GDT: Blackhawks @ Canucks - 9:30CT, NBCSNCH - Just Win For Realsies

[Styles]

Preview
The Sedins are getting their jerseys retired tonight so lets spoil the party.
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Team Stats Post ASB

Teams	Record	GF	GA	PP%	PK%
Blackhawks	1-2-2	10	17	6.3	76.5
Canucks	4-3-1	25	25	20.8	80.0

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Blackhawks Leading Scorers Post ASB
Saad (4-2-6)
Kane (0-6-6)
Dach (0-3-3)
Boqvist (2-0-2)
Toews (1-1-2)
Maatta(1-1-2)

Blackhawks Lines
Kubalik - Toews - Caggiula
Saad - Dach - Kane
DeBrincat - Kampf - Nylander
Smith - Carpenter - Highmore

Keith - Boqvist
Gustafsson - Murphy
Koekkoek - Maatta

Crawford




Canucks Leading Scorers Post ASB
Miller (5-5-10)
Hughes (3-7-10)
Pettersson (2-4-6)
Gaudette (1-4-5)
Tanev (0-5-5)

Canucks Lines
Miller - Horvat - Macewen
Pearson - Pettersson - Virtanen
Roussel - Gaudette - Sutter
Bailey - Beagle - Eriksson

Hughes - Tanev
Edler - Stecher
Benn - Myers

Markstrom


And if we don't spoil the party

TANK PRE-START CONDITIONS
1. Start the season off slow
2. Never hold a play-off spot for more than a week.
3. Be out of a playoff spot at Thanksgiving​

TO START
4. Don't ice the ideal roster to win games
5. Come out flat after the All-Star Break
6. Squander important points against teams above you in the standings
7. Sell at deadline

8.

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[Styles]

 

[Mrfenn92]

Beautiful gdt. Let's keep this tank rolling along.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Too late of a game to watch, (10:30est), so I hope the boys play well, win, and get some confidence brewing. Also, Strome should be back in, and Highmore or Nylander out.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

We need to play Strome to up his trade value.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Idk what to do with Nylander at this point. Either his confidence is shot or he just sucks right now.

At some point he has to start showing something. I've been one of his biggest supporters, but I'm starting to get a little impatient. Not going to be able to be in his court much longer if he doesn't show some improvement by the end of the year. We can all hope at that point, but it's just hope.

 

[Rick C137]

Sedin night? This seems like a troll hawks big win

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Sedin night? This seems like a troll hawks big win

Go down 4-0 in the first, win 5-4 with the GWG coming in the final minute.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Chris Campoli is going to come down from the rafters and make the Hawks lose in overtime

 

[BobbyJet]

Idk what to do with Nylander at this point. Either his confidence is shot or he just sucks right now.

At some point he has to start showing something. I've been one of his biggest supporters, but I'm starting to get a little impatient. Not going to be able to be in his court much longer if he doesn't show some improvement by the end of the year. We can all hope at that point, but it's just hope.

That's not patience. Patience must go beyond what in essence is his first year in the NHL.

 

[BK]

That's not patience. Patience must go beyond what in essence is his first year in the NHL.

This. I have said from the start that this is a long term play.

 

[bwana63]

After last night, what's the point? Probly gonna win the next 4, suck me back in, only to dash my hopes once again. Ugh.

Nice GDT starter, as usual, @Styles.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

That's not patience. Patience must go beyond what in essence is his first year in the NHL.

I completely agree that we have to be patient beyond this year, but I want to see a few more flashes. Outside of the first 10 games or so of the season, I haven't seen much. I still believe in the kid, but it's getting really hard to defend him vs. the Bowman hate mob. I'm running out of logical arguments.

 

[Rooh]

It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeeeeeeaar

 

[MileHighHawksFan]

Lets! Go! Hawks!

 

[Mrfenn92]

Any word on Strome being in or out tonight?

 

[BK]

 

[Blackhawks]

That one game scratch is gonna make Strome the fastest player on the ice

 

[CallMeShaft]

That one game scratch is gonna make Strome the fastest player on the ice

Yeah, he should continue to be a healthy scratch. Him being scratched is making those of us who continually bet our houses on Hawks wins very wealthy...

 

[Mrfenn92]

That one game scratch is gonna make Strome the fastest player on the ice

You promised a win last night, what happened?

 

[Blackhawks]

You promised a win last night, what happened?

I honestly didn’t know the Oilers were that fast, they were running circles around the Hawks, imagine the slow Strome was playing, it would have been more disastrous.

 

[DarthProbert]

Idk what to do with Nylander at this point. Either his confidence is shot or he just sucks right now.

At some point he has to start showing something. I've been one of his biggest supporters, but I'm starting to get a little impatient. Not going to be able to be in his court much longer if he doesn't show some improvement by the end of the year. We can all hope at that point, but it's just hope.

If it's confidence, it's been shot since he was drafted.

 

[ndgt10]

I'm surprised Vancouver is such a big favorite tonight.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

If it's confidence, it's been shot since he was drafted.

Just my opinion, but the Sabres rushed him to the AHL, where he should have gone back to the OHL for at least another year.

 

[pvr]

Sedins are classy. Gave a shout out to Hawks, noted that it’s appropriate that jersey retirement game is against Hawks, and mentioned TKKS and previous battles.