April 2011
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Welp.
Just to make it official: More tomorrow - it’s been an exhausting two weeks of playoff hockey and I haven’t quite wrapped my head around the results. Let’s just say I have never been prouder of the Hawks for proving the doubters wrong and fighting to the very end. Oh and that Vancouver has only reinforced the fact that they’re a bunch of classless, crybaby assbags. Have...
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LEMMINGS
WE LOST GAME ONE! EVERYONE, TO THE CLIFFS! Seriously folks. Anyone who’s watched any amount of sports knows that losing a game one in a seven game series is not the end of the world. Ask the 2004 Boston Red Sox. I’d tell you to ask the 2010 Philadelphia Flyers, but I’m afraid Zdeno Chara may check you into a turnbuckle if you do Does this mean I don’t wish the Hawks would...
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Let's Laugh At My Predictions & Then Make Some New...
First off, let me apologize for my absence the last couple of months. I have no real excuse besides the fact I’m lazy and it is much less enjoyable to write about your team when they’re kinda stinky. Most of my time has been focused as of late on my Flickr account - I still have well over 500 photos to go through from our trip to Vegas last month (not to mention IceHogs, Cubs &...
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Game 82, Heart Palpitations & $43.78
They say playing sports are good for the heart. They never mention that watching sports can induce labor, cardiac arrest and an extreme bout of manic depression. In stark contrast to last year, the Blackhawks’ dreams of actively defending their Stanley Cup came down to one point in one game. All they had to do was gain a point in yesterday’s tilt with Red Wings and they were in - maybe...
March 2011
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History Will Be Made...Again
Well since the Blackhawks are coming off a eight game winning streak (which ended tonight - POO), they currently sit in a much more comfortable fourth place in the Western Conference. The playoffs seem like they may just happen this season - coincidentally the NHL announced this week that they would be reviving the “History Will Be Made” commercials that were so successful last season....
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The Western Conference - Scoreboard Watching &...
Last night I rooted for the Detroit Red Wings. No, this is not an alternate universe. I did not hit my head. And believe me, I made a retching sound when I admitted it. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Western Conference. Where you wake up one morning in ninth place and by the time your head hits the pillow that evening you’re back in the mix in sixth, and you didn’t even play a...
February 2011
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Fun With Macros
I was going to try to put a semi-serious post on here, but the Blackhawks have made me emo as of late (and I swear I get three grey hairs every time they blow a lead), so fuck it, here’s some macros I made: The first three photos I took at last Wednesday’s game (you can see the originals on Flickr) and the last three are via Getty Images. Now I must stew a little bit more that...
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Do You Have Polish For My Golf Clubs? The Chicago...
There are 29 games left in the 2010-11 season for the Chicago Blackhawks. If the season ended today, your defending Stanley Cup Champions would be heading to the driving range. They are currently in 11th place in the Western Conference, two spots out of playoff position. The Hawks started a long 6-game road trip last week - or what I call the “Ice Capades” trip (ok, it’s Disney...
January 2011
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Your 2010-11 Chicago Blackhawks: In Photos
I haven’t done a photo dump on here in awhile. Since we’re at the ASG break, I’ll do one now with all of the guys who’ve played a game for the Hawks this season. Enjoy. Forwards: Patrick Sharp: 26G 20A 46P (1.23.11 vs. Flyers)Jonathan Toews: 17G 20A 37P +7 (10.30.10 at Wild)Patrick Kane: 13G 24A 37P (10.1.10 vs Penguins - Preseason)Tomas Kopecky: 10G 21A 31P (10.9.10 - Red...
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All Star Weekend - 58th Annual NHL All Star Game
Well here we are: the centerpiece of All-Star weekend. IT’S TIME TO PLAY THE GAME! Again, I predict Team Lidstrom 13, Team Staal 11 with Toews as the ASG MVP. If anything I expect this to be a lot of fun! Pre-Game - Are we really having a little kids hockey play on the ice? Cute idea, but cheesy as hell. I’m such a cynical bitch. - Well Rod Brind’Amour & Rod Francis coming...
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All Star Weekend - Super Skills Competition
It’s probably been about ten years since I last watched the ASG Skills Competition. I think the key to enjoying it is not to take it too seriously. The only issue I have with it is that while they’ll tout players as “the fastest player,” “the hardest shot”, etc, really they’re only the best of the All Stars. I think they should open up the competition to...
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All Star Weekend - Fantasy Draft
I missed watching this live as we recorded the NHL Network’s 2 hour pre-draft show (really?) instead of the actual thing. WHOOPS. So we recorded the replay, watched a movie (“Exit Through the Gift Shop” - it was good), and watched it later sans commercials. I’ll go on record to say I didn’t really care for the whole fantasy draft scenario. I found it cheesy in a very...
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Puck You Cancer!
It’s weird when two unrelated things happen at the same time in your life that seem to be such a matter of perfect timing, it’s uncanny. As some of you may know, my dad has been ill since early December. He has always been the healthier one of my parents (diabetes and a few other issues notwithstanding), so for him to be in the hospital suddenly was jarring to say the least. They found...
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The Amazing Kreskin I Am Not
I would like to put a midseason review of the Hawks up here, but seeing as I have little motivation for anything of much substance, no go on that idea. Perhaps that might be something to tackle during All Star Weekend. Therefore, I’ll write something quick and easy - namely mocking myself. So, everyone and their grandmother made preseason NHL predictions, as folks do in most sports. Seeing...
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A Little Bling With My Hockey
So, the Blackhawks have these “official” road watches where they throw an ice girl or two at an local bar, have a couple giveaways, etc, etc, etc. I had been to one during the Stanley Cup Finals - by accident actually. It was either Game Three or Four and a bunch of us fans planned a meetup at an usual watering hole, only to find out it was an “official” road watch bar....
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Live Blogging the Winter Classic
Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve live blogged a game, and I’ve never done one for two teams I have *zero* vested interest in. So why not start with the Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at the fourth annual Winter Classic? Personally, I’m rooting for the meteor in this game. I don’t really have anything major against either team, but I’m sick of the...
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My Top Ten Moments of 2010
It’s NYE, so of course we’ve been inundated with year end lists for the last week or so. Let me add to it. After careful consideration (about 4.3 minutes), here are my Top 10 Blackhawks hockey moments of 2010. I limited this list to events that I personally witnessed or attended - this helped narrow down the choices quite a bit. The top five picks were pretty easy (and shouldn’t...
December 2010
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Blackhawks' New Year's Resolutions
So the Christmas Holidays are over (and a happy belated one to all my readers), so all that’s left to do is to get stinking drunk on NYE, nurse and bitch about the inevitable hangover on New Year’s Day and make resolutions that are forgotten by Valentine’s Day. Seeing as they are rather busy lately, and still a little shaken about losing their Captain for two weeks (MY CREYS),...
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Recapping A Week Of Blackhawks: Or, How I Stopped...
Hi peeps! First off, I’d like to take a moment to thank those who said some kind words or sent some good karma in the recent past for my dad and my family - it means a lot to me. He has been home from the hospital and is doing well, but he will have some major surgery mid-January. Until then, I’m just trying to keep a positive outlook so I don’t have panic attacks every five...
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Sometimes, Real Life Gets In The Way
I’ve made it a point not to talk much about my personal life on this particular blog. Indulge me for a second. I will not be posting as much on here in the weeks and possibly months ahead. My dad is ill and at this point they’re not really sure what’s wrong with him. There are ideas, and it starts with the letter “C” and as it is to be expected, I’m rather upset...
