All Entries Tagged With: "huet"
Huet Officially to Swiss League and Brophey,Taffe to Rockford
From the Hawks Media department… The Chicago Blackhawks have assigned forwards Evan Brophey and Jeff Taffe to the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs. In addition, the Blackhawks have assigned goaltender Cristobal Huet to HC Fribourg-Gotteron SA of the Swiss National League A. Chicago’s training camp roster now stands at 33 active players, which includes [...]
Stan The Man
The Hawks would be in fine form if Stan Bowman can retain his top restricted free agents and not have to deal Kris Versteeg. To survive this summer by making only one big salary dumping trade would be an outstanding accomplishment. If that’s the case the NHL should hand Bowman the award for the Top [...]
Post Parade and Some Salary Cap Reality
The parade and Stanley Cup rally are over and it was some show. I have been at many events involving huge crowds including the gigantic July 3 fireworks display at the lakefront. At no time has there been a larger crowd gathering in downtown Chicago than for the Hawks Cup celebration. On Friday morning the [...]
Blackhawks Seek Win As Canucks Rest and Wait
If the Hawks can win one of the next two games they will face the Vancouver Canucks. Fortunately the Blackhawks will have home ice advantage in that case. But it would be best for Chicago to end their series tonight and get almost as much rest as their next opponent. The playoff battle which many [...]
One More Chance
Tonight we will find out if the Blackhawks can follow the lead of every other chalk in the Western Conference playoffs and even their series. If so Chicago and Nashville will be squaring off on Saturday in a best two out of three, with the Hawks having home ice advantage. A Game 4 Nashville win [...]
Niemi and Hawks Roll….Is It Beach Time?
The outlook for Blackhawk playoff success has gone from dim to bright after three straight victories. The Hawks have clinched the Central Divison title for the first time in 17 years. They have also moved within two points of the San Jose Sharks for the Western Conference lead. Chicago still has a game in hand [...]
Partially Engaged and Cycle Paralyzed
The best news from last night for Chicago fans is the Hawks played one good period. The other positive was Ben Eager answered the bell against Blues tough guy Cam Janssen. Eager probably wishes he never had to drop the gloves. I’m sure he would rather fight only a couple times a year and play [...]
Is Huet Broken Beyond Repair?
The Columbus Blue Jackets aren’t a very good hockey team but they don’t get paid in beer and pizza. The Blackhawks are much better but not good enough to survive a terrible goal tending performance. Simply put Cristobal Huet was in goal last night because he has to play some games before the end of [...]
Flyers Edge Hawks….Goalies, Goalies, Goalies???
Hawks-Flyers The Blackhawks were the better team for most of the contest against the Flyers but Philadelphia was opportunistic and deserved the 3-2 victory. The Flyers defense was strong and made fewer mistakes which were the difference between a win and a loss for the Hawks. Defensive miscues weren’t the Hawks only shortcoming as Patrick [...]
Still No Clear Choice For Quenneville
The difference last night for the Blackhawks was they played with a more consistent effort and came way with an overtime win. There were still defensive turnovers and missed goal scoring chances. The Hawks power play at the United Center is not productive. They didn’t take advantage of a lengthy five on three advantage in [...]
Quenneville Slips Hawks Fall
The stage was set on Sunday. A national TV audience, the most hated rival and the largest United Center crowd of the season were waiting. The Blackhawks had a chance to follow their smack down of the Vancouver Canucks with another significant triumph but it wouldn’t be so. Losing to the Detroit Red Wings isn’t [...]
Wings For Brunch After Hawks Feast On Canucks
On Friday night, for the first time in it what seemed like a few months the Blackhawks wave attack was in full force. They put “pretty” away and overwhelmed the Canucks in the opening 20 minutes. When the dust settled the Hawks put a five spot on Roberto Luongo and the game was never in [...]
Who Will Get The Last Laugh?
If you missed last night’s game let me quickly summarize. In general the Hawks dominated the action against a weak opponent. But they still committed enough mistakes to allow the Oilers to be in the contest after 40 minutes. The errors came in the fashion of defensive zone turnovers plus a lack consistent effort. Last [...]
CRITICAL MASS: Isles Flub Opportunity At Trade Deadline?
It was worst secret ever by an organization that now takes great care on what goes to the press and rumormill. When the Isles added Marty Biron along with Dwayne Roloson it was universally lauded as an insurance plan move that would pay-off come trade deadline. As Dwayne Roloson played to an all-star level to [...]
Will Bowman Give Until It Hurts?
Tuesday night the Hawks played keep away from the Islanders in the first period and then were scorched in the middle frame. This one then turned ugly. If you thought the Hawks needed an upgrade in goal tending before last night…. I don’t know if Antti Niemi spent time in Jamaica like some of the [...]
Trade Now or Pay Later…Trade Announced 1:00 CST
It would be surprising if the Blackhawks didn’t execute a trade before Wednesday’s deadline. In my view if a more significant transaction is to happen they will try to get it done by tomorrow and not wait until Wednesday. As many wait anxiously to see if the Hawks will deal Cristobal Huet for another goalie, [...]
Kane’s Talent is Being Wasted
When Ron Wilson commented last week about Patrick Kane playing wing as if he was a center I thought trouble might be coming for the US offense. Kane wasn’t noticeable for the most part in the opening game, a 3-1 victory over Switzerland. Actually the US was effective but it wasn’t a great performance in [...]
Trade Timing….Plus XM Home Ice Interview
There is no reason to believe the rumored trade involving Cristobal Huet and Tomas Vokoun is any closer to happening today than it was yesterday or the day before. Some believe there were never such a trade on the table and the belief of others lies some where in between. My take is closer to [...]
Vokoun to Chicago….Why and Why Not
As mentioned in my blog from February 17 , there were whispers around concerning a Blackhawk- Panther trade. With the main components of the transaction being Cristobal Huet and Tomas Vokoun. As the story has progressed Kris Versteeg has been added to the mix with a defenseman coming back to the Hawks. My thinking is Vokoun [...]
The Good,The Bad…Who Stays and Who Goes
The Blackhawks went into the Olympic break riding a four game win streak. They have reached 40 wins quicker than other team in franchise history. That’s the good news. As far as the winning the last stretch of games; it was an unimpressive four game win streak. The Hawks played some of their worse hockey [...]
