The Detroit Red Wings are putting together a streak of wins that many Chicagoans felt could never happen. If you haven't read Chicago Tribune writer, Dan McNeil's article from May 16th (after Chicago won Game 1 of course) please take 5 minutes of your Friday morning and indulge.
The theme or headline to his article is the old saying, "Hammer and the Nail" and Dan felt after winning one game against Detroit that the Wings were the Nail to his almighty Blackhawks HAMMER. Well Dan, you must be real full this morning after eating all those words my friend because your Hawks are in a deep hole that'll be tough to get out of.
"Meantime, enjoy these not-so-spicy Wings, who are nothing more than an annoying impediment that won't take long to remove."-McNeil wrote.
It seems that you are not only full Dan, but that you might be showing signs of heartburn because you over looked these spicy Wings. These "not-so-spicy" Wings have not only given your Hawks some indigestion, but will be sending them to the bathroom after a short stint in the Western Conference Semifinals! Oh and if the Hawks need some Pepcid AC to control that heartburn, just have them ask the cart lady on the golf course they'll be playing at next week!
Dan also writes, "Mike Babcock's Wings, who've lost eight straight to the Hawks, aren't good enough to make this a contemptuous, long series. Nor do they possess the "criminal element" that guys like Bob Probert, Joey Kocur, Darren McCarty and Keith Primeau provided to make Detroit as loathsome as it was in decades. The Blackhawks are too fast for Detroit. They're too deep. The Hawks are much more experienced, especially at the blue line. They're too well conditioned."
Well Dan, I love your REGULAR SEASON stats from the Wings vs Hawks over the last two years but the only stats that matter are those from the playoffs, which we seem to be dominating. Wings are 7-2 against the Hawks in their last 9 playoff matchups and will be looking to make it an early summer for your fast, deep and more experienced Hawks.
I could spend all day tearing your article apart but I have other important things to do. Just know that in a world where their is a hammer and a nail, the Detroit Red Wings will always be the one's doing the hammerin'! And right now, the construction site that is the Chicago Blackhawks is nearly complete!
It seems that you are not only full Dan, but that you might be showing signs of heartburn because you over looked these spicy Wings. These "not-so-spicy" Wings have not only given your Hawks some indigestion, but will be sending them to the bathroom after a short stint in the Western Conference Semifinals! Oh and if the Hawks need some Pepcid AC to control that heartburn, just have them ask the cart lady on the golf course they'll be playing at next week!
Dan also writes, "Mike Babcock's Wings, who've lost eight straight to the Hawks, aren't good enough to make this a contemptuous, long series. Nor do they possess the "criminal element" that guys like Bob Probert, Joey Kocur, Darren McCarty and Keith Primeau provided to make Detroit as loathsome as it was in decades. The Blackhawks are too fast for Detroit. They're too deep. The Hawks are much more experienced, especially at the blue line. They're too well conditioned."
Well Dan, I love your REGULAR SEASON stats from the Wings vs Hawks over the last two years but the only stats that matter are those from the playoffs, which we seem to be dominating. Wings are 7-2 against the Hawks in their last 9 playoff matchups and will be looking to make it an early summer for your fast, deep and more experienced Hawks.
I could spend all day tearing your article apart but I have other important things to do. Just know that in a world where their is a hammer and a nail, the Detroit Red Wings will always be the one's doing the hammerin'! And right now, the construction site that is the Chicago Blackhawks is nearly complete!
Go Wings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog!