Pre-Game Talk: Hawks vs Preds - Dec 10

[BobbyJet]

Coach Q is coming on WGN radio 720 at 9:10 a.m.

http://v6.player.abacast.net/3624

Hopefully all this debate about Bladder will be academic, and Daley will play tonight.

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[BobbyJet]

Darling tonight. Crawford tomorrow.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Nashville is in a bit of a skid. Don't let them rebound tonight.

 

[SatchelRuaz]

Anyone on here aside from myself going to be there?

 

[BobbyJet]

An interesting decision, starting Darling tonight after Crawford stoned Preds on Tuesday. I think most folks would have expected CC to go again tonight. There's probably more than one reason for this decision in Q's mind. Such as:

1/ it is Q's way of testing Darling. There will be some added pressure on Scotty, to see how he performs after CC's success against the same team.

2/ CC has played a lot of hockey and is due for one of his letdown games. That extra day off will be good for him .. and allow him to re-focus on another team after his best outing of the season.

3/ Defensively, the Hawks played lousy for most of Tuesday. Hopefully they'll be better with Darling in there. They'll have to be or Darling could get shelled tonight.

4/ Perhaps in the depths of Q's mind he doesn't expect a win tonight. Preds got burned on Tuesday and they will be more desperate to get points on home ice tonight (to stop their slide in the standings). Q saves Crawford for the game he expects to win, tomorrow vs Jets.

Just my 2 cents on the Q psychology. It could be way off.

Almost forgot this one: Darling stoned Preds last year in the PO's and turned the series around. A repeat of this type of performance may be necessary.

 

[CourtneyDagger50]

WPG usually gives us more of a problem. Not too shocked by the decision. Hopefully Scotty has a good game.

 

[BobbyJet]

WPG usually gives us more of a problem. Not too shocked by the decision. Hopefully Scotty has a good game.

I think you are underestimating how badly Hawks were outplayed on Tuesday. ... but yes, neither game will be easy, though it would be nice to have a laugher. The schedule gets pretty intense leading into Christmas.