Things changed in an instant for the Chicago Blackhawks during their matchup against the Florida Panthers. During the first period, Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford made what was for all intents and purposes a routine save, but went down after attempting to [...]
For the Chicago Blackhawks, rivalries have become rather common. Becoming a perennial favorite and defending the Stanley Cup has put the Blackhawks in a position where they are targeted every game. And while the rivalry may be a bit overstated, [...]
The next week may be the most difficult of the Chicago Blackhawks‘ season, as the team learns to play without its starting goaltender Corey Crawford. What seemed to be a team regaining its health has now, once again, become thin. [...]
Antti Raanta started the 2013-14 hockey season with the Rockford Icehogs, completely unaware of the season he was going to have. Now he’s being forced to become the starting goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks. It only took an injury to Nikolai Khabibulin and [...]
This is one of those obvious assertions that can be lost in the midst of a bad break for a team, but the Chicago Blackhawks cannot let Corey Crawford‘s injury become one that could cause the entire team to collapse [...]
Coming out of training camp and a hot preseason, Chicago Blackhawks wing Ben Smith had shown the development the team wanted to see. Smith, in his career, has tallied 14 points, including some big goals throughout his still young career. [...]
OK, so it happened earlier today and was buried by other news, but the Chicago Blackhawks unceremoniously traded Kyle Beach to the New York Rangers for Brandon Mashinter. Beach was a former first-round draft pick by the Blackhawks who never played [...]
Depth is one of the more troubling issues as NHL teams continue to fight against the salary cap. Great teams such as the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks have a number of players ready to step up when needed. For [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks are no stranger to line changes this season. One of the changes that seemed to be to the team’s benefit was the calling up of Brandon Pirri in the light of injury sustained by Michal Handzus. There [...]
For the time being, Brandon Pirri’s foray into the NHL is over. Despite a brilliant start and consistent work on the second line in the absence of Michal Handzus, Pirri vanished from the stat sheet over the circus trip. While [...]