Duclair and Debrincat developing some good chemistry. Really nice passing play there and almost a Toews rebound goal.

two consectutive high quality chances and glass answers...we see once again why this team leads is near the top in high quality chances against...

Apparently Foley got the OK to rip on Saad for the same thing many other Hawk players are guilty of - lack of sack.
- Return of the Roar

"to whom much is given, much is expected"

Using it on Toews now, too

anytime the hawks want to help glass...he has stopped 3 sure goals...

"to whom much is given, much is expected"

Using it on Toews now, too
- pdx2ord

It is about time

he covered the puck...how the hell is that not a pnealty or penalty shot....

Sure, but he carried this team's offensive production the entire year. He's in a 12 game slump, Saad and Toews have underperformed all year.
- EnzoD

But this has been a critical time in the season, including a long home stretch that should have resulted in a lot better than in did - and the rest of the team isn’t scoring enough either.

A major team leader needs to be leading the team out of the wilderness, no matter how much he carried the team earlier.

Kane looks putrid tonight. Giving away pucks all over the place and not even engaging defensively. I know it was at the end of a shift, but the 3 on 1 was useless as well.

two consectutive high quality chances and glass answers...we see once again why this team leads is near the top in high quality chances against...
- bogiedoc

It was again that 2nd line scrambling in their own end. They just wrapped up another shift where AA coughed it up, they got stuck defending and Kane turned it over again.

I'm glad those guys got a goal, but it is an adventure in front of glass.

But this has been a critical time in the season, including a long home stretch that should have resulted in a lot better than in did - and the rest of the team isn’t scoring enough either.

A major team leader needs to be leading the team out of the wilderness, no matter how much he carried the team earlier.
- StLBravesFan

He is at a PPG while the $16 million dollar third liners in Toews and Saad each trending towards under 50 and under 40 TOTAL points in 82 games. Kane has 50 points already on the year soooooo it's clear who hasn't and still isn't carrying their offensive weight.

The last 5+ minutes have been...

...interesting?

he covered the puck...how the hell is that not a pnealty or penalty shot....
- bogiedoc

Yeah...refs kinda missed that one didn't they.

Kane looks putrid tonight. Giving away pucks all over the place and not even engaging defensively. I know it was at the end of a shift, but the 3 on 1 was useless as well.
- Chunk

Ya I mean he only made a great individual play on the leading goal by stealing the puck from a much larger player and putting it in Schmaltz's wheelhouse.....this freaking Kane guy creating offense for the 2 goal max/game Hawks...the nerve.

I normally never whine about the officiating but good god.....abysmally homer tonight.

Looks like a zebra special tonight.

I normally never whine about the officiating but good god.....abysmally homer tonight.
- Return of the Roar

Just non calls everywhere. Blatant trip on 8 bit Seabrook got away with a slash earlier.

Ya I mean he only made a great individual play on the leading goal by stealing the puck from a much larger player and putting it in Schmaltz's wheelhouse.....this freaking Kane guy creating offense for the 2 goal max/game Hawks...the nerve.
- EnzoD

Put your glasses on


88 had "4-5" HORRID turnovers & Glass bailed him out

That is why he is a MINUS this year

I normally never whine about the officiating but good god.....abysmally homer tonight.
- Return of the Roar

That was a bad non-call on Schmaltz. At least #8 is looking dangerous out there again.

tonights refs have forgotten what tripping is...4 non calls i counted and the one on #8 was obvious...what the hell its NHL referring...

Ya I mean he only made a great individual play on the leading goal by stealing the puck from a much larger player and putting it in Schmaltz's wheelhouse.....this freaking Kane guy creating offense for the 2 goal max/game Hawks...the nerve.
- EnzoD

I’m the furthest thing from a Kane basher. I agree he made a great play on the goal, but you can’t honestly say he didn’t have a crap stretch there in the first. He had three giveaways himself, two of them were when he was basically standing still with the puck on his stick.

Wow - NBCSN guys, including Eddie O, saying Kane's line is the #1 line and always is and Schmaltz may now be the #1 Center.

Put your glasses on


88 had "4-5" HORRID turnovers & Glass bailed him out

That is why he is a MINUS this year
- Goalie-33

i reviewed the entire 1st period: kane had two turnovers and a pass that did not connect that lead to flames high quality chances; one other time he was on the ice but did not figure at all in the chance the flames had...

so not "4-5" HORRID turnovers...however the kane line does tend to get pinned in their dzone more often than not...

He is at a PPG while the $16 million dollar third liners in Toews and Saad each trending towards under 50 and under 40 TOTAL points in 82 games. Kane has 50 points already on the year soooooo it's clear who hasn't and still isn't carrying their offensive weight.
- EnzoD

Like the rest of the team, he has been very inconsistent in his scoring.

Games with no points:

2017-18 - 21/51 = 41%
2016-17 - 27/82 = 33%
2015-16 - 18/82 = 22%
2014-15 - 24/62 = 39%
2013-14 - 23/69 = 33%

No Panarin? Not a set line for too much of this season? Maybe....

But in a season when the team is struggling for consistent scoring, no points in 2 of every 5 games is not acceptable.

Just IMO, of course.

sogs 13-12 in favor of flames...with high quality going to the flames...heading for another plus 35 sogs against

i reviewed the entire 1st period: kane had two turnovers and a pass that did not connect that lead to flames high quality chances; one other time he was on the ice but did not figure at all in the chance the flames had...

so not "4-5" HORRID turnovers...however the kane line does tend to get pinned in their dzone more often than not...
- bogiedoc

I think you are being a bit easy on him. He gave it away twice on his first shift.

Skates to the red line and the Flame just poked it right off his stick and turned the other way. He then got the puck on the half-boards in his own zone and gave it right away.