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March 1st, 2009
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DOWN WITH THE KINGS (FOR ONCE)
Ugh, sunlight! We’re surprised you
still bought this after getting a clear look at
how hideous we truly are. Thanks for your
charity.
For all those who have been clamoring for the Hawks to trade Khabibulin
(we’re not mentioning names, but it rhymes
with “Fairy Pozner”) Friday night against the
Pens would be Exhibit A as to why not. We
mentioned this on the stats page on Friday,
and now it graduates to the front page today. Cristobal Huet, for the most part, has been
good to very good. It should also be mentioned that during the 2nd period against
Pittsburgh he came up with some big saves
to keep the Hawks in it. But the Hawks would
not have needed keeping in it if Huet had not
let in two --arguably three -- baby-ass soft
goals. We understood Q putting in Antti
Niemi in the 3rd period, but it was at least five
periods too late. Huet has never shown he
can handle a major workload. It bears repeating: Huet has never played more than 50
games in a year. He’s always split time, and
thrived while doing so. Niemi should have
gotten a start against Minnesota -- where he
barely would have had anything to do -- or in
Nashville, if for no other reason than to give
the Hawks a spark in a game where they were
clearly road weary. The Amazing Cristobal
just can’t perform after two or three starts
in a row, which makes us awfully urpy about
turning over a playoff run to him (Granted, a
playoff schedule is different -- far less travel,
no back-to-back games, and each team is on
the same travel schedule). Good thing the
Hawks are paying him so much, then.
season, Toews would be staring his first 40goal season in the face. We are truly blessed
to have him. When Dogs Get Wings
To this afternoon, and the visit
from the Los Angeles Kings, who can only be
described as a royal (cheeky) pain in the ass
for the Hawks. A couple weeks ago, when the
Kings threw up seven wins out of eight, there
was a real buzz about a playoff spot. That’s
been tempered a bit by losing the last four of
five. The Kings find themselves four points
out of the 8th seed, with five teams to leap
over. In Gary Bettman’s everybody-gets-atrophy world, that’s an awfully big task (Seriously, who the fuck likes this system? Where
does he get his numbers? Deerfield?) However, this team is hardly the
disaster that some had predicted. Part of the
reason for those predictions was a goalie situation that was crap-tacular. Fittingly, the reason for the small renaissance in the new year
is newfound steady play in that area from one
Jonathan Quick (God knows we got enough
of it in January), and improved play from Erik
Ersberg Lettuce. Quick has been pretty stellar
in the last four games since a full body dryheave against Atlanta, where he was pulled
after giving up three goals on seven shots. He
stopped 39 of 41 Scum shots on Friday night,
so expect to see him today.
The Kings have some impressive,
young talent up front --Dustin Brown and
Anze Kopitar most notably. But it’s along the
blue line that the Kings have really started
to grow something. Kyle Quincey, Drew
Doughty, and Jack Johnson for a burgeoning
triumverate (what?) that one day soon may
rival Keith, Seabrook, and...um....Keith again. Quincey’s been the real surprise; plucked from
Scum on waivers when they ran out of space
for him (yes, they’d rather have 78-year old
Judas Chelios than this kid), he’s put up 30
assists, and looks to be a real player.
Shut Him Down, The Ones With
The Crown
The Hawks have struggled with the
Kings for a couple seasons now. Last year,
they split, though one of the Hawks’ wins
shouldn’t count as they blew a four-goal third
period lead and escaped in OT. There was
also the 9-2 shellacking last New Year’s Day,
and two 5-2 losses this season. Partly, the
Hawks have just not shown up against a team
they must think is inferior to them. Secondly,
the Kings are pretty sound defensively -more so now with better goaltending -- and
the Hawks haven’t put in the effort to break
them down, at least not for 60 minutes. The
Kings also finish every check (known at the
St. Louis Plan), which we know the Hawks
don’t handle too well. However, the last time
these two teams met, when the Hawks finally
got going in the last 30 min., the Kings were
mauled. L.A. has also had a problem putting a
full 60 minutes together. If the Hawks do so,
we’ll have two more points. -Gov. Bobby Jindal
City Slick Captain
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Jonathan Toews put on a tour de force
on Friday. In fact, he’s been doing that for
the better part of six weeks. It was more than
just his hat-trick (should have been four). As
frequent contributor Matt McClure said, “If
you played a drinking game where you had to
take a drink every time Toews emerges from
a battle on the boards or the defensive zone
with the puck, you’d be bathing in your own
vomit by the second period.”
Captain Marvel was simply EVERYWHERE against Pittsburgh. Starting plays,
finishing them, keeping them going. Some
were worried that the Hawks actually might
not have a #1 center, instead of being short
a #2. Toews has quite simply put that to
rest the past few weeks, and with authority. Without his 12-game goal drought to start the
“You know Cris, some men can go more than twice in a row!!”
FROM THE EDITOR
The following is an actual email I sent to Tom O’Grady, Executive Producer of Gameday Presentation.
Dear Mr. O’Grady,
Good day, sir. My name is Sam Fels, and I am one-half of the
Blackhawks Blog Second City Hockey (Ed. note- I didn’t want to mention I
write this for fear that the Hawks organization may want to
“kick it old school” and make my life a living hell outside
the UC). I am writing to you today because I feel I have a
pretty good feel for the pulse of Hawks fans, and there’s an
issue which is grating on all of us. I feel it is my duty as a
spokesman for Hawks fans everywhere to communicate to
you our feelings.
It’s our goal song, Mr. O’Grady. Frankly, it sucks.
I’m sorry to use such a coarse term, but there simply is no
other way around it. Believe me, I’ve heard it described in
much worse tones, including some that made children cry.
But making more children cry is the goal song.
Sam
I’m not sure what you were going for here.
Happy? Okay, I guess. But this is happy in the way that
guy in your office who’s always cheerful. Do you know what people want
to do to that guy? Pull out his esophagus. Nobody likes the stupidly-happy
guy. And that’s what the Fratellis’ song you’ve chosen is.
A goal-song should be loud, jarring, raucous, euphoric. After all,
this is celebrating a moment that only happens a few times a night. A goal
is an event, a jarring event. The song you’ve chosen isn’t loud, or contain
any attitude whatsoever. This is hockey; it’s all attitude. A hockey goal
song should make you want drink beer and spill it down your chest. It
should produce adrenaline. Your current song makes me want to drink tea,
and ponder my emotions.
There are plenty of examples of good goal-songs around the
league. The Rangers use an original composition that provides a sing-along
part, which I think is what you were going for. But theirs contains power
chords and drips with spunk. Yours drips with poodle turds.
If you don’t want to go that route, you could copy some
other teams. Both Philly and Anaheim use Pennywise’s
“Bro Hymn,” which also has a sing-along chorus-thing.
That’s not bad, but we’d like to be original. So we have
some suggestions.
Personally, I would love to use Pantera’s “Walk”. I
understand if you think this might scare mothers; heaven
forbid their kid listens to anything dangerous, i.e fun. But
you could still be dorky, as you are now, if you changed
the chorus to “Re’...spect! Hawks!”
If you want to go really underground, frequent contributor Matt McClure is clamoring for you to use Naked RayFels
gun’s “Soldier’s Requiem.” They’re even a Chicago band.
But we understand if you would like to go with something
a little more user-friendly, and well known. How about “Pump It Up,”
either Elvis Costello’s or the Mudhoney cover? “Search and Destroy” by
the Stooges? These are perfect.
Or you know what, Mr. O’Grady? You don’t even need a goal
song. Most fans have expressed a desire for Frank Pelico to just play Here
Come the Hawks, or whatever he feels. We don’t need a song to make
us feel excited. Whatever you decide, sir, this song has to go. We’re the
laughingstock of NHL fans. We deserve better. Please, listen, and lose it.
Oh, and can the Hawks hit the ice to “Youth Gone Wild” again?
