One Last Helping of Home Cooking: Sunday's Big Boy

Despite losing their way a bit in the latter part of the first period and most of the second, The Hawks executed a near-perfect third period, scoring four times and looking very much like the team they can be.  The Good Guys outshot Dallas 23 - 5 in the final frame, attacking relentlessly while The Stars, who played and lost the night before, simply failed to keep up.

And check this out - Coach Q rolled four lines.  Isn't it amazing what can happen when the forwards achieve some consistency?  Another big element in the win was the play of Patrick Kane.

With a beauty of a goal and two assists Kaner has hopefully shaken off whatever had limited him to only occasional points over the last several weeks.  Kane played practically the entire game with Brad Richards and Kris Versteeg and, even with Versteeg being extra-shooty tonight, the trio looked in control on the majority of their shifts; drops and lateral passes were working well and the line drove possession all night.

                                                            Welcome back, 88.

The only crappy thing about the game tonight was Trevor Van Riemsdyk leaving the game early in the first period after blocking a shot with the early word from The Hawks' camp being not very encouraging.  TVR has been an unqualified pleasant surprise this season, so it's a shame to see him go down for any amount of time just as much as it was terrifying to see Rozsival play almost 20 minutes tonight.  David Rundblad, obviously, will draw in but someone will certainly be called up from Rockford this week, as The Hawks embark on the annual Circus Trip and six games in a row on the road.  Nobody wants to confront the prospect of Rozsie playing six consecutive road games, so prepare to get to know Klas Dahlbeck.