Pre-Game Talk: WCF: Anaheim Ducks vs Chicago Blackhawks Part II - GAME SEVEN

[HLLYWD99]

I might get criticized for this but I thought Bickell had a pretty good game last night

He still sucks!

 

[jls24]

I might get criticized for this but I thought Bickell had a pretty good game last night

Played exactly how he needs to play to be effective. Was physical and got rid of the puck quickly. When he gets in trouble is when he's hanging onto the puck.

 

[dbridge]

Bickell was solid last night. His offensive abilities (what little were there to begin with) seem to have evaporated. But he still brings physicality that nobody else on the team does. Desjardins and Shaw may try, but they don't have the size to really make it effective.

Vermette has been great this series. I don't think he's even been bad at any point since he joined the team. He's gone through some serious scoring slumps and has lacked chemistry, but with his faceoffs and being defensively sound I don't think he's ever been a detriment, even if inept offensively. Debate what they traded away for him all you want, but he was the only forward worth acquiring. I won't (and can't) defend the Timonen trade, but I still make that Vermette trade again if given the option.

 

[jls24]

Bickell was solid last night. His offensive abilities (what little were there to begin with) seem to have evaporated. But he still brings physicality that nobody else on the team does. Desjardins and Shaw may try, but they don't have the size to really make it effective.

Vermette has been great this series. I don't think he's even been bad at any point since he joined the team. He's gone through some serious scoring slumps and has lacked chemistry, but with his faceoffs and being defensively sound I don't think he's ever been a detriment, even if inept offensively. Debate what they traded away for him all you want, but he was the only forward worth acquiring. I won't (and can't) defend the Timonen trade, but I still make that Vermette trade again if given the option.

And acquiring him allows Shaw to play wing, a huge bonus.

 

[thesaadfather]

Good to see that some things never change.

 

[Marina]

Good to see that some things never change.

How are they not bored of that game yet?

 

[JaegerDice]

How are they not bored of that game yet?

Do we know it's the same version?

A new Mario Kart came out at the end of last year.

 

[Kurtosis]

It doesn't matter either way. It's not possible to get tired of Mario Kart.

 

[Ace Rothstein]

I want to know why Sharp being in third is causing problems. Will someone please ask Q?

 

[Marina]

I want to know why Sharp being in third is causing problems. Will someone please ask Q?

The reporters never ask the tough questions.

 

[member 151739]

How are they not bored of that game yet?

I doubt they've been playing the same Mario Kart all these years.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Absolutely. I just don't get how BWC can claim he has merely had good moments that were few and far between.

Because he's still mad that the Hawks traded a 1st to get Vermette, so he's not capable of looking at things objectively.

Vermette has been a great addition for the postseason.

 

[thesaadfather]

Let's be real, Mario Kart Performance is directly proportional to Playoff Performance. Case in point, Fraser once said that Brouwer was the worst player in the game.

 

[abt424]

I'm freaking out about Saturday already.

 

[PRGeno]

If they don't make Timonen and Vermette move I don't believe they would have struggled to get this far

Team would have been better off keeping assets and not trading for those 2

You can argue Vermette has had an occasional good moment (Few and far between) but there isn't a single argument to be made that Timonen has brought a single positive to this organization on the ice

As for if they should have been selling. Moving a Steeger or Bickell if possible would have improved team and gotten a kid in for look

Standing Pat or being a seller would have been right moves

Being buyer has cost Hawks dearly with very little reward or benefit

The reward may still be to come, but still a little to early to tell.

If they win the cup this year (a big if yet), Vermette and Desjardins both have to be considered significant contributors and what better reward is there than another cup?

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Keith with 16 points and +11 in 16 games, and averaging over 30 minutes per game with all the OTs. Doesn't even look tired.

He's a monster

 

[Pepe Silvia]

I think they said he's on the ice like 45% of the time this postseason.

 

[PRGeno]

Definitely contibuted on that goal. Also had quite a few nice hits that got the crowd going. I know he can do no good in many peoples eyes but I thought last night he was effective.

That first shift of his where he blew up Vatanen on two separate occasions and one other guy (can't recall who) in between, really set an F-You tone coming from the Hawks. He did play OK at other times during the game, which in itself is better.

He hasn't had a good playoffs but just like Timonen, there really isn't another viable option for his role.

 

[PRGeno]

And acquiring him allows Shaw to play wing, a huge bonus.

Absolutely. Vermette was a center upgrade by himself, but moving Shaw to wing was the biggest trade deadline upgrade.

 

[PRGeno]

Because he's still mad that the Hawks traded a 1st to get Vermette, so he's not capable of looking at things objectively.

Vermette has been a great addition for the postseason.

Which if all goes right hopefully will be the 30th pick, which is basically a 2nd.

 

[JaegerDice]

Which if all goes right hopefully will be the 30th pick, which is basically a 2nd.

It's already basically a second.

There's little drop off from the back end of the 1st round to the front end of the 2nd.

And Hawks are likely to get at least a 2nd for Sharp.

 

[PRGeno]

Just sitting here daydreaming about last night's game, and one thought keeps popping up in my head.

"4th line awesomeness!"

That is all.

 

[Sevanston]

It doesn't matter either way. It's not possible to get tired of Mario Kart.

This post is truth.

 

[hawksrule]

Reading this board I sometimes feel like the only person in the world who has never cared in the slightest about video games.

 

[chicagoskycam]

Reading this board I sometimes feel like the only person in the world who has never cared in the slightest about video games.

You probably are!