What the Hossa trade may say about the state of the Hawks
23 days ago, the Blackhawks made what now appears likely to be their most significant move of the offseason, trading what is essentially the remainder of future Hall of Famer… Read more »
Author Archives: John Jaeckel
Blackhawk Convention: Who’s Stan Bowman’s Mystery Date?
Dating myself (no pun intended), I grew up longer ago than I am willing to admit anymore, and had two older sisters who played this board game called Mystery… Read more »
What the Hossa trade really means
Marian Hossa is technically no longer a Blackhawk this morning, “going to” Arizona yesterday in a “major trade” that came about because of wrinkles in the collective bargaining agreement—which could… Read more »
Who here is satisfied?
I’ll say it: the Blackhawks owe their fans better Let me be clear, I’m not talking about the players, or perhaps even the coaches. I’m talking about the combined (and… Read more »
Updated trade and UFA targets; “plan” emerging?
Good morning. Heard a number of things from my top source overnight. First, as reported elsewhere yesterday, the Hawks have agreed to a deal (numbers TBD) with Carolina G Cam… Read more »
Blackhawk UFA targets and other news
I received a fairly sizable download this morning on some players the Hawks have some early interest in going into free agency. From position to position, there are some dots… Read more »
Source: Hawks “very impressed” with Wahlstrom
The Hawks’ primary targets, among players possibly still available when Stan Bowman takes the podium at the NHL Draft, include a scoring/power RW, two 2-way centermen and a defenseman. According… Read more »
Blackhawk Summer Math Homework
As trade rumors, real and speculated, abound on Hawk Twitter, flavored with hypothetical free agency targets, let me try to bring the discussion back to reality somewhat. First, if you… Read more »
Analysis: Stanley’s Choice
Some of you may still remember that old staple of ABC daytime tv: Let’s Make A Deal, wherein host Monty Hall would give participants the opportunity to choose prizes… Read more »
Rumors: Hossa, the draft, more
As promised on Twitter earlier today, here are just the beginning (I’m told) of a lot of Hawk rumors to come this summer. TOEWS/CRAWFORD RUMORS First, if there’s anything at… Read more »
NHL Draft: The Motor Matters
“McDavid blew everyone away (in interviews). Eichel was kind of a different story. He came off a lot like Joe Thornton did in his interviews. Which rubbed some people… Read more »
Blackhawk Rumor Quick Hits
First, a bit of context, as reported here and on the RinkCast recently, this offseason and the coming NHL season, for the Blackhawks are sort of at a one-year… Read more »
Blackhawks Year End Reviews: Forwards
Our review will cover the 12 forwards who (basically) played the most games this season and are still Blackhawk properties at this writing. Could Tommy Wingels be back? Very possibly…. Read more »
Your Guide To The Blackhawks’ Offseason
Get ready. As surprising as last summer was, the one that lies immediately ahead could provide an even more bumpy ride. The only thing we do know at this… Read more »
Recap: The Nightmare Season Ends, Jets Down Blackhawks 4-1
It’s finally over—the most painful season of Blackhawk hockey in a decade. Last night in Winnipeg, the Hawks played game 82 versus the playoff-bound Jets. Opting to dress 7 defensemen… Read more »
Recap: Blues beat Blackhawks 4-1, move closer to playoffs
The Blackhawks got another chance to play spoiler versus the St. Louis Blues last night at the UC, in what appeared to be the final home game of 3-time Stanley… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks damage Blues’ playoff hopes, 4-3
The Blackhawks traveled to St. Louis last night in a game where they had nothing to lose—or to win—while the Blues’ playoff hopes would be bolstered, or hurt, by… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks Rout Winnipeg, 6-2
After Viktor Ejdsell’s recent Blackhawk debut, it was the much-touted Dylan Sikura’s turn to premiere last night at the UC in an otherwise meaningless late season game versus Winnipeg. However,… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Winnipeg Jets Preview & Game Thread
Winnipeg Jets (47-19-10) at Chicago Blackhawks (31-36-10) 7:30PM Central RADIO/TV: WGN 720/NBCS CH PROJECTED GOALIES: Winnipeg: Eric Comrie (1-1-0, 2.98 GAA, .885 SV%) Chicago: Anton Forsberg (10-16-4, 2.97 GAA, .908 SV%)… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks Beat Islanders, 3-1
The New York Islanders hosted the Blackhawks tonight at the Barclay Center, in a matchup of underperforming teams from both conferences. The Hawks lines and pairings were: Brandon Saad- Patrick… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Vancouver Canucks Game Recap
Last night, the Blackhawks (minus late injury scratch Jonathan Toews) hosted one of a few NHL teams worse than they are this year—their former rivals, the Vancouver Canucks. These were… Read more »
Recap: Blues Down Blackhawks in OT, 5-4
Looking to break out of their recent doldrums, the Blackhawks entertained longtime rival St. Louis last night at the UC. The Blues were scuffling for every last point as they… Read more »
Recap: Sabres Down Blackhawks, 5-3
The Blackhawks rebounded a bit this afternoon in Buffalo, after an embarrassingly bad outing in Winnipeg Thursday night. Yet, they couldn’t put 60 minutes of winning hockey together, and fell… Read more »
Winnipeg Jets Over Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 Recap
Last night’s road contest in Winnipeg started off well for the Hawks, but it didn’t last long, with the Jets racking up 5 goals in a miserable first period for… Read more »
4 Ways The Blackhawks Can Improve This Offseason
While armchair Blackhawk GMs across the twitters have been posting their hypothetical 2018-19 lineups of late, I’m going to leave that to those actually paid to do it. Instead, in… Read more »