Ouch

So game 4 was a rousing letdown as the 'Hawks were lambasted 6-1. I was actually in attendance. The game got in laugh mode pretty quickly, as I watched Chicago limp out of the United Center as the series heads back to Detroit on Wednesday.

Since there were no highlights on the ice, here are the highlights of the experience:

While spending the entire second intermission waiting in line for ice cream, a Red Wings fan was ejected from the UC for riling up the patrons.

Yes, that's it.

This game was a complete and utter disaster from start to finish as Christobal Huet showed considerable rust after his layoff and the offense could not muster anything against Chris Osgood. I don't know if the penalties called on the 'Hawks were legit or not, but it seemed like every call went against the home team, and some of the infractions were barely noticeable. According to the recap on Yahoo!, Joel Quenneville was steamed at the roughing call on Matt Walked that forced the 'Hawks to be short-handed to start the second period. They subsequently gave up a power play goal to go down 3-0. Bad calls or not, the 'Hawks penalty kill this afternoon was atrocious.

Patrick Kane finally made the score sheet, logging an assist on Jonathan Toews's goal in the second. But that gives Kane 1 point in 4 games, and that is simply poor. For the 'Hawks to win, their best players need to perform, and Kane is just not getting the job done. If they have any hope in Games 5, 6, and 7, Kane must come alive.

The reality, though, is that the Blackhawks are probably on their last legs. If they can somehow steal one on the road in Game 5, they have a decent chance at extending the series to 7. But if they want to do that, they have to play better. If one game was all Huet needed to get his bearings, they have a shot. If not, the division rival Wings will once again get the best of the 'Hawks in 5 Games.