The Same Old Same-Same. Another slow start, possibly the worst first period The Hawks have played this season. The Jets had three goals on fourteen shots before The Hawks recorded their first shot on net. This is after a lot of chat after Monday's practice about coming out of the gates hard, matching The Jets' intensity. Just shut up, guys. Do something, then talk about it.
The Middle 30 Minutes looked pretty good on The Hawks, although it was about 50% CHI bearing down and 50% WPG not giving a damn until The Hawks scored a few. Once Perreault put WPG up 5-3 The Hawks kept skating but began missing passes, making poor decisions....all the stuff they do in the third period when they're still within a goal or two.
And that's it. Nothing we haven't already seen over a dozen times this season.
The Rockford Shuffle has begun, with Alex Fortin going north while Dylan Sikura and Carl Dahlstrom will be the next young ones to have spirits crushed in the 312. Not sorry to see Fortin's tail lights as he remains far from ready for The NHL. Dahlstrom replaces Forsling, who was placed on IR a day or two ago, while Sikura The Younger fills Arthur The Large's roster spot as he is sidelined with "concussion protocol" (which is seriously how they articulate this now).
Can We Call Time on Chris Kunitz Now? He's accomplishing nothing except embarrassing himself. Just end it, now.
Next: Penguins, I think. Does it matter? Right now, what I look forward to the most where The Hawks are concerned is Trade Deadline Day, our last best hope to unload Seabrook and/or Keith, providing a contending team or two need a second-pairing guy and have some money to spend AND either of those guys are willing to leave. That's a lot of Ifs but, hey, I'm an optimist...
Johnny Cash - No Expectations
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