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Blackhawks Take Game 2, Minnesota Wild Wonder What Just Happened
By Jim Halpert (yeah, the guy from Scranton)
So here we are. Game 2 of the Conference Semifinals between the Minnesota Wild and the Chicago Blackhawks. The stakes were high. The crowd was loud. The snacks in the press box? Okay at best. (Note: someone brought hummus. Not sure who we’re trying to impress here.)
Chicago wins this one, 11-6. And if you’re Minnesota? Woof.
Let’s talk about Connor Bedard. The guy showed up like it was Casual Friday and he didn’t care who saw him wear jeans to the office. Two home runs. Three runs scored. Two RBIs. Basically, it was like he was playing on rookie mode, and everyone else was still in the tutorial.
Minnesota? They tried. Scored early. Scored late. Got sandwiched in between with what can only be described as a mid-game existential crisis. Five runs in the fifth for Chicago. Another five in the seventh. Honestly, I haven’t seen something fall apart that quickly since Dwight tried to run a fire drill.
Armando Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the fifth. Crowd went wild. Somewhere in the upper deck, a man spilled his beer. We grieve in silence.
After the game, Bedard said, “We’re not going to sweep 'em. Minnesota is too good not to take a game somewhere.” Which is nice. Humble. But also the sports equivalent of saying “She has a great personality” when your friend shows you a blurry photo of their blind date.
Next game’s in St. Paul. Tuesday night. Minnesota needs a miracle. Or at least, like, a moderately effective bullpen.
I’ll be there. Probably with a better snack. Hopefully with fewer hummus-related incidents.
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