NHL STANDINGS
Eastern Conference
1
Boston
3
New Jersey
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Washington
Philadelphia
Montreal
NY Rangers
Florida
Buffalo
Carolina
Pittsburgh
Toronto
Ottawa
Tampa Bay
Atlanta
W
L
40
18
42
40
33
34
32
31
31
32
31
25
23
20
23
NY Islanders 19
12
19
OTL PTS GF
26
Calgary
75
194 189
20-6-4
14-16-3
17-8-5
14-15-3
7
8
7
5
6
30
12
36
3
21-10-1
12
34
19-9-2
193 153
26
28
San Jose
83
8
27
1
3
10
6
7
85
76
72
70
69
69
68
62
56
52
52
45
211
182
198 175
21-4-5
21-8-4
215 142
24
25
HOME AWAY
93
5
10
23
Western Conference
9
17
22
GA
25-6-1
18-8-4
159 175
19-10-4
182 175
17-12-2
191 195
17-12-2
171 173
169 186
191 227
17-13-1
11-11-8
152 176
13-11-6
188 221
11-17-2
156 198
150 204
11-12-8
13-13-5
*late game not included
15-12-4
15-9-6
13-14-4
14-13-5
15-14-4
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
Red Shite
HAWKS
Vancouver
Columbus
Anaheim
Nashville
Minnesota*
14-14-4
10 Edmonton*
10-17-4
12 St. Louis*
12-17-4
14 Phoenix*
14-15-4
9-18-4
6-23-2
11 Dallas
13 Los Angeles
15 Colorado
TOP 10 LIST
Top 5 Reasons We Hate Afternoon Hockey
5. Do you have any idea how late we were out last night?
4. Sunlight tends to...well, kills us
3. Arena full of kids means we get dirty looks from parents after we
let loose the string of obscenities that watching Buff skate causes
2. If we start drinking at 2pm Sunday, Monday morning will be hell
1. Does West Madison really look good in the light?
Top 5 Reasons We Love Afternoon Hockey
5. Straight from the call girl’s place to the UC without showering
4. Gets us out of whatever “brunch” is. Seriously, brunch? What is
this, New York?
3. If we start drinking at 2pm Sunday, Sunday night will be interesting
2. Teaching kids how to properly call Frolov “fuckwad”
1. Hair of the dog and hockey!
W
L
OTL
PTS
41
14
8
90
42
37
34
31
31
31
31
30
30
29
27
26
27
28
10
18
17
22
25
28
28
25
26
25
26
26
30
34
9
6
9
8
6
5
4
5
5
7
8
9
5
1
93
80
77
70
68
67
66
65
65
65
62
61
59
57
GF
GA
205 148
234 187
195 175
201 153
HOME AWAY
26-2-3
16-8-6
24-4-3
17-10-5
15-5-6
19-12-3
22-7-4
15-11-2
183 174 15-11-4 16-11-4
167 173 19-10-2 12-15-4
180 188 15-13-3 16-15-2
159 172 19-11-2 12-17-2
153 141 18-11-5 12-14-0
170 186 14-12-4 16-14-1
178 187 17-11-4 12-14-3
170 180 16-11-5 11-15-3
158 175 13-13-8 13-13-1
158 190 17-12-2 10-18-3
169 200 17-14-0 11-20-1
PUCK DROP
Michal Handzus, a.k.a
Ol’ Dump In His Pants,
C, Los Angeles: What
was your favorite moment
of the Handzus in Chicago
era? All eight games of
it, that is. If you want to
know why we’ve dubbed
him thusly, watch #26
skate today. He moves
around the ice as if he just
soiled himself. Maybe he did, and that might
explain why it’s so hard to knock him off the
puck. Who the fuck wants to get that close to
him? Anyway, Zeus chased the money out to
LA, where he’s been what he’s always been, a
pretty solid center, but an overpaid one at $4
million. Would have been nice to see what he
and Havlat could have done together if either
could have stayed healthy.
Chicago Blackhawks 34-17-9
The only line to be a negative in Corsi Rating on Friday was Versteeg’s. This third line is becoming a black hole.
On Hockey Night In Canada last night, Al Strachan reported (so take it with at least three grains of salt) that Coach Q and Campbell are having
their differences, so while the Hawks aren’t shopping Soupy, they won’t hang up on you either. It’s extremely unlikely that anyone would take
that contract, though we’d love the space. Campell has definitely had a hand in the power play’s turnaround, and his exit would leave only Keith
with any sort of speed from the blue line. But it’s clear Q isn’t enamored, as he booted 51 off the first PP unit on Friday, and hasn’t played him on
the PK in months. Though the flexibility is tantalizing, the precedent of shipping out a free-agent signing mere months after bringing him in will
leave the Hawks with a rep that will make future free agents think twice, or saddle the Hawks with cumbersome no-trade clauses. Stay tuned.
#
Pos
Player
Ht
WT
AGE
GP
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
PP
SH
GW
S
S%
Salary (Cap Hit)
88
R
Patrick Kane
5'10"
187
20
58
20
35
55
1
36
10
0
3
180
11.1
$3,725,000
24
R
The Perfect Beard
6'2"
217
27
60
20
33
53
19
22
5
0
3
182
11
$6,000,000
19
C
Captain Marvel
6'2"
209
20
60
25
27
52
12
41
9
0
6
153
16.3
$2,800,000
32
L
VerStud
5'10"
180
22
57
16
28
44
14
49
4
4
2
94
17
$491,667
51
D
51 Phantom
6'0"
188
29
60
7
34
41
6
18
4
0
1
78
9
$7,142,875
10
L
The Sharp-Shooter*
6'1"
197
27
54
23
15
38
2
39
8
0
4
163
14.1
$3,900,000
36
C
Dave Bolland
6'0"
188
22
60
14
23
37
20
34
0
2
4
85
16.5
$845,833
16
L
Nails
6'2"
198
23
60
10
25
35
23
22
0
0
1
141
7.1
$1,550,000
2
D
Duncan Keith
6'1"
194
25
56
7
25
32
30
36
2
1
1
114
6.1
$1,475,000
25
D
Cam Barker
6'3"
213
22
47
4
26
30
-2
49
4
0
1
62
6.5
$2,768,587
33
R
Dustin Byfuglien
6'3"
247
23
55
10
12
22
-1
66
3
0
2
147
6.8
$3,000,000
22
R
Troy Brouwer
6'2"
213
23
51
8
14
22
13
46
3
1
0
97
8.2
$675,000
7
D
Brent Seabrook
6'3"
220
23
60
5
11
16
18
47
2
1
0
99
5.1
$3,500,000
46
C
Colin Fraser
6'1"
188
23
60
5
10
15
7
46
0
0
0
44
11.4
$500,000
55
L
Ben Eager
6'2"
220
24
56
10
4
14
9
116
0
0
0
60
16.7
$568,000
43
D
James Wisniewski
6'0"
207
24
29
2
11
13
8
14
1
0
0
67
3
$900,000
8
D
Matt Walker
6'3"
214
28
48
1
9
10
14
60
0
0
0
62
1.6
$600,000
37
R
Adam Burish
6'1"
189
26
44
5
3
8
7
69
0
0
2
65
7.7
$712,500
23
D
Aaron Johnson
6'1"
211
25
28
3
5
8
18
24
0
0
1
20
15
$600,000
28
R
Craig Adams
6'0"
197
31
36
2
4
6
-3
22
1
0
0
38
5.3
$600,000
5
D
Brent Sopel *
6'1"
211
32
23
1
1
2
-4
8
0
0
1
15
6.7
$2,333,333
11
R
Jack Skille
6'1"
208
21
7
1
0
1
-3
5
0
0
0
12
8.3
$1,275,000
Totals/Averages
6'1"
203.75
24.38
199
355
873
56
9
1981
10.05%
$44,119,795
#
Goalie
HT
WT
AGE
GPI
Min
GAA
W
L
OT
SO
SA
GA
Sv%
G
A
PIM
Salary
39
Nikolai Khabibulin
6'1"
209
36
29
1673
2.37
17
5
5
1
870
66
0.924
0
2
6
$6,750,000
38
Cristobal Huet
6'1"
205
33
33
1884
2.32
17
12
3
3
863
73
0.915
0
0
2
$5,625,000
31
Antii Niemi
6’2”
204
25
34
1924
2.4
17
12
3
3
885
77
0.913
0
0
2
$488,000
6'1"
207
34
1
22
2.73
0
0
1
0
6
1
0.833
0
0
0
Totals/Averages
*injured
Probable Pairings
Probable Lines
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
22 Brouwer
19 Toews
88 Kane
16 Ladd
33 Byfuglien
37 Burish
36 Bolland
24 Havlat
46 Fraser
55 Eager
32 Versteeg
11 Skille
16 years ago, David Stern sent me
to ruin the NHL. I have done everything I can think of to drive the core
fan away, strip hockey of all that’s
great about it, and eliminate any attention by the mainstream media...
