Posts About "Andrew Desjardins"
Blackhawks Vulnerable in Rematch with Predators
April 11th, 2017 As we sit here on the eve of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, you've probably been reminded that the Nashville Predators are a familiar first-round foe for the Chicago Blackhawks. Chicago and Nashville have met twice in the postseason - 2010 and 2015 - both of which resulted in 4-2 series victories and eventual Stanley Cup championships...
Gain Desjardins, Lose Motte, Keep Winning
November 9th, 2016 A couple of days ago, Andrew Desjardins was officially taken off of the IR. It looks like his first game back from the injury he suffered in the preseason will be this Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues. This is a big benefit for the Chicago Blackhawks, who had made national headlines for their special team struggles. The...
Blackhawks Need Help a Man Down
October 27th, 2016 Maybe the Chicago Blackhawks should hold a practice on a CBA-scheduled day off. Regardless of how they do it, they need to fix their penalty kill, which is ranked last in the league. The most glaring problem on this team and a large factor in their ho-hum 3-3-1 start is the failure to kill penalties. A Telling Tale The penalty-kill was...
Chicago Blackhawks Losing Anger
March 18th, 2016 The Chicago Blackhawks lost their fourth straight game Wednesday night to the Philadelphia Flyers. That in and of itself is news. Entering their last eleven regular season games, the Blackhawks sit in third place in the Central Division with 88 points, three points out first and five points ahead of in the first wild card race held by...
Blackhawks Hot Sticks Igniting in 2016
January 5th, 2016 Earlier in the season, the conversation almost always revolved around Patrick Kane, and while he is still a central part of most of the storylines coming out of Chicago, his line is no longer the only one grabbing the headlines. Over the course of the last few weeks, we've seen captain Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, Andrew Shaw and Dennis...
Minnesota Loses Justin Fontaine on Friday
October 31st, 2015 The Minnesota Wild lost third-line winger Justin Fontaine in Friday's game after he took a knee-on-knee hit from Chicago's Andrew Desjardins while cutting across his defensive zone blue line. Fontaine went down, clearly in pain, and had to be helped off the ice by center Erik Haula. He did not return to the game. In the post-game...
Andrew Desjardins: From Mexican Border to Stanley Cup
September 10th, 2015 If you call yourself a hockey fan but aren't familiar with the town of Laredo, Texas, you're not alone. The city of roughly 250,000 people is on the border of Mexico. Only the Rio Grande River separates Laredo from its Mexican sister city Nuevo Laredo, in Tampaulipas, Mexico. Laredo is in the central part of Texas but by bordering with...
Andrew Desjardins "Loves" Chicago, Is Staying for 2 Years
July 3rd, 2015 Andrew Desjardins got a good deal at the trade deadline. He left the struggling San Jose Sharks, the only NHL team he'd ever played for, in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, where he won a cup. According to Desjardins' agent Todd Reynolds, Desjardins "oves it there." And "there" he will remain, after signing a two-year contract...
3 Cheap Forwards Sharks Should Consider Bringing Back
July 3rd, 2015 While the San Jose Sharks should certainly be kicking the tires on top-nine UFA wingers, there might be a more shrewd way to bolster their forward corps. With around $5 million remaining in cap space, the Sharks could afford to sign someone of the caliber of former Capitals Alex Semin, Joel Ward, and Eric Fehr. San Jose might also...
Finally Finding the Sharks a Fourth Line
June 16th, 2015 The salary cap era in the NHL has brought tremendous parity to the league. Almost every team has some high-end skill. With the top-tier talent spread out, teams can't rely on just two forward lines and one great defensive pair to be successful. In recent years, the teams consistently making it deep in the playoffs have featured many...
Blackhawks' Andrew Desjardins Is Easy to Root For
May 26th, 2015 Put Me in Coach! Chicago Blackhawks' fourth liner Andrew Desjardins currently has just one point in these playoffs with a minus-4 rating. Not exactly player card numbers to write home about. But while most fourth liners don't score a whole lot, the good ones find ways to contribute in other areas. And that is exactly what...
Desjardins' Role With Chicago Proves Sharks' Incompetence
April 27th, 2015 In today's NHL, teams need to be able to roll four quality lines. Three quality lines is close but not good enough and if you have only two quality lines, forget about it, you will be lucky to even make the playoffs, and you certainly aren't getting to the Conference final. Chicago vs San Jose When Chicago steamrolled the Sharks...
Chicago Blackhawks: Game Three Observations
April 19th, 2015 Here are five observations from the Blackhawks 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators to take a 2-1 series lead. Saad/Toews/Hossa The Blackhawks top line played quite possibly its best game of the series so far. Marian Hossa looked like a man on a mission in the first period, generating numerous chances, including a nifty play on a...
