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Through three games, the Blackhawks led the entire NHL in shots on net, and yet they were tied with the Colorado Avalanche at zero after one period.In the second the scoring started, and the mistakes did as well. The Hawks had to come back to tie the game before heading to a scoreless overtime period.Then, again, there was history.Andrew Ladd ended the longest shootout in Blackhawks history nine shooters and the Blackhawks thrilled a capacity crowd with a 4-3 victory.Overall, the night was overwhelming. Between the marketing department beginning the night with special festivities and Ladd ending the night with a clutch winner, there was nothing the Blackhawks’ home opener left to be desired. . ) Tonight’s NFL match up between the AFC East rival New York Jets and Miami Dolphins should be a great night of football.Leading up to this game, the Jets have made a pretty big splash with the surprise acquisition of Cleveland Brown WR Braylon Edwards, while the Dolphins have remained surprisingly stoic following the big trade news. Publicly, Miami claims the new addition to the Jets line up makes very little difference to them or how they will prepare for this game.Yeah, right.Miami had better be planning their collective butts off if they hope to win this match up. The Dolphins aren’t exactly playing badly on defense, but they’ve had some issues in the secondary.

His presence will force the Miami defense to show less 8 and 9 man fronts which should open things up tremendously for the Jets running game. Of course, there is always the possibility that Miami chooses to stack the box anyway and force the rookie to prove he can get it to Edwards. To get the running game going against this Miami defense will definitely require Mark Sanchez to step up his offensive production with fewer mistakes.The ball is your friend Mark. Protect your friend.Edwards comes into this game with a lot to prove after a miserable sub-par performance last season, that included a ton of worrisome drops. Already wowing them at Jets practices this past week, Edwards gives the appearance of a man who has had a weight lifted from his shoulders. This, coupled with a relatively easy transition into the New York offense thanks to playing a similar system in Cleveland, tells me Edwards will be loose and ready to deal in Miami. Plus you can’t ignore Edwards history of putting on a show during prime time games.

His three 100-yard receiving games last season all came during prime time games.Look for Edwards to really step up his game if Jerricho Cotchery cannot play tonight. Cotchery is heading into this game with a hamstring injury and is currently listed as ‘questionable’ on the team injury report. He will be a game time decision.The upgraded pass offense should help tremendously with the running game but the Jets still face quite the up hill battle against the Miami rush defense. The Dolphins are allowing a measly 61 yards per game rushing this season The Jets have the league’s No. 9 ranked rushing offense and are currently averaging 130.5 yards per game on the ground, most of which have come in the later minutes of the game.Thomas Jones has not looked quite like the guy who was carving up the AFC last season but I think we will see an increase in his productivity now that rookie RB Shonn Greene has turned a few heads and maybe even lit a small fire under Jones. During the New Orleans game Greene only had four touches for 23 yards but averaged a fantastic 5.75 yards per carry that day.

Greene was impressive as he ripped off consecutive carries of 9 and 7 yard gains, turning heads in the process. Only a tweaked ankle kept the rookie from peeling off more yards.On the other side of the ball, the Jets defense is facing the number one run offense in the league. The Miami run game is averaging 183.5 rushing yards per game and an unbelievable5.0 per carry on the ground. Dolphin running backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams have 72 carries for 369 yards and 248 yards on 50 carries respectively.