2012-13 Chicago Blackhawks/NHL/Stink Bowman should be FYERRED Thread

[Tony]

BTW, speaking of Conference III...

First up, check out the Conference III shoulder patch from Chris Cieslak.

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

What the hell is conference III?

[Slaky]

BTW, speaking of Conference III...

First up, check out the Conference III shoulder patch from Chris Cieslak.

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

What the hell is conference III?

The division the Hawks will play in next season.

[Tony]

BTW, speaking of Conference III...

First up, check out the Conference III shoulder patch from Chris Cieslak.

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

What the hell is conference III?

The division the Hawks will play in next season.

Their division is called a conference? Nothing about hockey makes sense.

[Slaky]

BTW, speaking of Conference III...

First up, check out the Conference III shoulder patch from Chris Cieslak.

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

What the hell is conference III?

The division the Hawks will play in next season.

Their division is called a conference? Nothing about hockey makes sense.

They were the prototype names for the new divisions. They'll have real divisional names like "Northeast" and "Central" (super original stuff) at some point. But Conference III took off and now it's a blog and also let's be honest - it's chock full of the most bland hockey teams in existence.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

BTW, speaking of Conference III...

First up, check out the Conference III shoulder patch from Chris Cieslak.

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

What the hell is conference III?

The division the Hawks will play in next season.

Their division is called a conference? Nothing about hockey makes sense.

The original realignment plans called for four separate "conferences", independent of each other even for playoff purposes.

But, as finally approved, they're keeping the Western- and Eastern-based playoff bracketing, and I guess now calling the realigned groupings "divisions".

Also...

http://conferenceiii.wordpress.com/about/

What even is Conference III?

Which leads to...

The proposed conferences are as follows:

I: Carolina, Columbus, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington

II: Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Florida, Montreal, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Toronto

III: Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, Winnipeg

IV: Anaheim, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Vancouver

[Internet Apex]

BTW, speaking of Conference III...

First up, check out the Conference III shoulder patch from Chris Cieslak.

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup.

What the hell is conference III?

The division the Hawks will play in next season.

Their division is called a conference? Nothing about hockey makes sense.

The original realignment plans called for four separate "conferences", independent of each other even for playoff purposes.

But, as finally approved, they're keeping the Western- and Eastern-based playoff bracketing, and I guess now calling the realigned groupings "divisions".

Also...

http://conferenceiii.wordpress.com/about/

What even is Conference III?

Which leads to...

The proposed conferences are as follows:

I: Carolina, Columbus, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington

II: Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Florida, Montreal, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Toronto

III: Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, Winnipeg

IV: Anaheim, Calgary, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Vancouver

Geigh.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

See also also... Tweeter.

[Tony]

OK this all kind of makes sense. Now I wish they would go with the roman numerals, because Led Zeppelin.

[Bort]

OK this all kind of makes sense. Now I wish they would go with the roman numerals, because Led Zeppelin.

And with expansion, we'd get Houses of the Holy.

[Saul Goodman]

I'm hardly a "real" Blackhawks fan, but I definitely leapt off my couch and gave that Seabrook gamewinner a fist pump.  What a play.  Congrats, real Hawks fans.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

1-0 Hawks in double OT.  I'm not sure why people think this will be easy.

I guess CT wins.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

http://hje.me/sbox/dlog.php?highlight=p151643852&date=2013-5-23#p151643852

No way the Hawks beat Detroit three straight

FYBC.

[CT III]

I'm hardly a "real" Blackhawks fan, but I definitely leapt off my couch and gave that Seabrook gamewinner a fist pump.  What a play.  Congrats, real Hawks fans.

You're as real as any LA Kings fan.  Welcome aboard, now let's have a shirtless hug.

[CBStew]

I'm hardly a "real" Blackhawks fan, but I definitely leapt off my couch and gave that Seabrook gamewinner a fist pump.  What a play.  Congrats, real Hawks fans.

Yeah.  Me too.  Not really into hockey.  But damn!  That was exciting.

[Tonker]

I'm hardly a "real" Blackhawks fan, but I definitely leapt off my couch and gave that Seabrook gamewinner a fist pump.  What a play.  Congrats, real Hawks fans.

You're as real as any LA Kings fan.  Welcome aboard, now let's have a shirtless hug.

As a lifelong Hawks fan and regular expert contributor to the Puckcast, I disagree.  Get off my bandwagon, Johnny-come-lately.