from Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times,

A loss such as this one ticks a person off.

That is, if you’re a Blackhawks fan and, let’s say, a journalist born crabby.

How could the Hawks let Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at the United Center get away from them and lose 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning?

There were 22,000 people rooting for the Hawks, with no concerns about carpetbaggers from Sarasota or St. Petersburg, Florida, turning the crowd colors dark blue and silver.

How could the Hawks miss so many good shots?

‘‘Sometimes it can be focus,’’ winger Marian Hossa said. ‘‘Or a little bit of [bad] luck.’’

Going down two games to one, with no offense from stars Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp, is just a mess. This Lightning team plays great on the road, true. But aren’t the Hawks the bomb, always ready to explode and destroy foes?

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