Any reason to not fade the Blackhawks in the first round?

[redsfann]

other than you will be laying some serious chalk?

My Hawks couldn't have played worse down the stretch of the regular season--- and this team hasn't given me any reason to think they can magically flip the switch and make a run in the playoffs.
Thoughts?

 

[gjn23]

other than you will be laying some serious chalk?

My Hawks couldn't have played worse down the stretch of the regular season--- and this team hasn't given me any reason to think they can magically flip the switch and make a run in the playoffs.
Thoughts?

Go check Nashville run and let me know who's actually playing worse? Hawks not giving up much but only scoring 1 or 2, didn't play bad in losing 4 straight....bbut it's still not 6 straight like Nash and their run since mar 1st is brutal.

Hawks got the best possible draw in the central as I'd rather play the preds than stl min win.....

Factor in a possible return of Kane and Id imagine the hawks are a heavy fav in this series....and in see they are the slight fav to win the west.

 

[IE]

The past 4 Stanley Cup winners have finished regular season 1st or 2nd in GAA
MTL leads with 2.23
CHI is 2nd at 2.26

 

[DZ]

Rangers at 2.28 GAA :00hour

 

[HUDSON]

Don't know about the series, but most likely on Hawks to take Game 1. They probably take this series though.....3-1 vs Preds regular season. Preds got a tough draw here

 

[gjn23]

Hawks -145 to win series
Shortest fav of 8 series
Only team fav without home ice

 

[redsfann]

Go check Nashville run and let me know who's actually playing worse? Hawks not giving up much but only scoring 1 or 2, didn't play bad in losing 4 straight....bbut it's still not 6 straight like Nash and their run since mar 1st is brutal.

Hawks got the best possible draw in the central as I'd rather play the preds than stl min win.....

Factor in a possible return of Kane and Id imagine the hawks are a heavy fav in this series....and in see they are the slight fav to win the west.

Great point about how bad Preds are playing right now. Just frustrated with the Hawks play at the end of the season and them not having home ice in first round because of it.
Getting the Preds plus money with home ice advantage is tempting....

 

[IE]

Kane is probable now, going to practice Monday.

 

[kickserv]

Count me in on the Preds train

http://www.madjacksports.com/forum/showthread.php?577247-kickserv-2015-Stanley-Cup-Playoff-Thread

 

[gjn23]

Tough series

Hawks win close ones

Preds win blowouts

Darling replaces crow in game 1 and hawks make huge comeback to win game. ....down big crow replaces darling in game 6 to win game-series.

Losing weber hurt but hawks are the better team.

On to round 2.

 

[gjn23]

:toast:

Dont doubt the captain!

 

[gjn23]

Still worried?

:toast:

So glad the hawks could win it at home, well deserved!

Definitely a modern day dynasty, like to see the islanders or oilers try to win as much as they did losing half their team after each title.....salary caps kill teams nowadays