All Entries Tagged With: "Blue Jackets"
Hawks Roll But Now Schedule Turns Tough + SiriusXM Interview
Whether the Blue Jackets are a hapless group or simply one lacking talent, they are certainly a bad hockey team. On Tuesday night the Blackhawks defeated Columbus for the six consecutive time this season. Once again the Hawks rolled on to victory as this contest was never in doubt. The 5-1 score was an accurate [...]
Hawks Playing Effective Hockey, Dispatch Caps
In front of 21,561 delighted fans, the Blackhawks disposed of the Washington Capitals 5-2 Sunday night. The Hawks have gone 7-1-1 over their last nine games and are looking like a playoff force. They were in control on Sunday from the opening puck drop, and for much of the game, the Capitals appeared overmatched. Maybe [...]
Blackhawks Defeat Columbus 6-1…Trade Winds Blowing
The Blackhawks needed a wake-up call as the Blue Jackets took an early 1-0 lead on Saturday afternoon. Help was needed and received as Jonathan Toews scored off a one man rush and put Chicago in business. The Hawks found their legs and the Blue Jackets found themselves too. When the smoke cleared, the Blackhawks [...]
Small Changes Lead to Big Win for Blackhawks
Blackhawks nation took a collective sigh of relief as at last the nine-game losing streak was snapped Thursday night. The Hawks scored three times within four minutes and added another goal later in the opening period to defeat New York 4-2. The first period assault seemed to catch a less-than-stellar Rangers team by surprise. Thursday [...]
Hawks Better But Stil Lose…Trade Front- Stalberg, Nash
The Blackhawks could have deserved better Tuesday night but came out on the losing end in Nashville for the ninth consecutive time. In falling 3-2 to the Predators, the Hawks did play well enough to win on most nights. They had their best game since falling to Vancouver to begin the road trip. In hockey, [...]
Blackhawks Snap Four-Game Losing Streak Versus Jackets
The Blackhawks finally recorded a win in 2012, though it came against the worse team in the NHL. It wasn’t a masterpiece, but the Hawks battled hard and found a way to put the Blue Jackets away and record a 5-2 victory. Viktor Stalberg has owned Columbus this season, and his good fortune continued against [...]
Hawks Defeat Columbus to Keep Rolling in December
The Columbus Blue Jackets do not get paid in beer and pizza because they are a professional hockey team. Although there are times when it looks like the Jackets can’t really compete. Last night Columbus had a strong start as the Blackhawks still had visions of sugar plum fairies in their heads. In the end, [...]
Hawks Rollover Hapless Blue Jackets
For the first time this season, Blackhawks defensemen keyed the offense as they led the way to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. By the way the Jackets performed Thursday night, they were made to order for a struggling club looking to an end a losing streak. Still, the Hawks deserve creditfor taking [...]
Questions Abound As Hawks Struggle
In came November and out went the outstanding start to the season for the Blackhawks. In fairness, things have not reached panic mode, but a loss to the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday evening could shake the optimism of the most diehard Hawks fan. The Blue Jackets should not pose a huge threat if the [...]
Hawks Struggle But Manage Split
The NHL regular season is 82 games long and there will be times the Blackhawks come up with a dismal effort. Often, the better teams save the substandard outings for later in the season, during the dog days of January and February, but the Blackhawks got the jump on half-hearted efforts on Friday night in [...]
Blackhawks Look To Close Out A Great Month
The Blackhawks have three gamesleft in October and are currently sitting in second place in the Western Conference. The Hawks are riding a four-game win streak and don’t have anyone in sick bay. Life is good for head coach Joel Quenneville. With games this weekend at Carolina and back in Chicago versus Columbus, the Hawks [...]
Western Conference predictions for the 2011-12 NHL season
Predictions – everybody loves them and if you’re correct about half the time, you’re doing pretty well. Two years ago I had the Los Angeles Kings finishing sixth in the Western Conference. Nailed it. Last season, I slotted the Kings at fourth during my NHL season preview article. That’s certainly where they should have finished, [...]
Ethan Moreau ready for LA, moving on from Edmonton and Columbus
Last week, Ethan Moreau got his first taste of being inside Staples Center as a member of the Kings. It between observing the work being done to the ice and taking photos with other guests, he shared several thoughts about signing his recent deal with Los Angeles. First off, even though it’s a one-year contract, [...]
An Interesting Weekend Ahead
There are three Blackhawks who have trade value, plus contracts which would allow Stan Bowman to readily deal them. Readers will recall trade scenarios involving Troy Brouwer, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Patrick Sharp. Even before the Pierre LeBrun likely contract extension Tweet today…Sharp was unlikley to be traded. If the playing time for Hawk defensemen is [...]
The Short List In Winnipeg Is Even Shorter
It has been reported four candidates are competing for the Winnipeg head coaching position. They are Blackhawks’ assistant coach Mike Haviland, Craig MacTavish, Claude Noel and Craig Ramsay. Everyone except Haviland has been employed as a NHL head coach. Although there have been four people involved, my source indicates the position will likely go to [...]
HockeyIndependent Trade Deadline Show – Click to replay
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Pretend No More
This has to be sounding like the same old same old, but unfortunately for months a similar story has surfaced. On the bright side, well maybe a less cloudy side, the pretense appears over. This season the Blackhawks have pulled fans along with the hope that eventually all will be well. It wasn’t intentional deceit [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Shooting Down Some Pens Rumors
Seemingly every season since Pittsburgh Penguins superstar center Sidney Crosby broke into the NHL there’s been suggestions of how much better his point numbers would be, and in turn how many more games the Penguins would win, if he had a quality scoring winger. The Pens had addressed that for a short period late in [...]
Hawks Roll On and Jake Dowell Deserves A Promotion
The game at the United Center on Sunday wasn’t a barn burner but the Blackhawks did what they needed and came away with two points. The Blue Jackets were highly motivated after getting humiliated at the hands of the Canucks in their previous game, but they couldn’t sustain a top effort throughout sixty minutes. I [...]
Hossa Back….Crawford Out Sick
The word out of the morning skate… Marian Hossa and Viktor Stalberg return to action tonight. Marty Turco gets the start as Corey Crawford is sick. Hannu Toivonen was recalled fom Rockford and will back-up Turco. Patrick Kane is still out and has been placed on Injured Reserve. The Blue Jackets are coming off an [...]
