Three Stars: Andrew Shaw Brent Seabrook Jonathon Toews I wish I could give stars of the game to people other than Seabrook and Toews who whiffed on perfect chances. I can’t. Nobody played well last night. I’m going to continue trying to be positive but maybe it’s time to hit the panic button on the season. We’re simply not gelling. Nothing Q has done so far has worked. I don’t…
Three Weeks of Work. The longest article I’ve ever written. Every team’s first third of the season, their biggest plus and their biggest minus.
A few things to consider before the general panic.
Three Stars: 1. Teuvo “Fresh Prince” Teravainen 2. Jonathon “I Can Score Again” Toews 3. Marian “DemiGod” Hossa Welcome back first line. They scored most of the points in last night’s game, and though I didn’t get the line hat trick I wanted so badly, they are one of the reasons the team one. Maybe the reason, if it wasn’t for Corey Vezina-mode Crawford having yet another shutout (that’s three…
I feel like Kane’s swan song was “Locked Away”. “If I showed you my flaws, if I couldn’t be strong, tell me honestly, would you still love me the same”. It’s over. 26 games, the longest active streak. It was ended the way all Blackhawks streaks are ended, by Seymon Varlamov.
Let’s break it down. Daley, who has been playing really well the last few games (yes he didn’t have any goals, but it’s not like he wasn’t productive), was traded for Rob Scuderi, who (trying to be positive) isn’t the worst player on the Penguins roster. Except he kind of was.
This is what should happen versus the Canucks. This is a complete game of hockey. We have three productive lines, and gone are the days of reliance on the second. Bryan Bickell is actually playing really well now too, so that’s good.
Brightside’s Three Stars: 1. Corey “Shutout” Crawford 2. Andrew “I’m Consistent Now” Shaw 3. Teuvo “Taco Bell: Teuvo:: Panera: Panarin” Teravanien Wow. That’s what a complete game looks like. I was right about Trevor Daley. I like Trevor Daley. I don’t like Rundblad. But he’s productive now, which is weird. Bickell has been very good for Andrew Shaw. He makes him look like one of the best wingers on this…
We’re back. Three lines are productive. It’s an amazing thing to have a talented player like Shaw on the third line. Makes everyone around him better. There’s a reason the shutdown fourth is not as good this year. There’s also a reason Bryan Bickell isn’t at a -2 right now. Shaw-Rasmussen-Bickell can do some damage (literally, Bickell’s hit on Byfuglien.. damn) but Shaw-Rasmussen-Dano could be the best third line in the league. Dano needs to be on this team.
Three Stars: 1. Kane – Patrick Kane 2. G – Artem Anisimov 3. B – Artemi Panarin So this is what this year has been brought to. One line is productive. That’s not great. The goaltending is starting to shrink back as well. Hawks can’t be allowing four goals to teams. They can’t. It’s starting to be hard to be optimistic with this team. With that said, here’s how to…