commentary...

Red Wings/Blackhawks,in Chicago,tonight,at 5:30... you have heard enough about the Red Wings,but to tell you the truth,Blackhawks are in serious trouble of being out of the playoff hunt... as of right now,they have played 33 games,and have a record of 16-14-3.... they have scored three more goals than Red Wings,but have given up TWENTY more goals on defense... they are closer to Edmonton,in points(six),than Detroit(eight)... Edmonton is last,in conference,and Detroit is first in conference... Detroit has three games in hand,which is key to the conference race... the Blackhawks are actually tied,in points,for eighth,but because of number of games played by them,they are actually 12th,in conference,and are,right now,dead last in Central division.... Stan Bowman(son of Scotty) gambled on youth,to back up their stars,this season,for depth,and grit,and they have failed miserably,so far... Jonathan Toews,Patrick Kane,and Patrick Sharp are three of the best players,in NHL,no doubt,but if you shut them down,over a 82 game season,the Blackhawks are in deep trouble,because they do not have enough firepower,overall,in their team,to win consistently... Marty Turco is having his usual so-so season,and record,against Detroit,is horrendous,winning only a handful of games,over his career... Turco is,right now,is 8-8-2,and the backup(Corey Crawford)is 8-6-1,and ten years younger... Turco was supposed to stabilize goaltending,but has a save percentage,of .896,and a goals against average,of 3.06... Crawford has a save percentage,of .911,and a G.A.A,OF 2.53... unlike the Red Wings,who were injured,as a team,most of last season,until Olympic Break,the Blackhawks have no excuses,on how bad they are really playing,as a team,this season,and now the big bad Red Wings(20-7-3)are in town,and Red Wings have not played well recently... the Red Wings have the fewest regulation losses,in NHL(tied,with Philadelphia,at this time),but are somewhat angry,as a team,with the way that they have played on defense(remember the 5-0 loss,to the Los Angeles Kings,in which they had 51 shots on goal,and they basically stunk,on defense)... interesting game,normally,because both teams hate each other,and expect both teams to be on edge,and a war between them,like always... tidbit:when Red Wings,won Stanley Cup,in 2008,the one team they had the most trouble with was the Blackhawks,who beat Red Wings,five times(of eight games),and last year,when Chicago blanked them,3-0,in back-to-back games... expect a fighting,spitting(ha,ha) Blackhawks' team to come out and try to rough up the Red Wings,tonight... what fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!