GDT: Game 3: Blues at Blackhawks 1/22/13 at 7:30 CST

[The Note]

D'Agostini and Langenbrunner are in, so I guess Reaves and someone else is out. If I had to guess, I'd say Nichol.

Can't disagree more with the decision to sit Reaves

 

[542365]

So Bollig is going to do his job and lay some big hits on Andy Mac, Pietrangleo, Tarasenko etc. and he's not going to have to answer to anyone. That doesn't sound like a great idea.

 

[EastonBlues22]

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[pricer502]

So Bollig is going to do his job and lay some big hits on Andy Mac, Pietrangleo, Tarasenko etc. and he's not going to have to answer to anyone. That doesn't sound like a great idea.

Stewart will kick his ass

 

[Wiems35*]

Stewart will kick his ass

Maybe he'll open the Polak door.

 

[Mike Liut]

should have sat reaves last night and played him tonight

 

[SoulChaser17]

Anyone have an online stream? Firstrow only has one stream right now and I can't even full screen it.

 

[Mike Liut]

Stewie, I was really hard on you last year, but I promise I will be nice if you keep playing like you have the first 2 games. Love the effort.

 

[EastonBlues22]

I think Hitchcock is less worried about energy and physicality tonight than he is about how well the team plays in terms of structure. In a game like this, the energy and physicality will be there. After watching last night, the structure very well might not be. Langenbrunner is a guy you can plug in almost anywhere, and you can rely on him to help whatever line happens to be struggling with the structure of their play. My guess is that's why he's in.

 

[sbet1998]

Im really curious to see what the Blues do tonight. If they play well it will assure me they are the real deal... with the travel, back-to-back against rivals and it being CHI's home opener and them playing well...

 

[542365]

Stewart will kick his ass

.......I doubt that. Bollig's a pretty big boy. A pretty big St. Louis boy

HAHAHA I just went on Bollig's wikipedia page to make sure that I wasn't crazy and he was actually born in St. Louis and it says "ice hockey player currently playing as a goon for the Chicago Blackhawks". That's too funny.

Also, they just showed that compilation of big hits over the years and it made me think of Weaver's HUGE hit on Sharp a few years ago.

 

[Mike Liut]

The Hawks may win tonight being their home opener and cause the Blues played last night, but the Blues will easily win the division. Easily

 

[Wiems35*]

.......I doubt that. Bollig's a pretty big boy. A pretty big St. Louis boy

HAHAHA I just went on Bollig's wikipedia page to make sure that I wasn't crazy and he was actually born in St. Louis and it says "ice hockey player currently playing as a goon for the Chicago Blackhawks". That's too funny.

Also, they just showed that compilation of big hits over the years and it made me think of Weaver's HUGE hit on Sharp a few years ago.

St. Charles, so not as good.

 

[sbet1998]

The Hawks may win tonight being their home opener and cause the Blues played last night, but the Blues will easily win the division. Easily

I dont know about easily, but they should no problem. Too short of a season to get a large cushion, I think.

 

[STL Blues Fan]

Lets go Blues!!!!

 

[EastonBlues22]

Have to get the puck deep on that attempted zone entry.

 

[Lord Helix]

Polak doing his best/worst Petro...

 

[sbet1998]

Good start for Ells. He is going to have to be good tonight to get a win.

 

[Wiems35*]

Our defense is playing pretty stupid/sloppy.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Blues on their heels early.

 

[Lord Helix]

Sharp fanned, thank goodness.

 

[Thallis]

Sloppy first few shifts, yikes on those two makes by Berglund and Polak.

 

[brendan]

Sloppy start

 

[Robb_K]

Elliott has looked sharp so far. Thank goodness!

 

[EastonBlues22]

Some ugly rushes given up early this game by the Blues.