RED WINGS ONE GAME CLOSER TO THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS!! (Who's the nail now Dan McNeil?)

Sorry Hawks, this just isn't your year...Oh wait, it was your year. You went on that great streak of 24 points in the beginning of the season (yeah)....you won the President's Trophy (yeah)...you even beat the scary Minnesota Wild 4-1 in the first round (yeah)...and you got a #1 that has been sitting next to your name since the playoffs started in April (yeah)...you guys did it!!!

But their seems to be something missing right now because Chicago fans seem upset this morning....hmmm...Oh I know, playoff victories against your one and only, DETROIT RED WINGS!! Otherwise known as the "Nail" to Chicago's so called "hammer," right Dan McNeil? (I'll be addressing his awful article in the Chicago Tribune shortly).

In case you missed Game 4 last night, Detroit took down Chicago 2-0 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in this series. I want to thank a special cry baby for being so frustrated last night because locking you in the baby pen (penalty box) gave us chances to score. And Jakub Kindl took full advantage of it and put a wonderfully timed, off speed shot past the right leg of Crawford for the Wing's first goal. We not only put in the only needed goal to win, but that Chicago streak of 29 straight penalty kills, oh yeah, we snapped that as well. Immediately after we scored, Toews apparently came out to celebrate while receiving another high sticking call that yet again, forced him back into the penalty box. Three consecutive appearances to the box isn't going to help your team Mr. Captain!

Toews in the net...something he hasn't be able to do with the puck all postseason long!

“We’d like to keep him in the box,” Jonathan Ericsson said. “He’s not as good for them in the box.”
Well said, and he's hasn't been that good for them on the ice either. Zetterberg and company have done a great job of frustrating Toews and keeping the Chicago Captain off the scoring sheet. Toews has yet to score in 9 playoff games on 28 postseason shots.

“Z is doing a great job on Toews,” goalie Jimmy Howard said. “He’s all over him out there. He has really taken away his time and space and not really letting him generate too much.”

Jimmy Howard was phenomenal with his performance last night stopping all 28 shots and shutting out the Hawks for the first time all season! Hawks players tried so hard last night and couldn't get the puck past our amazing net-minder. This isn't anything new to Wings fans because he does this night after night and Chicago is getting used to it.

“Howie played well,” Wings coach Mike Babcock said, showing no emotion. “We pay him to do that.”

http://video.redwings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=136&id=250665&lang=en

“He’s been playing like that the whole year,” Kindl said. “He’s been our best player.”

Detroit has really shown the hockey world and more importantly, Chicago what it takes to win when it matters most.  Shortly, Chicago Hawks fans will resort to their old jokes about the city of Detroit and how terrible it is because that will be their only ammo after the Hawks start their early summer.  Going on rants about the rise and fall of the Motor City.  Funny thing, your Blackhawks are going through a very similar struggle, which started with all the REGULAR SEASON glory.  Now it's all tumbling down after all that hype beginning the postseason.  So Hawks fans, I advise you to get ready for that crash landing because it is going to hurt!!

LETS GO RED WINGS!!