All Entries Tagged With: "huet"
Goalies, Wisniewski and Some Insanity
On Saturday night, behind a good performance from Antti Niemi the Hawks beat the Blues in a squeaker, 2-1. With the win Chicago halted its three game losing streak, which was the longest of the year. Actually the Blackhawks best players, Toews, Kane, Sharp, Keith and Seabrook made an impact, which hasn’t been the case [...]
No Whispers on Leafs-Phaneuf and A Long Look at Hawks Trade Scenarios
The biggest non-trade deadline transactions in a very long time happened over the weekend. A lesson should be noted for all those who want to believe trade chatter. I did not read one rumor which forecasted Dion Phaneuf going to the Maple Leafs. Not one. After checking with someone who reads more trade gossip than [...]
Fearless
Many teams would have folded their tent and called it a night after relinquishing a three goal lead to the San Jose Sharks. Most likely that would be the so if the club surrendering the three goal advantage was playing their seventh contest of an eight game road trip. But most NHL teams are not [...]
Big Match-Up… Hopefully a Great Game
The Blackhawks skate into San Jose for a prime time contest. Tim Sassone of the Daily Herald has speculated Cristobal Huet will be in goal tonight. As written here, Antti Niemi will most likely start again before the trip is over. But it wouldn’t be surprising if Joel Quenneville opted for Huet tonight. Word should [...]
Will Talent Win Out?
Last night the Hawks kept their focus long enough to secure a 4-2 victory over the struggling Oilers. Because a long road trip can be physically and mentally taxing, last night’s effort was a good one for Chicago. But give the Oilers credit as they didn’t give up and took advantage of Blackhawk defensive lapses. [...]
Hawks and Leafs Can Both Get What They Need
The Chicago road show continues tonight in Edmonton. The lowly Oilers trail the Blackhawks in the standings by a total of 40 points. On their journey Chicago has won three games and lost two, a win tonight would assure them a decent road trip. If the Hawks could manage just two more points in the last two games, [...]
Canucks School Hawks
With a 5-1 stomping, the Blackhawks suffered their worse loss of the season at the hands at the Vancouver Canucks. The defeat shouldn’t come as a shock, but the efficient manner in which the Canucks disposed of the Hawks is worth noting. Vancouver played without three of their top four defensemen and still held Chicago [...]
The Spell Continues…Competition Is A Great Motivator
The Blackhawks haunting dominance over the Calgary Flames continued with a 3-1 victory. Chicago has now won seven stright games over the Flames. Mikka Kiprusoff was the top player on the ice last night, which normally is a great sign for Calgary. But it was telling the Flames next best player was defenseman Mark Giordano. Something [...]
Millions of Reasons Why Niemi Should Play More
Antti Niemi will start in goal tonight, which shouldn’t be a shock. Fortunately for the Blackhawks he deserves additional playing time. Regardless of how Cristobal Huet played the other night my view was Niemi would start tonight’s contest. There are five games left to the extended road journey and I believe Niemi will start at least one [...]
A Stinker
Maybe it was because of the stark contrast from Sunday’s gem but last night game in Ottawa was a stinker. Blackhawk fans had to endure watching one of the worse performances this season by their favorite team. The Senators stuck to their plan and capitalized on the Hawks poor goal keeping and their less than [...]
Huet Sparkles, Keith Shines… Hawks Win
The Blackhawks came out of the gate strongly against the Columbus Blue Jackets. They were determined and appeared to be the hungrier club. The result was an end to a two game losing streak and renewed hope their number one goalie is not gong to falter. Although the Hawks dominated the Jackets early they couldn’t [...]
Encore Needed
On Saturday evening the Blackhawks played another solid road game and disposed of the Nashville Predators 4-1. Tonight will be another inter-division encounter and the Preds will most likely offer a stiffer challenge. After watching Nashville the first month of the season they appeared destined for a bottom spot in the Western Conference. As their [...]
Not Every Player Can Be Fixed
The Blackhawks could have had a 12 point lead over the Red Wings if they would have beaten the Sharks on Tuesday night. Although San Jose managed to win at the United Center, Chicago took care of business on Wednesday evening in Detroit. With back to back shutouts over the Red Wings the Hawks have [...]
Less Dazzle More Grit Needed
No concentration + No rebounds + No physicality = No Points It’s time to put the party hats away and realize there is a lot of work to do. Before the Hawks think about the Stanley Cup they need to realize less dazzle and more grit wins in the NHL. The Nashville Predators showed the [...]
No Doubt
The Blackhawks put the hammer down in the second period and rolled over the Calgary Flames 7-1 on Thursday night. The Hawks have now outscored the Flames 13-1 over the last five periods. The stunned Calgary crowed appeared to stay around for the final frame although the team provided a listless effort to conclude the [...]
Too Expensive to be Conclusive
For the first time in awhile the Blackhawks were outplayed in the final 30 minutes of a game but they escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs on Friday night. Chicago dominated the feisty bunch from Toronto early and should have scored more than two goals in the opening frame. The Hawks outshot [...]
It’s Not Cute To Be A Loser Anymore
Maybe their fans will take offense but the Maple Leafs could be the NHL’s version of the Chicago Cubs. The Leafs have been far more successful in winning championships as they have captured 13 Stanley Cups since 1917. The Cubs haven’t won a World Series in over 100 years, so there are differences. But the [...]
Sharp’s Shootout Goal Lifts Blackhawks Over Avalanche
Three games, three shootouts: needless to say, when the Avalanche and Blackhawks match up this season you can expect a evenly matched game. Wednesday night maintained the trend of great hockey games between these two teams that are finally matching success at the same time. Ina game that neither team deserved to lose, the Avalanche [...]
Swarm Attack
I kept a Blackhawks game from last year’s playoffs on my DVR, and I have watched the third period of that contest quite a few times. It was the elimination game against the Canucks when the Hawks mounted a thrilling comeback win. The reason it hasn’t been deleted is because it was a perfect illustration [...]
Hawks Extend Vacation
There is a common thread which runs through every team mired in a losing slump…they don’t score goals. The Hawks were fortunate their power play woes and lack of scoring hasn’t led to more losses. Usually these things have a way of balancing out and unless the Hawks start filling the net it will be [...]
