The Rink | John Jaeckel | Activity https://www.the-rink.com/members/doublej/activity/ Activity feed for John Jaeckel. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:12:14 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9a509ff14f9e87d0077d4b12216afb58 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=20170 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:07:02 -0500 As the rumors surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks and their possible sign and trade for Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones get more intense every day, there is also a lot of hand wringing among Hawk fans […]

]]> 0 2310354f4f8112846e6d3bda68db153e John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=20152 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:08:45 -0500 It was the worst-kept secret in the hockey world over the last 10 days or so. And sure enough, late this afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks finally consummated a rumored trade of arguably the greatest defenseman in […]

]]> 0 c4e7364aa278b0d55dde515954859d44 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=20055 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:08:41 -0500 In certain ways, this summer will be like every other summer for Chicago Blackhawk fans—lots of speculation about this free agent or that, trades, the draft and the potential of a given Hawk prospect (or t […]

]]> 0 b12969054c4b756f9bee895db248b663 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=19774 Tue, 11 May 2021 13:26:23 -0500 The Chicago Blackhawks’ 2020–21 season ended last night, with a tease and ultimately a whimper, in a 5–4 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars. And, if you look at their entire season in two parts—from the begin […]

]]> 0 ab98d7dd811db6d532b5ac159e56b113 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=19638 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:02:50 -0500 To quote Stuart MacKenzie, the Lyndon Larouche-following dad character from the 90s cult classic film ‘So I Married An Axe Murderer’: “Ehhhh . . . it could have been worse.”

Chicago Blackhawks General Manager […]

]]> 0 75e62a1b52b37060d55bcd4cc3227da1 John Jaeckel replied to the topic ANALYSIS: The big missing piece in the Hawks' rebuild in the forum Chicago Blackhawks https://www.the-rink.com/activity/p/6911/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 12:57:25 -0600 [quote quote=19264]John, Your written and spoken analyses always begin with the premise that the dumb fans have unrealistic expectations for the Hawks and you and yuz boys gonna skool da bums on whats up. Your shtick is predictable and tiresome. Most fans are enjoying this team and are not deluding themselves about their Stanley Cup chances.…Read more

]]> 0 98c09eb9644d5085c9f15707fddd003c John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=19162 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:09:16 -0600 At 9–5–4, the surprising, young (and not so young) Chicago Blackhawks are giving fans an enjoyable season and a glimpse of a brighter future ahead. Most fans seem to be assessing the state of the team as fol […]

]]> 0 67a72bd00c2ea2ecd4d72a420b732289 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=18843 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:58:10 -0600 After an 0–3 start and giving up five goals per game in the process, the Chicago Blackhawks entered the second week of the season looking for any sign of hope. Since then, the Blackhawks have gone 2–0–1 in three […]

]]> 0 02127d6eb3040f94080ee238b579e8b4 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=18836 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 17:00:32 -0600 Well, that was fast.

While there have been whispers for a while regarding Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois’ discontent in Columbus, the issue really came to a head in the Blue Jackets’ Thursday night […]

]]> 0 1ace6cf96088a434751bef89f9b2718b John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=18553 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 21:34:54 -0600 The red-hot Chicago Steel took the ice at Fox Valley Arena Saturday, hosting Team USA. Winners of three straight game heading into Saturday’s action, the Steel were looking to continue their recent STRONG play w […]

]]> 0 69009c96159c245df4d59be847411e78 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=18385 Fri, 23 Oct 2020 21:36:08 -0500 “When you find hypocrisy in the daylight, look for power in the shadows.”

2020 has taught us many things. But one thing some in Hawk nation still have yet to learn is that when General Manager Stan Bowman goe […]

]]> 0 d047a105eebd640c3e7354f984b69185 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=18359 Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:58:29 -0500 “We want more than another window to win, we want to reach the summit again, and stay there—an effort that will require a stockpile of emerging talent to complement our top players.”

