All Entries Tagged With: "Nashville Predators"
Hawks Roll + Is 6 Outdoor Games Too Many?
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – The Blackhawks chalked up their seventh consecutive win with a 5-4 overtime victory versus Nashville. With the win the Hawks swept the season series against the Predators. Nashville is a banged up group who has now dropped eight games in a row. Corey Crawford wasn’t at his best and the [...]
Hawks Blank Preds and My Rule Changes
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -On Saturday afternoon the Blackhawks played exactly how they must to beat the Nashville Predators as Ray Emery recorded a 1-0 shutout. For the vast majority of the contest the Hawks utilized tight checking to control the puck and prevented the Predators from mounting many scoring threats.Nashville’s playoff hopes for this [...]
Crawford Slips-Bowman Could be Done Dealing
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -On Monday night it appeared the Chicago Blackhawks had a comfortable two goal cushion as the Nashville Predators couldn’t sustain any pressure. Nashville was completely dominated in the second period as the Hawks were in complete control.The outcome appeared certain and the Blackhawk players must have thought the same. The Predators [...]
Hawks Stay Hot, Crawford Post a Zero in Nashville
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -A great road trip ends with the first Chicago Blackhawk shutout in 102 games. Corey Crawford last posted a zero on March 23, 2011 but on Sunday night in Nashville he led the Blackhawks to a 3-0 victory. The score was flattering to the Predators as they chased the puck for [...]
Ok Fine, We’re Good!
The Blackhawks have yet to lose in regulation sporting that flashy 9-0-2 record. During this stretch you didn’t hear/read me saying I thought this team had all but put the finishing touches on winning the Stanley Cup. No, no… I have been playing the cautiously optimistic card, pointing out the good, the bad and goaltending. [...]
Lovers in a Dangerous Time
*Courtesy of The Barenaked Ladies. You’re welcome for the Canadian content. But what does it all mean? Why did I select this amazing song? Well, the Blackhawks are in the midst of their 6 game road trip, coming off a shootout win against the Calgary Hitmen… I mean Flames. This is a game that [...]
November Showers as Hockey Talks Continue to Sour – Blackhawks Final Games
As I turn the calendar to November, I have yet to enter a fantasy hockey pool. I have yet to attend an NHL game. I have yet to blow off a social event to watch my beloved Blackhawks. Nope, instead I have been more interested in checking the website of my rec hockey league to [...]
Blackhawks Fix: Randomness for a Hockeyless October
Fine. So the season isn’t starting on time, I’ve accepted that, BUT that will not stop me from finishing my game-by-game breakdown of the Blackhawks season. I mean, I’ve come this far and quitters never prosper. Apparently the stubborn and rich do though (cough… all NHL owners… cough). It truly is a shame that we’ve [...]
Hockey Indie’s Divisional Predictions – Western Conference
Hockey Independent’s divisional predictions continue on today, this time with a look at the Western Conference. Will some of the changes that took place this offsesason shift the balance of power in any of the divisions? Read on to see what members of the Hockey Independent writing staff think. Northwest Division – Alex Muscat (@AlexMuscat73) [...]
The Schedule Must Go On! The Blackhawks Games #21 – #40
Ok. No excuses now. The Hawks should be back in game shape by now and operating like the hockey robots we claim they are – right? Hopefully Dan Carcillo hasn’t ended anyone’s career, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook haven’t been overused by Coach Q and Corey Crawford has regained his groove as the #1 in [...]
The Blackhawks Awkward 20
If you would be so brave as to follow me into Narnia… or Never Never Land… or whichever Fantasyland of your liking we can all just go pretending that all is well in Hockeyland. We won’t worry about those meetings in Toronto where Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr take their respective warriors into the battle [...]
Hockey Independent Summer Reads
Until this past week, it’s been a pretty dull off-season for hockey fans. The free agent frenzy was more of a fizzle. After Zach Parise and Ryan Suter opted for the Minnesota Wild, it took another three weeks for anything interesting to happen. The Philadelphia Flyers surprised the hockey world, extending a mega-offer sheet to [...]
Boston Bruins Offseason Notebook: Khokhlachev Inks One-Year Deal In KHL, B’s Sign Christian Hanson
Alexander Khokhlachev was once projected as an early first round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. His rare combination of offensive skill and tremendous defensive zone prowess have often drawn comparisons to Detroit Red Wings’ superstar pivot Pavel Datsyuk. However, teams were weary of taking Khokhlachev early in the draft simply due to the [...]
Lightning Sign Lindback For Two Years and Add Defenseman Taormina
The Tampa Bay Lightning signed goalie Anders Lindback to a two-year for $3.9 million. The deal pays him $1.4 million next season and $2.2 million in 2013-14. Lindback who was acquired from the Nashville Predators was a restricted free agent. “It was just a matter of time. I’m really happy with this deal and excited to get [...]
While I Was Sleeping
Well, well, well… Look what the cat dragged in… It has been more than a minute since I last made an appearance in the old blogosphere but, despite my many efforts to convince myself that I was done forever, I am back. So where the hell have I been? Before we get to that, some [...]
Hockey’s Christmas: 10 Predictions For 2012 Free Agency
In many ways, July 1 and the opening of unrestricted free agency is much like Christmas for hockey fans. Puck heads wake up early and rush to their living rooms early in the morning. But instead of checking underneath a Christmas tree, they’ll make a beeline straight towards the nearest computer. As the clock strikes [...]
Catching Up With the Bolts
Some quick news and notes: -The Lightning have renewed their affiliation agreement with the Florida Everblades of the ECHL. The Everblades will remain the Bolts principal ECHL affiliate.. -The Lightning have extended qualifying offers to five restricted free agents. Defensemen Brian Lee, Keith Aulie, Evan Oberg, Brendan Mikkelson and goaltender Jaroslav Janus received offers. [...]
Hockey Independent Offseason Predictions: Where Will Ryan Suter Land?
Members of the Hockey Independent crew have come together again for another series of offseason articles for your reading pleasure. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red Wings) and myself, Benjamin Woodward (Boston Bruins). Each of us have taken on [...]
Erik Karlsson: The Emergence Of A Superstar
For years, the face of ice hockey in the northern European nation of Sweden has been Ottawa Senators’ captain Daniel Alfredsson. He and recently retired defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom have been at the forefront of the efforts to develop the sport in Sweden since their arrival in the NHL in the early 1990′s. Alfredsson’s ten points [...]
Lindback is the Lightning’s Man
The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired goalie Anders Lindback from the Nashville Predators in exchange for goalie Sebastien Caron, two second-round picks this year and a third-round pick next year. The 6’7” Lindback has beenNashville’s number two netminder, behind Pekka Rinne and has played in 38 games in the past two seasons. He brings a .914 career save percentage [...]
