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Stanley Cup Game 3: A One-Legged Bishop Skates Into A Bar ...

Just a few things that caught my eye:

  • Jonathan Toews has discovered that Cedric Paquette is quick. And that his anticipation is through the roof. And he's never out of position. And he makes him work ... hard. Paquette 2, Toews 0. Who would have thought of that?
  • Can Duncan Keith play 45 minutes a game? He'll need to if Johnny Oduya can't recover for Game 4.

  • Marian Hossa may not sleep tonight. He will be replaying that first-period, empty-net miss over and over and over again in his head. Maybe longer if this series continues to swing Tampa's way.
  • Ben Bishop is clearly in a lot of pain. His lateral movement sucks almost as much as his glove hand. How can the Hawks not score?
  • Luke Clendenning would look good in Chicago right now, wouldn't he?
  • Victor Hedman looks a lot like ... ummm ... what's his name? You know -- that smooth-skating, perfect-passing dude in Illinois? What's his name again? Yah -- Hedman is out-Keithing Duncan Keith. And that's damn hard to do.
  • Four points in two games. Ryan Callahan REALLY wants it, doesn't he?
  • Back to Hossa -- he delivered multiple points (two assists) for the first time in six-plus weeks. Gulp. But he did look really good, if that's any consolation.
  • Tyler Johnson's wrist is clearly a problem. Why else would he not take faceoffs? Ondrej Palat is now the Triplet at the dot, not Johnson.
  • Best tweet of the night goes to Ken Campbell, if only because it incited a troll riot among Hawks' fans: "Corey Crawford is being outplayed by a guy playing on one leg." The loss was on the whole team, but Campbell didn't care. He got the basement trolls all steamed up. Too. Much. Fun.
  • Breaking news -- Patrick Kane recorded a shot. Well, three. But he still doesn't have a single point this series. Spit.