Comments on: NHL Playoffs, Blackhawks vs. Sharks, Game 4: Blackhawks sweep Sharks, headed to Stanley Cup finals

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:32:42 +0000

I am a Chicago girl, but a hockey fan. If it is the Hawks vs Philly or Montreal, it doesn’t matter.. it will be a fantastic series for the Stanley Cup. It is great to see some ‘not so familiar’ faces in the running for it this year! The best team will win.. and neither of the teams will give up!
Hockey is one of the few games where talent, luck and a whole lotta heart come in to play and determination to win. Good luck to both teams – may the best one win!!
Go Hawks!!

By: jason

jason — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:38:41 +0000

Seriously? The Hawks tied a playoff record for wins on the road with 7 straight. They have lost 2 game 1′s at home this playoff run. Philly hasn’t even seen a team close to as hot as the Hawks are right now. They are peaking at the right time and everything is coming together perfectly. Yeah Philly’s goalie has 3 shutouts in 3 wins this series, but that’s against a 8th seeded Montreal team that doesn’t even compare to the Hawks.

By: Gravypan

Gravypan — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:22:27 +0000

“If Chicago loses game 1 at home, the series is over. ”
A 7 game road winning streak suggests otherwise.
And like the poster above me said, Philly isn’t exactly playing an offensive juggernaut in Montreal.

By: Caleb

Caleb — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:32:11 +0000

“If Chicago loses game 1 at home, the series is over.”
Really? The Hawks have lost 2 game 1s this postseason; can’t really say that stopped them. They’ve beaten a team with a very similar defense in Nashville, and I’m sorry but Montreal isn’t a good offensive team, on honestly that good of a team period. Neither the Caps or the Pens have much defense to speak of, not to mention the Caps beat themselves and the Pens basically ran out of gas, and Halak is finally no longer standing on his head. All credit is due to Leighton but he’s shown he can get beat and beat badly, not to mention he faced 8 shots through TWO PERIODS in game 4, just 17 for the entire game. Saying the Eastern Conference champion doesn’t have a chance is by far an oversight, no doubt about it, but you can’t compare what the Flyers are doing to the Habs to facing the Hawks, or even the Sharks for that matter had a couple of their games turned out differently.
Simply put, put either the Habs or the Flyers in the Western Conference and they’re sitting at home right now after finishing tied for 12th place, missing the playoffs by 7 points. Just by the Eastern Finals having the 7th and 8th seeds shows the weakness of the Conference as a whole.
Does the winner have a chance? Absolutely. Do they know what they’ll be up against? That’s another story.
The drought should be over: Hawks in 5.

By: grimjack

grimjack — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:09:58 +0000

“You wonder if the Eastern Conference champion will even stand a chance.”
Really? Have you even bothered to watch any of the games? In case you haven’t noticed, the Flyers have won 3 of 4 games with shutouts. Against a Canadians team that beat both the Caps and Penguins. You may have already heard about what they did in the series before that. You know, the down 3-0, down 3-0 in game 7. History. Have you seen how the Flyers defense is playing? 3 games with ZERO goals.
Let’s look at the flip side. Montreal is down 3-1. Which means they have the Flyers right where they want them. Imagine if the Candians manage to win another come from behind 7 game series? (They won’t, but just imagine). Would Chicago stand a chance against them. Chicago may believe they are going to win the cup, but the Flyers believe they can’t lose. One of them must be wrong.
If Chicago loses game 1 at home, the series is over.

By: Little Tommy

Little Tommy — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:48:34 +0000

Thank you for recognizing what kept the Hawks down all those years! POOR OWNERSHIP AND POOR MANAGEMENT!
Chicago fans have always been there for their teams! Hopefully, the Chicago Bears can take a few pages from the Blackhawks playbook. Enlightened ownership complemented by capable management can work wonders. The Blackhawks have figured it out…the Bears…that’s another story!