As the NHL season looks down the final 20 games of the race to the playoffs, it is only natural that fans and writers alike begin turning their attentions to speculating about the various player awards which will be handed out in June. Who might qualify from the Blackhawks?
It has been a difficult year for the Chicago Blackhawks, trying to build chemistry with new teammates, dealing with poor penalty killing, poor faceoff numbers and shaky defense but what is the most glaring need of the Blackhawks? Many would say that the Blackhawks depth at defense has been the biggest hole in their lineup ...
As Patrick Kane plugs along at an almost point per game pace, he continues to catch flak from Hawks fans and the media alike for his off ice activity. Today, on Deadspin.com, more pictures of Kane out a bar have come to light, and the pictures are most assuredly Kane. Normally, this wouldn’t be a ...
It seemed like a certainty yesterday that the Chicago Blackhawks were going to acquire defenseman Mark Stuart from the Boston Bruins for a pick but as the day progressed nothing new was being reported or even rumored on that front. As today unfolded the Bruins and Toronto Maple Leaf consummated a trade that send prized ...
Stan Bowman made his first big in-season move earlier this week acquiring Michael Frolik from the Florida Panthers, for Jack Skille. Just as with last season’s Cam Barker trade however Bowman managed to get a solid prospect thrown in as well, Alexander Salak. Salak, 24, currently leads all goalies in the Swedish Elite League with ...
A sudden flurry of activity blossomed well shy of the trade deadline on Wednesday. Brian Burke and the Toronto Maple Leafs got the ball rolling early in the afternoon by moving Francois Beauchemin back to his former home: the Anaheim Ducks. Before the night of hockey began, the Islanders announced that they have attempted to ...
Yesterday rumors swirled the Chicago Blackhawks, as many were reporting that the Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks might be discussing a major trade that would involve ‘Hawks defenseman Brent Seabrook. However as the day unfold there was no Seabrook trade and many major hockey insiders dismissed any Seabrook talk as completely false. However today, after ...
Weekend news of Evgeni Malkin’s knee injury sent shockwaves through a fanbase already struggling to cope without Sidney Crosby. In Part I of our Penguins trade deadline preview, let’s focus on the market that Shero will be looking to navigate leading up to February 28.
The Blackhawks appeared to sleepwalk through another game tonight as dropped a 3-1 decision to the Calgary Flames. While mathematically it is not yet panic time, this teams roller coaster play means it is time for Stan Bowman to do something, anything to try to wake his team up. After the game Brian Campbell, who ...
To say it has been a difficult season for the defending champion, Chicago Blackhawks, would be a bit of an understatement as they currently sit eleventh in the Western Conference and right now on the outside looking in at the playoffs. When things are just not going right for a team fans seem to gravitate ...