2 Keith
51 Campbell
43 Wisniewski
7 Seabrook
8 Walker
25 Barker
$12,375,000
TOTAL CAP NUMBER:
$57,283,000
CAP SPACE:
$274,000*
*space also affected by buyouts and injured players
Injury List
Brent Sopel- Out (Talent)
Patrick Sharp- Out (Knee)
Nikolai Khabibulin-Questionable (groin?)
I am so close to completing the task
Stern charged me with....
Here’s a guy we hope Tallon at least calls about before Wednesday. Terrific at draws,
solid in both ends of the ice, can play a point on the PP, and a reasonable cap number.
Hell Damn Ass Kings 26-26-9
One reason the Kings have given the Hawks so much trouble is that they’ve drilled them in the face-off
circle. They’ve gone 81 for 121 in the two game, for a paltry winning pct. of 66%
#
Pos
Player
Ht
WT
AGE
GP
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
PP
SH
GW
S
S%
Salary (Cap Hit)
11
C
Anze Kopitar "A"
6' 3"
219
21
61
19
31
50
-16
20
7
1
3
179
10.6
$956,000
23
R
Dustin Brown "C"
6' 0"
207
24
59
23
25
48
-6
54
7
0
5
241
9.5
$3,175,000
24
R
Alexander Frolov
6' 2"
204
26
61
26
20
46
-2
22
11
1
1
135
19.3
$2,900,000
28
C
Jarret Stoll
6' 0"
214
26
61
15
21
36
5
54
7
0
0
127
11.8
$3,600,000
12
L
Patrick O'Sullivan
5' 11"
190
24
60
14
22
36
1
16
2
1
1
197
7.1
$2,925,000
27
D
Kyle Quincey
6' 2"
207
23
58
3
30
33
0
47
2
0
2
124
2.4
$514,000
26
C
Michal Handzus
6' 4"
218
31
61
11
17
28
-8
22
3
1
3
108
10.2
$4,000,000
19
L
Kyle Calder
5' 11"
177
30
56
7
14
21
0
33
2
0
1
73
9.6
$2,700,000
8
D
Drew Doughty
6' 1"
203
19
60
4
14
18
-8
42
2
0
1
98
4.1
$3,475,000
17
R
Wayne Simmonds
6' 2"
181
20
61
5
9
14
-7
48
1
0
1
90
5.6
$822,000
9
C
Oscar Moller
5' 11"
180
20
31
6
7
13
-2
14
5
0
0
62
9.7
$786,000
5
D
Peter Harrold
5' 11"
188
25
53
3
8
11
-10
20
1
0
0
77
3.9
$583,000
6
D
Sean O'Donnell
6' 2"
230
37
61
0
10
10
4
56
0
0
0
22
0
$1,250,000
2
D
Matt Greene "A"
6' 4"
234
25
61
1
9
10
-2
95
0
0
0
56
1.8
$1,150,000
54
R
Teddy Purcell
6' 3"
202
23
20
1
6
7
-2
2
0
0
0
29
3.4
$63,900
42
D
Tom Preissing **
6' 0"
197
30
22
3
4
7
-7
6
2
0
0
40
7.5
$2,750,000
7
C
Derek Armstrong
6' 0"
197
35
37
4
1
5
-12
51
1
0
1
28
14.3
$1,500,000
15
C
Brad Richardson
5' 11"
184
24
23
0
4
4
-4
11
0
0
0
29
0
$588,000
3
D
Jack Johnson
6' 1"
225
22
20
3
1
4
-12
29
2
0
0
27
11.1
$2,150,000
21
D
Denis Gauthier Jr.
6' 2"
220
32
49
1
2
3
-8
60
0
0
0
29
3.4
$1,931,000
41
L
Raitis Ivanans
6' 4"
256
30
60
2
0
2
-7
115
0
0
2
20
10
$600,000
13
R
John Zeiler
6' 0"
204
26
23
0
0
0
-3
37
0
0
0
2
0
$702,000
Team Totals/Averages
6’ 1”
206.23
26.0
154
258
412
876
55
4
1833
8.40%
$39,120,900
Johnson has been woeful at even-strength, but he’s been their best player with the
man-advantage, according to Behind The Net.
#
Goalie
HT
WT
AGE
GPI
Min
GAA
W
L
OT
SO
SA
GA
Sv%
G
A
PIM
Salary
32
Jonathan Quick
6' 1"
216
23
24
1254
2.49
8
9
4
0
525
52
0.901
0
0
2
$488,000
31
Erik Ersberg
6' 0"
168
26
26
1447
2.49
13
9
1
3
699
60
0.914
0
1
0
$700,000
Team Totals/Averages
6' 2"
186
27
3593
2.75
26
26
9
5
1663
159
0.904
0
1
4
$1,188,000
This has been dropping ever since the Labarbera trade to Vancouver.
Quick has been almost half a goal better than Labarbera.
** injured
Probable Pairings
Probable Lines
Left Wing
23 Brown
Center
11 Kopitar
12 O’Sullivan
26 Handzus
41 Ivanans
7 Armstrong
19 Calder
28 Stoll
Right Wing
8 Doughty
24 Frolov
27 Quincey
54 Purcell
5 Harrold
17 Simmonds
2 Greene
TOTAL CAP NUMBER:
$44,149,000
CAP SPACE:
$12,551,000*
*space also affected by buyouts and injured players
3 Johnson
21 Gauthier
6 O’Donnell
...IS THIS THE YEAR?
Injury List
Tom Preissing-Out (Head)
Raitis Ivanans-Questionable (Upper
Body)
Letters to The Editor
*big ups to Adam for helping out with this.
Dude,
Dear Editor,
Dear Sam,
Your program rocks. You’re
officially one of Hell’s most psychotic devils. May the maggots in
your eyes eat your brain and shit
them out your ears. I hope you
burn and cough and choke and tear
for the rest of humanity.
Rock on.
Sincerely,
James Wisniewski
Really really really like your program “The Omitted Finland”. I love
how you come up with whacky nicknames like Captian Hilarious, Harp
Looter, and 23 Skiddoo. And boy
does the word Asshat take me back.
Reminds me of Karpotsev. Anyway,
Stan, just thought I’d drop you a line
and say keep up the good work.
Uh, will you buy us beers?
Sincerely,
Pat Foley
Blackhawk announcer
Sincerely,
Josh Harris, 16-year old Hawks fan.
Dear Josh,
Fuck and yes.
Sincerely,
Sam
To Sam.
Dear Mr. Fels,
Dear Mr. Fels,
Your book is good.
I’ve recently been made aware of
your magazine and all the harsh criticism you’ve thrown my way. While
I may not agree with everything
you say, I am intrigued by some of
your thoughts. I would like to buy a
subscription to your newsletter at no
less than 4 million dollars and have
it count against next years cap. I’m
gonna run off Duncan Keith if it’s
the last thing I do. And it probably
will be.
I was recently showed your “Ask
The Ice Crew” section, and I think
it’s important to inform you that I am
not Russian, but Argentinian. You’re
not even close. I mean, you missed
by an entire fucking ocean! And
hemisphere! You couldn’t be more
off if you drove your car off a cliff
while putting a dildo in your ear and
singing Ratt songs.
Jonathan Toews.
Sincerely,
Dale Tallon
Dear Editors of The Committed
Indian,
Thanks to you, my 9-year old son
has been running around calling
everyone and everything “fuckwad.” How dare you sell your
filthy little rag to a child? Have
you no decency, sirs? My son
claims his father gave it to him,
but surely no one as mature and
upstanding as my husband would
do such a thing.
Sincerely,
Janice Thompson
Highland Park, IL
Dear Sam,
Your program is the best. I had to
Stop It Right Here the first time I
read it! Now I look like I was shot
out of a cannon when I run to buy it!
I tell ya, you guys really have stickon-stick, stick-on-puck! Get me the
next one EEEEEMEDIATELY!
Yours,
Eddie Olczyk
Sincerely,
Yanina of The Ice Crew
Dear Sam,
I spent over $200k on your education, and all I got was a moron
standing in the cold and a dumbass
photoshop of John McDonough
bragging about his “hot white mouth
sanitizer”.
Mr. Obama, where’s my bailout?
