No Time For Love, Dr. Jones

Not a week after the Blackhawks on their second Stanley Cup in 4 years, before they can even have their parade, they made some announcements this morning: Unless they are claimed on waivers, and they won't be, Steve Montador and Rostislav Olesz will be bought out with the...

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The End Is the Beginning Is the End

If you would have told me just over 5 months ago that Chicago would be planning a Stanley Cup parade on Friday, I would have smacked you and told you to quit bullshitting me. Look where we are. At around 11am on Friday, the Blackhawks will board busses, at the United Center, and begin the trek a few miles east to Grant Park for a celebration with...

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Stanley Cup Final: Blackhawks at BostonGame 6 Stanley Cup Series Win Recap

"Reign in Blood" For the first time since 2010, the Blackhawks had the chance to hoist the Stanley Cup Monday night, in Boston. After the war in game 5, there were some question marks as far as injuries went. Toews said he was 100% after what looked like concussion protocol...

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Stanley Cup Final: Blackhawks vs BruinsGame 5 Win Recap

"Slaves of Pain" The Blackhawks didn't exactly come out with authority in the first period, even though they led 1-0 after the first period. Boston out shot the Hawks 11-8 and were much more physical. The good news was that even though they came out a little flat, they were...

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Stanley Cup Final: Blackhawks at BostonGame 4 OT Win Recap

"Refuse/Resist" After a total let down in game 4, the Blackhawks were back in Boston, Wednesday night, to try and even up the series. Marian Hossa was back in the lineup for the Hawks, but how effective would he be? The Hawks were going to need some help to even this thing...

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Stanley Cup Final: Blackhawks at BostonGame 3 Shutout Loss Recap

"Disposable Heroes" We had all hoped that the Blackhawks could run away with this series before the Bruins realized what happened, but in our heart of hearts we all knew this was going to be a dogfight. That's exactly what we have, here folks. After the Bruins stole game...

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Three Years Of Puckin Hostile

I never thought I'd make it this far, but I can proudly say that the this insignificant little rag I started is officially 3 years old. On 6/16/10, I was so overcome with emotion from seeing the Blackhawks team I had cheered on for 25 years win the cup, that I sat down and...

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Stanley Cup Final: Blackhawks vs BruinsGame 2 OT Loss Recap

"Symphony of Destruction" The first period was ALL Blackhawks. they came out and out shot the Bruins 19-4 and out scored them 1-0. If it weren't for a great effort in net, the Blackhawks would have been up 2-0 or 3-0. Utterly dominant effort. It couldn't keep up long, and...

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Stanley Cup Final: Blackhawks vs BruinsGame 1 3OT Win Recap

"STORMtroopers of Death" 2013 Stanley Cup Final; the Blackhawks and Bruins. Get on with the track meet! The first period was fairly even, Wednesday night, although the Bruins had a slight edge in play with their eleven shots and one goal, compared to the Hawks 7 shots. This...

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200th Hockee Night Puckcast

Sunday night was a pretty celebratory night for the Chicago hockey blogsphere, as the guys at Hockee Night held their live 200th puckcast show at Galway Bay on the north side. Since I don't normally get to make it out to their road watches, I had to get out and meet some of...

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PLAYOFFS: Blackhawks vs. LA KingsGame 5 Series Win Recap

"King Nothing" Preview, Schmeview. Right to it! The Hawks couldn't have had a better first period, Saturday night. They came out and took a quick 2-0 lead, on ten shots, before the game was ten minutes old. They also held the Kings to only 4 shots, which is perfect. What...

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PLAYOFFS: Blackhawks at Los AngelesGame 4 Win Recap

"Crash Course in Brain Surgery" The Blackhawks were looking to get back on track in LA, Thursday night, after a 3-1 loss in game 3. If they were going to win, they were going to have so without Duncan Keith, because of his one game suspension for clipping Jeff Carter in the...

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PLAYOFFS: Blackhawks at Los AngelesGame 3 Loss Recap

"Clash with Reality" The Hawks were told that they were going to have a good old fashioned dogfight on their hands back once they got to LA. At least that's what just about every analyst said. This would make sense. The Kings are a proud team that didn't make it this far...

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Blackhawks sign Finnish Playoffs MVP Antti Raanta

Reports flooded the intarwebz Monday that the Blackhawks signed goalie and Elite league playoff MVP Antti Raanta. Raanta is 24 years old, 6'0" tall, and 187 lbs. He looks like he plays a style closer to former Blackhawks cup winning goalie Antti Niemi, and maybe even a little...

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PLAYOFFS: Blackhawks vs. LA KingsGame 2 Win Recap

"Ride the Lightning" The Blackhawks and Kings met Sunday night, just over 24 hours after the Blackhawks Saturday night game 1 win. The Kings were sure to look at tying up the series despite their terrible playoff road record. Mike Richards and Jason Muzzin were missing from...

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PLAYOFFS: Blackhawks vs. LA KingsGame 1 Win Recap

"Who Cares Wins" After the exhausting Wings series, things got no easier for the Blackhawks. They opened up the Western Conf finals against the defending Stanley Cup champs. How is that for stepping up the competition? This was a team that the Blackhawks ruined the banner...

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