I Swear I'm Not Being Lazy: The Catch Up Post

Too busy, too tired to post after the last bunch of games,  Distracted by things that I'm supposed to think are more vital, like selling a car (failing, so far) and fixing a snowblower (succeeding, mostly).
Anyway, I feel it necessary to peck out a few observations from the last three games.

- The All Star Break­­™ seemed to do a few Hawks a world of good; with nearly a full week off Jonathan Toews returned champing at the bit and played his best three games in forever. Marian Hossa has looked re-energized, as well and we can all agree that Corey Crawford certainly needed a rest.

- Post ASG break, The Hawks kicked things off with a 2-1 victory in Colorado, which was only as close as it was because Calvin Pickard made a whopping 40 saves.  Oh, good, another Avalanche goalie that "gets up" for games against Chicago.
- Jiri Sekac played his first game in 11 days and failed to set the world alight so, naturally, he hasn't played since.  I don't know if he has bad breath, fecal incontinence or moldy shower shoes, but seems as if this kid is up against it when it comes to gaining Coach Q's trust. Whatever it is, it has to be bad if Sekac is eating popcorn whilst Brandon Mashinter does...well, nothing.

- Next, a 5-4 OT win in Phoenix, in which The Hawks once again outshot their opponent handily. This one was a bit screwby due to iffy officiating but it kinda came to a logical conclusion at the end. Crawford was unexceptional but Toews and Hossa were beasts.
- Oh, man, the new NHL website is a piece of crap.  Half the links don't work, I am usually unable to scroll to the bottom of the page and the info that used to be easy to locate is now scattered to the four winds. That last one may actually be a time saver; if I give up on looking for what I want I won't be disappointed when the link fails to work, right?

- On to Dallas and a fun 5-1 win.  I was astonished to learn that The Stars held the edge in shots, 37-26, as it never seemed to me that they were sustaining any pressure to speak of. Large Arthur starred, Toews and Hossa were again dominant and Corey Crawford bounced back with a solid game, undone only by a strange bounce off the goalpost to Tyler Seguin's stick.  
- Dallas captain Jamie Benn said "They embarrassed us in front of our own fans in our own building", which gives The Hawks too much credit, really.  That going-out-of-business-sale that The Stars call a goaltending duo had a bit to do with it, as well.