HEEEEEYYYY!!! Well, it’s been while since I wrote one of these up but oh well….life is one crazy roller coaster ride and someone has to ride it! So the Hawks have been 5-3-1 the past 9 games…..11 out of 18 pts. Goals per game is 3.15 (5th in the league) while their goals against per game is 2.79 (14th in the league). Special teams….power play is awesome at 24.9% (1st in the league) while there penalty kill is scary at 78.9% (26th in the league and yes every time they are on it I do cringe). The Hawks have been okay…..they need to be better!
Leaders for the Hawks
Takeaways- 63 Toews (2nd in the league)
Total ice time- 26:42 Keith (2nd)
Power play goals-11 Sharp (2nd)
Hits- 173 Brouwer (5th)
Goals- 27 Sharp (5th)
Giveaways-Keith (5th)
Game winning goals- 6 Sharp (Ovechkin has only one more)
Blocked Shots- 106 Hjalmarsson (14th)
Points- 47 Sharp
Assists- 27 Seabrook
+/- +23 Campbell
Faceoff Percentage- 58.4% Toews
Shooting Percentage- 17.2 Brouwer
Penalty minutes- 54 Dowell
Report Card (How each player has played from beginning of season til now)
Most consistent all season (A+ to A-)
#10 Patrick Sharp-most goals so far surpassing previous season totals
#51 Brian Campbell-plus 23 for only playing 39 games
#19 Jonathan Toews-one of the best two-way player…shows in the takeaways and FO%
#28 Jake Dowell-sure the numbers don’t show but does the little stuff
#50 Corey Crawford-16-10-2 2.19 GAA (5th)
Slow start but looking GREAT! (B+ to B-)
#36 Dave Bolland- 7 goals, 3 assists last 9 games
#22 Troy Brouwer- 5 goals, 3 assists last 9 games
#29 Bryan Bickell- def been more noticeable with Bolly on 3rd line
#4 Niklas Hjalmarsson- since Campbell
Doing okay (C+ to C-)
#81 Marian Hossa-has different spurts on the scoresheet….was injured though
#8 Nick Leddy- he’s been playing since being called up 1/07/11….can only get better
#82 Tomas Kopecky- 10 goals so far…tied for the highest in his career
#30 Marty Turco- he’s doing okay just need a better D in front of him
#15 Fernando Pisani-does his job….gritty forward has the veteran presence
#6 Jordan Hendry- eventhough Coach Q don’t like you…you do great with Leddy
Where the FU@# are you at??? (D+ and below)
#2 Duncan Keith- Mr. Norris Trophy winner (10’)…..still haven’t seen it
#7 Brent Seabrook- you’re not as bad as your partner but it sure seems to rub off
#88 Patrick Kane- got injured but showing up only two games and disappearing isn’t cool
#20 Jack Skille-crashing the net/shooting the puck a million times…have to convert more
#25 Viktor Stalberg-you’re a fast skater and big…start shooting the puck/be physical!
#32 John Scott- not a very good skater but needs to use the body more!
#24 Nick Boynton-not sure what to say….been in and out of the lineup!
Here are the scores and interesting stats for the last 9 games
Hawks vs. Islanders (01/09/11 )
Hawks win 5-0
-Hossa 1G, 2A +2
-Hjalmarsson 1G, 1A ,+2, 2 B/S
-Crawford 1st shutout of the season and 2nd of his NHL career
-Toews 63% at the dot
-4 goals scored by the Hawks in the 2nd period
Hawks vs. Avs (1/12/11 )
Hawks win 4-0
-Crawford second straight shutout in a row
-Ended 2nd early and added to the 3rd period because of broken glass
-Bolland and Pisani both had 1G, 1A, +2, and 3 Takeaways
-Brouwer and Bolland score 40 seconds apart in the 1st period
-Seabrook 2A, +4, 5 hits
Hawks vs. Preds (1/15/11 )
Preds win 3-2 in SO
-Predators are scoreless til 11 minutes left in the game and tie it up 8 mins left
-Goc scores in the shootout while Toews, Kane, and Sharp don’t
-Brouwer with 6 hits for the game
-Nashville
-Stalberg 7th goal of the season
Hawks vs. Preds (1/16/11 )
Hawks win 6-3
-Bolland and Brouwer both score 2 goals each with Brouwer scoring 40 seconds apart for both his goals in the 3rd period
-Hjalmarsson a +3 with 6 blocked shots
-Turco gets the start for the game hasn’t played since Dec 30th with 20 saves
-Preds score 2 power play goals in the game
-Jonathan Toews scores his 100th goal in NHL career
Hawks vs. Wings (1/22/11 )
Hawks win 4-1
-Cory Emmerton scores a goal in his NHL debut for Detroit
-Kopecky scores two goals and is a +1 for the game
-Hawks were 2 for 3 on their power play
-Skille had 5 hits…the most in the game by a single player
-Hawks had 17 blocked shots while Wings only had 8
Hawks vs. Flyers (1/23/11 )
Flyers win 4-1
-Hossa was awarded a penalty shot after one of the Flyers covered the puck with his hand in the crease…he SCORES!!!
