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Blackhawks Had Their Chances
by Paul on 05/01/09 at 07:59 AM ET
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from Steve Rosenbloom of Rosen Blog at the Chicago Tribune,
One line of hockey thinking is that the first game of a series is the easiest to win because teams don’t hate each other like they will.
This should’ve favored the Blackhawks in their second-round deal with Vancouver that began Thursday. If they could steal a road game, they would take the home-ice advantage they rightfully deserved after finishing the regular season with more points than the Canucks.
It also should’ve favored the Hawks because they blew into British Columbia with momentum from a big road win in Calgary that closed out the Flames and were facing a team that had been off for more than a week after sweeping St. Louis.
And look at that, the Hawks got a power play two minutes into the game. A chance to take a lead, get a jump on stealing home-ice, and punish a team that wants to hit them the way Calgary did.
So much for that.
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Thanks Aphaea, this time I think it is too much coffee on a Friday morning.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 05/01/09 at 08:10 AM ET
“Too much coffee?” The coffee addict in me says blasphemy! 
Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 05/01/09 at 08:16 AM ET
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“Blackhawis?” Time for another cup of coffee, Paul. I’m on number 3.
Posted by Aphaea from Pennsylvania on 05/01/09 at 08:08 AM ET