Blackhawks And Canucks In A Whole New Series
Even when the Chicago Blackhawks trailed Vancouver 3-0 in their opening-round playoff series, captain Jonathan Toews was convinced the Canucks were a beatable team.
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Even when the Chicago Blackhawks trailed Vancouver 3-0 in their opening-round playoff series, captain Jonathan Toews was convinced the Canucks were a beatable team.
The Chicago Blackhawks were supposed to be Nikolai Khabibulin's team. Then it was supposed to be Cristobal Huet's team, then Antti Niemi's, then Marty Turco's, and that was only over the course of three seasons.
Roberto Luongo has never led the Vancouver Canucks past the second-round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Over his career he's built the reputation of a player who has a great regular season, but crumbles in the playoffs.
For the second straight game the Blackhawks routed the Canucks to avoid elimination form the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And also for the second straight game the two teams got into their fair share of skirmishes after the whistle.
Cable TV viewers rushed to tune in to watch the Bulls and Blackhawks Thursday, and went to bed satisfied as they watched both teams win their playoff games.
Facing elimination once again, the Chicago Blackhawks scored two goals within 25 seconds of each other to run away with their second consecutive win.
As the Chicago Blackhawks try to once again fight off elimination from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they'll have to do it once again without defenseman Brent Seabrook.
Despite still facing elimination in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there seems to be more optimism surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks going into Game 5 than there was before Game 4.
After a 5-goal win in Game 4, the Chicago Blackhawks have given themselves a chance to make a historical comeback.
The NHL just signed a new 10-year TV deal worth $2 billion. To show his appreciation for all those who made it possible, Commissioner Gary Bettman instructed club officials to share the news with concussed players by holding up two fingers in front of their faces.
