'm sure.
St. Louis has been off and on this season like last season. Eric Johnson seems to be playing extremely well for a rookie defenseman in the league. Legace seems to have refound the magic as Detroit cries it's goaltender tandem woes. With Paul Kariya coming in filling a scoring hole that was there last year.
Chicago. Sweet Home Chicago. The town that Billy Sunday could NOT shut down. Well, I love the Hawks. They're gonna get the most face time here, but I don't think this is going to be the only place. They're drafting is finally paying off in spades with Toews and Kane. How can you not love these kids? But the culture in Chicago hockey is changing. Winning seems to be in the regular vocabulary. It's a breath of fresh air. So far the Hawks have gone 4-0 against Detroit for the first time in like 15 years. Seriously. I wouldn't joke about that.But beyond that it seems like they've put a winning recipe together with 2 skilled rookies in Toews and Kane. 3 Journeyman players really finding their NHL game in Seabrook, Duncan Kieth, and Patrick Sharp, and veteran leadership with Lang, Perreault, and Brent Sopel. We have a coach that seems to have shaken off the learning rust and shackles of Trent Yawney's game of last year. Fans seem to be looking at the United Center as Mecca instead of as the Black Hole of Calcutta. Seeing more fans showing their pride on off days is even cooler.
Regardless of all that it's hard to be mad at the team when they're putting their all up against Divisional rivals that have every right to think they have a shot at the playoffs. It's getting tight in there. We're not even half done and the difference between the very top and the very bottom is 5 whole points. By now most divisions have alreayd cleaned the chaff from the grain. We don't have a single dud, dog, or rollover team in the Division. Seeing that kind of caliber 32 times in one year can make a guy irritated at the Pacific Division where just not being Phoenix would get you a solid playoff spot.
Yeah right now we're where it's at. And like any dichotomy it's cool but it sucks.Well those lucky bastards that have the Center Ice Package should be jumping all over the Divisional games here.That's my red hot tip. I'm out.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Central Division Craziness
So no shit, there I was. Sitting on my couch with the booze flowing like water. Kicking back and hammering the refs for another bad game. It may or may not have been booze induced, but I'm really pissed. Regardless losing to the Colombus Blue jackets isn't my idea of a good time. 2 Nights later and the same thing is happening in Nashville Tennesse. We're once again losing to the Predators. THE PREDATORS I tell ya.
But I think maybe now that the booze is long gone and the hang over is fading maybe, just maybe, stats don't lie. The Central Division is tough. Real fucking tough. Now I'm not suggesting anyone is going to overtake the Detroit Red Wings and all of their lame majesty, but there is a real decent chance that 5 of the 8 Western Conference Playoff teams will be represented out of this division.
I don't think anyone is being mystified by the juggernaut of Detroit's being there, but I didn't think Nashville or Colombus had a shot at being there. At All. But yet here they are. Nashville is bolstered by an amazing backstopper in Mason. Colombus is so big and punishing. They're literally muscling teams out of the slots, and simply stifling offenses with their defensive strategy. Ken Hitchcock must be proud. Bettman is already contemplating a rule change I'm sure.
St. Louis has been off and on this season like last season. Eric Johnson seems to be playing extremely well for a rookie defenseman in the league. Legace seems to have refound the magic as Detroit cries it's goaltender tandem woes. With Paul Kariya coming in filling a scoring hole that was there last year.
Chicago. Sweet Home Chicago. The town that Billy Sunday could NOT shut down. Well, I love the Hawks. They're gonna get the most face time here, but I don't think this is going to be the only place. They're drafting is finally paying off in spades with Toews and Kane. How can you not love these kids? But the culture in Chicago hockey is changing. Winning seems to be in the regular vocabulary. It's a breath of fresh air. So far the Hawks have gone 4-0 against Detroit for the first time in like 15 years. Seriously. I wouldn't joke about that.
But beyond that it seems like they've put a winning recipe together with 2 skilled rookies in Toews and Kane. 3 Journeyman players really finding their NHL game in Seabrook, Duncan Kieth, and Patrick Sharp, and veteran leadership with Lang, Perreault, and Brent Sopel. We have a coach that seems to have shaken off the learning rust and shackles of Trent Yawney's game of last year. Fans seem to be looking at the United Center as Mecca instead of as the Black Hole of Calcutta. Seeing more fans showing their pride on off days is even cooler.
Regardless of all that it's hard to be mad at the team when they're putting their all up against Divisional rivals that have every right to think they have a shot at the playoffs. It's getting tight in there. We're not even half done and the difference between the very top and the very bottom is 5 whole points. By now most divisions have alreayd cleaned the chaff from the grain. We don't have a single dud, dog, or rollover team in the Division. Seeing that kind of caliber 32 times in one year can make a guy irritated at the Pacific Division where just not being Phoenix would get you a solid playoff spot.