Sincerely,
Your mother
The
Fight
Card
HAWKS vs. KINGS
Fight Stats provided by Hockeyfights.com
GAME
FIGHT
TIME
11-29-08
Fraser vs.
Simmonds
1st.
18:05
11-29-08
Walker vs.
Ivanans
1st.
1:58
2-23-08
Seabrook v.
Brown
2nd.
3:57
1-1-08
Koci v.
Ivanans
2nd.
4:04
Bloody
Nose
Black
Eye
Bruised
Ego
√
Just
Dancing
√ √
√
Analysis
A spirited if not eventful bout. Fraser
lands some nice shots early, Simmonds
some late, and Dan Bernstein uses this
as evidence that hockey players and fans
are racist.
A day after taking on Parros, Walker
encounters SoCal’s other slob, and lands
some solid rights. Walks in a decision.
Brown charges from San Diego to hit
Toews, and Seabrook responds with
some nice rights before a quick takedown.
√ √
Two people who don’t matter wail on
each other for a bit.
What To Watch For: More than recent Hawks games. The Kings are an unpleasant bunch to play against, they finish their
checks and never stop being in your face. They have a few players who have sampled knuckles on more than one occasion.
Greene, Armstrong, Simmonds all could go, and we haven’t gotten to resident mongaloid Ivanans. Could get one today..
Power Play
Team
Opp
PPG
PP%
Team OPP
WSH
265
65
24.5
MTL
DET
SJS
BOS
PHI
ANA
CHI
BUF
STL
MIN
ATL
LAK
NJD
TOR
VAN
275
274
245
234
242
264
279
260
248
255
276
226
259
266
76
67
56
52
53
56
58
27.6
24.4
OTT
CGY
22.9
EDM
21.9
TBL
22.2
21.2
NYI
COL
20.8
DAL
20.2
CAR
55
19.9
PHX
51
19.7
54
50
51
45
50
20.8
20
PIT
FLA
19.9
NYR
18.8
CBJ
NSH
251
286
270
278
250
265
255
263
271
292
237
259
260
249
263
PPG
PP%
Team
53
18.5
NYR
16.9
NSH
47
49
47
42
44
42
43
44
46
35
36
36
34
33
18.7
18.2
16.8
16.6
MIN
219
CGY
267
BUF
SJS
16.5
BOS
16.2
PHI
16.4
STL
15.8
MTL
13.9
NYI
14.8
13.8
13.6
12.6
TS
FLA
NJD
LAK
OTT
252
274
252
238
231
271
303
284
248
268
245
266
260
Penalty Kill
PPGA PK%
27
87.7
36
86.5
32
44
41
40
39
46
83.2
ANA
83
CAR
82.8
VAN
82.5
EDM
82
TOR
83.1
82.7
48
48
306
WSH
43
44
TBL
83.9
82.8
47
256
CHI
83.7
82
81.5
TS
CBJ
87.3
52
49
Team
PIT
DAL
COL
PHX
DET
ATL
255
309
258
312
233
236
240
277
227
262
258
239
271
PPGA PK%
48
81.2
61
80.1
49
62
52
63
48
49
50
58
49
58
58
60
69
80.8
79.9
79.8
79.8
79.4
79.2
79.2
79.1
78.4
77.9
77.5
74.9
74.5
Spotlight
Dustin Brown
We wouldn’t be shocked if Dustin Brown also slobbers during games. Those of us in real hockey markets always end
up furious that a player like Brown plays in a non-hockey market, where he clearly isn’t appreciated. Surely if Brown played
here, he would be everyone’s favorite Hawk. Brown does everything so high-octane, L.A. coke dealers are tired of the calls
from customers telling them they want whatever Brown’s on. He is always the most noticeable player on the ice. He’s either
taking a shot, barreling to the net, or barreling over someone. He’s a fucking pinball. Brown has never seen a hit or a shot
he didn’t think was worth taking. He leads the Kings in shots by over 40, and in hits by over 70. Brown has gotten better
every year, and he very well may be playing on the other wing opposite Patrick Kane on Team USA’s second line at next year’s
Olympics. Here’s yet another player that Bettman and his marketing cronies would be wise to get out there, instead of peddling the cold steak that is Sidney Crosby. Brown is young, fast, skilled, would run over his girlfriend to get to the net, and a
leader. He was named Kings’ Captain at the beginning of the year, and will be the centerpiece -- along with Kopitar -- of their
franchise for a long time. He’s the total package, as he can play any style of game, and the type of player the NHL should accentuate, but sadly, hasn’t.
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KNOW THY ENEMY
This afternoon, Matt from from Life In Hockeywood (www.lifeinhockeywood.com) joins us to fill us in on the Southland Hockey Club.
Q: You guys are making a pretty decent run at the playoffs, when you were
picked to be bringing up the rear. How has this happened?
A: After last season, the Kings could really go nowhere but up. The Kings have
been stockpiling talent in the minors, and continue to do so. It’s Dean Lombardi’s belief that you must rebuild a franchise from the inside out, and he’s doing
this. That kind of tinkering takes time. Some fan estimates give Dean a 5-year
window that the Kings will seriously contend for the Cup. Depending on who
you talk to, this is either Year Two or Three. Seeing that he came in 2006 and it’s
2009... you do the math.
The fact of the matter is: they are ahead of the curve. These players
are hungry now, and want to win now. You get enough young, hungry talent
together and sooner or later, you’re gonna get a team that wants to compete, odds
be damned. That is what the Kings are this season. It’s quite refreshing to see.
Getting Drew Doughty has made a huge difference. Potential can only get you so
far in the NHL. If you have what it takes, you’ll produce on the ice. It happened
with Kopitar a few seasons back out of camp, and it’s happened again. You listen
to some fans, and they’ll say Doughty is the second coming of Christ. But realistically, he has got the skills to become an All-Star defenseman for years to come.
And I firmly believe he should win the Calder Trophy this season. I believe in it
so much that I wrote a blog about it... (blatant blog pimping!!!) http://lifeinhockeywood.com/2009/01/04/calder2.aspx
Getting Quincey has been a godsend as well. Thanks Detroit.
Obviously, Marc Crawford didn’t have Quincey and Doughty to play with,
but what has Terry Murray done differently this season?
Coach Murray really has focused of the defensive aspect of the Kings. This team
is built around young talent, many of which haven’t been taught in intricancies
of playing defense at the NHL level. They have always been able to score, last
season they were ranked middle of the league in goals. This season, their scoring
is down, but their two-way game has picked up.
Case in point: Anze Kopitar. The Slovenian player’s points have
dropped considerably, but he’s chipping in other ways that you don’t see on the
stat sheet, which, unfortunately too many fans worry about. He’s become pretty
good defensively, and as soon as his on-ice conditioning improves, he’ll return
to form. It’s a hard thing to teach these young players better habits. It’s slow, but
they are responding.
We saw enough of Jonathan Quick the last time we played. Is he the longtime
answer in goal? Is Ersberg? Or is there another possibility?
God, this is a toughie. How many teams can you say would be better with a better goaltender? The Kings have had crap, honestly, the last few years. Then this
year, the herd was still being culled when Johnny Quick was brought up. And
he’s played remarkable. As far as I’m concerned, the job is Quick’s until someone else makes a case. I like Iceberg as well, but Quick is that much better.
Next season, we should see a more determined Jonathan Bernier out of train-
ing camp, and challenge Quick for that starter’s spot. This which will make the
team that much better. Believe me, as a Kings fan, we’ve been waiting a long
time to have this kind of problem. There’s nothing wrong with having too many
goaltenders, right?
Jack Johnson has had his struggles this season, along with injuries. What’s
the forecast for his career?
The hype is he’s going to be the next Ray Bourque. The reality is, and I’m just
spitballing here, is that JMFJ will not sign a long-term deal with the Kings. He
played at Michigan, he bleeds red and white and his heart is in Detroit. I’m sure
he’d love to play for them some day. So, while he’ll be a gamer in L.A. and give
his all, his stint in L.A. may already be predetermined. Personally, I’m hoping he
and Doughty hit it off and become the wickedest blueline ever. But I think he’ll
give Detroit a hometown discount and sign there. I really do.
We have loved Dustin Brown for years, though good lord has he been a pain
in our ass at times. Only now is he just getting the pub he deserves. You guys
watch him every night, is he that ace?
Dustin Brown is the real deal. But, he was given a lot of responsibility this
season, handed the reins as the youngest captain in franchise history. He’s now
going to need to bring the same intensity in the locker room as he does on the ice.
