(Well, someone's gotta get this show on the road...)
From the Calgary Herald (
http://calgaryherald.com/sports/hock...ago-blackhawks):
How They Match Up
Forwards: Chicago
Patrick Kane is always dangerous at the United Center.
Defence: Chicago
You can’t go wrong with Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook.
Goaltending: Calgary
Despite their numbers, Brian Elliott and Chad Johnson have been solid.
Power Play: Chicago
Calgary’s league-worst PP unit isn’t going to win any awards right now.
Penalty Kill: Calgary
No team has given up more goals on their penalty kill than the ‘Hawks.
Intangibles: Chicago
Despite early season inconsistencies, they’re still the Chicago Blackhawks.
Overall: Chicago
Calgary’s struggles continue.
Projected Flames lines (from
www.dailyfaceoff.com)
Gaudreau - Monahan- Frolik
Versteeg-Bennett-Brouwer
Bouma -Backlund-Chiasson
Ferland-Stajan-F Hamilton
Giordano-Wideman
Brodie-D Hamilton
Jokipakka-Engeland
Elliott
Projected Blackhawks lines (also from
www.dailyfaceoff.com)
Motte-Toews-Panik
Panarin-Anisimov-Kane
Hartman-Kruger-Hossa
Rasmussen-Schmaltz-Tootoo
Keith-Campbell
Kempny-Seabrook
Forsling-Hjalmarsson
Crawford
And finally, Doctor Frankenpuppet is working furiously in his lab to inject a little life into his Flames. He plans to take them from this:
Spoiler!
...to this
Spoiler!
Go Flames