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Game #70 – Hawks vs. Maple Leafs Spotlight: Ab Babs

Sam Fels March 13, 2019 0

Here’s something you’re not told a lot these days. Mike Babcock teams have won three playoff series in nine years. Everyone knows that Mike Babcock is one of the best coaches in the league. But what this post presupposes is…maybe he isn’t? You may think the medals

Musings

Why Are They Still Talking?

Sam Fels February 13, 2019 0

This would be a good time for a confession. I don’t know what I want, people. Would I be happy if I never heard from Stan Bowman and John McDonough? I mean, maybe? Probably not. They have to talk at some point. And yet when they do the best reaction I can hope for is […]

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Look Who’s Talking

Sam Fels February 11, 2019 0

I’m sure you’re surprised that in the middle of the team’s first winning streak in a season and a quarter (they last won five in a row or more in December of 2017), John McDonough pops up for an in-depth interview with The Athletic. That’s a little harsh on McD, who doesn’t hide totally when […]

Musings

Empty Calorie Fun

Sam Fels February 6, 2019 0

Maybe I’m getting old, but I feel like I have to put a disclaimer at the front of every post that will probably turn out negative. I used to be much more confident in my cynicism. Maybe I’m just trying to be happier as I hurl toward death. Either way. Let me state that it’s […]

Musings

There Goes Your Manning

Sam Fels December 31, 2018 0

I’m sure it was only a coincidence that the Hawks completed and announced a trade of perhaps their most bewildering signing in a decade during the last Bears regular season game. Wouldn’t want anyone to notice an admission of a stupefying and yet comedic mistake of this proportion. The headline is the Hawks traded Brandon […]

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Game #31 – Canadiens vs. Hawks Douchebag Du Jour: The Worst Of The Q Tree?

Sam Fels December 9, 2018 0

Hey, even Bill Belichick has a shit coaching tree. So maybe it’s just a thing that happens. While the Hawks spiral more and more toward the seventh level of hell, the idea that Joel Quenneville is a hockey genius continues to grow. And maybe he is, though he wasn’t getting much more out of this […]

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Angry At Numbers: The Colliton Effect After 15

Sam Fels December 7, 2018 0

I know that’s going to make a few laugh. I won’t stop you. Jeremey Colliton has now gotten as many games as Joel Quenneville did this season. They each were behind the bench for 15. Obviously, at the top the records are pretty clear reading. Q went 6-6-3, whereas Colliton is at 3-10-2. Q had […]

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Game #27 – Hawks vs. Predators Spotlight: Ryan Hartman And The Ever-Changing Message

Sam Fels December 1, 2018 0

Whatever the Hawks were selling you about trading Ryan Hartman, it’s proven to be just this side of horseshit. That’s not to say Ryan Hartman would greatly change the fortunes of this Hawks team. But ask yourself who you’d rather watch thrash around on the bottom-six right now, him or Chris Kunitz? Ryan Hartman sits […]

Musings

Ocean Of Confusion

Sam Fels November 28, 2018 0

Note: Yes, I realize I’m mixing my Screaming Trees references but just go with me on this, friend.  Babies, I like to pretend I know everything. Or at least enough where I can convince you I know what’s up with the Hawks. But I have to say the last few days have left me as […]

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Game #19 – Blues vs. Hawks Q&A: Once More Unto The Ugliest Breach, Dear Friends

Sam Fels November 14, 2018 0

Brad Lee runs a gameday program, like we used to but then we either grew up or lost the light in our eyes, called St. Louis Gametime. It’s like ours if all the people who wrote ours huffed paint for lunch. Follow him on Twitter @GTBradLee. So when are the Blues hiring Quenneville? Or can […]