GDT: 11/2/13 - Hawks @ Jets: Toews' Homecoming - 2 PM

[No Fun Shogun]

No GDT yet? Alright, I'll crack one out....

Toews, Sharp, Keith, and Oduya were being a bit too rambunctious on the team bus, so Q had to lay down the law.

Here's a faithful reenactment:


Keith is portrayed by Nelson, fyi
Toews also recently dispelled any rumors about wanting to leave Chicago for his hometown, though he's obviously excited about his first regular season NHL game in Winnipeg.

Should get a warm reception by the hometown crowd. Oduya's also got an interesting return story, given the fact that he was one of the first players traded from the new Jets in franchise history.

Likely Lineups:


Your Chicago Blackhawks

Patrick Sharp - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad - Brandon Pirri - Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell - Andrew Shaw - Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig - Marcus Kruger - Ben Smith

Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy - Sheldon Brookbank

Corey Crawford
Nikolai Khabibulin


The New York Winnipeg Football Hockey Jets Jets

Andrew Ladd - Mark Scheifele - Devin Setoguchi
Evander Kane - Bryan Little - Blake Wheeler
Eric Tangradi - Olli Jokinen - Michael Frolik
Matt Halischuk - James Wright - Chris Thorburn

Tobias Enstrom - Zach Bogosian
Grant Clitsome - Dustin Byfuglien
Adam Pardy - Ben Chiarot

Ondrej Pavelec
Al Montoya

Hopefully the beginning of a great divisional rivalry.

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[Canadian Wampa]

Excited to see Ladd, Buff and Fro!

 

[w00d]

Ladd, Byfuglien, and Frolik.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Excited to see Ladd, Buff and Fro!

Ladd, Byfuglien, and Frolik.

Damn straight. Main reasons I decided to pick up tickets to the 1/26 game versus the Jets rather than another game when they first went on sale.

 

[ps241]

Good to see Johnny rocking the Playoff Amish chin strap!!

Looking forward to seeing the Hawks today......taking my 5 year old son so no Beer or swearing for either of us!!

Good luck Hawks fans and here's to an entertaining injury free afternoon!!

 

[Adrian05]

11 times the Jets have given up the first goal of the game. The Blackhawks are 8-0-2 when scoring first. The key to win the match? Scoring first! Go Hawks!!

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Hawks win 5-2 ,, Frolik with both Jets goals

 

[Chris Hansen]

Over/under on goals allowed by the second line during this game is 9.5.

According to some people, anyway.

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

Yup, just waiting for CBC to finish up with its curling coverage...

 

[Gootie]

Game is on NHL network...ugh

 

[No Fun Shogun]

That was an... um... odd WGN news promo.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

That was an... um... odd WGN news promo.

WGN news is a collection of odd people

 

[Retail1LO*]

Been looking forward to this one for some time. Could care less about Toews playing in his hometown. Just looking forward to one of many games against two players I absolutely hated to see leave the team.

That said, I hope JT posts a 5 banger on these clowns.

 

[Retail1LO*]

LMAO @ the Kenyan boys choir, singing the US National Anthem, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Can't wait to hear them sing O Canada. lol

Jesus. Welcome back Johnny.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

WGN news is a collection of odd people

Sure, but a promo featuring a bleeped swear, spilling booze, and betting on a rooster race was a tad unexpected even for them.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Well this is odd anthem

 

[theaub]

In 'irrelevant things that bother me,' its WPG, not WIN

 

[No Fun Shogun]

At this rate the first minute of the game will be over at 3:00.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

In 'irrelevant things that bother me,' its WPG, not WIN

Yeah, it does seem weird to see "win" next to the Jets for any reason.

 

[deytookerjaabs]

Still loading up that first line.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Very odd rebound, but I'll take a gifted second chance.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

In 'irrelevant things that bother me,' its WPG, not WIN

What if someone was to call them "Winny"?

 

[Retail1LO*]

What if someone was to call them "Winny"?

What if the suck (oh...wait), and they call them Winny the pooh?

EDIT: And what if Enstrom drops a bom right after I crack a joke about how much they suck?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

1-0 Jets

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Jets take 1-0 lead, Crawford mad about a possible interference, refs huddling up.