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Blackhawks: About Wednesday's Win

Found December 15, 2011 on NBC Chicago:
PLAYERS: Patrick Kane,  Pavel Datsyuk,  Duncan Keith,  Nick Leddy,  Jonathan Toews,  Patrick Sharp,  Steve Montador,  Andrew Brunette,  Dave Bolland,  Bryan Bickell,  Joel Quenneville,  John Scott,  Brent Seabrook,  Michael Frolik
TEAMS: Chicago Blackhawks,  Detroit Red Wings

For about 33 minutes, Wednesday night's game looked like it was going to be one of the more satisfying wins of the Hawks season. They were playing the hottest team in the league -- the one that's had a horshoe somewhere uncomfortable all season -- and they had them tied to the chair with the ball gag attached for half an hour. But one mistake and the momentum swayed the other way. Then it was another full period on the backfoot, looking for a safe place to pray the thunder and the rain away. In the end, Patrick Kane showed off the league's best hands not belonging to Pavel Datsyuk and the Hawks got their second point. So all is right with the world, right? I guess, though it seems both the faults and the pluses of the Hawks were on full display, and it's hard to know what to make of it. There was a major fault line in minutes between the top of the roster and the bottom. Duncan Keith had 30 minutes, Nick Leddy had 27. Jonathan Toews, Marián Hossa, Kane...
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