When the Hawks got back to Chicago, and looked at tapes from last nights game.. please be advised you might not want to have lunch..that first period was just a nightmare, nothing went right. Bryan Bickell has said this before, forget coach Q, hes a pushover. But when Coach Bullie starts using her stick like she wants to cross check someone then you take notice. Or Cracking the Whip if you will !! Keys to game 5, please oh please lets not make this the last one of the year. 1) The LA defensemen are really big Lot of guys 6ft 3in. 220 plus. , if you cant carry the puck in dump the puck past the goal line deep..ideally into the corners. Rem what the Hawks did last year to the Bruins and Chara. they made him run around alot. He got tired and oh yea the front of the net should be open if the LA dmen are chasing the puck. REM THE KISS METHOD.. Stands for Keep It Simple Stupid.. 2) The Hawks special teams need to stop LA first and foremost, they have a road powerplay 25%(LA at home 29%) 4goals will do that. Contrast that Hawks penalty killers 88% at home and 81% on the road. But the discrepancy is just head shaking. At home the Hawks powerplay is 32%, while on the road its down to 4% including 1-21 attempts. Again, sometimes its just a matter of stop being cute and shoot the puck on goal..alot of real wide shots. Your Bickells, Toews and Shaws of the world screening Quick so he cant see the shots. Flip it around, Kings forwards cant be planting in front of Crawford on their powerplay , the box formation needs to be more compact and more lower towards the net..ergo no shooting lanes..and I wish I had a telestrator. 3) Finally, I was just ranting and raving earlier, Bullies guy has been great 7 goals in the playoffs, but it cant be just him...your stars have got to start playing like stars..Toews, Hossa, Kane, Sharp, your defense Keith, Seabrook etc etc..and most important Crawford..your goalie has got to stand on his head at the UC wednesday night..Cause if he does and Chicago puts 4 on the board..guess what? LA is going to be backtracking and Friday night if the Hawks can win outthere ..back to even steven in Chicago and watch out world!!! But alas,lets worry about wednesday night one game at a time
Posted on: Wed, 28 May 2014 00:29:56 +0000
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