Say it aint so!! Halfway through last night's third period of the Blackhawks, Predators game, I heard the Nashville crowd chanting "O-VER RA-TED!" Of course, it made me think sad, depressing thoughts. Are the Preds' fans right? Are the Chicago faithful going to be disappointed, once again?
Not yet. The Hawks are only down two games to one in a best of seven series. They can win in Nashvile on Thursday and then go back to Chicago for game five Saturday, with the series tied 2-2. Momentum affects hockey, a lot. The Hawks need to regain that momentum and take over like we know they can.
First, we need to stay out of the penalty box. We are not going to win when we get stupid penalties and leave ourselves in short-handed situations. If we stay out of the box, we won't have to play short-handed, and hopefully Nashville will be the one's committing unnecessary penalties. We showed poise in game two - Steve Sullivan, the ex-Hawk, went after Versteeg and Steeger stayed calm. Even though Versteeg was issued a penalty (why? I still don't know), cooler heads prevailed and we scored shortly after.
I will admit, I am a little nervous going into game four, but once it starts, I'll be at the edge of my seat with all the confidence in the world for the Hawks waiting for the Hawks to light the lamp, resulting in a game five at the UC with the series tied at two. If we go down 3-1, I don't know what I'll think. I still wont count them out because they are capable of exploding, but it's going to be very, very stressful.
Let's bounce back, boys. The Hawks are one of the best teams in the league rostering Olympians all over the ice. They have the skill to win, but they need to play smart and stay patient; it is a long game and anything can happen within a span of second Make sure we don't hear the "O-VER RA-TED" chants for the rest of the playoffs and get past Nashville to get closer to the Cup.
***(check out the Melrose, Barnaby break down of the Hawks linked at the top of the page)***
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