Thursday, June 30, 2011
Your Newest (Possible) Blackhawk, The Matador
Hopefully we'll be seeing a lot more of this
Late last night it was reported, and later confirmed, that the Blackhawks had traded the very conditional pick that Uncle Dale sent them for Kopecky to Buffalo, for the rights to unrestricted free agent defenseman Steve Montador....
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
What in the World of Dale Tallon?
"What do you think of those Florida threads, kid?
In what could be explained as a "curious move", Dale Tallon sent the Hawks a free conditional 7th round draft pick in either of the next two seasons for the rights to negotiate with Tomas Kopecky for three additional days, because...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Draft-A-Palooza - The Picks
Round Pick Pos/Name Team HT/WT
1 18 C Mark McNeill Prince Albert(WHL) 6'2"/201
1 26 LW/C Phillip Danault Victoriaville(QMJHL) 6'0"/170
2 36 D Adam Clendening Boston Univ.(H-East) 5'11"/190
2 43 LW Brandon Saad Saginaw(OHL) 6'1"/208
3 70 D Michael Paliotta U.S. NTDP...
Draft-A-Palooza - The Deals
You might say that the Blackhawks had an eventful weekend. Stan Bowman saddled up with his big boy britches, and made some headlines during this year's entry draft. Everyone was expecting SOMETHING to happen, and the Hawks brass didn't disappoint; or they DID disappoint,...
Monday, June 20, 2011
The Vacation is Over
With the close of the 2010-11 season last week, the business end (and I don't mean the bunghole) of the NHL swings into action. As Hawks fans, we all took some time to decompress after last year's magical mystery tour. The highs and lows made for a very emotional year, and...