They have “Bad Moon Rising” on continuous repeat in B.C. tonight.
Blackhawks are still in a 3-1 hole, but are now back in the series, relieved by the “no pressure – nothing to lose” position they earned over the previous 85 games.
NHL.com has the Game 4 and some guy named Bolland – highlights.
Game 5 in Vancouver on Thursday night.
Posted in Game highlights, Stanley Cup Playoffs
Tagged Blackhawks, Brian Campbell, Bryan Bickell, Canucks, Dave Bolland, Michael Frolik, NHL Playoffs, Patrick Sharp, Roberto Luongo
Posted in Blackhawks, Game highlights, Stanley Cup Playoffs
Tagged Blackhawks, Canucks, Chris Higgins, Conference Quarter-Final, Jannik Hansen, NHL Playoffs, Roberto Luongo, Video
The Phantom of the Rogers Arena
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication!
Touch me, trust me savour each sensation!
Let the dream begin
let your darker side give in
to the power of the music that I write –
the power of the music of the night. – Charles Hart
I’m guessing most Blackhawk fans have never been to a musical – if you haven’t, skip this paragraph and go right to the one where it starts out, “We got a rope, we got a tree, all we need is a referee.” For those of you who have, I’m sure you would agree that the human voice has the uncanny power to evoke emotion sequestered away in the dark recesses of our hearts. If you just spend a moment reading the lyrics to the song Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera, you’ll discover one of those gems whose worth can never be told. The song actually helped me get over the Blackhawk victory that was snatched away somewhere in the depth’s or Rogers Arena Friday night. While I tossed and turned, reflecting on the “phantom” calls that contributed to our demise, I finally surrendered “to my darkest dreams.” Read more
Posted in Rich Lindbloom
Tagged Brent Sopel, Brian Campbell, Canucks, Chris Block, Eric Furlatt, Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane, Rich Lindbloom, Roberto Luongo
Less than half of current NHL players recently participated in a voluntary poll presented by the National Hockey League Player’s Association and the CBC television network in Canada. Of the 318 players who did return surveys, 11% identified the Chicago Blackhawks as the team they’d most-like to play for. And 7% choose the United Center as their favorite arena to play in.
Duncan Keith, the reigning Norris Trophy award winner, finished 5th in the category of toughest defenseman to play against. Keith received three percent of the votes in that query. Patrick Sharp ranked 3rd in the most-underrated player category, tied with New Jersey center Travis Zajac with each receiving 3.5% of votes. That’s something of an arbitrary category. Frans Nielsen, who got the 2nd most votes for most-underrated, is a sneaky-skilled player but he’s not in the league of Sharp or Dallas Stars winger Loui Eriksson, who led the voting by a slim margin over Nielsen (5 goals, 16 assists, 43gp).
In Joel Quenneville, the Blackhawks have the league’s 5th most desired coach, according to players polled. Quenneville received 6% of votes tallied, behind Guy Boucher (8%), Dave Tippett (8%), Mike Babcock (18%) and Dan Bylsma (21%). Bylsma was obviously aided by how well he came off in the HBO 24/7 series.
Here’s the entire list of questions and top vote getters: Read more
Posted in News and Notes
Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Barry Trotz, Blackhawks, Brent Sutter, Canucks, Capitals, Dan Bylsma, Darren Helm, Duncan Keith, Dustin Byfuglien, Henrik Sedin, Henrik Zetterberg, Joe Louis Arena, Joel Quenneville, Mike Keenan, Mikka Kiprusoff, Nicklas Lidstrom, Patrick Sharp, Pavel Datsyuk, Predators, Red Wings, Roberto Luongo, Shea Weber, Sidney Crosby, Tony Granato, United Center
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