So, briefly, this one could have gone either way, as The Hawks outshot NSH and had their measure in the possession dept., yet no joy.
Here's How:
* First Goal against - Seabrook had three opportunities to break up the play that ended with the puck behind Anton Forsberg, and he gacked all three chances. Seabs subsequently played a mere 14:48, undoubtedly the least he's played when not injured, ill or tossed out in a decade.
* Pekke Rinne was masterful. He robbed Kane three times in the first period, alone.
* Hawks Offense became inverted - when your two least score-y forwards are the ones that get your goals t'is a strange night, indeed.
* High Weirdness with Coach Q: just when you think he's got it kinda figured out (i.e. finally sparing us 20+ minutes of Seabrook) he ends up leaning on Wingels and Sharp whilst trying to get the equalizer late in the game. Really, Q?
* HOWEVER, Q was sufficiently unimpressed with Richard Panik that he earned only 8:14 playing time. This gives me no satisfaction as I'm a bit of a Panik fan BUT, if Q follows through on this partial benching it could pave the way for Alex DeBrincat to join the Top Six. That would be exciting and maybe even worth having wasted a game.
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