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Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Profile: Adam Clendening
I’ve made no secret of my desire for the Chicago Blackhawks to trade defenseman Nick Leddy and you are about to meet the reason why. The 2011 NHL Entry Draft may go down as one of the better ones in the history of this franchise if the players continue progressing in the way that they [...]
TweetChicago Blackhawks: Does The Organization Overvalue Nick Leddy?
The fact that Nick Leddy was not very good defensively seems to be overlooked when discussing the Chicago Blackhawks and their defensive struggles last season. After a solid debut with the Hawks in 2010-11, Leddy got his chance to stick with the team last year and did so. There was no “Rockford shuffle”. Leddy began [...]
TweetChicago Blackhawks Prospect Preview: Jeremy Morin
When the Chicago Blackhawks were forced to cut a huge chunk of their Stanley Cup-winning roster in the summer of 2010, the acquisition of Jeremy Morin from the Atlanta Thrashers was considered a victory. A guy that projected as a top six forward in the future, there was some excitement surrounding him. That excitement has [...]
TweetFormer Chicago Blackhawk John Madden To Join Habs’ Front Office
The National Hockey League lost one of its most seasoned players on Tuesday, with news that forward John Madden will be joining the Montreal Canadiens in a front office position. His career wasn’t a Hall of Fame one, but Madden was a fan favorite everywhere he went and a top notch defensive forward. The majority of [...]
TweetChicago Blackhawks Have Logjam On The Blue Line
As many issues as the Chicago Blackhawks have had with their defensive group in the past few seasons, it now appears that they’re going to have to cut some of their defensive talent loose before this new season gets underway, whenever that may be. Coming into the summer, the Hawks were expected to cut at [...]
TweetNHL.com Leaves Jonathan Toews Off Of List Of Top Captains
If you’re a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks and you happen to look over at NHL.com and their recent list of top captains in the history of the National Hockey League, you’ll probably notice a sizable omission: Jonathan Toews is not on it. Now, a list of just 10 players in the history of the [...]
TweetChicago Blackhawks: What’s The Plan For Steve Montador?
As average as they may still seem as a group, there are plenty of bodies on the blue line for the Chicago Blackhawks. In fact, there’s probably too many. If the Blackhawks plan on playing Sheldon Brookbank as much as we think, someone is going to end up being a very expensive healthy scratch on [...]
TweetChicago Blackhawks Named One Of The Smartest Spenders In Sports
Well, that’s certainly a nice change from where this franchise was just a few short years ago. The Chicago Blackhawks were named one of the “smartest spenders” in sports this week by Bloomberg Businessweek. The Hawks came in at no. 10 on the list of sports teams overall and were no. 4 in the NHL, [...]
TweetChicago Blackhawks: Possible Line Combinations
It seemed like the Chicago Blackhawks played a never-ending game of musical chairs with their lines in the 2011-12 season, and the string of injuries they suffered only made things worse. Heading into this season, it looks like everyone will be healthy, which means less shuffling and more stability on the lines…right? Well, that all [...]
TweetChicago Blackhawks: Could Brandon Pirri Be A Solution On The Second Line?
Unless something dramatic takes place within the next couple of weeks, the Chicago Blackhawks will have gone through yet another summer without addressing their biggest need right in the middle of that second line. That means that the solution will take place from within, with Patrick Kane and Marcus Kruger set to do battle for [...]
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