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Tracey Myers; CSNChicago.com --- Daniel Carcillo is ready to take on Vancouver Canucks, past and present. “A few guys there play a little outside of their shoes," said Carcillo, who threw out Max Lapierre as well as former Canucks Raffi Torres (now in Phoenix) and Tanner Glass (Winnipeg). “And I think I can keep most of these guys in check when we play them this year.” The Chicago Blackhawks forward said Monday’s press conference was the first of his career, but he certainly knew how to win over the new crowd. In two months his focus is going to be back to what he knows best: irritating everyone not wearing the same sweater he is. Carcillo, Car Bomb, it doesn’t matter the name: he knows he isn’t the most liked guy out there. Plenty of Blackhawks fans voiced and tweeted their displeasure when the team signed him on July 1. Carcillo isn’t here to be Mr. Popular, but he figures walking that fine line and keeping teammates protected should win over some. “I wasn’t very liked when I got to Philadelphia; they traded away a well-liked player for me (Scottie Upshall). And wherever I play I try to play with emotion. Sometimes emotions get the best of me,” he said. “But with time I’ve learned to hone it and I’ll have to do the same thing here. Everything I do I try to do as hard as I can and with a lot of passion. Hopefully fans embrace it.”
