Late with this because PVR, again, and this is old news by now so I'll get after it quickly.
- One goal each game is unlikely to be enough on most nights. The Hawks were outplayed for much of this game, outshot by a large margin and, when chances did arise it was the golden hands of Shaw, Kruger & Co. missing the net altogether. Well, at least the fourth line was getting chances, right?
- The second line actually wasn't bad, occasionally. Panarin shoulda coulda scored there in the third but thanks to the wording in NHL Rule #72 goaltenders may pretty much push the net any old place whenever they like. Andy Moog would have loved that.
- And then there's Corey Crawford. If The Hawks insist on grinding out these 1-0 games I guess he has to be there, but we all know he's not going to notch 30 shutouts this season, is he?
- The look on Corey Perry's face when he failed a stuff-in had me smiling for half an hour.
- Despite The Ducks' shoot-fest, once again, The Hawks' D was quite good for the most part. Svedberg had some moments, Daley made a drop pass to nowhere and Rundblad had the nerve to try to skate his way out of trouble, but none of this was calamitous. Hey, we're three-for-three since Keith went down so I'm not complaining.
I think that, going forward, I'll only record the OT period, and only the first minute of that.
What took so long, Johnny?
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