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Its super cool to see DeBrincat & Strome play against Connor McDavid in a "play-off" series.
Just find it humorous that when we look back on this season, we're going to remember the 2019-2020 Hawks as a "playoff" team, although being last in the Central Division lol. Hope they can surprise us though.
That playoff run was a blast!Well, it's not without precedent. We did win the cup in '38 with a 14-29-5 record.
Seems like yesterday doesn’t it?That playoff run was a blast!
If the Hawks want to win this series, is going to boil down to one thing, stay out of the penalty box.
The Oilers were heavily propped up by an insane powerplay. Looking at the advanced stats apart from that, there’s a lot to be desired. The Hawks have to find a way to counter the PP and they have a real chance at moving on.
It wont officially be the playoffs until they make it past EDM.Just find it humorous that when we look back on this season, we're going to remember the 2019-2020 Hawks as a "playoff" team, although being last in the Central Division lol. Hope they can surprise us though.
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck and swims like a duck, what is it?
If the Hawks want to win this series, is going to boil down to one thing, stay out of the penalty box.
The Oilers were heavily propped up by an insane powerplay. Looking at the advanced stats apart from that, there’s a lot to be desired. The Hawks have to find a way to counter the PP and they have a real chance at moving on.
I agree, but I'll add that more importantly this team needs to refine and spend significant time reevaluating the pk.
Teams are going to take a ton of stupid penalties because they've been out of practice and are now suddenly in the playoffs. They're going to be aggressive and make bad decisions.
If you can jump ahead of the curve and focus on the pk heavily, you're gonna extinguish their pp that was on fire and build up momentum.
But yeah, ideally, minimal penalties but i think it's bound to happen considering the circumstances.
You know the Hawks had a top 10 PK unit this season, right?
And no PP is going to be on fire after 4 months off.
Hawks would do well to be in top condition to help eliminate dumb penalties brought on by being behind the play. Staying out of the box is key to beating a team like Edmonton.
For what its worth it looks like he was one of the first players back. Hopefully that translates to him putting the puck in the net.Hoping that this break will act as a reset button for Cat. Needless to say, it would be huge if he got his mojo back.
Colliton, who knows what to expect. He had a nice playoff run with Rockford before he got the promotion, but his NHL level stint thus far has sucked. This season and last, Chicago has lost critical or must-win type games down the stretch for the playoff push and I sure as hell hope that preparation and adjustments don't show up for an actual playoff series now where colliton had a month+ to prepare