That could have been one of the most boring games I've watched in a long time, and poor Corey Crawford can't catch a break. That game had such long periods of nothingness happening; so much so that I was literally falling asleep. Anyway, this will be brief, but here we go:
The Good
Kaner is simply on fire. He's ripping off shots nightly like the legit NHL sniper he is, and they are finding the net. Only Hossa, who assisted on the Toews goal, has been hotter. It is was nice to see Captain Serious finally net one, after a 3 game slump. The Powerplay hasn't been AS BAD, lately. They are the definition of hot and cold, though. One minute the powerplay is absolutely dominating, and the next, they can't get across the center line. The bottom four D-men didn't play all that bad, which is relieving.
The Bad
The goal that Sullivan scored in the first was a complete breakdown. The play turned out to be a 4 on 3, with Bolland heading to the bench because of a broken twig. Noted sniper, and former Blackhawk, Stevie Sullivan ripped a shot over Crawford in the first. That's that NHL snipers do; use mismatches, and find open spaces. Other than that, they were playing against a backup goalie in his NHL debut. You have to create more traffic at the net.
The Ugly
Once again this is obvious. The Hawks were 26 seconds from OT, after Nick Boynton's delay of game penalty, and they breakdown to leave Joel Ward open. That folks is the game. Not to mention that at the end of this very important kill the D-men you have out there are Nick Leddy and Jordan Fucking Hendry. Seriously? That's a matchup from hell. Neither of those two are what you would call stellar in their own end. Well it cost them, and they lost.
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