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Was that a challenge or just an automatic review? That's like reviewing a touchdown and calling it back because the ref missed a holding call. Why is that a thing?

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Nice fucking job. Huge two wins

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Automatic review to the Gods in Toronto.

Good to see Shaw cooled down in those two minutes. :lol

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Not completely convinced that the Blues don't blow this.

I hope I got that right.

The Blues are going to blow this--that's what I'm saying.

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I'm actually going to be in STL on Thursday. The 'Hawks just have to win. I don't want to be there the night the Blues clinch.

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I hope so. :thumbsup

Honestly though, if any series could go from up 3-1 to losing 4-3 it's Blues/Hawks. The Hawks have made this comeback before.

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This is not the same Blues team as the last several years. Two come from behind wins in Chicago. Just awesome.

Night all.

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Plenty of reason to think this

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Ugh. Brutal. I hope you sleep like shit.

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I think if the Blues don't close the deal in game five they'll probably end up losing

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Hit me up when you are in St Louis. You can come down to Ballpark Village with me when we clinch. It'll be good times.

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Anyone else catch this? Am I the only one who thinks this will be hitting social media?

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That fourth win is the toughest to get, right?! It can happen. I can see Chicago coming back.

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What a quality invite!! :lol

Technically, I won't get in until 12:00. Coming in on Amtrak so I can drink and watch the game as opposed to driving. Go 'Hawks!!

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And notice as he was being escorted to the box, he was trying to pester Peitrangelo into getting one too? He knew what he'd just done and was desperate to take someone down with him. :lol

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Edit: Already on google. Just search "shaw penalty slur". Can't wait to deal with this for two days.

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I could definitely see him saying something that wasn't nice. Unfortunately, slurs like that are not uncommon in our great game. Not saying that it's ok, but I know how common it is at lower levels... I can only imagine the pros.

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Uhm....Yeah. I have no doubt that's how it is. I'm only saying that he got "caught" on camera and it is now hitting social media, so I'd venture to guess he and/or the Hawks will be issuing an apology.

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First time offender (I assume), other guy not seriously hurt. This seems right to me.

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Stars need to be stars in the playoffs. That simple. Through four games, no goals between 19, 88, 81, and 16. Only one fluke goal for 72 that really should be Duncan Keith's goal.

If you take away Keith and Seabrook (I'm counting Panarin's as Keith's goal because I'm convinced Panarin didn't touch it), the Hawks have 3 goals through 4 games. That's just not going to cut it. Plain and simple. I don't care what possession numbers you look at, shots on net, scoring chances, etc. If your star forwards can't put the puck in the net, you're not going to win a series in the playoffs, especially against a team as tight and tough as this Blues team.

Honestly, I'd rather they lose on Thursday. I have a feeling a win on Thursday only drags out the inevitable. I have enough going on that I'd actually be ok with not having a rooting interest and just enjoying the playoffs on their own. Added bonus I get the $200 back for my game 6 ticket and can use that on DMB tickets in Dallas.

But at the same time...Fuck the Blues. I want to see those piece of shits go home with nothing. Go home sad. Fuck you and your stupid city that has nothing but an upside-down U in the ground and a shitty macro-brew.

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Doubtful. Lip reading is all speculation, no matter how clear it actually is. You're setting an unheralded precedent if you start issuing apologies for things like this. I can't think of a public statement from an NHL team for lip reading before, and I doubt it'd start now.

Honestly, I love Shaw sometimes, but I wouldn't be sad to see him go. He does shit like that penalty ALL THE TIME. 2 minutes left in a playoff game and you're down a goal with all the momentum, and you do that? Come on. Literally killed any chance of a comeback. He takes the WORST penalties I've ever seen. You can find a pest stand in front of the net that plays the game smarter than him for less money.

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Conspiracy theory: you wrote everything in this post except the 4th paragraph. Lcsulla then hacked into your account and added that part himself.

Also, you're bang on with stars needing to score. A balanced team effort is needed for a Stanley Cup win. But a "balanced" team does not mean everyone is scoring. It means everyone is doing what they're paid to do. Defensemen are defending, checkers are checking, and goal scorers are scoring goals. It's why they play the most and get paid the most.

On that note Keith has looked amazing, and Seabrook had a good game tonight. Confession: I came all over when he broke up that 2 on 1 in the 3rd.

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pretty sure Shaw or Kruger will be gone in the off-season because of the Bread Man's bonuses.

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:lol Had a bad experience with a Blues fan while out to dinner with friends tonight. Dude intentionally spilled his beer on my friends lap celebrating a goal. A lot of us minding out own business watching the game in Hawks sweaters. After a goal guy pretends to be celebrating and spills his beers with a less than legitimate "oops!" Sweetest girl I know, too. Had no hockey rooting interest, just there for dinner with some friends. Maybe I'm the new Andrew Shaw?

Keith has been unbelievable in every zone. This would have been a sweep without him. Hossa is looking every bit his age, Ladd hasn't clicked like everyone hoped he would, and those two things together have handicapped Toews to essentially a checking line. Only offensive chances they're generating are quick shots that are easily soaked up by Elliot. The Blues are just shutting down the Kane line and daring the Hawks to beat them some other way, and so far they just can't do it.

I don't buy the tired excuse a lot of Chicago beat writers are spinning. They're just losing.

Kruger already signed an extension. Bickell's numbers will be basically off the books. They can buy him out and it's only a $1m cap hit. So Kruger is basically covered in that.

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Ugh...Anaheim, Pittsburgh and St. Louis won today?! I need to go to bed and just start a new day tomorrow.

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Shaw's gay slur is blowing up enough on Twitter that I see a suspension coming.

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Anyway to spin this into "fucking maggot?" :lol

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Really not that funny. It's 2016, Shaw, Simmonds, and others need to grow the hell up and take the word out of the hockey player lexicon. It's obscene and uncalled for.

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Oooohhh Jeeeeeesssuuuuusssss.

What about cocksucker? Is that okay?

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I'm not going to get into a vocabulary debate with you. The use of the word that Shaw used tonight was inexcusable and he's rightfully going to pay for it.