That could prove to be exhausting. Dustin, as is the case with many players, is far
different off the ice than on. He’s quite reserved in person, very polite. But you
get him on the ice, and he hits everything in the different jersey. It’s going to take
a season or two for him to really grab this team and make it his own.
But he might not even get that. Kopitar has shown signs of becoming a solid captain as well, in this his first season as an alternate. He often is the
last to leave the ice and really fills that cheerleader role a great captain can do. If
Kopitar winds up taking the C from Brown, the last thing you’ll see is Dustin get
pissed. In a way, he can now focus on what he does best: play vicious hockey on
the ice. And I think that might suit him more.
The editor of this worthless rag spent last season in Los Angeles, and was
surprised as how knowledgeable and passionate Kings fans are, while being
equally sickened by the idiocy found in Anaheim. What’s it like living in the
same town (sort of) with those tools?
When those dreaded Ducks hoisted the Cup, the pain was excruiating. All those
years of making fun of them was known shot back by those hardcore fans. Good
thing there wasn’t too many of them. Anaheim has a huge bandwagon fanbase,
so it still was fun making fun of these fans in their crispy-ironed jerseys. Plus, the
new jerseys look like a giant Spork! They just can’t look cool either way.
I wrote a blog about those kind of Ducks fans (more blatant blog pimping!!!)
http://lifeinhockeywood.com/2007/06/06/how-to-deal-with-those-kind-of-ducksfans.aspx. It sums up just how stupid these fans really are. There are some real
knowledgable Ducks fans, but they are few and far between . It does kill me to
see that Stanley Cup banner up there in their rafters. It should kill every hockey
fan. But they got one before the Kings, and that’s what matters.
Hawks-Kings: the Last 4
Jan. 29th, 2009: Hawks 2, Kings 5
Nov. 29th, 2008: Hawks 2, Kings 5
Feb. 23rd, 2008: Hawks 6, Kings 5 (OT)
Jan. 1st, 2008: Hawks 2, Kings 9
This will be a continuing theme: Hawks don’t
bother with an effort against a team they feel is beneath them, and it’s too late when they get it going.
We hear Randy Newman too many times.
Same pattern in reverse. Hawks jump out to 5-1
lead after two, go into pathetic shell and cough it
up in last minute. Sharp saves some blushes by
winning it in OT, but this was still a stupid occasion.
See Jan. 29th.
Toews gets hurt, Hawks’ season never recovers.
Didn’t exactly help the hangover from New Year’s
Eve, did it?
Hockey Sabermetrics
CHICAGO
Every game, we provide you with the Behind The Net numbers. These are at even strength, 5-on-5. Key: QUALCOMP- A measure of the quality of competition each player
faces on the ice. Calculated by averaging +/-/60 for opponents on the ice against player. QUALTEAM- A measure of the quality of teammates each player plays with. Calculated by averaging +/-/60 for teammates on ice with player. TOI/60- Time on ice, per 60 minutes, that player spends on ice at full-strength. GFON/60, GAON/60- Goals for
and against team per 60 min. player is on ice +/-ON/60- Team’s Plus/minus, per 60 minutes, while player is on ice. +/-OFF/60- Plus/minus of team while player is off ice, per
60 minutes. RATING- +/-ON/60 subtracted by +/-OFF/60.
NAME
QUALCOMP
QUALTEAM
Aaron Johnson
-0.04
-0.07
Andrew Ladd
0.11
0.1
Adam Burish
-0.08
0.13
Ben Eager
-0.11
0.01
Matt Walker
-0.03
Duncan Keith
0.09
Dave Bolland
Martin Havlat
Colin Fraser
-0.11
Troy Brouwer
0.01
James Wisniewski
-0.01
Kris Versteeg
0.04
Jonathan Toews
0.03
Brent Seabrook
0.1
Patrick Kane
Brian Campbell
Patrick Sharp
Dustin Byfuglien
GFON/60
GAON/60
+-ON/60
GFOFF/60
GAOFF/60
+-OFF/60
RATING
11.78
4
1.27
2.73
2.17
12.77
3.58
1.99
1.59
2.46
1.78
0.4
2.33
2
0.47
1.13
7.13
2.94
1.17
1.76
2.78
8.07
2.7
1.22
1.49
2.86
2.08
0.7
1.06
2.07
0.79
0.7
-0.07
13.74
2.97
1.67
1.3
-0.01
18.42
3.14
1.89
1.24
2.56
1.92
0.64
0.66
2.79
2.18
0.61
0.64
0.12
0.2
12.49
3.42
2.2
0.07
0.1
13.47
3.4
2.26
1.22
2.54
1.92
0.62
0.6
1.13
2.52
1.88
0.64
0.49
0.05
7.73
2.63
-0.19
11.47
2.51
1.45
1.18
2.81
2.11
0.7
0.48
1.36
1.15
2.84
2.07
0.77
0.38
0
14.45
-0.22
12.33
2.52
1.48
1.04
2.84
2.08
0.76
0.28
2.78
2.17
0.61
2.83
2.02
0.81
-0.2
-0.17
0.2
13.14
2.94
2.32
0.62
2.71
1.86
0.85
-0.23
16.65
2.44
1.89
0.55
2.97
2.05
0.92
-0.37
0.04
-0.02
-0.14
13.96
2.64
2.34
0.3
2.67
1.9
0.77
-0.47
-0.03
17.55
2.84
2.38
0.46
2.74
1.75
0.99
-0.52
-0.02
-0.03
13.25
2.52
2.26
0.25
2.9
1.83
1.07
-0.82
-0.01
0
11.99
1.95
1.76
0.19
3.19
2.15
1.04
-0.86
Cam Barker
-0.04
-0.04
13.38
2.44
2.63
-0.2
2.86
1.61
1.25
-1.45
Craig Adams
-0.14
0.13
8.05
1.28
1.7
-0.43
3.15
1.98
1.17
-1.6
Jack Skille
-0.03
0.21
8.9
0.96
3.85
-2.89
2.89
3.37
-0.48
-2.41
Corsi Rating
Shots attempted for a team vs. how many are
attempted against while a given player is on
the ice, per 60 min.
NAME
CORSI
James Wisniewski
22.8
Jonathan Toews
15.1
Martin Havlat
14.6
Troy Brouwer
13.1
Adam Burish
12.5
Brian Campbell
12.4
Andrew Ladd
12
Patrick Sharp
11.9
Patrick Kane
11.5
Brent Seabrook
11.2
Duncan Keith
11.1
Kris Versteeg
10.9
Cam Barker
10.2
Dustin Byfuglien
10
Dave Bolland
9.4
Aaron Johnson
8.9
Ben Eager
8.2
Matt Walker
6.8
Colin Fraser
4.6
Craig Adams
-0.2
TOI/60
Penalties Drawn
vs. Taken
NAME
PDRAW/60
PTAKE/60
Jack Skille
4.8
0
Kris Versteeg
1.6
0.7
Adam Burish
1.4
1
Ben Eager
1.4
2.6
Colin Fraser
1.4
0.5
Patrick Kane
1.4
1.1
Patrick Sharp
1.4
0.9
Dave Bolland
1.3
0.6
Craig Adams
1.3
0.9
Andrew Ladd
1.2
0.6
Troy Brouwer
1.2
0.9
Martin Havlat
1.1
0.6
Dustin Byfuglien
1
1.4
Jonathan Toews
0.9
0.7
James Wisniewski
0.7
0.7
Brian Campbell
0.5
0.4
Aaron Johnson
0.4
2
Matt Walker
0.4
0.6
Duncan Keith
0.2
0.8
Brent Seabrook
0.2
0.9
Player
Face-offs
Face-Offs Taken
FO%
Jonathan Toews
937
53.4
Colin Fraser
621
47.0
Patrick Sharp
556
46.0
Kris Versteeg
197
44.2
Dave Bolland
873
43.8
Rank: 28th
46.9
Total
Power Play Ratings
Penalty Kill Ratings
This is a measure of a team’s
This measures how many goals a
goals-for per 60 minutes of player team gives up per 60 minutes the
being on the ice on the power play.
player is on the ice on the PK.
