Blackhawks '18-'19

Illiniaaron · Mar 11, 2019

Joel Goodson said:
Last gasp tonight. Must win. 2 game winning streak's got me changing my tack, lol.

I can appreciate your hopes but I think they would need to go undefeated the rest of the way to make the playoffs.

Joel Goodson · Mar 11, 2019

Illiniaaron said:
I can appreciate your hopes but I think they would need to go undefeated the rest of the way to make the playoffs.

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

Alfonz24 · Mar 11, 2019

Joel Goodson said:
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

Joel Goodson · Mar 11, 2019

Like I said, the Leafs game is the biggest of the season. Nice to see Perlini get untracked. Even better to see another good defensive result.

Illiniaaron · Mar 12, 2019

Nice to see improvement as the season has progressed. Two games in a row of solid team D. Crawford getting back in the saddle. Toews still has gas left in the tank.

Joel Goodson · Mar 12, 2019

Team #NoImprovments is 17-10-3 since Christmas. That’s a 101 point pace.

Most of which done without a starting goaltender too.

Joel Goodson · Mar 12, 2019

Kane's backcheck strip yesterday was Hossa-like. Maybe the Captain isn't washed up. Love the evolving passing chemistry, it's fun to watch.

Ramrod2010 · Mar 13, 2019

That wasn't pretty there at the end, but holy cow.

mattcoldagelli · Mar 13, 2019

Joel Goodson · Mar 13, 2019

Not dead yet.

bdutts · Mar 14, 2019

Ramrod2010 said:
That wasn't pretty there at the end, but holy cow.

I didn't see any of the first two periods. Crawford was in and left due to illness. Was the near meltdown in the third due to Delia being in goal or were they just trying not to squander the four goal lead at that time? The third period was horrendous.

Joel Goodson · Mar 14, 2019

bdutts said:
I didn't see any of the first two periods. Crawford was in and left due to illness. Was the near meltdown in the third due to Delia being in goal or were they just trying not to squander the four goal lead at that time? The third period was horrendous.

Combo of things. Delia's rebound control was awful. Obviously, Leafs had a full court press on and we frequently failed to get it out. 30 shots, what the heck? The absolute worst was Keith's pass/turnover that directly led to Tavares' goal. Unbelievable.

Illiniaaron · Mar 15, 2019

Joel Goodson said:
Combo of things. Delia's rebound control was awful. Obviously, Leafs had a full court press on and we frequently failed to get it out. 30 shots, what the heck? The absolute worst was Keith's pass/turnover that directly led to Tavares' goal. Unbelievable.

What about Seabrook in the last ten seconds? Good grief. Delia did give up a lot of rebounds but also made some huge saves. And thirty shots in the period. Oh well, on to Montreal.

bdutts · Mar 15, 2019

I think I jumped into the game when it just turned 5-2. Yeah, it definitely seemed liked it was 6-5 for that time. Definitely bad turnovers by Keith and Seabrook but two points is two points. Just glad they are getting points. On to the next one.

JIllini · Mar 15, 2019

Sure, it wasn't pretty, but it's a road win over a very good team. Let's see if the Hawks have one more big run in them. Another road win at Montreal tomorrow would be huge.

Joel Goodson · Mar 16, 2019

Pseudo playoff game this evening. Should be intense.

bdutts · Mar 16, 2019

Maybe Crawford’s best game ever. Perlini keeps rolling. I think he has played his way on to next years team.

Joel Goodson · Mar 16, 2019

bdutts said:
Maybe Crawford’s best game ever. Perlini keeps rolling. I think he has played his way on to next years team.

Not sure about the best, but Crow was stellar. Perlini has cemented a top 9 spot on next season's roster. He'll get a 2 year bridge for $1.5-1.75M per.

The Yotes have TB and us still, so there's a chance they'll stumble. Gotta keep winning.

Ramrod2010 · Mar 18, 2019

Needed to get both points tonight. They absolutely got skulled in the 2nd.

JIllini · Mar 18, 2019

Ramrod2010 said:
Needed to get both points tonight. They absolutely got skulled in the 2nd.

At least we picked up a point on Arizona tonight. Still, we need all the points we can get.

Joel Goodson · Mar 21, 2019

Fat lady is singing. Ugh.

Illiniaaron · Mar 22, 2019

Joel Goodson said:
Fat lady is singing. Ugh.

I think she did her thing and took a taxi back to the hotel already.

Joel Goodson · Mar 22, 2019

Too deep of a hole. Nevertheless, much to be positive about: $20M cap space. Another high pick. Top 10 team since December 12th. Young players stepping up. Colliton proving he can coach. Crow back. Gus emerging as an offensive standout. Elite D prospects one year closer.

Alfonz24 · Apr 3, 2019

It is official - Tee times Sunday.

ILL in IA · Apr 3, 2019

Joel Goodson said:
Too deep of a hole. Nevertheless, much to be positive about: $20M cap space. Another high pick. Top 10 team since December 12th. Young players stepping up. Colliton proving he can coach. Crow back. Gus emerging as an offensive standout. Elite D prospects one year closer.

As a Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks, Bears and Illini fan, I feel as if I have been using this exact comment, over and over and over again at the end of seasons. The Bears have worked their way out of this, but man, I picked the wrong decade to stop sniffing glue.