Chicago is three games into their second round match up and they are sitting in unfamiliar territory, trailing the series 2 games to 1. The Detroit Red Wings have come out hard and played a gritty game many have not seen from them for years. Gone is the puck moving finesse team that had so ...
Everyone knows, you can never be too sure of anything. This statement holds true for most things. However, if one thing is for sure, it’s that the Detroit Red Wings have gotten in the heads of their Original Six rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks. How It’s Played Out Thus Far After a horrendous game 1 in ...
There is nothing like old school playoff hockey. The purists had to be smiling when they found out that the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will renew acquaintances in the Stanley Cup semifinals. The latest meeting between the Original Six rivals is historic on so many levels. The series will be the first ...
After releasing the list of finalists for this year’s Hart Trophy honors, hockey fans must be wondering who will win this year’s award. While Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, and John Tavares were all named as finalists for the Hart Trophy, only one of the aforementioned players will walk away as the individual considered to be ...
When the 2013 NHL season began, both the Blackhawks and Wild were considered to be two of the more compelling squads in the Western Conference. With so much transition taking place in Detroit, the Hawks appeared to be ready to make a transition of their own, hoping to step up as the undisputed class of the Central ...
The Chicago Blackhawks have found the road to the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs a little more rocky over the past month. Since beginning the season with a record 24 game unbeaten streak in regulation time and 30 games over two seasons, Chicago is 6-6 in their subsequent 12 games since the streak came to a crashing halt on March 8 in Colorado.
It’s hard to believe that it’s already Week 10 in these power rankings as the shortened NHL season continues to move at a rapid pace. With less than two weeks remaining before the April 3rd trade deadline, many of the weaker teams in the NHL will be selling off assets in order to build for ...
Five Reasons the Blackhawks WILL NOT Win the Stanley Cup Earlier this week, Andy Graziano of The Hockey Writers and I discussed debating the Blackhawks chances of bringing the Stanley Cup back to the Windy City this season. Despite the fact that Andy has made some incredibly valid points and it’s difficult to argue with ...
Previous Previews: Team Czech Republic Team Finland Team Sweden Team Canada Team Russia In the 2010 Vancouver games, Team USA beat the Canadians in the preliminary round and brought them to overtime in the gold medal game, before Sidney Crosby famously won it with a sick wrist shot from the left circle. At the time, ...
Last Saturday, Jimmy Hayes netted a hat trick along with two assists to complete his five point night. Then on the following Wednesday, he was called up over Jeremy Morin to fill left wing slot on the second line due to Patrick Sharp‘s absence. Did Stan Bowman and the Chicago Blackhawks make the right choice here? I’m not going to beat around ...
