Cristobal Huet stopped 22 of 23 shots as the Blackhawks continued their season-long dominance at home.
Who really cares who starts in net?
When the Blackhawks dominate every part of the game, and decimate each team's ability to produce good chances on power plays, does it matter who is in net?
I don't think so.
The Blackhawks made the Calgary Flames look old tonight. Every time the Hawks crossed the line, they found ways to get the puck into the hands of players who could score.
Which reminds me—thank God Jonothan Toews has a goal. It was too long, and our long national nightmare is over.
Kris Versteeg is ridiculous. Can I say that? The man is ridiculous.
Aaron Johnson? What the hell!
- B/R Ticket Guide
Am I supposed to even write a game synopsis? Why? Why do I need to waste your time with this?
You, the reader, need to know just two things:
1. The Hawks are damn good.
2. It doesn't matter who starts in net.
There may have been a third point, too. I'm beginning to believe that it might not mean a damn thing if you can rough up the Blackhawks. The Hawks are just too fast and too smart to be slowed down by gangster tactics. The Flames tried on multiple occasions to slow down the game through thug play.
It didn't work.
The Blackhawks just continued to ransack Miikka Kiprusoff, one of the best goalies in the game, and pound Calgary's slow defenders into submission.
The Blackhawks also killed off eight minutes in penalties during the first period. During those first eight minutes, Calgary barely sniffed a good shot on goal.
Wednesday night, the Blackhawks take on the Boston Bruins.They will be retiring the jersey of the greatest defenseman in Chicago Blackhawk history, Pierre Pilote. Then, apparently, we will be retiring Keith Magnuson's name on the same jersey. Not sure why—but hey, at this point, who cares?
I guess that's what you get for being the greatest defenseman in Chicago Blackhawks history. Oh well.
Til Wednesday!
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