Posts About "Stan Bowman"
Blackhawks Say 'Go Small or Go Home'
June 24th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks had two first-round picks heading into the 2018 NHL Entry Draft; the eighth overall pick after a disappointing season and the 27th pick they acquired from the Nashville Predators for Ryan Hartman. There were many scenarios involving trades before the draft started on Friday night, but in the end, general manager...
Intriguing Blackhawks Blue Line Targets
June 20th, 2018 If Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman thought the pressure was on him last offseason after being swept out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, it has certainly increased with missing the postseason altogether this past spring. One of the biggest areas the Blackhawks will need to improve this offseason is the blue...
Blackhawks Re-Sign RFAs Hinostroza & Hayden
June 19th, 2018 Stan Bowman and the Chicago Blackhawks continued their busy and efficient offseason last week by re-signing two of their impending restricted free agents, forwards Vinnie Hinostroza and John Hayden. Both Hinostroza and Hayden have signed two-year contract extensions. Hinostroza's deal carries a $1.5 million cap hit, making it $3 million...
Rocky Confident in His Blackhawks
June 7th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks experienced their first losing season this past year since 2006-07, when they went 31-42-9 under head coaches Trent Yawney and Denis Savard. That team featured only two 20-goal scorers in Martin Havlat and Patrick Sharp. Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews made their NHL debuts the following season and the fortunes of...
Should Blackhawks Target Experience & Youth?
May 23rd, 2018 TSN has been running their “Off-Season Game Plan” series, which looks at what the teams who failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs will hope to accomplish this summer to get back into contention. Last week, Scott Cullen broke down what went wrong for the Chicago Blackhawks and some of the moves Stan Bowman might make to right the...
5 Takeaways from Blackhawks Final Week
April 9th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks went out with a whimper. But considering this dismal season, did you really expect anything else? After a refreshing 4-3 come-back win to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, things went downhill. The Hawks proceeded to lose 4-1 to the same team two days later, extending the Blues’ playoff hopes a while longer. The...
