Blackhawks play tonight versus Nashville Predators at . I will be missing the game once again…..thank god for Twitter. Keeps me up-to-date with games. So as of right now the Hawks are in 9th place…they moved up 2 spots….not even playing. In the past 8 games, they were 4-2-2 …..getting 10 out of 16 pts. They had 3 shootouts in those games only winning 1 out of 3….another area to work on. Once again….Hawks are okay but they do have a 2 game winning streak….let’s see if they can keep the momentum up and start climbing up the standings.
Leaders in each category
Points-55 Toews
Assists-35 Toews
Goals-31 Sharp
+/- +21 Campbell
Hits-204 Brouwer (next player is at 169)
Takeaways- 73 Toews
Shooting percentage- 17.0% Brouwer
FO%- 57.8% Toews
PIM- 56 Dowell
Blocked shots- 127 Hjalmarsson
Total ice time- 26:53 Keith
Power play goals- 12 Sharp
Giveaways- 66 Keith
Report Card
Power play- 7 goals in 32 attempts the past 8 games giving them a 21.9%
Grade-A
Penalty Kill-allowed 5 goals in 27 attempts the past 8 games giving them a 81.5%
Grade-D
Goaltending-never been an issue. Both Crawford and Turco make various stops at key times. Grade-A
Offense-The Hawks averaged 3 goals per game in the past 8 games
Grade-B+
Defense-All I have to say is thank god for special teams especially the power play. Allowed 2.625 goals per game the last 8.
Grade-D
Overall-C
Here are the scores and interesting stats for the last 8 games
Hawks vs. Flames (2/7/11 )
Flames win 3-1
-Toews only player with a plus for the game +1 with 1 assist
-Seabrook played more than Keith with 25 mins
-Sharp 64% at the dot winning 7 out of 11 draws
-1st period only 3 shots credit to Hawks
Hawks vs. Oilers (2/9/11 )
Hawks win 4-1
-Kane 2 goals, 1 assist, +2 rating, TOI (3rd highest), 2 takeaways
-Toews 2 assists, +2 rating, 3 takaways
-Hawks with only 4 shots on goal in the 3rd period eventhough scoring 2 goals
-Hawks outhit 10-16 and giveaways 14-9 despite winning the game
Hawks vs. Stars (2/11/11 )
Stars win 4-3 (SO)
- Turco gets the start with his former team before coming to the Hawks…..The Stars ran a brief tribute to Turco on the jumbotron during a break in the first period
-Kane, Sharp, and Seabrook tally in the 1st period to make it 3-0.
-Stars rally towards the end of the 2nd period to make it only a one goal lead.
-Morrow scores 47 seconds in the 3rd to tie up the game and go into OT
-Hawks were outhit 16-39 and Frolik makes his debut
Hawks vs. Yotes (2/12/11 )
Yotes win 3-2 (SO)
-Brouwer 1 goal, 5 hits, and 1 B/S
-Bolland 2 assists, 1 hit, 1 takeaway, 2 B/S, and 57% at the dot
-Both Hawks goals were on the power play (Keith and Brouwer)
-Toews, Kane, and Hossa do not convert in the shootout…Vrbata does.
Hawks vs. Wild (2/16/11 )
Hawks win 3-1
Hawks vs. Blue Jackets (2/18/11 )
Blue Jackets win 4-3
Hawks vs. Peguins (2/20/11 )
Hawks win 3-2 (SO)
Hawks vs. Blues (2/21/11 )
Hawks win 5-3
Notes
-Michael Frolik and goaltender Alexander Salak from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jack Skille, Hugh Jessiman, and David Pacan on 2/9/11
-Frolik first player in Hawks history to wear #67 and just 4th to have a number in the 60’s
-Hawks had only 9 forwards for the 3rd period vs. Stars (2/11/11 )
-Hossa tallied his 800th career NHL point on Brouwer’s goal vs. Yotes (2/12/11 )
(137th player in NHL history to reach that milestone)
-Keith scored his 50th career NHL goal vs. Yotes (2/12/11 )
-Campbell 2/16/11 )
-Sharp has 7 goals vs. the CBJ this season
-Kane and Toews both score their 20th goal vs. Peguins (2/20/11 )
-Bishop gave up 4goals in 18 shots on goal although it was 4 goals in 9 shots
Overall
The Hawks are doing okay. They need to keep on winning…it’s a tight race in their conference. Once playoffs start…it’s anyones game. A few comments about a few players. Patrick Kane….we don’t care what you do off the ice unless it affects your game. Jack Skille….just heard he got a ankle injury and should be out for a while for the Panthers. To say you don’t think you’re fourth line player…well that was your role and look what happen. Brent Seabrook….sorry to say but if you want more than 5 mil a yr after playing the way you have this season….I’d say Hawks time to walk away. Stan Bowman is not going to trade Seabrook this season but to be honest….im surprised the Hawks haven’t signed him yet and now that Big Buff got a HUGE contract…. I have a feeling…it could possibly turn into a Niemi situation. Oh well….it’s all about business. Not everyone stays and there is a salary cap. Who knows what’s going to happen before Feb 28th deadline. Just heard Sopel got traded to the Habs. Best of luck Sopel! As always GO HAWKS!!!
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