Posts About "Stan Bowman"
Blackhawks Offseason Rebuild Hitting Some Rocky Waters
October 12th, 2020 During the last week, the Chicago Blackhawks have changed their whole mindset for the 2020-21 NHL season. The team has parted ways with Brandon Saad and Corey Crawford, in favor of younger talent. This hasn't sat well with the veterans on the team. Stan Bowman Starting a Rebuild It seems odd that it's taken general manager Stan...
Blackhawks’ News & Rumors: Strome, Keith, The Draft, More
October 2nd, 2020 We’re on the cusp of one of the most exciting weeks of the hockey offseason with the 2020 NHL Draft and free agency period looming. Today in Chicago Blackhawks’ news and rumors, we explore how these events might play out for the team, as well as talk ticket plans and some exciting player news. Let’s get to it! Blackhawks’...
Potential Blue Jackets' Trade Partners: Chicago Blackhawks
October 2nd, 2020 We have made it to Part 10 of our Columbus Blue Jackets series on potential trading partners. In case you missed our ninth installment, we discussed the one player on the Arizona Coyotes that the Blue Jackets should try and pursue. Let's check in with the Chicago Blackhawks. What are they up to these days since being eliminated from...
Blackhawks' 2014 Draft: The One That Sent Them Awry
September 1st, 2020 The current unfortunate state of the Chicago Blackhawks has fans asking, "What went wrong?" It's a question that has a complex answer, to say the least. While there are many different directions to point the finger at, I want to dive into something that I believe has been a big contributor up to this point: drafting....
Blackhawks News & Rumors: Bowman Speaks, Draft Set & More
August 24th, 2020 Chicago Blackhawks' general manager has plenty of work to do this offseason in order to get his team back to the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2021. He spoke at length about both the season that just ended and the one that is quickly approaching. Plus, we now know exactly where the Blackhawks will be selecting at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. And...
Blackhawks Must Re-Sign Crawford at Almost Any Cost
May 8th, 2020 The Chicago Blackhawks should only let goaltender Corey Crawford go under one condition: if they can’t afford to meet his demands and stay under the salary cap. They ironically can ill afford to let the unrestricted free agent go otherwise. Crawford vs. Lehner Obviously, Crawford is not the goaltender he once was. He’s 35 and...
Blackhawks' Roundtable: Management, Crawford & the Power Play
April 1st, 2020 Hello Chicago Blackhawks fans! Well here we are at the beginning of April 2020, and it’s quite literally the end of the world as we know it. The COVID-19 pandemic has most of us quarantined in our homes to prevent the spread of this novel disease. Meanwhile, an extremely brave select few are working day and night at hospitals and...
Blackhawks Wisely Keep Bowman and Colliton for Now
March 21st, 2020 The Chicago Blackhawks could have realistically let both general manager Stan Bowman and head coach Jeremy Colliton go. The fact that the Blackhawks won’t, according to chairman Rocky Wirtz, is nevertheless for the best. Blackhawks in a Bad Way To be clear, there is no denying the Blackhawks are in bad shape. They may have won...
NHL Rumors: Blackhawks, Canucks, Compliance Buyouts, More
March 20th, 2020 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news the Chicago Blackhawks are keeping all key decision-makers which means the direction of the club is fairly clear. Meanwhile, the Vancouver Canucks are busy trying to sign college free agent and some of their own prospects. Plus, the NHL Coaches Association launched a program today to help...
When Do the Blackhawks Consider Trading Gustafsson?
January 31st, 2020 To make the playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks absolutely need defenseman Erik Gustafsson and the offense he provides from the blue line. If only things were that simple, though. Gustafsson Headed Towards Free Agency Obviously they’re not. Gustafsson is a pending unrestricted free agent. As a result, the Hawks risk losing him for...
NHL’s Top 5 General Managers of the Decade
December 31st, 2019 The shelf life of an NHL general manager may admittedly be longer than that of a head coach, but it’s still a largely thankless job. After all, it may be a few seasons of laying groundwork, building a contender before a truly good GM first tastes success in the win-loss column… and gets the props that comes with it. It’s in...
Chicago Blackhawks' New Year's Resolutions for 2020
December 27th, 2019 It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but if you're a Chicago Chicago Blackhawks fan, it probably feels like you've been getting coal in your stocking all season long. Through 38 games, the Blackhawks are 15-17-6, with their latest loss being a 7-1 clubbing at the hands of the struggling New Jersey Devils that erased all of the...
Blackhawks Banter: Problems Aplenty to Start the Season
November 2nd, 2019 Typically, I am a very positive person. I find the glass half full, the silver lining in every dark cloud and think that when every door closes, another one opens. But the Chicago Blackhawks are making it very difficult for those of us in the optimist’s club to stay the course. There’s the occasional glimmer of hope when taking...
