Comments on: Lovers in a Dangerous Time

By: Tyler J. Cameron

Tyler J. Cameron — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:38:16 +0000

Thanks Mike.

Eager doesn’t make the “best” decisions on OR off the ice at times but is a warrior.

Agreed on Crawford. My thinking when the Hawks signed Brookbank AND Rozsival in the off-season was the are trying the Chris Osgood special (see: creating a wall of shot blocking defencemen in front of a mediocre goalie) and to a certain extent that has paid off but Crawford has looked sharp in this early season.

You’re bang on with that C word though… CONSISTENCY.

By: Mike E

Mike E — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:00:02 +0000

Great article Ty.

The loss of a guy like Ladd is irreplaceable and its no wonder that Winterpeg scooped him up and made him their captain after 10 days (give or take).

Im betting the departure of Eager had something to do with the bar brawl with the bouncers at the Quail and Firkin. He’s always been a bit of a cement head.
Personally i think the Blackhawks X factor moving forward has got to be the goaltending. Crawford is on fire but needs the consistency that lacked last year. Emery is a solid backup but can hardly be counted on day to day.

Man I love hockey

By: Tyler J. Cameron

Tyler J. Cameron — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:10:53 +0000

You weren’t the only one. A lot of people were saying Byfuglien and Versteeg were going to be the biggest losses during the dismantling and they were important but someone like Andrew Ladd was missed much more. Not a flashy guy but just did everything well while keeping some youngsters in line.

I also heard a story that Toews and Co. were really upset when Ben Eager was traded – they really liked him as a person and what he brought on the ice.

By: Taylor C

Taylor C — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:59:34 +0000

Great read man. I definitely underestimated / overlooked the impact of the role players on the Cup team vs. this team. I figured with the core still intact, they were essentially the same threat for a cup. Kopecky + Hossa, Brouwer / Ladd / Seabrook, Bolland + Byfuglien were good friends, etc.

Those guys need replacing if they’re going to be as dominant down the stretch!