May 19, 2014: Happy Monday

Yes, we are blessed to have a great start to the week thanks to the Blackhawks.  They beat the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals 3-1.  Saad, Keith, and Toews scored the goals, as Crawford was tremendous again.  Now 7-0 on home ice this postseason, the Hawks are the top point getting team from the regular season left in the playoffs, which means, they will have home ice advantage both this series and in the Stanley Cup finals if (when) they make it.  The Kings look to be a little more competition than the Wild, but not enough to shake my confidence.  It’s going to take a lot to take out this Hawks team.

The Queens played well in the 2nd period, as they outshot the Hawks 17-6.  They did that, plus got a gift call on the Toews non-goal, and still left the ice after the period down 1 goal.  Is this the best they got?  I would say no.  They are coming off another 7 game series victory on Friday night, which means they only had a day and a half to rest.  The Hawks meanwhile have been done since Tuesday… that’s 4 and a half days of rest.  I think you saw the difference in that first period as the Hawks looked like they were firing on all cylinders, while the Kings looked a step slow.  Again, they played a great 2nd period, but by the 3rd, the Hawks took control and put them away on a beautiful 3 on 1 goal.  With Oduya running the point, he had Hossa on his left and Toews on his right… can you really go wrong?  He flipped it to Toews and he made sure this goal counted, as he fired it past Quick.  Quick looked shaky at best.  He’s played well in the past against the Hawks, but not in recent history.  I’m going to give the Queens a little respect, and say Hawks will make this the 3rd straight series win in 6 games.

Blah, blah, blah.  I can keep saying great things about the Hawks all day, every blog… and it’s ALL true.  Is there anything BAD to say about this team right now?  Shall we try to nitpick?  OK, Shaw is still not back.  Although looking at the results it appears like we don’t need him, I say we do.  This series will turn into a grind-it-out battle, especially when we head to the West Coast.  It would be nice to have one of our best grinders on the ice.  He’s been out ever since that hit against the Wild in Game 1 with a lower body injury.  Can we get a little more specific on the injuries NHL?  It’s like the fricking New England Patriot injury report in the NFL where everybody is questionable.  Can we win without Shaw?  Sure.  I’d still like to get him back on the ice as soon as possible.  We may end up needing him more than we think.

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Congrats to the Cubs this weekend, for getting their 2nd series win of the year against the Milwaukee Brewers.  They are on a 2 game winning streak (Whoa!), and hosting the Yankees at Wrigley to begin the week.  Are the Cubs finally going to start winning some games?  I sure hope so.  The Sox lost their series to Houston (Ouch!).  Even worse, as predicted here by yours truly, Abreu has finally been put on the DL.  Sorry Sox fans, this may be something that will hamper him all year.  Eaton was back, and Sale is on the way, so there is some light.

Let’s hope the Blackhawk magic rubs off on every team in this city.  Winning is awesome!  It’s great to be the best and continue to play like it every game.  7 wins to go!  Happy Monday.