Since the Chicago Blackhawks won the draft lottery, and the right to draft generational talent, Connor Bedard, the conversation has focused on what happens to the roster now. Does this halt the rebuild? No. It doesn’t. Should the Hawks start signing free agents to help Bedard right away? Probably not, but maybe they could take on some bad contracts. Which…
The NHL’s Conference Finals get underway for the Eastern Conference Thursday night when the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes drop the puck in Raleigh. Friday, the Dallas Stars will head to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights. Both series should be a ton of fun. Greg Boysen, Mario Tirabassi and Jay Zawaski make their picks on who will reign…
It still feels surreal. As NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly held the card for the No. 1 overall pick on Monday night, time stood still. When he finally revealed the Chicago Blackhawks as the winners of the NHL Draft Lottery, the CHGO Blackhawks crew was hit with a combination of relief and ecstasy. Our friend Chris Peters called Connor Bedard…
At last week’s end-of-season press conference, Chicago Blackhawks general manager reflected on why, in his mind, it made sense to move on from franchise legends Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. In his comments, he mentioned the desire for younger players to feel empowered to take on leadership roles, and noted it would be easier for that to happen without the…
Kyle Davidson met the Chicago Blackhawks media on Thursday for his annual end-of-season press conference. The Chicago Blackhawks’ GM spoke for over 30 minutes and covered a number of important topics, the biggest of which turned heads all around the city. Here’s what we learned. Jonathan Toews will not be back next season. We’ll start with the day’s biggest news.…
Dear Jonathan, Now that we know tonight will be your last game as a Chicago Blackhawk, I wanted to share a note. If it wasn’t for you, I probably wouldn’t be doing the job I’m doing now. If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have half of my happy Chicago sports memories. For that, thanks. It’s funny, your career has…
It’s been a difficult year for the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks, and maybe even more difficult for their fans. With the team losing by design, losses were expected. The trades of Patrick Kane, Max Domi, Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty and Jack Johnson removed many of the players that made the season somewhat palatable. Since the deadline has passed, the Hawks have…
The Chicago Blackhawks held their annual Pride Night Celebration at the United Center on Sunday night. There was a ‘Glamboni’, performances by the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, an intermission exhibition from the Chicago Gay Hockey Association, and more rainbows than you can count. However, the players were not wearing their Pride jerseys in warm-ups, as they have in years past.…
After last season’s disastrous start…a start that began with a 1-9-2 record and a coach firing, it would have been very easy for the Blackhawks to just promote their interim head coach Derek King. After all, the full-blown rebuild was on, and the results of the games didn’t matter. Why not give a good guy a chance to see what…
When a team is rebuilding as the Chicago Blackhawks are, it’s easy to become laser-focused on the generational draft talent that awaits in the upcoming draft. I know I’m guilty of being on “Bedard Watch” all the time. Sometimes, that focus can distract us from what’s happening with players already in the system. Forward Cole Guttman is a great example.…
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