That save was unbelievable if its the one I'm thinking of where Niemi was already moving to the right but somehow managed to stretch back across and glove it out the air, plus the other save was the double save from Timonens slap shot and then Gagne on the rebound in the 3rd.

I see Laviolette is trying to put Niemi off his game with mind games by stating in his press conferences that 'he is a Rookie in a Finals' & 'he's representing a City who havent won a cup in 50 years' etc.

Hope the Hawks can beat the NHL record for consecutive road wins with a win at the Wachovia tonight .

Laviolette isn't the only flyer playing mind games as Pronger has acted like a child in picking the game puck off the ice at the end of games 1 and 2 before a Hawk could get it.He'll have 4 pucks soon if he wants them while the Hawks will be picking up the cup instead.

Flyers take game 3 with a 4-3 OT win. Hawks penalty kill and powerplay not performing as well as it has done. Just think the Hawks lacked a little intensity last night and also thought that a couple of the penaties given against the Hawks were iffy.

Still pretty confident they can step up another gear or two and take game 4 to head home with a 3-1 series lead.

This to me just means we can now win the cup at home in front of the Hawks fans in game 5

I really wish someone would give Carcillo a pasting. To55er

I just might watch the game in the wee hours after all...........

Come on Chicago.

Hawks lose Game 4 5-3 to Philly who seemed more up for it as the Hawks put in a fairly abject performance.

What a turn around in Game 5 as the Hawks were back to doing what they have been all season playing with high energy and speed, cycling the puck and not giving Philly time or space and closing down Pronger and making him have to skate and work hard in D and putting in some good hits. Winning the game 7-4 to take a 3-2 lead.

Toews, Kane and Buyfuglien came out of their shells with their best games of the series so far and they needed to. Quenneville needs to stop trying different match ups too much during the game and just let his players do what they have been all season long.
They need to keep up that momentum and take it with them to the Wachovia as Philly now have nothing to lose and will throw everything at the Hawks. I think Laviolette will most likely start with Boucher in place of Leighton who was pulled after the first 3 goals.

If Chicago play the way they did in the 6th game then they will win the Stanley Cup. Get Pronger riled up and he'll be in the sin bin several times and get Niemi to look where the puck is next time as that one where it went through his legs and he just squatted there was silly. If Philly do throw everything at the Hawks they will be picked off quite easily I think so I doubt they'll go daft and throw the kitchen sink at the Hawks.

Was very intresting to see that Pronger was on the ice for 6 goals and in the penalty box for the other due to the hawks making him having to skate and getting him out of position and under his skin.

Get him doing the same thing in the early hours of tomorrow mornig and it should go fine but if it goes to the final game I can't see the Hawks losing.

After 49 long years at last the Blackhawks are now once again the proud holders of the Stanley Cup!!!

A hard fought 4-3 OT win, Kane getting the winner after Hartnell drew the Flyers level with just under 4 minutes to go in regulation.
Although the Hawks celebrated the goal was not given straight away and went for review!!! the rest as they say is history.


GOOOOOOO HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWKS!!!