Hawkaholic
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That's kind of like saying Budweiser isn't a major beer. But ok, if that's how they view it, then it is what it is.
I revised my post. Seems they have changed the rule from where ever you got yours.
That's kind of like saying Budweiser isn't a major beer. But ok, if that's how they view it, then it is what it is.
I revised my post. Seems they have changed the rule from where ever you got yours.
Panarin signed with the Blackhawks on May 1. More than half the NHL actively pursued him, but six teams formally made offers. Tikhonov, a free agent but former Hawks draft pick, helped sway him to Chicago, but he didn’t need a lot of pushing.
“The thing that really got him was Chicago’s style of play,” Tikhonov said.
Interesting that Tikhonov swayed Panarin towards Chicago.
http://www.tsn.ca/blackhawks-rookie-panarin-turning-heads-around-the-nhl-1.377128
I'm probably biased but maybe not since we've won three cups, but there isn't another team's style that I like as much as ours. Offensively, the system the Hawks use to control the puck coupled with the talent on the roster makes for some really exciting hockey.
Dude has a lethal shot.
True dat. He had a couple of really good shots against Holtby. The Breadman is always dangerous.
BUT.... he should have buried one, right from the slot.
TBH, I wasn't terribly impressed with his game in the last 2 outings.
He and other Hawk players need to play less of the east/west crap, and more of the simple north/south game. At least he seems to get his shot off, while others defer, looking for the perfect goal.
BUT.... he should have buried one, right from the slot.
TBH, I wasn't terribly impressed with his game in the last 2 outings.
He and other Hawk players need to play less of the east/west crap, and more of the simple north/south game. At least he seems to get his shot off, while others defer, looking for the perfect goal.
Wasn't terribly impressed? Panarin basically made that Anisimov goal happen.
That was last night. You quoted my comment before the game vs CBJ.
Yes, 72 was good last night but a veteran needs to take him aside and impress upon him that he needs to play more north/south hockey and get the puck to the net where good things generally happen.
From a hockey standpoint, St. Louis Blues star Tarasenko had no doubts that Panarin, 23, would eventually succeed in the NHL for the Chicago Blackhawks after spending his entire career in Russia. Tarasenko was confident Panarin's offensive game would translate well to the North American game. But Tarasenko was concerned everything else would -- sometimes literally -- have to be translated for Panarin. He believed Panarin's inability to speak English would make his adjustment rocky early on.
"He's one of my best friends," Tarasenko said in early September. "He's a good player. No English, though. I think it's going to be hard for him the first time."
Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman had similar apprehensions.
"I cautioned people over the summer," Bowman said Wednesday. "This kid is really talented. I'm not concerned about his hockey ability. We just got to give him a chance to transition his life."
Bowman and his scouts followed Panarin closely throughout last season and began pitching him and Lynn about playing for the Blackhawks. Barry Smith, the Blackhawks' director of player development, also happened to be a former head coach of SKA St. Petersburg from 2007-10. He still had connections there and helped sell the Blackhawks to Panarin
"We know he's got a little ways to go as far as learning English, but we're trying our best to maybe learn a few Russian words to show that that effort is somewhat mutual," Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said. "He's a happy kid. He's always smiling. You can tell he's having fun. He wants to be a part of the chatter in the room, even though he doesn't understand what's going on most of the time. It's fun to see that personality come out of him no matter what."
That was last night. You quoted my comment before the game vs CBJ.
Yes, 72 was good last night but a veteran needs to take him aside and impress upon him that he needs to play more north/south hockey and get the puck to the net where good things generally happen.