Take a Tip, Get Hip (It's Not so Bad in the Promised Land): Hawks 5, Habs 0

The Line Blender™ was set on "puree" last night and, for whatever reason, it seemed to work for a change.  What is it they say about a broken clock being right twice each day?

Some of the changes were subtle and even sensible, like reuniting Toews and Kane for even-strength shifts for the first time this season and getting Sharp and Hossa back together.  The biggest leap would appear to have been the Bickell - Kruger - Versteeg combo, and didn't they hit for two goals?

Also, it's probably not a result of any line shuffling, The Hawks struck for at least three tip-in goals (maybe more?) so they clearly had the kind of net-front traffic they've been lacking all season.  

Quite a few Hawks had good nights, as one would expect in a 5 - 0 thumping, with five players notching two points apiece (Rundblad!?  Stan, you fox!).  But, just because it might never happen again, I'll go with 'Steeger on merit of two goals.

                                                          Does this look cool?

The only crappy news from last night is that Sharp had a knee-on-knee incident with Alexei Emelin and will be out "for a bit" which, in Q-speak could mean anything between a week and eight years.  Expect one Teuvo Teravainen to get his crack at 2C very soon.