Player
GFON/60
Cam Barker
10.23
Patrick Sharp
8.61
James Wisniewski
7.83
Patrick Kane
7.49
Jonathan Toews
7.2
Dustin Byfuglien
7.1
Troy Brouwer
6.45
Brian Campbell
6.45
Duncan Keith
6.37
Martin Havlat
6.24
Kris Versteeg
6.11
Brent Seabrook
6.01
Player
GA/60
Andrew Ladd
4.22
Adam Burish
4.5
Brent Seabrook
5.22
Aaron Johnson
5.42
Duncan Keith
5.57
Brent Sopel
6.43
Colin Fraser
6.66
Matt Walker
6.95
James Wisniewski
7.26
Kris Versteeg
7.66
Dave Bolland
7.67
Cam Barker
9.65
Hockey Sabermetrics
LOS ANGELES
Every game, we provide you with the Behind The Net numbers. These are at even strength, 5-on-5. Key: QUALCOMP- A measure of the quality of competition each player
faces on the ice. Calculated by averaging +/-/60 for opponents on the ice against player. QUALTEAM- A measure of the quality of teammates each player plays with. Calculated by averaging +/-/60 for teammates on ice with player. TOI/60- Time on ice, per 60 minutes, that player spends on ice at full-strength. GFON/60, GAON/60- Goals for
and against team per 60 min. player is on ice +/-ON/60- Team’s Plus/minus, per 60 minutes, while player is on ice. +/-OFF/60- Plus/minus of team while player is off ice,
per 60 minutes. RATING- +/-ON/60 subtracted by +/-OFF/60.
NAME
QUALCOMP
QUALTEAM
TOI/60
GFON/60
GAON/60
+-ON/60
GFOFF/60
GAOFF/60
+-OFF/60
RATING
-0.03
0.13
11.09
2.39
1.77
0.62
1.81
2.55
-0.74
1.36
Sean O'Donnell
0.04
-0.07
15.84
2.17
1.8
0.37
1.83
2.66
-0.83
1.2
Patrick O'Sullivan
-0.03
-0.11
13.43
2.68
2.46
0.22
1.68
2.3
-0.61
0.84
Kyle Calder
-0.05
0.16
11.8
2
1.82
0.18
1.88
2.4
-0.53
0.71
Kyle Quincey
-0.04
-0.01
15.28
2.3
2.23
0.07
1.81
2.38
-0.57
0.64
Jarret Stoll
Matt Greene
0.01
0
16.38
1.92
2.1
-0.18
1.97
2.5
-0.53
0.35
Dustin Brown
-0.02
0.17
13.51
2.94
3.16
-0.23
1.62
2.08
-0.46
0.24
Oscar Moller
-0.04
0.11
9.99
1.74
1.74
0
2.22
2.33
-0.11
0.11
Alex Frolov
0.03
0.05
13.41
2.2
2.64
-0.44
1.85
2.23
-0.38
-0.06
Edward Purcell
-0.07
0.1
9.59
1.56
2.19
-0.63
1.35
1.85
-0.5
-0.12
Wayne Simmonds
0.04
-0.03
12.05
1.14
1.63
-0.49
2.26
2.62
-0.37
-0.12
Michal Handzus
0.04
0
11.76
1.76
2.34
-0.59
2.03
2.36
-0.33
-0.25
Drew Doughty
0.02
0.16
16.28
2.15
2.7
-0.55
1.89
2.1
-0.21
-0.34
Peter Harrold
-0.08
-0.3
10.25
1.1
1.88
-0.77
2.06
2.43
-0.37
-0.41
Anze Kopitar
0.01
0.2
14.27
2.55
3.24
-0.69
1.67
1.93
-0.26
-0.43
Denis Gauthier
-0.13
-0.27
11.3
1.73
2.6
-0.87
2.02
2.32
-0.3
-0.57
Raitis Ivanans
-0.09
-0.46
6.24
0.48
1.6
-1.12
2.23
2.44
-0.21
-0.91
Tom Preissing
-0.11
-0.26
11.52
2.13
3.55
-1.42
1.84
1.76
0.08
-1.5
Jack Johnson
0.02
-0.01
16.37
1.28
3.3
-2.02
1.93
1.93
0
-2.02
Derek Armstrong
-0.08
-0.33
7.67
0.85
3.38
-2.54
2.36
2.63
-0.27
-2.27
Corsi Rating
This measures how many shots are attempted
for a team vs. how many are attempted against
while a given player is on the ice, per 60 min.
NAME
CORSI
Anze Kopitar
13.1
Kyle Quincey
11.3
Patrick O'Sullivan
10.9
Tom Preissing
10.4
Kyle Calder
9.7
Edward Purcell
8.8
Dustin Brown
7.6
Oscar Moller
7.6
Peter Harrold
7.3
Jarret Stoll
5.8
Alex Frolov
4.8
Drew Doughty
3.1
Derek Armstrong
2.7
Sean O'Donnell
2.5
Matt Greene
2.5
Denis Gauthier
1.7
Wayne Simmonds
1.5
Michal Handzus
-4.3
Raitis Ivanans
-7.4
Jack Johnson
-8.8
Penalties Drawn
vs. Taken
Pretty self-explanatory. A measure of penalties drawn
vs. taken, per 60 min.
NAME
PDRAW/60
PTAKE/60
Dustin Brown
3.5
0.8
Patrick O'Sullivan
1.9
0.4
Oscar Moller
1.4
0.8
Anze Kopitar
1.3
0.3
Raitis Ivanans
1.3
3.5
Derek Armstrong
1.3
2.1
Kyle Calder
1.2
1
Edward Purcell
0.9
0.3
Michal Handzus
0.9
0.6
Jarret Stoll
0.8
1.9
Alex Frolov
0.7
0.7
Wayne Simmonds
0.6
0.9
Peter Harrold
0.6
0.8
Denis Gauthier
0.6
1.3
Drew Doughty
0.5
1
Matt Greene
0.4
1.6
Jack Johnson
0.4
1.5
Kyle Quincey
0.2
1.1
Sean O'Donnell
0.1
0.5
Player
Face-offs
Face-Offs Taken
FO%
Jarret Stoll
861
57.1
Michal Handzus
975
53.6
Derek Armstrong
150
52.7
Anze Kopitar
1016
50.9
Rank: 4th
52.5
Total:
Power Play Ratings
Penalty Kill Ratings
This is a measure of a team’s goals This measures how many goals
for per 60 minutes of player being a team gives up per 60 minutes
the player is on the ice on the
on the ice on the power play.
