Do the Blackhawks ever make you feel like you're playing solitaire on a cold, rainy day, wrapped up in a warm blanket, drinking hot tea, and listening to Joni Mitchell's "Blue?"
No?
Me neither.
I would never know how that experience feels.
What I'm saying is that if I ever DID take the time to go through the above experience, I'm sure it would result in the same heartiness and warmth that came from tonight's Chicago Blackhawks victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
What a great job by tonight's fourth line to bust their rears and keep the Hawks in this game. Ben Eager and Craig Adams were fantastic.
Nikolai Khabibulin, returning from a long stint away on injury, was somewhat handcuffed tonight. 18 of 21 isn't great, but he stopped many key chances in the first period. Colorado could have easily been up 4-1 in the second period, but "Nik" made some fabulous stops.
Great job to bench Seabrook for a time by Quenneville, as well. He probably should've taken the time to keep Patrick Kane on the bench, too. Kaner played one of his worst games in the past month.
Obviously, the hero of the night was the great Dustin Byfuglien. I haven't been silent regarding my discontent of No. 33's play, but the truth is that the man plays too out of control to be a regular player.
As the season has progressed, "Big Buff" has definitely calmed. He got in front of the net, where he belongs (but rarely goes), and tallied the two biggest goals of the game. His first goal was not crease-driven, but nonetheless, his physical presence helped eek out a victory.
Now, it's on to Sunday against Columbus before a big road trip.
Til Sunday!
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