Yeah right now we're where it's at. And like any dichotomy it's cool but it sucks.
Well those lucky bastards that have the Center Ice Package should be jumping all over the Divisional games here.
That's my red hot tip. I'm out.
But I think maybe now that the booze is long gone and the hang over is fading maybe, just maybe, stats don't lie. The Central Division is tough. Real fucking tough. Now I'm not suggesting anyone is going to overtake the Detroit Red Wings and all of their lame majesty, but there is a real decent chance that 5 of the 8 Western Conference Playoff teams will be represented out of this division.
I don't think anyone is being mystified by the juggernaut of Detroit's being there, but I didn't think Nashville or Colombus had a shot at being there. At All. But yet here they are. Nashville is bolstered by an amazing backstopper in Mason. Colombus is so big and punishing. They're literally muscling teams out of the slots, and simply stifling offenses with their defensive strategy. Ken Hitchcock must be proud. Bettman is already contemplating a rule change I'm sure.
St. Louis has been off and on this season like last season. Eric Johnson seems to be playing extremely well for a rookie defenseman in the league. Legace seems to have refound the magic as Detroit cries it's goaltender tandem woes. With Paul Kariya coming in filling a scoring hole that was there last year.
Chicago. Sweet Home Chicago. The town that Billy Sunday could NOT shut down. Well, I love the Hawks. They're gonna get the most face time here, but I don't think this is going to be the only place. They're drafting is finally paying off in spades with Toews and Kane. How can you not love these kids? But the culture in Chicago hockey is changing. Winning seems to be in the regular vocabulary. It's a breath of fresh air. So far the Hawks have gone 4-0 against Detroit for the first time in like 15 years. Seriously. I wouldn't joke about that.
But beyond that it seems like they've put a winning recipe together with 2 skilled rookies in Toews and Kane. 3 Journeyman players really finding their NHL game in Seabrook, Duncan Kieth, and Patrick Sharp, and veteran leadership with Lang, Perreault, and Brent Sopel. We have a coach that seems to have shaken off the learning rust and shackles of Trent Yawney's game of last year. Fans seem to be looking at the United Center as Mecca instead of as the Black Hole of Calcutta. Seeing more fans showing their pride on off days is even cooler.
Regardless of all that it's hard to be mad at the team when they're putting their all up against Divisional rivals that have every right to think they have a shot at the playoffs. It's getting tight in there. We're not even half done and the difference between the very top and the very bottom is 5 whole points. By now most divisions have alreayd cleaned the chaff from the grain. We don't have a single dud, dog, or rollover team in the Division. Seeing that kind of caliber 32 times in one year can make a guy irritated at the Pacific Division where just not being Phoenix would get you a solid playoff spot.
Yeah right now we're where it's at. And like any dichotomy it's cool but it sucks.
Well those lucky bastards that have the Center Ice Package should be jumping all over the Divisional games here.
That's my red hot tip. I'm out.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
So what now?
I've ranted and raved about what the Blackhawks have done in the past. I think I even threatened to go underground and become a guerilla fighter. But all of those plans get put on hold as we say "So long!" to our owner William "Dollar Bill" Wirtz. I'm sure you know he's now 6 feet under and feeding the worms.
But what's our future look like now? What will next year look like? Will Bill's son Pete sell us out as bad as his old man? Or will he cut lose now that he's free? There's too many questions with too few answers.
This is what I do know: Don't expect any changes this year. It's too early to make any changes. Wait for next year. Yup that's all I know. We get to play Cubs fans for the year and "Wait till Next year!" Awesome.
Here's what I'd do if I was now in charge:
1. Sign players in their primes
2. Let it be known that not only are we putting together a team for 2008-09, we are making a future where players would want to spend a chunk of their carreer.
3. Spend $ up to a reasonable margin from the gap with enough room to add a player at the deadline.
4. Remove the Home game "Blackouts", because that is lame and counter-productive
5. Start negotiating to put Blackhawks games on WGN-TV.
a.) Not only does WGN air here in Illinois, but you can watch it almost nation wide.
b.)Like the Cubs it would help build our fan base outside of the Chicagoland and Illinois region.
c.) It also sets precedence for the Atlanta Thrashers to negotiate with TBS.
d.) Builds leverage to grow the NHL's TV presence
6. Begin the Blackhawks media Blitz. Their current commercials are freaking lame. They need help
Yeah I have alot of free time to think about this kind of thing, and obviously I use alot of that free time to think about this. Well, I need to get back to staring at the wall and imagining Bobby Hull coming out of retirement. I'll get back to you later.
