Hope you’re feeling better soon, Hossa. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

I guess I’m supposed to write about how the Chicago Blackhawks finally got THEIR REVENGE!!1!one! on the Colorado Avalanche for ending The Streak, but really — it’s the Avs. The Blackhawks are fully rested. There was no doubt that the Blackhawks couldn’t get it done tonight.

So, instead of being a revenge game, it was more like this:

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The one bright spot from the Blackhawks’ last game against the Avs. (Photo: Mel Boysen/flickr)

• The Chicago Blackhawks take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight at 8:00pm CT. The game will air on Comcast Sportsnet+ (CLTV for most cable/satellite systems) in Chicago.
• Previews: NHL, Chicago Tribune, The Committed Indian, Second City Hockey
• Ray Emery will be in net for the Blackhawks. (@TramyersCSN) Semyon Varlamov will backstop the Avs. (Left Wing Lock)

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This dumbass had the game-winning goal. What. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

The Chicago Blackhawks won against the Colorado Avalanche in regulation after trailing in the second period — the fifth time they’ve done that this season.

What.

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Feel better soon, Crawford. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

It took all of 12 seconds for the Chicago Blackhawks to score the game-winning goal against the St. Louis Blues, and it was a beauty. The pass went from Brent Seabrook, to Duncan Keith, to Marian Hossa, to Brandon Saad, who deflected the puck off of Jonathan Toews‘ skate and past Jaroslav Halak to make it 1-0.

You need to see this goal for yourself. It’s just everything good and pure about the Blackhawks right now.

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A hastily-edited welcome to Henrik Karlsson.

• The Chicago Blackhawks take on the San Jose Sharks tonight at 7:30pm at the United Center. The game will air on Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago.
• Previews: NHL, Chicago Tribune, The Committed Indian, Second City Hockey
• Ray Emery will be in net for the Blackhawks. (@TimSassone) Antti Niemi will, of course, backstop the Sharks. That Finnish bastard. (Left Wing Lock)

» Continue reading “Warmups: Are The Blackhawks Shark Hunters Or Shark Bait?”

Just focus on lighting them up. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

• The Chicago Blackhawks take on the Phoenix Coyotes tonight at 8:00pm CT. The game will be on Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago.
• Previews: NHL, Chicago Tribune, Second City Hockey, The Committed Indian, Blackhawk Up
• Ray Emery will be in net for the Blackhawks. (@ChrisKuc) Mike Smith will backstop the Coyotes. (@azc_mclellan)

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Yes, officer, I saw this man running away with two points. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

On a night where the Blackhawks deserved to get exactly zero points out of this game, they somehow came away with two, and it was all thanks to Ray Emery.

Emery saw a career-high 47 shots and stopped 45 of them before blanking the Calgary Flames in the shootout. Remember, this is a guy who was last in net two weeks ago against the Phoenix Coyotes. Guess his hip is good and oiled now.

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I didn’t know what picture to use, so have a photo of Marcus Kruger. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

• The Chicago Blackhawks take on the Calgary Flames tonight at 9:00pm CT. The game will be on Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago.
• Previews: NHL, Chicago Tribune, Second City Hockey
• Ray Emery will more than likely be in net for the Blackhawks, but it hasn’t been confirmed. (@TramyersCSN) Miikka Kiprusoff will be in goal for the Flames. Pretend to be shocked by this information. (@RogMillions)
• Injury Report: Daniel Carcillo (knee) is still expected to be out until late February. Michal Rozsival is still questionable with a lower-body injury, as is Dave Bolland, who suffered an injury against the Canucks last night. For the Flames, Sven Baertschi is out with a hip injury, while Anton Babchuk will be sitting with a back injury.
• I’m suffering through a migraine right now, so forgive me for the shortness of this preview.

Yes, let’s focus on this guy today. (Photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

• The Chicago Blackhawks take on the Vancouver Canucks tonight at 9pm CT. The game will be aired on Comcast Sportsnet in Chicago.
• Previews: NHL, Chicago Tribune, Second City Hockey, The Committed Indian
• Corey Crawford will be in net for the Blackhawks, because Ray Emery‘s hip still needs oiling. (@ChrisKuc) Roberto Luongo will backstop the Canucks. It’s best if we don’t get into what’s going on in net for Vancouver. It’s not pretty. (@VanCanucks)

» Continue reading “Warmups: Who Are The Blackhawks Playing Again? …Oh, Right.”

GO GO BIG-LIPPED MOFO! (Photo: Cheryl Adams/flickr)

Corey Crawford was named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week, sandwiched between the San Jose Sharks’ Patrick Marleau (channeling his Jeremy Roenick hatred into something useful?) and the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Martin St. Louis (who will always be Teeny Little Super Guy). (nhl.com)

While I think there are a couple of Blackhawks worthy of mention in this discussion (Marian Hossa and Patrick Kane, mostly), Crawford has been solid in net so far with a 1.78 GAA and .933 SV%. He was also a big reason why the Blackhawks were able to take last night’s game into overtime, with key saves while everyone around him was dying on their feet.

So, keep it up, Crawford. We’re counting on you (mostly because Ray Emery‘s hip isn’t fully functional yet, and the Blackhawks’ goaltending depth goes off a cliff after you two).

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