Michael Ernst

I really hoped the Hawks were going to sign him longterm this offseason. Maybe not 7-8 years. But at least 4 or 5. He's going to be way more expensive after his bridge deal ends in 2 years. And by then Rinzel and Levshunov will signing their 2nd contracts.

It's only been 6 games but Wyatt Kaiser has been the Hawks best D so far. It took him longer to reach this point than I expected (I thought Vlasic's breakout year was going to be Kaiser's). But it's not like this is a late breakout. This is a normal age for it to click for a young D.

Oh, and Kaiser very good again too.

The good:
Knight continues to play stellar.
Rinzel's best game of the season.
Bertuzzi noticeable every game.
Dickinson line was mostly good.

The eh:
Bedard and Nazar were up and down this game IMO. Some good but some sloppy/poor decisions.

The bad:
It was a fucking goal.

Look, Hawks have had an easy early season schedule, they haven't been facing juggernauts. But they have played well. Far more consistent, competitive, and entertaining than they have been in a long time.
To overtime.
Go get the 2nd point.

I do not get it.
That's a goal.

That should be a goal.

This game has gotten a lot better

This is honestly a sloppy, not very fun to watch hockey game.
But the Hawks are winning.
So, it's a great game.

In the span of 30 minutes, we witnessed…

1. The catcher with the best season ever from his position hit a game-tying home run in a 2-2 series ALCS
2. One of the best players of all-time strike out the side then hit a leadoff homer
3. The biggest HR in Seattle Mariners history

How bout them Hawks?
2-0

Something tells us Oliver Moore is going to be scoring a lot this year.

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Hard to say without watching, but it did seem to be as much about the Blues goalies just having a horrific night than anything special the Hawks did, but I'll take it either way.

Was traveling yesterday and missed the Hawks beat down of the Blues. Probably would have missed it anyway since it was a national broadcast game. Regardless, awesome to watch the highlights this morning. Bedard doing Bedard things. Nazar doing Nazar things. Vlasic 3 primary apples. Reichel 3 points!

Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is taking a brief leave of absence as his daughter undergoes follow-up surgery related to her congenital heart disease. Wishing nothing but the best for Milana and the Foligno family.

I don't really care about gold gloves, but PCA an obvious winner, and I got to think Nico under heavy consideration. Not sure if the competition in LF is better than normal, if not, Happ probably wins again too.

Yeah there were a few ticky tack calls on both sides.
I was less concerned about the penalties tonight.
And the elements probably played into some of the sloppiness from both teams as well.

Winning a game like that on the road during prime time is a good step.

Also nice to finally see a win off a bye week. We may actually have a real coach.

The run game and the run D both showed up for the first time.
That was the difference.

Still sloppy as hell. But starting to get some wins despite it. Once the Bears clean up some of the mistakes they should be dangerous.

Way to go Bears.

Best game as a Bear.

Get. More. Yards.

Well, if the Bears only score 22 points when the D delivers 4 turnovers than they deserve to lose.
So, go out and convert this last turnover into points ans win.

Hey, we'll take it.
Bears aren't the only team playing sloppy football tonight.

Yeah, well the refs also didn't throw a flag for holding on the Williams TD run.

Ugh.

That's the way D.

Williams best throw of the day.
God damn drop.

Swift frustrates so often but the guy is so capable of making big plays just often enough where it's hard to bench him.
This has been a great game by him. Maybe his best as a Bear.