***Don’t look now,but the hated Detroit Red Wings have gotten healthy and not only look like they will make the playoffs after a mediocre first 4 1/2 months of the season,but against the Blackhawks Sunday,they looked like their ‘old’ selves. After the Hawks look a 2-0 lead into the first intermission, the Wings dropped the big one on Cristobal Huet and the Hawks–five goals in the second period. Heut left after giving up four, then Antti Niemi yielded Pavel Datsuyk’s break away goal which proved to be the game winner. Datsuyk stripped the puck from Patrick Kane and beat Antti Niemi.

***So now many long time Blackhawk Fans are on the “ledge” waiting for bad things to happen.

***Now that the Bears gone out of character by spending money to bring in three free agents, how much have they gained(if at all)on the Vikings and Packers? The signings of Julius Peppers,Chester Taylor and Brandon Manumaleuna should be commended. There is no way in the past that moves like this would have been made by the Bears.

***The crap left over by Milton Bradley on the Cubs showed up on Saturday when a sign of things to come appeared at Ho Ho Kam Park in Mesa. Carlos Silva,easily the worst starting pitcher in the Big Leagues,was shelled for six runs in two innings by the White Sox. Carlos Quentin hit two very long homers,both off Silva for five RBI’s. With Ted Lilly on the DL until likely early May,and now Angel Guzman out for a while(or even ending his career), the Northsiders are in for a possible slow start-barring some unexpected changes.

LES