All Entries Tagged With: "Turco"
Hawks Rally to Win….It’s Time for The Front Office to Admit a Mistake
The Blackhawk best players put together the required effort in the third period and stole a point from the Blues. The Hawks were able to overcome a two goal deficit and defeat St. Louis in overtime 3-2. After the first frame Chicago held a slight edge in play, but as the game progressed the Blues [...]
Hawks Win a Pair, But Quenneville Still Searching for Right Mix
The Hawks skated away with four points over the weekend. No matter how they snatch a win all that matters is the bottom line….Kind of. That said the next two games versus St. Louis and Vancouver will be a much bigger test. As much as the Hawks have seemed to have had a spell over [...]
Season Preview with Pierre LeBrun
In this exclusive MayorsManor interview LeBrun shares his opinions and discoveries from visits with the Kings, Coyotes, Sharks and Canucks. It’s part season preview, part hodgepodge, as he ranks team captains, picks goalies, talks Modano, Thornton and Luongo…plus all sorts of other fun stuff.
It’s Early But Turco Hasn’t Been Good
Going into this season my take was the Hawks were going to struggle early. The injury to Brian Campbell would be costly and many players with little NHL experience would be trying to find their place. Two games do not indicate a trend but it isn’t too early for some candid criticism. In my opinion [...]
Work in Progress Hawks Capture a Point
The Blackhawks snatched a point in their season opener and should be content for now with the outcome. Colorado played a more complete game and had the better goal keeping. Normally a team still being a work in progress is not a description associated with a prior Stanley Cup winner but this time it is [...]
Season Preview w/ Kelly Hrudey of HNIC
Get opinions from former NHL goaltender and current Hockey Night in Canada personality Kelly Hrudey – should goalies be named captain, will Turco work in Cihicago, is San Jose better in goal this year, should Dan Ellis return to twitter, Price vs. Halak, Bernier vs. Quick, will Anderson fade again for the Avs, will Howard slump in Detroit, plus East/West predictions.
Will Unproven Hawks Thrive Or Melt Under Pressure?
There is never a good time for a key player to suffer a significant injury. Losing Brian Campbell for at least the first month of the season will not be easy to overcome. The Blackhawks start the campaign with a very congested schedule. Considering around 40% of the roster has been turned over along with [...]
Disappointing But No Surprise + Conference Call Remarks
As a Blackhawk fan I’m disappointed in the decision to walk away from Antti Niemi and sign Marty Turco. As someone who tries to convey what’s happening while using some judgment and instinct to connect the dots, this comes as no surprise. The Hawk sign Turco for a speculated $1.75 million and save $1 million [...]
Niemi or….Turco or Theodore or Price????
Does Antti Niemi stay or go? My objective opinion is Niemi will continue to improve and the Hawks should try to keep him. That said, my gut feeling is the team may still go in a different direction. Niemi was popular among his teammates and that might be the best thing going for him. Initially [...]
Niemi Watch
Will Antti Niemi be back in Chicago for the 2010-2011 season? If you were thinking about buying a Niemi jersey to wear while watching him battle for the Blackhawks at the United Center….I would hold off on making the purchase. As has been stated here on a few occasions Niemi is playing with a shorter [...]
Rumors and Scuttlebutt Pre-July 1
Gone are the days of a Blackhawk GM flipping a player an extra $500,000 as if he was tipping a parking attendant. The new Chicago regime will spend money but they won’t throw it around. Fortunately Stan Bowman doesn’t have to pay the bad team premium to attract or to keep players any longer. The [...]
Knowing Your Place
A couple of things needed to happen for the US to defeat Canada. Ryan Miller had to be outstanding and the US defensive structure had to improve. Mission accomplished. Factor in too many penalties by Canada, an opportunistic US team plus a sub-par performance by Marty Brodeur and the US was able to upset Canada. [...]
Hawks Edge Patient Stars
The Blackhawks won a game they came within about a second of losing and edged the Dallas Stars in a shootout 4-3. If the Hawks could be awarded goals based on puck possession time in the offensive zone this game would not have been tied after regulation. Last night’s contest wasn’t great to watch but [...]
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 [...]
My Take on Team Canada’s Roster + Line Combinations
2010 Team Canada Men’s Hockey Roster Forwards Patrice Bergeron, L’Ancienne-Lorette, Que. (Boston Bruins) Sidney Crosby, Cole Harbour, N.S. (Pittsburgh Penguins) Alternate captain Ryan Getzlaf, Regina, Sask. (Anaheim Ducks) Dany Heatley, Calgary, Alta. (San Jose Sharks) Jarome Iginla, St. Albert, Alta. (Calgary Flames) Alternate captain Patrick Marleau, Aneroid Sask. (San Jose Sharks) Brenden Morrow, Carlyle, [...]
