Lookit, this Blackhawks team is gonna give me an ulcer, I swear to God. Another overtime loss, this time to the Winnipeg Jets, four to three. We were *right there*, you know? It’s tough watching them battle back like that, only to get sniped in the extra period. It was a home game at da Madhouse on Madison, and the crowd, you could feel it, we were all holding our breath. Just makes you wanna walk down to Portillo's and drown your sorrows in a hot dog, hold the ketchup, obviously.
Now, let's talk about what went down. We got on the board first with A. Frondell, a nice little snipe in the first period. But then, the Winnipeg Jets came alive in the second, putting up three straight, including a power-play goal from C. Perfetti. Lookit, our special teams, they gotta clean that up. But then, who else but Tyler Bertuzzi with *two* goals in the second and third to tie it up! That kid's got heart, I'm just sayin'. We outshot 'em too, 24 to 21. But then, 33 seconds into overtime, Kyle Connor just rips one past us, and that was it.
This loss, it stings, especially when you look at the standings. We're sittin' at 27-34-14, 68 points, still eighth in the Central Division. Wildcard #9, barely clinging on, and our last ten games are 2-5-3. It’s a long shot, I know, but you gotta keep fighting. We got a couple two tree tough games comin' up, and every point matters. The mood in Chicago? We’re proud of the fight, but we're tired of these moral victories, you know? We want da W.
From da Madhouse on Madison — this is Kozy. Let's go Hawks.
You gotta hear the guys on mornings.live break this one down, they get it.