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gmalis1
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Well, the Hawks know who their second round opponent will be. Seventh seeded Detroit will be against the Hawks.
Nice series as these teams are so very familiar with each other. Wings move tot the Eastern Conference next year, so presumably this is the end of the rivalary that has been going on since the NHL started. Two original six teams.
Wings make a formidable opponent. Jimmie Howard has been playing great in goal in Round 1. Same usual suspects of Wing standouts: Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Franzen, Cleary. Defense is rather weak, but has been improving.
Wings play the same puck possession game as the Hawks and not a lot of physicality in play here, which bodes well for the Hawks.
Hawks won all four games in the regular season and has had the Wings number for the past two to three years. Hawks won 2-1 in OT, 2-1 in a shootout, 7-1 and 3-2 in a shootout. Aside from the 7-1 shellacking, the other three games could have gone either way. If I remember, two of the games the Hawks tied in the last minute...one on a Marian Hossa goal due to a late turnover and one on a Patrick Kane goal after a Wings delay of game penalty.
Should be a good series. Wings fans and players won't have to complain about all the travel tiime out West, although the winner in this series WILL have to go to the West Coast for the Conference Finals. Expect to hear lots of DETROIT SUCKS at the United Center. Get ready for some fun.
Nice series as these teams are so very familiar with each other. Wings move tot the Eastern Conference next year, so presumably this is the end of the rivalary that has been going on since the NHL started. Two original six teams.
Wings make a formidable opponent. Jimmie Howard has been playing great in goal in Round 1. Same usual suspects of Wing standouts: Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Franzen, Cleary. Defense is rather weak, but has been improving.
Wings play the same puck possession game as the Hawks and not a lot of physicality in play here, which bodes well for the Hawks.
Hawks won all four games in the regular season and has had the Wings number for the past two to three years. Hawks won 2-1 in OT, 2-1 in a shootout, 7-1 and 3-2 in a shootout. Aside from the 7-1 shellacking, the other three games could have gone either way. If I remember, two of the games the Hawks tied in the last minute...one on a Marian Hossa goal due to a late turnover and one on a Patrick Kane goal after a Wings delay of game penalty.
Should be a good series. Wings fans and players won't have to complain about all the travel tiime out West, although the winner in this series WILL have to go to the West Coast for the Conference Finals. Expect to hear lots of DETROIT SUCKS at the United Center. Get ready for some fun.