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End of Season Reviews: Dan Carcillo
Jeffrey Bartl - 05/17 05:37 AM
I don't think knees are supposed to bend that way. There was a time when Blackhawks fans questioned the signing of Dan Carcillo, fearing his off-the-cuff antics would eventually lead to some potent...
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End of Season Reviews: Jimmy Hayes
Chris Deme - 05/16 11:00 AM
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Part two of the dynamic duo called up in 2012 is Jimmy Hayes. I had really high hopes for this kid this season, but his presence was merely a teaser of his future pote...
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End Of Season Reviews: Johnny Oduya
Tim Currell - 05/15 12:31 PM
Photo: Bill Smith/Getty Images The 2012 NHL trade deadline was awash in armchair quarterbacking, as is usually the case; but this year, nobody could agree on what the Blackhawks needed to add to th...
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End of Season Reviews: Corey Craw...
JesusMarianHossa - 05/14 10:52 AM
/kicks rock Corey Crawford was a replacement level goaltender this year. Any way you look at it, old stats, new stats, eye test or whatever, the Blackhawks goaltending was their area of greatest ne...
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End of Season Reviews : Dave Bolland
Jim Nakis - 05/10 11:11 PM
The Rat doesn?t need any introduction. Let?s get right to it! The Good: After Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook, you?d be hard pressed to find a Blackhawk who is asked to do more than Dave Bolland (o...
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End Of Season Reviews: Michael Fr...
Tim Currell - 05/09 05:28 PM
Ever seen them in the same room together? We should have seen this coming. Specifically, we should have taken Florida Panthers? fans seriously when they echoed our, ?Ha-ha, you got Skille!? chants ...
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Blackhawks fire Mike Haviland
Jeffrey Bartl - 05/08 10:44 PM
A Blackhawks coach is leaving Chicago, but it?s not Joel Quenneville ? yet. The ?Hawks fired assistant coach Mike Haviland on Tuesday in a surprising move few saw coming. It?s pretty safe to assume...
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End of Season Reviews: Patrick Sharp
Jeffrey Bartl - 05/08 10:00 AM
There?s plenty of discussions regarding the Blackhawks? financial situation and the money tied up in either under-performing players or long contracts currently on the roster. But along with Jonath...
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End of Season Reviews: Andrew Bru...
JesusMarianHossa - 05/07 01:00 PM
Exactly. I wanted to like you. Really, I did. But 27 points in 78 games isn?t anything to write home about. The Chicago Blackhawks paid Andrew Brunette just under $75K per point this season. I do r...
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End of Season Reviews: Andrew Shaw
Jeffrey Bartl - 05/04 05:31 AM
With 2012 just five days old and #ShawFacts unborn, the Blackhawks? fan base sounded like a group of owls, collectively yelling ?Who?!? after hearing Andrew Shaw was being called up from Rockford....
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End of Season Reviews : Bryan Bic...
Jim Nakis - 05/02 06:49 AM
The likelihood of President Obama ever attending a hockey game did not increase after meeting Bryan Bickell at the White House last season. Ahh, Bryan Bickell. If you?re the type of fan who has bem...
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End of Season Reviews: Jamal Mayers
Tim Currell - 05/01 10:31 AM
Photo: Chicago Tribune When the Blackhawks signed veteran winger Jamal Mayers in the off-season, I thought it was the best acquisition they made. 12-year veteran, decent size, decent speed, enough ...
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End of Season Reviews: Duncan Keith
JesusMarianHossa - 04/30 01:00 PM
Over the next few weeks the CtA staff will be looking back at the 2011-12 campaign and doing our personal evaluations of individuals players. We begin with one of the guys who wears a letter for th...
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Things are Gonna Get Easier
Jeffrey Bartl - 04/28 07:43 PM
Adrian Aucoin participating in second-round playoff hockey for a team that resides in the desert seems about as likely as him being captain for the Blackhawks. Unfoturnely, both have happened. Well...
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Detour On The Road To Dynasty
Jim Nakis - 04/24 08:08 AM
( Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune) Well, it?s not the way we had it scripted, but the 2011-2012 Chicago Blackhawks season ends not with a bang, but a whimper. It was supposed to be a lot differe...
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Raffi Torres nailed with 25-game ...
Jeffrey Bartl - 04/21 04:16 PM
Video of The Shanahammer laying the smackdown above And the verdict is in. Brendan Shanahan has leveled Raffi Torres with an astounding 25-game suspension for his hit on Marian Hossa in Game 3. Mos...
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Around the World: Bettman Speaks,...
Jeffrey Bartl - 04/20 10:37 PM
Gary Bettman continues taking heat for his league getting embarrassed on a national stage, with nine players getting suspended so far in these playoffs. Some of it is deserved, some not, but the fa...
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Fuggedaboutit: Coyotes Put Blackh...
Jeffrey Bartl - 04/20 05:59 AM
Oops, I did it again. (Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune) Go ahead and think sweet thoughts about how the Blackhawks stormed back from 0-3 down against Vancouver last season. Say it. ?Anything can ...
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Shaw Sits Three : ?Hawks v. Phoenix
Jim Nakis - 04/17 11:51 PM
Yup As you all know by now, Andrew Shaw has been suspended for 3 games by NHL chief disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan for his collision with Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith in Game 2. That?s right folk...
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Never Say Die: Blackhawks Even Se...
Jeffrey Bartl - 04/16 07:45 AM
"You know I was just bullshittin'." (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune) A full day has passed, and I still can?t believe the ?Hawks won that game. Complete disappointment to utter elation to ridiculo...
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Weapon Of Choice : Game Two Preview
Jim Nakis - 04/14 10:56 PM
Unknown to Johnny, Shane Doan is about to punch him in the back of the head ( Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune) After suffering heartbreaking loss on Thursday night, the ?Hawks still have a chance s...
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Iced: Game 1 Boxing with ?Hawks a...
Jeffrey Bartl - 04/13 09:34 AM
The three of you can just keep walking. (Chicago Tribune) When teams finish off the regular season hot and head into the playoffs on a role, you can throw the records and the seeds out the window. ...
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Jonathan Toews: ?It?s time to go.?
Jeffrey Bartl - 04/12 08:11 PM
And with those 4.5 words, he?s back. Jonathan Toews officially will play in Game 1 against the Phoenix Coyotes tonight, and may we all rejoice and breathe a sigh of relief. After sitting out 22 gam...
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The Season Starts Now: Blackhawks...
Chris Deme - 04/12 11:00 AM
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America It?s finally that time of year, folks. The regular season is now meaningless history. History will be made, starting now. The two month gru...