All Entries Tagged With: "Kane"
Hawks Tempt Fate But Survive
Last season, the Hawkssquandered valuable home ice points to lesser opponents. The most striking examples were two losses within days of each other to the lowly Edmonton Oilers in late October and early November. The Winnipeg Jets aren’t to be confused with last season’s Oilers, but they are a club the Hawks should beat, especially [...]
Will The ‘Car Bomb’ Implode?
Thursday night against the Winnipeg Jets, Dan Carcillo, aka “Car Bomb”, will make his Chicago Blackhawks debut. Carcillo had a decent training camp and would have been in the starting lineup sooner if not for a two game suspension. In his last playoff game with the Flyers, Carcillo had a problem with the officiating, so [...]
Hawks Split As Quenneville Keeps Tinkering
We found out a couple of things about the Blackhawks this past weekend: There is room for improvement and Head Coach Joel Quenneville is not going to take a relaxed approach. Quenneville is known for almost constant line juggling, but he also opened this season with a couple of new roster wrinkles. For the most [...]
New Look Hawks Could Need Some Time
Although many faces have changed from the 2010-2011 Blackhawks to this season’s edition, there is one similarity both squads share. For the second year in a row the Hawks have turned over about 40% of the roster. Although optimism abounds Blackhawk faithful shouldn’t expect too much too soon. This summer general manager Stan Bowman’s mission [...]
A Historic Event Or Just A Nice Story?
Winning a Stanley Cup is the highest achievement for any NHL team. Coming back from a 0-3 deficit in the playoffs is a historic act as only three teams have done so. Tonight The Blackhawks could become part of NHL history. My take was the Hawks were going to lose Game 4. But once they [...]
A Little Perspective….
As the end grows near for Blackhawk followers it might be a good idea to remember the past. By past I mean pre- Kane and Toews. For those who jumped on the bandwagon during the past three years…There was a time when things were awful here. Long time Hawk fans realize the outlook wasn’t always [...]
Two Down…Only Two To Go?
It certainly appears Blackhawk fans can soon start focusing on next season, as the Hawks lost Game 2 in Vancouver 4-3. Ben Smith will be a good Blackhawk poster boy for future hopes. Smith appears to be intelligent and gives a good interview. Smith picked up two goals versus the Canucks in a losing effort. [...]
No Answers Now and The Hossa Dilemma
It has taken a couple of years but now Canuck GM Mike Gillis has put together a group which can play physical hockey and stay out of the box. Maybe the Canucks can’t play for 60 minutes the away they did in the opening twenty last night, but it probably isn’t necessary to defeat the [...]
Not Enough Effort Or Not Enough Talent?
There seems to be a constant debate amongst Blackhawk fans this season. Some say the Hawks have the talent to compete with every team in the league. Those thinking in that way believe the reason their favorite team struggles is because the players don’t put forth enough effort. The other camp of Hawk loyalists believe [...]
A Pleasure To Watch
On Monday night the Hawks defeated the Red Wings in overtime in the most entertaining game of the season. When the NHL came out of the lockout Gary Bettman’s design was for the game to have rules in place so there could be additional scoring and more excitement. The NHL is a better show than [...]
Conflicted
Being a lifelong Blackhawk fan I feel conflicted these days. The die hard fan in me wants the Hawks to reach the playoff and win at least one round. After all they are the defending Champs and making the playoffs should be a given, regardless of the salary cap issues and the fact half the [...]
13 Questions and Some Thoughts
1. How long will it take a player after delivering a head shot to admit the obvious? …….“Yep, I meant to hurt him”. 2. Did Blackhawk fans believe it would be March 25, 2011 and two of four center positions would still be up for grabs? 3. Will the Coyotes or Thrashers survive two more seasons without being [...]
Poor Clock Management and Another 3rd Period Failure
I hate to beat a dead horse but it’s still a sore point. This season, only the Atlanta Thrashers (64) and the Ottawa Senators (63) have had more goals scored against them in the third period than the Blackhawks (61). The Hawks have played one less games than the Senators and three fewer than the [...]
Goals galore! More lore added to All Star Game history in Carolina
Where the author of this post writes a mea culpa for ever doubting that the All Star players from the Penguins could provide exciting moments in this year’s game. Plus: quick thoughts on memorable moments from the 2011 All Star Game in Carolina including the author’s victory in the Fantasy All Star Game.
Crawford Comes Up Big – A Nabokov Solution
The Hawks outplayed a depleted Red Wing squad but if not for some big saves from Corey Crawford the score would have been much closer. This shouldn’t come as a revelation for those who watch closely, but if not for Crawford the Hawks would be on the outside of this season’s playoff picture. Crawford has [...]
Another Bad Ending…. and an XM Interview
If the Hawks can capture a regulation victory tonight the sting of another bad third period performance will be lessened. But let’s face it, playoff teams don’t consistently get outscored in the final frame. This is a whacky year, so maybe it won’t matter. But until proven otherwise a post season berth will be a long shot [...]
Coach Q. is Still Singing The Same Old Song
Without a doubt the Blackhawks will have one representative in this year’s All Star game whose selection should not be questioned. Patrick Sharp was added to the All Star squad yesterday along with Patrick Kane. Sharp’s selection was well deserved. Some may question the selection of Kane, but he has a lot of street cred. [...]
Out Of Whack
The Hawks lose again as their best players were missing in action in Anaheim. Some of the Hawks stars haven’t returned from Christmas break while others have been on a longer hiatus. Corey Crawford did his best to back stop the Hawks but mistakes and a lack of effort for the entire sixty minutes spoiled [...]
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 [...]
Hossa and Kane Still Out, Cullimore on Waivers
The Red Wings roll into town tonight and the Hawks will have a chance for some redemption on home ice. Corey Crawford must have a top performance and somehow the injury riddled Blackhawks will need a complete effort. The Hawks have given up more goals in the third period than any other team. Opponents have [...]
