As bizarre and outlandish as this metaphor might seem at first, the 2011 Chicago Blackhawks are Heidi Montag (or Heidi Pratt if you want to get technical). Before you all go running to the hills (no pun intended), hear me out for a second. At one time, Heidi was a fresh-faced, sincere starlet with delicate features and a cup size that wasn't halfway through the English alphabet (I know she had aspirations to become an H, don't ask me how I know that). She was the 'girl next door' type of teenager who wowed viewers with her natural beauty and her laughable IQ score that presumably peaked somewhere in the mid 70's. Now, she's neck deep in regret and saddled with the scars of two years worth of dumbfounding decisions. As for the Blackhawks, they were on top of the world (Stanley Cup/Season 2 of The Hills), then ditched the talent around them that they previously thought was disposable (Byfuglien, Versteeg, Niemi/Lauren, Lo, Audrina) and are now a couple of injuries away from breaking down completely (Heidi's surgery scars + divorce from Spencer = the end of Speidi/Toews and Kane both injury plagued= the end of the 2011 Blackhawks).
Last year, although the Hawks didn't always look like the future Stanley Cup champs throughout the season, you knew they had the talent to be able to pack-rat their pieces in time for a magical playoff run. This year, it just doesn't seem as if that's the case. The Hawks are vulnerable--in net, behind the blue line and even on the offensive side of the ice. A year ago, the Hawks were phenomenal at putting teams away early and holding their foot over their opponent's trachea for the rest of the game as they skated to 2 and 3 goal wins. Now, even when the Blackhawks muster a strong first period resulting in an early advantage, they surrender to their opponent easier than Cameron did to Ferris Bueller.
With that being said, it was nice to get a win over the rival Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Taking a game away from Detroit considering what else that city deals with as far as sports is downright cruel. Honestly, that's like stealing lunch money from a kid when you know his parents just got divorced and his sister is turning tricks to keep the family home from foreclosing. But, even blind squirrels find nuts, and although I've never been a huge proponent of those lame expressions that your old man always says, it holds true in this case.
As for Pick of the Day, after being crucified by Jimmer the first time around, The Pulse Man looks to the Mormon Prince to slay the undefeated dragon that is San Diego State Wednesday night. In Jimmer we trust.
Special thanks to the "Wizard of Wheaton" for her contributions to this blog. She is the first woman to ever be a contributor for Chicago Sports Noise, so she's technically Martha Washington, Jackie Robinson and Anne Frank all rolled into one. Congrats.
Pick of the Day: SDSU @ BYU (-5)
Record:(48-35-0)
Now I'm done. Rack me
Frost
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