Anaheim Ducks Keep Rolling, Can Make Statement Versus Chicago Blackhawks

Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks

Any good NHL fan will tell you that there is no such thing as a “statement” game in the month of January. However, the Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks are going to take the ice on Friday in what you [...]

Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens Battle In Stanley Cup Tease

Chicago Blackhawks

Let’s face it: the NHL‘s regular season is a lot like the NBA‘s regular season. Not only do these winter games tend to bore some fans to death, they oftentimes don’t tell the whole story. Like most leagues, the NHL [...]

Corey Crawford To Play, But Leash On Blackhawks’ Goalie Should Be Short

Corey Crawford

The Chicago Blackhawks spent a lot of money in 2013 to make sure goaltender Corey Crawford would be in front of Chicago net for quite some time. And just because the year is now 2014 doesn’t mean the Hawks should [...]

NHL Nails It With 2014 Winter Classic As Event Reaches Next Level

2014 Winter Classic

The NHL has gone through some major ups and downs over the years, but hockey fans across the globe can agree that the league has never been more popular than it is right now. In fact, anyone who disagrees with [...]

Colorado Avalanche: Chicago Blackhawks To Serve As Measuring Stick For Years

Colorado Avalanche

It’s safe to say that nearly every team in the NHL would love to trade places with the Chicago Blackhawks. On top of playing in an always-packed arena, the Blackhawks have snagged two Stanley Cup Trophies in the last four [...]

Alex Ovechkin Nabs 400th Career Goal, But Are Capitals Stanley Cup Contenders?

Alex Oveckhin

The Washington Capitals are really great at things that don’t matter. Since the beginning of the 2009-10 season the Capitals have a sparkling regular season record of 190-101. However, the Capitals simply wasted all of those wins by coming up [...]

Boston Bruins Give Tuukka Rask An Incredibly Risky 8-Year, $56 million Deal

Tuukka Rask gets paid

When the 2013 NHL offseason began, we knew that the Boston Bruins were going to shed a few contracts, but the amount of wheeling and dealing that went on in Beantown was more than expected. However, sending a 21-year-old Tyler [...]

Chris Chelios’ Hall of Fame Induction Reminds Chicago Blackhawks of Darker Days

Chris Chelios drops the puck

After winning two of the last four Stanley Cups, its easy to assume that the Chicago Blackhawks are used to being atop the NHL. However, the franchise isn’t that far removed from its dark days, and a slice of humble pie [...]

Conn Smythe Award Rests in Patrick Kane’s Hands Should Chicago Blackhawks Take Game 6

Patrick Kane scores a goal

Heaven help us if the Chicago Blackhawks win Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. While the parade in Chicago is sure to be rocking, no one — and I mean no one — will be having more fun [...]

Tuukka Rask Still a Heaven Sent to Boston Bruins, Must Have A Big Game 6

Tuukka Rask stops a goal

An embarrassing six-goals-allowed performance in Game 4 not withstanding, Tuukka Rask has been phenomenal this postseason and deserves a little bit more credit than he is getting. I understand that the Boston Bruins are on their last leg and that [...]

Stanley Cup Finals 2013: Viktor Stalberg Will Be Difference Maker For Chicago Blackhawks

Viktor Stalberg on the ice

It never fails; whenever Viktor Stalberg is on the ice for the Chicago Blackhawks he does something that makes you shake your head. With that being said, the speedy left winger is prone to making idiotic mistakes as well. A [...]