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Post by garyu on Dec 21, 2018 5:07:21 GMT
Is that Pitlick hit intentional? Thst looked really bad in slow mo...kinda threw the elbow Sure as hell looked like it to me. Interference, elbowing, take your pick. Hope Murphy is OK. He's been playing well. No worse than Hartmann's. |
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Post by garyu on Dec 21, 2018 5:18:31 GMT
Good effort tonite. Ward was pretty solid.
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Post by dhull10 on Dec 21, 2018 12:48:53 GMT
Glad to see Hawks didn't fold when it became 3-2. Does Kane know what a backcheck is?
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Post by jrsamu on Dec 21, 2018 13:23:50 GMT
That said about Kane, the defensive commitment from the forwards for the most part has been noticeable in this recent stretch of games. Not surprisingly, when they miss a coverage it almost always goes in the back of the net. Still the commitment has been a nice change.
Gustafsson has actually been the best of the group at playing on the off-side.
Maybe because it was the stars, but the Hawks looked like they had the more fresh legs last night - they were moving well.
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Post by jimc on Dec 21, 2018 15:03:01 GMT
WTF was Klingberg doing on that first eng? The pick bounced off the fallen linesman.boo hoo..it happens and they are considered in play. You dont just put your hand up in the air, like you're signaling for a puck out of play stoppage. That was such a little bitch move. He could easily have just stepped up and played the body on a 50/50 puck, and prevented that goal. That was embarrassing.
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Post by Giovi on Dec 21, 2018 16:10:43 GMT
imo, that was definitely interference by Pitlick.
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Post by jimc on Dec 21, 2018 16:29:14 GMT
That elbow looked VERY intentional...
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Post by gadi on Dec 21, 2018 16:50:46 GMT
Two in a row. If the Hawks pull one out tonight, I'd say it's time for all the local guys to write "THEY ARE BACK" articles.
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Post by lari on Dec 21, 2018 17:41:14 GMT
That said about Kane, the defensive commitment from the forwards for the most part has been noticeable in this recent stretch of games. Not surprisingly, when they miss a coverage it almost always goes in the back of the net. Still the commitment has been a nice change. This was indeed noticeable. A guy like Saad was hustling and battling for every puck, no matter where he was. He also had a good game with the puck, a shame no points. Very different from the Saad 2.0 we saw in November, for instance, where he was just going through the motions. It's a lot easier for the d-men to defend when your own forwards are back checking, forcing the opposition to make hasty desperation plays instead of playbook breakouts that lead to well-formulated passing clinics. This team is starting to look like a Jeremy Colliton team that I pictured in my head when I heard he got the job. I also agree Gustafsson has been getting it done lately. He's got good instincts on when to shoot the puck and when not to. And when he's going for it, he gets it on net. He's like the opposite of Keith. The two big boys, Murphy and The Swedish Carney, both got dinged up, but I think they'll both be fine. That elbow was definitely worthy of a penalty, but the Dahlstrom situation was just him being clumsy near the boards. Cam Ward played well again. He's had like 3 consecutive games now where's he's looked sharp. |
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Post by brendan on Dec 21, 2018 17:52:23 GMT
gusto has beem solid all year offensively. hes a putz in his own end, but in a semi sheltered environment could maybe flourish.
i think im past point in season where i want them to win but fuck it. better than 7-3 losses.
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Post by jimc on Dec 21, 2018 20:01:50 GMT
Unfortunately, winning does this team no good.
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