Player
GFON/60
Jack Johnson
10.28
Michal Handzus
9.65
Kyle Quincey
9.5
Alex Frolov
9.42
Jarret Stoll
9.09
Peter Harrold
7.99
Dustin Brown
5.87
Patrick O'Sullivan
4.84
Drew Doughty
4.71
Anze Kopitar
4.51
Tom Preissing
4.48
Player
GAON/60
Jarret Stoll
2.6
Jack Johnson
4.17
P. O'Sullivan
4.5
Matt Greene
5.13
Dustin Brown
5.21
Tom Preissing
5.33
Drew Doughty
5.53
Sean O'Donnell
5.86
Denis Gauthier
6.17
Kyle Quincey
6.68
Michal Handzus
7
Referee Stats For The Hawks
Referees
1st NHL
Game
Hawks Games
Hawks PP’s
Hawks
PK’s
Pens/Game
Hawks PP/Game
Hawks PK/
Game
W
L
OTL
2 Fraser, Kerry
1980
3
14
17
10.3
4.7
5.7
3
0
0
3 Leggo, Mike
1997
3
10
15
8.3
3.3
5.0
2
0
1
4 McCauley, Wes
2003
5
11
14
5.0
2.2
2.8
2
2
0
5 Rooney, Chris
2000
1
4
1
5.0
4.0
1.0
1
0
0
6 Marouelli, Dan
1984
3
14
11
8.3
4.7
3.7
1
2
0
7 McCreary, Bill
1984
4
17
15
8.0
4.3
3.8
2
3
0
8 Jackson, Dave
1990
5
23
20
8.6
4.6
4.0
3
1
1
10 Devorski, Paul
1989
2
9
13
11.0
4.5
6.5
1
1
0
11 Sutherland, Kelly
2000
1
5
8
13.0
5.0
8.0
0
1
0
12 Koharski, Don
1981
4
19
20
9.8
4.8
5.0
3
0
1
13 O’Halloran, Dan
1995
4
22
17
9.8
5.5
4.3
2
1
1
14 LaRue, Dennis
1991
5
22
22
8.8
4.4
4.4
3
0
1
15 Auger, Stephane
2000
4
17
13
7.5
4.3
3.3
3
0
1
16 Shick, Rob
1986
1
2
2
4.0
2.0
2.0
0
0
1
18 Kimmerly, Greg
1996
5
26
25
10.2
5.2
5.0
3
2
0
20 Peel, Tim
1999
2
13
13
13.0
6.5
6.5
1
1
0
21 VanMassenhoven, Don
1993
3
10
5
5.0
3.3
1.7
2
0
1
23 Watson, Brad
1996
2
7
4
5.5
3.5
2.0
1
0
1
25 Joannette, Marc
1999
2
13
5
9.0
6.5
2.5
1
0
1
26 Martell, Rob
1996
1
3
1
4.0
3.0
1.0
1
0
0
27 Furlatt, Eric
2001
6
27
26
8.8
4.5
4.3
2
3
1
28 Lee, Chris
2001
1
5
4
9.0
5.0
4.0
1
0
0
29 Walsh, Ian
2000
1
1
3
4.0
1.0
3.0
0
1
0
30 Hasenfratz, Mike
2000
3
22
13
11.7
7.3
4.3
0
1
2
32 Kowal, Tom
2000
4
13
10
5.8
3.3
2.5
4
0
0
33 Pollock, Kevin
2000
3
10
12
7.3
3.3
4.0
1
1
1
34 Meier, Brad
1999
4
14
20
8.5
3.5
5.0
3
1
0
35 Warren, Dean
1999
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
36 Morton, Dean
2000
2
16
10
13.0
8.0
5.0
0
1
1
38 St Laurent, Francois
2006
2
14
15
14.5
7.0
7.5
1
0
1
39 Dwyer, Gord
2003
3
16
15
10.3
5.3
5.0
2
0
1
40 Kozari, Steve
2006
4
26
20
11.5
6.5
5.0
2
2
0
42 O’Rourke, Dan
1999
2
11
13
12.0
5.5
6.5
1
0
1
43 Pochmara, Brian
2006
1
4
7
11.0
4.0
7.0
1
0
0
45 St. Pierre, Justin
2003
6
29
26
9.2
4.8
4.3
3
1
2
Points
Goals
1
2
3
GAA
Player
Team
G
A. Ovechkin
WAS
45
1
Evgeni Malkin
PIT
89
1
PHI
36
3
S. Crosby
PIT
79
3
Zach Parise
Jeff Carter
NJ
4
I. Kovalchuk
ATL
21
J. Toews
CHI
5
NHL LEADERS
P. Marleau
SJ
38
34
34
25
Player
2
4
5
33
A. Ovechkin
Zach Parise
Pavel Datsyuk
Patrick Kane
Team
WAS
NJ
DET
CHI
P
81
76
75
55
Player
2
4
5
8
SV%
Player
Team SV%
Team
GAA
Tim Thomas
CBJ
2.06
1
Tim Thomas
BOS
.933
Pekka Rinne
NSH
2.15
3
Pekka Rinne
NSH
.926
Steve Mason
N. Backstrom
M. Fernandez
N. Khabibulin
CBJ
MIN
BOS
CHI
2.14
2.24
2.24
2.31
2
4
5
T. Vokoun
N. Backstrom
N. Khabibulin
FLA
MIN
CHI
.927
.925
.924
The Other Brother
Defending Your GM
I’m coming up on my tenth year living in New York. While
I love the city and think it’s one of the greatest cities in the world, in
no way do I consider myself a New Yorker. I am, and shall always
be, at least in this cluttered and sticky mind, a Chicagoan living in
New York. Thus I get a lot of Grief when things go wrong for us in
the Second City.
Our governor comes to mind. But the governor of New York is
only governor because the last governor had a hooker problem, so
that quickly goes away. There was the whole Eli vs Rex thing but Eli
won his Super Bowl and I just let that one go down as a loss. Then
there’s the Cubs......
Finally, my New York friends get around to the Blackhawks, and
for the life of them they don’t understand how so many people can
hate the GM of a team any city would love to have. Young passionate, talented players who work hard, play right, and
are all under 25 (O.K., not all, but you get the point.)
This is probably the most ideal team to have in the
NHL and yet everyone wants the head of general
manager Dale Tallon.
It was understandable to hate the decision
to take Tallon out of the booth and put him in the
front office. Yet another Wirtz-Pulford Stooge was
the general unfair thought at the time. When Tallon
took over for the awful, awful, and let me just say
again, awful Mike Smith. things were bleak. It was
even more understandable after Tallon’s free agent
signings stunk up the UC.
role as well. Almost every trade has worked out well-Sharp, Havlat,
the aformentioned Versteeg, the fifth grader we’re eventually going
to get for Byfuglien- right?
Tallon’s not perfect. The goalie situation is silly (although
productive). Brian Campbell, while being a very good addition to
the team, was given way too much money.
This is where Blackhawk fans jump in with both feet.
They’re so terrified of losing some player due to salary cap restrictions in two years that they can’t enjoy what’s in front of their face
right now. When you talk to Blackhawk fans -- or blog with them
as the case may be -- you get the impression they’d rather watch the
Blackhawks lose and be right about Dale Tallon then to have the
Blackhawks win and admit they were wrong.
Crazy.
Hopefully a good run of April and May Blackhawk
games changes the tide. Or maybe Bill Guerin on
Mar. 4th. Whatever it is, I hope some people take a
look at what Tallon and his staff are doing with this
Blackhawk team.
Adam Fels
But Tallon learned from his mistakes.
He even has admitted as much. He has dedicated
toward building this team through the draft. And man, has the draft
produced. A lot of people tack up Tallon’s success to “...lucking out
on Kane and Toews.” These people are wrong, plain and simple.
Dave Bolland, Duncan Kieth, Brent Seabrook, and Kris Versteeg
(though he was a trade) have all had their time in the “invaluable”
As for me, well, my Rangers fan friends have
Scott Gomez and his 10 goals and $7-mil per year
contract for another 5 years. Underachieving Chris
Drury and his $7 million for another 3 years, and
Wade Redden and his -20, $6 million+ contract
for another 5. Those conversations don’t last long
either.
Adam Fels lives in New York, after raising himself
and his little brother in the standing room of the Old Stadium. The
latter went on to start this complete waste of time. If you’d like to
tell Adam thank you for turning the editor of this into an official
drain on society, albeit a hilarious drain on society, you can reach
him at felsster@gmail.com
If you’d like to contribute to our silly little rag, please send submissions to committedindian@gmail.com. All guest contributors
will have a chance to win a free jersey from Triple Threat Sports!
The Committed Indian
We’re freezing our ass off so you can laugh yours off
The Making of The
Chicago Blackhawks
YEAR
2008-2009
DRAFT
2007-2008
Patrick Kane (1st round)
2006-2007
Jonathan Toews (1st round)
2005-2006
Jack Skille (1st round)
2004-2005
Cam Barker (1st round)
Dave Bolland (2nd round)
Troy Brouwer (7th round)
2003-2004
2002-2003
Brent Seabrook (1st round)
Dustin Byfuglien (8th round)
Duncan Keith (2nd round)
James Wisniewski (5th round)
Adam Burish (9th round)
GM HISTORY
Dale Tallon (2005-Present)
Bob Pulford (Too Fucking Long, Too Many Fucking Times)
Mike Smith (2001-2004)
Bob Murray (1999-2000)
TRADE
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FREE AGENT
Ben Eager (PHO 1st round 2002) from
PHI for Jim Vandermeer (FA PHI 2000)
Craig Adams (HAR 9th round 1996)
from CAR for future considerations.
