Hawks Can Learn From The Bachelor

The Blackhawks are hitting a rough spot, losing 5 out of the last 7 games. As we all know our defense if falling apart due to injuries causing them to completely rearrange lines and positions.

Behind our shaking defense is our goalie debate which has been going on the entire season.

Being a female obsessed with sports, I feel that I need to watch girly shows to even it out.

While watching the Bachelor a couple weeks ago, everything clicked.

Joel Quennville needs to conduct a rose ceremony.

On the Bachleor, he has a rose ceremony at the end of every episode where he gives the remaining girls roses. Those who do not get roses get elimited.

Before the ceremony the Bachwlor will sit and reflect on the girls he has left. He will stare at their pictures and reflect on their good and bad qualities so that he can make the best choice for himself.

While watching the last episode, I pictured Quennville doing this with Huet and Niemi.

I imagined Q holding both their pictures and reflecting on their good games and bad games. For example, he would have flashbacks Niemi's 3 shut outs this season and Huet's battling. He needs to make the best choice for the team and conduct his own rose ceremony. Well more of a mask ceremony.

The last episode of the Bachelor there is only one rose, for one girl. And Q needs to give one mask to one goalie and stick with it.

He'll do it just like the Bachelor finale. They'll be standing on the beach dressed in suits, Q will be nervous and will have to apologize to the loser and say "You have a friend for life". They will cry, then move on and a winner will be named.

Easier said then done, but this put him out until the out team rallies and switch method is not working. How many times have we heard that "Niemi is the guy!" then a week later "Huet is our guy".

This flip flopping is not working and as we come closer and closer to the Stanley Cup playoffs we need to pick the right man for the job. Q needs to reflect, pick them apart, and decide who's his man and who he's giving the mask to.