-Jeff Carter with 2 goals, 1 assists, 2 hits, 1 blocked shot, and +3 rating
-Hartnell vs. Bickell (NBC kinda late on showing it!)
-Carcillo vs. Dowell (I’d say draw)
Hawks vs. Wild (1/25/11 )
Wild wins 4-2
-Havlat scores into the game….with a nice wrister
-Toews with 2 assists, 2 hits, 1 takeaway, 64% at the dot….with left into the game, officials disallowed his goal because of the net knocked off it’s moorings. Replay shows something different (2nd star of the game)
-Stalberg with 6 hits for the game but Stoner with 8 hits for the Wild
-Sharp and Brouwer both with a goal, 3 hits, 1 takeaway, -1 rating
Hawks vs Blue Jackets (2/1/11 )
Hawks win 7-4
-Toews with a short-handed goal and 2 assists
-Columbus
-Keith with the PPG in the 1st period (2nd 5-on-3 goal this season)
-Once again….the period was shorten and added onto the 2nd due to lights being dimmed
-Marty Turco with the start making 29 saves
Hawks vs. Canucks (2/4/11 )
Canucks win 4-3
-one of the most worst officiated games this season (questionable goals and penalties)
-Luongo made 45 saves for the game even though the Hawks lost
-Hawks were 0 for 5 on their power play….were given a 2-man advantage in the 2nd period and a power play 3 mins left in the game
-Canucks were 2 for 4 on their power play (Hawks….STAY OUT OF THE BOX!)
-Boynton 1st goal in 69 games
-Seabrook 2 assists and 7 blocked shots
Notes
-Corey Crawford scoreless streak ends at 176:37…. longest since Tony O 192:29 in 1972….2 shutouts this season 3rd in his NHL career
-Hossa scored on his penalty shot….last time a Hawk scored was back in the old Chicago Stadium in 1987 by Troy Murray
-The Hawks honored 61’ Stanley Cup Championship team before the game (1/9/11 )
-Hawks snapped a six-game losing streak vs. Islanders (1/9/11 ) with their 1st victory since a 3-2 road win on 12/10/02
-1st win in four game series this season vs. Avs (1/12/11 )
-Hawks got 3 out of 4 pts. from their back-to-back game with Nashville
-Kopecky has tied his career high for goals (10) vs. Wings (1/22/11 )…have 30 games left
-Brian Campbell has played in his 600th career game vs. Vancouver 2/5/11 )
-Troy Brouwer was the last Hawks player knocked out of the Campbell
-1st appearance for Patrick Sharp for the All-Star Game and was awarded MVP (1G, 2A) for the game....was the lone Hawk player on Team Staal while Kane, Toews, and Keith were on Team Lindstrom….Lindstrom won 11-10
-Zdeno Chara sets a new record for the hardest shot at 105.9 MPH
-Pre-season game is set to be versus Edmonton Oilers in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
-Bronze statues of Hull
Overall
I will have to admit the last game vs. Canucks….had to be one of the worst officiating (I could go on and on about it) that I’ve seen this season but then again Hawks should have converted on one of their power plays since they are 1st in the league especially on the 5-on-3. Even though they are 5-3-1 in last 9 games…..they have lost 3 out of the 4 last games….although the last game….did see some light even though they lost! I just wish they would keep the momentum up, play it simple, goalie is not the problem, have certain player play GREAT, and PK needs MAJOR improvement but I feel this is the same tune I keep on saying kinda like the movie Groundhogs Day. Stan Bowman.....NOW is the time to make some CHANGES!!! For all of the people saying are they going to make the playoffs???…the question should be….well how far will they be in the playoffs….won’t know cause it’s a whole different level! As always…..GO HAWKS!!!
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