Not only have the Blackhawks continued to play great hockey (minus a "two game losing streak") they have continued to put on one hell of a show. The Hawks continued their eight game road trip with a shoot out overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings yesterday.
Patrick Sharp scored the winning goal in the fourth round of the shoot out and he had much to say about the hawks victory. “It had a little bit of everything,” Sharp said in the dressing room after the game. “It had a nice fight with [Kris Versteeg], back-and-forth chances [and] some highlight reel goals in the shootout there. I’m sure it was a lot of fun for the fans.” (ESPN.com).
The Blackhawks are now the pride and joy of Chicago, being their only winning team this year and Chicago sports fans are quickly jumping the bandwagon.
It's funny how last year Detroit was our biggest rival and we struggled to win a game against them. But this year the Hawks are untouchable, even to Detroit.
Detroit, whose record is 24-16-8 lay 16 points behind the Blackhawks and are third in the Central Division.
The Hawks, 34-11-4, have been able to steadily coast in first place in the division.
So this year at the United Center, when we hear the 300 level (and drunk fans) chant "Detroit Sucks", we don't have to feel embarrassed because, this season it's sort of true.
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