2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs!

[blizz81]

Proud Hawks fan since 2010 I suppose (like most of em). LGRW

It's all the Red Wings fans have left - the past, and "oh, bandwagon!". Like picking up fans by means of success / winning is a) avoidable and b) a bad thing. (Happened to the Red Wings).


Don't worry, the Hawks will be back in the Kyle Calder / Mark Bell days in the 2020s. Well, maybe not THAT bad now that Dollar Bill is long gone and we stole the Bowmans...

 

[Natdavis777]

Funny story about bandwagon... (no offense to anyone as this can happen to any team)

My buddy (who wasnt even a hockey fan) was in Philly during the 2010 Cup on business, and came back a Flyers fan. I get it, he loved how the city rallied behind their team and it was a sport he didnt follow, so he started watching hockey. I remember his biggest reason for being a Flyers fan was "because he didnt want to bandwagon and be a Hawks fan, everyone is a Hawks fan..."

Fast forward to 2013 when he moved to Chicago, and he acts like the most die hard Hawks fan in the world. Believe me, he never lives it down.

 

[MarkZ56]

Hope you enjoyed those regular season games Blues\Stars fans! Its crunch time now and you're in our world! Come on down and swim in the deep waters of NHL playoff hockey with a team full of guys who have full NHL seasons worth of playoff experience.

Go Hawks!

All bias aside, I am 50\50 on the Hawks chances. They still have the best player in hockey (Toews) and the guy playing the best hockey of his life (Kane) who can take over games shift after shift. If Crawford is healthy and can knock the rust off, they have a shot. Hawks are thin at the blue line and the Keith suspension makes it even worse, he's arguably the one guy you can't afford to lose. All in all, I still think the Hawks have a little of that 90's Yankees mystique to them. Everyone is going to give them their best shot and you might even get up on them a little but they won't be dead until the series is over and I'm not sure St. Louis (good as they've been this year) has a style that can outlast the Hawks. The more you chase them, the more you hit them, the longer they posses the puck and eventually that gets you beat. I like the Hawks in 6 against STL, after that...man, who knows.

 

[dsaavedra]

Fresh chalkboard art for the playoffs!

 

[Homercidal]

Fresh chalkboard art for the playoffs!

Should be a chalk outline...

 

[BoostEd6]

Chicago native/ Hawks fan here. It's going to be a tough stretch with the injuries we had late in the season but the depth of talent is unmatched. Now, I just need to figure out how to sell this Bickell jersey...

 

[jstaas]

Let's go Flyers.

 

[user 4295]

Let's go Bruins!!! Oh...wait...umm...

 

[Dcpcooks]

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Because it's the cup!! Let's go Blackhawks!

 

[jstaas]

Let's go Flyers.

 

[smakudwn]

Lets go bluuuuues!!!

 

[Brewenstein]

Lets go bluuuuues!!!

Blackhawks gonna smakudwn!

 

[blizz81]

Gonna take all the mojo I got to get a W tonight...

 

[BeardedBeerMan]

They're gonna need some bigger penalty boxes on Tampa Bay, looks like that will be a fun series to follow

 

[enkamania]

The time of year I become a Rangers fan

 

[dsaavedra]

Not looking good for the Wings so far! What a chippy f'n game!! Playoff hockey is the best.

 

[dsaavedra]

The time of year I become a Rangers fan

Booooo Rags

 

[JohnSand]

Seeing Lundquist go down after that hit in the eye was scary. It's a great game, until someone loses an eye.

 

[dsaavedra]

Seeing Lundquist go down after that hit in the eye was scary. It's a great game, until someone loses an eye.

Yeah that was terribly unfortunate. I bet Staal feels like dookie.

 

[Brewenstein]

Auggghhh....OT Hawks - Blues. I have to be on the 5:26 train. I hate late starts!

 

[DatsyukianDeke]

Man, tough game for my Wings. 0-5 on the PP can't be a trend.

 

[Homercidal]

Man, tough game for my Wings. 0-5 on the PP can't be a trend.

What do you mean? It's been the trend all season!

Still, a very entertaining game! Someone is going to get hurt before this round is over. Drouin and Abdelkader flying around the ice Kronwalling everyone!

 

[dsaavedra]

Still, a very entertaining game! Someone is going to get hurt before this round is over. Drouin and Abdelkader flying around the ice Kronwalling everyone!

Yeah that was a really exciting game to watch. Close score, real physical, fast paced. Much more exciting than the Blues-Hawks game.

I AM SO PUMPED FOR CAPS FLYERS TONIGHT!!

 

[Homercidal]

Yeah that was a really exciting game to watch. Close score, real physical, fast paced. Much more exciting than the Blues-Hawks game.

I AM SO PUMPED FOR CAPS FLYERS TONIGHT!!

Me too! I just can't decide which team to root against more! :rockin:

 

[Natdavis777]

What do you mean? It's been the trend all season!



Still, a very entertaining game! Someone is going to get hurt before this round is over. Drouin and Abdelkader flying around the ice Kronwalling everyone!

Too many missed opportunities in front of the net. especially Green in the 3rd.

I like the aggressiveness, but hoping Abdelkader doesn't screw up a lead by giving a PP when it's not needed.

 

[arturo7]

I think the Blues focused more on hitting than scoring last night.

 

[smakudwn]

I think the Blues focused more on hitting than scoring last night.

Tarasenko def needed to shoot more, but ill take the win!

 

[blizz81]

I think the Blues focused more on hitting than scoring last night.

I have a feeling that will go the Blackhawks way if they continue to focus on the physical game. But then again Elliott could stand on his head all series like he did last night.

 

[jdubdvdt]

Bolts!

 

[pvpeacock]

3 Cups in 5 Years! -- Go Kings Go!