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Blackhawks Will Be Just Like The Wings
by Paul on 05/19/09 at 06:04 AM ET
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via Tim Sassone of Between The Circles at the Chicago Daily-Herald,
Spent a lot of time Monday around the Red Wings and you come away so impressed with how these guys handle themselves. They are pros, through and through, and it starts with Nicklas Lidstrom, the best leader in the game.
Then you walk down the hall to the Hawks’ dressing room and you get the same feeling. These guys are mostly kids, but they handle themselves in the same professional manner as the Red Wings. That’s why this is a special team, folks. These kids get it and it starts with Jonathan Toews, who already had a Lidstrom-like presence in his room.
Toews is there every day, as captain and spokesman, answering wave after wave of questions from reporters like he’s been doing it 10 years.
In the end, the Hawks might get more out of this series, even if they lose, than they did from beating Calgary and Vancouver. The Hawks want to be the Wings, and they’re going to be someday with a few tweaks here and there. Mark my words.
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Aim for the best, Chicago.
You’ll never be as good as the Wings…but aim for the best.
Posted by Red Winger from Sault Ste Marie on 05/19/09 at 06:37 AM ET
How funny is this—Chicago trying to be Detroit.
Chicago is in a great position to be excellent for a number of years, but unless I’m forgetting something, this team is the same one that was seconds away from firing their GM because he had been so awful… so, let’s see how he does when he’s got to give Kane, Toews, Versteeg, and Keith new contracts. Not to mention all the guys this upcoming off-season. Havlat is the only “big” name, but they have a lot of gritty guys that have been very important for them to get back in the fold like Eager, Bolland, Brouwer, and Barker.
And don’t forget, they’re kinda stuck with Huet for a few seasons.
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 05/19/09 at 07:35 AM ET
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it starts with Jonathan Toews, who already had a Lidstrom-like presence
I thought he was Yzerman. Now Lidstrom. How about, he’s just doing what captains are supposed to do? He definitely deserves proper respect for that.
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 05/19/09 at 06:36 AM ET