But what's our future look like now? What will next year look like? Will Bill's son Pete sell us out as bad as his old man? Or will he cut lose now that he's free? There's too many questions with too few answers.
This is what I do know: Don't expect any changes this year. It's too early to make any changes. Wait for next year. Yup that's all I know. We get to play Cubs fans for the year and "Wait till Next year!" Awesome.
Here's what I'd do if I was now in charge:
1. Sign players in their primes
2. Let it be known that not only are we putting together a team for 2008-09, we are making a future where players would want to spend a chunk of their carreer.
3. Spend $ up to a reasonable margin from the gap with enough room to add a player at the deadline.
4. Remove the Home game "Blackouts", because that is lame and counter-productive
5. Start negotiating to put Blackhawks games on WGN-TV.
a.) Not only does WGN air here in Illinois, but you can watch it almost nation wide.
b.)Like the Cubs it would help build our fan base outside of the Chicagoland and Illinois region.
c.) It also sets precedence for the Atlanta Thrashers to negotiate with TBS.
d.) Builds leverage to grow the NHL's TV presence
6. Begin the Blackhawks media Blitz. Their current commercials are freaking lame. They need help
Yeah I have alot of free time to think about this kind of thing, and obviously I use alot of that free time to think about this. Well, I need to get back to staring at the wall and imagining Bobby Hull coming out of retirement. I'll get back to you later.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
ALREADY!?!?!?!
Crack the beers, light the funeral torches, and burn the body viking funeral style!
My hope is already dead for the season. After 4 pre-season games the Blackhawks are already back to their "We just ain't that great" ways. With a super stellar (read sarcasm) 1-2-1 record their burning the candle from both ends and people are fleeing the UC like it's the birthplace of the Apocalypse.
It's like Bill Wurtz and Dale Tallon can't stop taking a big fat crap on us fans. If they're not doing it then it's our star players getting hurt or feigning injury with all the toughness of an 8 year old girl. Wahoo. We're doomed!
So crack open the beers and kill the pain. Pains still there? You must be doing it wrong. The key is to be about half-soused at teh beginning of the 3rd period and be set to be drunker than sin by the end of the period when shit turns sour. I don't know how much more I can take of watching my team suck it up like an industrial vaccuum. It's fucking embarrassing. You want to wear your sweater and support your team, but then apply the paper bag over your head so no one knows how sad and pathetic you're really doing. At some point there's going to be a suicide watch for the entirety of Blackhawks nation. All 35 of us.
We gotta get it together for god's sake! We're the 3rd largest city in the US, a member of the Original 6 and you can't find our fans with a compass, a map, and a GPS. If Bill can't make $ from the team he has to be doing something wrong.
And so I suggest we revolt. Complete and total revolution! We'll start by booing our players at home when they lose and then follow them on the road for similar purposes. Or perhaps we go Guerilla and kid nap Bill. We hold him for a ransom of another $10 mil in salary per year.
In short: Start drinking or Viva la Revolucion!
My hope is already dead for the season. After 4 pre-season games the Blackhawks are already back to their "We just ain't that great" ways. With a super stellar (read sarcasm) 1-2-1 record their burning the candle from both ends and people are fleeing the UC like it's the birthplace of the Apocalypse.
It's like Bill Wurtz and Dale Tallon can't stop taking a big fat crap on us fans. If they're not doing it then it's our star players getting hurt or feigning injury with all the toughness of an 8 year old girl. Wahoo. We're doomed!
So crack open the beers and kill the pain. Pains still there? You must be doing it wrong. The key is to be about half-soused at teh beginning of the 3rd period and be set to be drunker than sin by the end of the period when shit turns sour. I don't know how much more I can take of watching my team suck it up like an industrial vaccuum. It's fucking embarrassing. You want to wear your sweater and support your team, but then apply the paper bag over your head so no one knows how sad and pathetic you're really doing. At some point there's going to be a suicide watch for the entirety of Blackhawks nation. All 35 of us.
We gotta get it together for god's sake! We're the 3rd largest city in the US, a member of the Original 6 and you can't find our fans with a compass, a map, and a GPS. If Bill can't make $ from the team he has to be doing something wrong.
And so I suggest we revolt. Complete and total revolution! We'll start by booing our players at home when they lose and then follow them on the road for similar purposes. Or perhaps we go Guerilla and kid nap Bill. We hold him for a ransom of another $10 mil in salary per year.
In short: Start drinking or Viva la Revolucion!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
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