I'm writing this late Saturday morning because I needed at least 12 hours to cool down and get some of the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday night out of my system.
However, after waiting 12 hours to (in theory) settle down and be more objective, I can't.
It's go time.
First of all, I refuse to blame Antti Niemi for the loss. He allowed two goals on 24 shots. In his first career start in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, against a hungry division opponent, Niemi played well. The two goals he allowed were fluke goals, too. For the Cristobal Huet supporters out there, don't even start with "soft" garbage.
The first goal wasn't even a shot by JP Dumont that took a crazy bounce (on replay it looked like it bounced and redirected at about 45 degrees into t ...
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Chicago Blackhawks-Nashville Predators Game One Recap: You’re Welcome, Nashville
Posted: 17th April 2010 by TAB BAMFORD in NHLComments Off on Chicago Blackhawks-Nashville Predators Game One Recap: You’re Welcome, Nashville