Let’s just start with the obvious. The year 2022 was a disappointing one for Chicago sports. From tanking teams to underachieving ones, our franchises let us down early and often. But every good story needs a humble beginning and there is no shortage of possibilities when it comes to first chapters. From the Bears finally looking like they have their…
If there’s ever been an assured outcome in a hockey game, it was this one. The rebuilding Blackhawks vs. the dominant Cup-contending Hurricanes? To steal a lyric from Hamilton, the Hawks were out-gunned, out-planned, out-numbered, out-manned. Unlike George Washington’s revolutionary soldiers, the Blackhawks were not able to pull off the upset, losing 3-0. The Hawks were out-shot 23-7 in the…
Rebuilding sucks. Even if you’re on board with the plan, enduring several seasons of bad hockey is painful, especially when you’ve invested yourself either emotionally and/or financially in your favorite team. Our Chicago Blackhawks are mired in year one of their rebuild. They’ve won two of their last 10 games. They currently lead the Tank Standings, and could very well…
NHL trade season is already upon us. Ahead of Monday’s holiday roster freeze, the Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks, and Florida Panthers got together on a three-way deal. The Red Wings traded RW Givani Smith to the Panthers for D Michael Del Zotto, then flipped Del Zotto to the Ducks for C Danny O’Regan. Not a blockbuster by any means,…
Alex Ovechkin is on the verge of history. He is three goals away from becoming the third NHL player to ever score 800 goals. Is it acceptable, as a Blackhawks fan, to root for history?
The Winnipeg Jets have had the Chicago Blackhawks number this season. After they won the first two games of the season series by a combined score of 11-2, they picked up their third straight win on Friday night with a 3-1 beating of their Central Division foes. Jarred Tinordi’s Surprise Return, Exit, and Return Again Jarred Tinordi had been on the…
Tuesday night’s game in New Jersey will mark the Chicago Blackhawks’ 25th game of the season. The Hawks are currently 7-13-4, good for third in the all-important “tank standings.” Tank standings via Tankathon.com/NHL They are worst in the league in both Corsi For Percentage and Fenwick For Percentage. They are third worst in the NHL in Expected Goals For Percentage…
Saturday night, the Blackhawks beat the Rangers 4-1 at Madison Square Garden, snapping an eight-game losing streak. If you just look at the fancy stats of this game, it would look like most Hawks games. The opponent has the vast majority of possession and chances. The difference was special teams. The Blackhawks scored three times with the man-advantage (goals from…
Regardless of whether or not a team is rebuilding, losing streaks suck. Seven-game losing streaks especially suck, especially when they include a blown 4-1 lead in Dallas and a 7-2 loss at home to the Jets. Whether or not Sunday’s “players-only meeting” was anything more than teammates talking it out, we’ll never know, but I went around the locker room…
For the time ever, both professional sports teams named the Jets played against Chicago franchises on the same day. Earlier on Sunday, the NFL’s New York Jets roughed up the Chicago Bears 31-10. The NHL nightcap didn’t fair much better for the Windy City as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-2. Many of the same issues haunted the…
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