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dangit, I forgot to include

3) NO PENALTIES 200 FEET FROM OUR GOAL !

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Thanks.

Nice PP goal.
At this point Blashill should tell them
1) GET THE F#$%ING PUCK OUT
2) Only 1 defenseman is allowed past the blue line on offense.

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I’m interested to see replays for how the Hawks got so loose for that goal.
Someone on Seattle pinched? Both D ?

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Tic, tac and toe.
Very pretty.

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That Hawks power play looked like ass.
Wrinkled, hairy old ass.

Burko went to the room for concussion check.

Overall, not a bad period.
They are ahead in high danger and expected goals.
Keep plugging away, don’t get cute.

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Bertuzzi runs hot and cold it’s who he is.

His start to the year has been one of many pleasant surprises this season.
Is he due to turn into a pumpkin? He had a run of 9 goals in 14 games last year, then went 19 games without a goal.
Even if he cannot keep up at the pace he started, just avoiding the big droughts would be huge for the team.

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kicksave856 wrote:

that’s not me! i got 856-sevened!

Now I’m confused.
I am.

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IceColdPepsi wrote:

Hello Canada, Poland, South Illinois and France.

😢

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Metalhead wrote:

11/19/25 update

Also: this is not to suggest these are guys the Hawks missed out on.
It’s more of a general thread to show how a UFA class looks so great until the extensions start showing up.

Yes, there are some “non-legendary” 2026 UFAs on this list.
They are there to help show how the list diminishes before 07/01/2026.

“2026 Pending UFAs” list:
——————–Connor McDavid extended just before season start
——————–Kirill Kaprizov extended pre-season
——————–Jack Eichel extended just before season start
——————–Kyle Connor extended just before season start
——————–Martin Necas extended late October
——————–Mattias Ekholm extended just before season start
——————–Jake Walman extended just before season start
——————–Niko Mikkola extended just before season start
———————-Adrian Kempe extended
———————-Adam Lowry extended
Andre Kuzmenko
Rasmus Andersson
Alex Tuch
Patrik Laine
Artemi Panarin
Jacob Trouba
John Carlson
Viktor Arvidsson
Oliver Bjorkstrand
Christian Dvorak
Anders Lee
Boone Jenner
Mike Matheson
Cam Fowler
Evander Kane
Carson Soucy
Adam Henrique
Charlie Coyle
Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Mathieu Joseph
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Mason Marchment
Radko Gudas
Nick Schmaltz
Jamie Oleksiak
Alex Wennberg
Alex Kerfoot
Michael Bunting
Erik Gudbranson
Ilya Mikheyev
Matt Dumba
Jaden Schwartz
Jordan Eberle
Vlad Tarasenko
Luke Schenn
Logan Stanley
Connor Murphy
Jeff Skinner
***Goalies***
————————-Thatcher Demko extended 2025 off-season
————————-Filip Gustavsson extended just before season start
————————-Anthony Stolarz extended pre-season
————————-Jacob Markstrom extended on Halloween
——————–Scott Wedgewood
Stuart Skinner
Connor Ingram
Vitek Vanacek
Freddy Andersen
Ivan Fedotov
Petr Mrazek
***old guys***
————————–Anze Kopitar announced his final season
Alex Ovechkin
Evgeni Malkin
Patrick Kane

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Dan Maloneys left hook wrote:

because the puck was always at the other end

They have to get better, for sure.

Crawford faced just over 27 shots/game average during the ’13, ’13/14 and ’14/15 seasons.
Knight has seen 32.5/game so far this year.
note: Some of those SOG from the Cup era were probably score affected.

High Danger Save %
Knight is at 88.9% so far this season. Best among goalies w/ 6 or more games played this season.
Across the ’13, ’13/14 and ’14/15 seasons Crawford had a 83.6 save % on High Danger.

BUT
Crawford only faced 7.3 high danger shots per game over those seasons.
Knight is facing 9.7/game. They need to cut down on the time and space opponents are getting against them.

That’s it for now, my head hurts from all the maths.

🤘

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CoachFrenchy wrote:

I don’t think you’ll find this anywhere online, but I broke it down for you:

Thanks for this info Frenchy.

The stat I’m looking for is probably not available at all. (I’m probably the only person who even cares lol)
For example, last night the Hawks played 48:44 of the game with a 1 or 0 goal differential.
My point is, I think there were dozens of hours of game time in the past 2 seasons where the Hawks were down 2 goals or more.
No matter what you might say about how “it toughens you up” it’s better imo if they spend more minutes in each game with the game in doubt.

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Mr Ricochet wrote:

the important thing is they play games that matter very late into the season

This.

I wish I could find a stat that shows how many total minutes during the last 2 seasons the Hawks were:
tied
down 1 goal
up 1 goal

Then compare it to this season.
The wins and potential playoff positioning is very, very important.
But so is the simple experience of spending more minutes in each game that matter.

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Mr Ricochet wrote:

guys who might get moved due to the sheer number of bodies who will be “NHL ready” and not enough NHL spots.

Agree, there will be successful prospects who get moved.

Something also to keep in mind, Lucas Reichel was not the last “Lucas Reichel”.
There *WILL* be more highly touted prospects who cannot make the jump to the NHL.
Nobody hits anywhere near 100%.
You could argue that Korchinski is in danger of becoming the next Reichel (I’m not there yet)

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Dan Maloneys left hook wrote:

wouldn’t want anything over a 10 min. OT.

Longer in-season OT has been suggested buy callers/emails in Friedman’s podcast a few times.
He always mentions that it’s a non-starter with the league.

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Hawks on pace for 103 1/2 points, currently in the first wild card position.
Sniffing right behind WPG at this point for 3rd in the division.
The longer this lasts, the better it is. (even if they fall off down the road)

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