Under Control: Hawks 4, Oilers 1

Well, there's nothing quite like a home game against a team in deep, dark funk to help sort out some things.  The Edmonton Oilers have been just plain bad, lately, and The Hawks took full advantage of the situation, making off with a relatively easy two points and a shot of confidence, perhaps, for goaltender Anton Forsberg.
* Wow, The Oilers are thin.  I don't mean to diminish The Hawks' effort by stating this but EDM hasn't even got a full top six, really.  Tack on a below-average D-corps and a struggling goaltender and you've got yourself a team in a tailspin.
* Hartman had another fire-in-the-belly game tonight.  Where was he on Friday?  No, seriously, why was he scratched - I think he's been as good as he's ever been, lately.

* Anton Forsberg finally came across with a (more or less) complete game.  Even his obligatory soft goal against wasn't that soft.  
* Rutta returned and was fine.  Kempny was better, but no one on The Hawks' coaching staff gives a damn so that's all I'll say about that.
* Richard Panik does not belong on a checking line.  This is not because he's "too good" for that role but because he cannot really be arsed to play in a defensive role.

Alright - Ottawa on Tuesday and then two Divisional games.  Now's the time to tear off a few good games in row and not rest on the warm fuzzy feelings one gets after dusting off a bit of a sad sack team