Andrew Ladd (CAR 1st round 2004)
from CAR for Tuomo Ruutu (CHI 1st
round 2001)
Martin Havlat (OTT 1st round 1999)
from OTT and Bryan Smolinski (BOS
1st round 1990) for Tom Preissing (FA
SJ 2003), Josh Hennessy (SJ 2nd round
2003) and Michael Barinka (CHI 2nd
round 2003)
Kris Versteeg (BOS 5th round 2004)
from BOS for Brandon Bochenski (OTT
7th round 2001)
Patrick Sharp (PHI 3rd round 2001)
from PHI for Matt Ellison (CHI 4th
round 2002) and CHI 3rd round pick
2006
Brian Campbell (BUF 6th round 1997
Cristobal Huet (LA 7th round 2001)
Matt Walker (STL 3rd round 1998)
Aaron Johnson (CLB 3rd round 2001)
Antti Niemi (Undrafted FA)
Brent Sopel (VAN 6th round 1995)
Nikolai Khabibulin (WIN 9th round
1992)
Colin Fraser (PHI 3rd round 2003),
Jim Vandermeer (PHI FA 2000) and
2004 2nd round pick from PHI for Alex
Zhamnov and 2004 4th round pick (WIN
4th round 1990)
COACHES
Head Coach-Joel Quenneville
Assistant Coach-John Torchetti
Assistant Coach-Mike Haviland
Assistant Coach- Marc Bergevin
Goaltending Coach-Stephane Waite
The Making of The
Los Angeles Kings
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YEAR
DRAFT
2008-2009
Drew Doughty (1st round)
2007-2008
Oscar Moller (2nd round)
Wayne Simmonds (2nd round)
2006-2007
2005-2006
2003-2004
2002-2003
2000-2001
Anze Kopitar (1st round)
Jonathan Quick (3rd round)
Dustin Brown (1st round)
Alexander Frolov (1st round)
GM HISTORY
2007-Present: Dean Lombardi
1998-2007: Dave Taylor
TRADE
FREE AGENT
Brad Richardson (COL 5th round
Kyle Quincey (DET 4th round 2003)
2003) from COL for 2008 2nd round
off waivers from DET
pick
Jarrett Stoll (EDM 2nd round 2002)
and Matt Greene (EDM 2nd round
2002) from EDM for Lubomir Visnovsky (LA 4th round 2000)
Denis Gauthier (CAL 1st round 1995)
and 2010 2nd round choice from PHI for
Patrik Hersley (LA 5th round 2005) and
Ned Lukacevic (LA 4th round 2004)
Sean O’Donnell (BUF 6th round 1991)
from ANA for conditional 2009 pick
Patrick O’Sullivan (MIN 2nd round
2003) and 2006 1st round pick from
MIN for Pavol Demitra (OTT 9th round
1993)
Jack Johnson (CAR 1st round 2005)
and Oleg Tverdovsky (ANA 1st round
1994) from CAR for Eric Belanger (LA
4th round 1996) and Tim Gleason (OTT
1st round 2001)
Kyle Calder (CHI 5th round 1997)
Michal Handzus (STL 4th round
1995)
Tom Preissing (SJ Undrafted FA 2003)
Erik Ersberg (Undrafted FA)
Raitis Ivanans (Undrafted FA)
Teddy Purcell (Undrafted FA)
John Zeiler (PHX 5th round 2002)
Peter Harrold (Undrafted FA)
Derek Armstrong (NYI 6th round
1992) from NYR for 2003 6th round
pick
COACHES
Head Coach-Terry Murray
Assistant Coach- Mark Hardy
Assistant Coach- Jamie Kompon
Goaltending Coach- Bill Ranford
The Hawks Record When...
Playing at home............
15-5-6
Playing on road...........
19-12-3
Scoring first..........
23-5-3
Opponent scores first........
11-12-6
Shoot the puck bimbo scores......
4-1-1
Shoot the puck bimbo doesn’t score......
11-3-5
Shoot the puck bimbo blows editors of Commited Indian..... 0-0-0
ANYONE blows editors of Committed Indian .................
0-1-0
Playing on a Monday..............
2-2-1
Playing on a Tuesday................
5-2-0
Playing on a Wednesday...........
7-1-2
Playing on a Thursday..............
2-3-0
Playing on a Friday................
4-3-3
Playing on a Saturday.............
7-4-3
Playing on a Sunday................
7-2-0
Savard changes lines during game...
1-2-1
Coach Q keeps lines as they are..... 33-15-8
Are out-muscled by opponent....
10-13-4
Outshoot opponent.......
23-10-4
Are outshot by opponent....
11-7-5
Havlat shies from contact.........
16-6-6
Patrick Kane scores............... 11-4-2
Jonathan Toews scores.......... 11-1-5
Martin Havlat scores............. 12-4-1
Patrick Sharp scores............ 15-3-2
Dustin Byfuglien scores......... 6-1-1
Dustin Byfuglien turns down a hit......
27-13-7
Andrew Ladd scores............. 9-0-1
Dave Bolland scores.........
10-1-2
Adam Burish scores.......
3-2-0, and totally ruins that joke
51 Phantom scores.......
3-2-1
Duncan Keith scores........
4-3-0
Brent Seabrook scores......
4-0-1
VerStud scores....
10-4-1
Troy Brouwer scores....
7-0-0
Scoring a Power Play goal....... 25-5-8
Not scoring a Power Play goal...
9-11-1
Allowing a Power Play goal......
13-14-9
Not Allowing a Power Play goal.......
21-3-0
Scoring a short-handed goal...........
6-2-0
Allowing a short-handed goal.........
Taking 30 or more shots......... Taking less than 30 shots..... Allowing 30 shots or more......
Allowing 30 shots or less......... 100 Level doesn’t cheer for anthem. 1st of a back-to-back......
2nd of a back-to-back..... Opponent played night before....
Taking more than 5 penalties.....
Taking 5 or less penalties....
Seabrook gets a flat-footed penalty....
Burish takes a penalty.......
Keith takes a penalty......... Sharp takes a penalty....... Toews takes a penalty.....
Havlat takes a penalty....
Sopel takes a penalty...... Sopel looks 6 steps slow......
51 Phantom blows a coverage......
Toews is trying too hard......
At least 1 fight in 300 Level...
No fights in 300 Level..... Playing Eastern Conference.....
Playing Western Conference..... Playing Central Division...... Playing Northwest Division....
Playing Pacific Division Playing Atlantic Division Playing NASCAR Division Playing Northeast Division
Playing in October.... Playing in November....
Playing in December......
Playing in January.....
Playing in February.....
Playing in March......
Playing in April......
UC plays really stupid goal song.....
Huet’s five-hole open like Lindsay Lohan’s.....
2-2-1
25-12-7
9-5-2
16-6-5
18-11-4
15-4-6
4-4-3
7-4-0
8-3-1
16-13-4
18-4-5
8-4-4
7-5-2
10-3-2
10-2-2
8-4-2
5-3-1
3-2-1
7-5-5
23-14-8
3-7-2
3-2-4
12-3-2
7-2-3
27-15-6
4-6-5
12-5-0
11-4-1
1-1-2
3-1-0
3-0-1
4-3-3
6-3-3
10-1-1
7-6-1
7-4-1
0-0-0
0-0-0
15-3-6
3-9-3
Getting obliterated on face-offs.......
13-10-4
Are even close on face-offs.....
21-7-5
Eddie O tells crew to “stop it right here!”....
29-15-9
Eddie O tells us D have the forwards and forwards have the D
during 4-on-4........
29-15-9
Pat Foley screws up a name......
32-14-9
Ice Crew wear skirts.......
6-1-3
Ice Crew wear pants.......
3-1-0
Ice Crew wear shorts....
6-3-3
Member of Ice Crew hilariously falls on her shapely ass.... 0-1-0
Leading after 2 periods......
28-2-3
Losing after 2 periods...... 2-10-3
Tied after 2 periods......... 4-5-3
In overtime.......... 3-4
In shootout.......
2-5
Cam Barker plays....... 27-13-6
Cam Barker is in Rockford due to GM incompetence.....
5-2-3
Lacking a #2 center........ 34-17-9
In 1-goal games.....
7-6-9
In 2-goal games...... 11-5-0
In 3-goal games....... 7-4-0
In 4+ goal games...... 8-2-0
Scoring 3+ goals..... 32-4-4
Scoring less than 3 goals...... 2-12-4
PA plays Ministry....... 0-0-0
PA plays Modern Cock-Rock.....
15-5-6
PA plays Classic Cock-Rock....... 9-4-6
PA plays P.J. Harvey........ 0-0-0
Fraser fights...... 7-2-1
Burish fights....... 5-2-0
Seabrook fights.....
0-0-0
Barker fights......... 0-0-2
Buff fights......... 1-0-2
Sharp fights........ 1-0-0
Eager fights..........
9-1-1
On Comcast...... 26-9-6
On WGN....... 8-5-3
On Vs........
0-2-0
On NBC....
0-1-0
Judd Sirott hates Adam Creighton
34-17-9
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