Game 74: BJ's 4, Hawks 2: Mel gets to play coach!

Ok this is really not funny. Stop it. I'm not laughing.

I suppose I should be happy the Hawks only let the last place team in our division score half the goals they did in their previous meeting. But let's be honest. These are not the Blackhawks you are looking for. True, the 4th Jackets goal was an empty netter, but on the flipside the Hawks first goal was scored by a BJ (Thanks for the LOLer coaster Vermette!) and the second was a shortie. The point's been made that perhaps the Hawks are only motivated when they play "good teams" (see recent wins against 'Yotes and Nucks). If that's the case - they really need to get out of that mindframe. Barring another Sharks collapse you can kiss the conference goodbye. Fine, I'm not going to freak out over that one anyway. But a mere couple of weeks ago we were enjoying a lead in the upper teens in the division. Do you know what that lead is now? A mere 7 points over the Preds (a team I will strongly dislike for the simple fact they have the worst goal song in all of hockey) and 8 over the Scum. Sure we have a game or two in hand, but what difference does that make as dreadful as we are playing? If winning the division and earning a 2 seed in the playoffs does not motivate this team to put forth a consistent effort, polish those golf clubs boys. The excuses don't cut it anymore at this point in the season: the Olympics, injuries, goalie troubles. Every team in the NHL has issues such as these, and the great teams rise above it. The Hawks simply look like they're arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic now.