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Blackhawks sign Michal Rozsival, Montador on the way out?

Ton DeFrancesco | September 11, 2012

The Chicago Blackhawks have signed defenseman Michal Rozsival to a one-year contract worth $2 million. Rozsival has a right-handed shot which would provide the Blackhawks with twice as many options…

Player Evaluation: Patrick Kane

Ton DeFrancesco | August 29, 2012

Exploding onto the scene with 72 points in his rookie campaign, Kane had shown a lot of promise early on in his career. Since then, he has seen mixed results…

Evaluating Chicago Blackhawks Captain Jonathan Toews

Ton DeFrancesco | August 16, 2012

Jonathan Toews has had quite a successful NHL career up to this point. Without him, the Chicago Blackhawks might not be quite as successful themselves…

Player Evaluation: Brent Seabrook

Ton DeFrancesco | August 16, 2012

Without a doubt, Seabrook is the anchor for the defensive core in Chicago. His all-around attributes give the Blackhawks stability in nearly every area of the game. He’s physical, tough,…

Player Evaluation: Duncan Keith

Ton DeFrancesco | August 13, 2012

This year we’ll be counting down the days to training camp (Mon-Fri) with player evaluations heading into the season. We’ll go in order of highest salary to lowest salary so…

Central Division Failure: Blackhawks Should Reap Rewards

Ton DeFrancesco | July 19, 2012

With Shea Weber accepting an offer sheet at an upwards of $100M over 14 years from the Philadelphia Flyers, it has put the Nashville Predators in an incredibly tough spot…

Johnny Oduya: Howduya Look Now?

Ton DeFrancesco | July 14, 2012

Stan Bowman decided to extend Oduya to a three-year contract extension on May 29th, just under a month before free agency, making Johnny Oduya the topic of conversation leading up…

Roberto Luongo Likes Chelsea Dagger

Ton DeFrancesco | July 8, 2012

Maybe Luongo would accept a trade to Chicago, but would Blackhawks fans accept it? Roberto Luongo was on 99.3 The Fox’s “The Jeff O’Neill Show” and endured a 22 minute…