— Chicago Blackhaw […]

]]> 0 0a06d69efe01e27470decade141582ff John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=18274 Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:10:17 -0500 Continuing a minor overhaul of the middle to bottom of their roster this morning, the Blackhawks announced the signing of 27 year old UFA center/left wing Matthias Janmark to a one year, $2.25 million […]

]]> 0 fe25475d8a5efe265436521c4291761b John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=18270 Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:26:33 -0500 Hockey twitter can collectively be like your unmedicated relative who devolves into an unfocused ranting rage at the slightest change in the direction of the wind—with every account trying to out “hawt take” eacho […]

]]> 0 970e0d51e40621871418e681fdbe5d1d John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=17815 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:09:06 -0500 “Friends, Romans, countrymen, give me your attention. I have come here to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” —from Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare

If you came here looking for another “feel good” article […]

]]> 0 78a4a0fb402bfe49d73d0491fb8421f3 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=17660 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 12:01:10 -0500 Chicago Blackhawks (8) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1)
NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals
Game 1: Tuesday, April 11, 9:30 p.m. CDT
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Vegas 39–24–8
Chicago 32–30–8

Season head-to […]

]]> 0 6ec68c3125ab374fe253a4deadcbcf26 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=17621 Sat, 08 Aug 2020 02:12:53 -0500 When the puck dropped earlier this evening in Game 4 of the Blackhawks’ qualifying series with the Edmonton Oilers, Chicago found itself with a 2–1 series lead—a position not many expected the team to have whe […]

]]> 0 ce71fa5e041d70589afe682d0700d483 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=17461 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:30:42 -0500 (12) Chicago Blackhawks (32-30-8) at (5) Edmonton Oilers (37-25-9)
Game 1          3 PM, Saturday, August 1
Game 2          10:30 PM, Monday, August 3
Game 3          10:30 PM, Wednesday, August 5
Game […]

]]> 0 ca7532b7db5665278013fa4a6db3687a John Jaeckel replied to the topic ANALYSIS: The end of McDonough is just the beginning in the forum Chicago Blackhawks https://www.the-rink.com/activity/p/6321/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:16:23 -0500 [quote quote=17032]This is great IF the replacement doesn’t have his head further up his ass.
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]]> 0 0be451d8e2b171f14e677f648bde9c78 John Jaeckel replied to the topic ANALYSIS: The end of McDonough is just the beginning in the forum Chicago Blackhawks https://www.the-rink.com/activity/p/6314/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:50:47 -0500 [quote quote=17025]Long over due, IMO. Rocky should have cleaned house, by dumping Bowman and Coliton at the same time. Bowman has to be on his way out, right? The next team president is gonna want his own guy, right? Please say yes.
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Pretty sure, yes

]]> 0 ac66402963e069acc027d75404b15ceb John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=17021 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:33:48 -0500 The king is dead
Just a handful of weeks after giving his President and General Manager votes of confidence, Blackhawks owner Rockwell Wirtz today at least partially, yet dramatically, reversed course, firing the […]

]]> 0 0875ea460c2b0ea1dc6cd89a0c0b0dc8 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=16949 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 20:53:24 -0500 While silence hangs over Nationwide Arena these days, the building’s NHL tenant Columbus Blue Jackets made a bit of noise in free agency today, signing former Buffalo No. 12 overall pick in 2012, Mikhail G […]

]]> 0 c98ad6585b8909e07829416fa59175a6 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=16825 Sun, 29 Mar 2020 18:03:15 -0500 Remember when this was the season that the wheels would come off the Columbus Blue Jackets, with the free agency losses of Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky?

After eliminating everyone’s favorite to take the […]

]]> 0 2c2f4560d7387db3e2ccf4f009f4220a John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=16553 Sun, 01 Mar 2020 02:02:31 -0600 The Blackhawks continued their Florida road trip Saturday evening, taking on the Panthers in Sunrise, with an early 6PM Eastern start.
For the Hawks at this point, these games are all about finishing the year […]

]]> 0 ab624168696ad223a768122b00c5c238 John Jaeckel replied to the topic Analysis: Where do the Blackhawks go from here? in the forum Chicago Blackhawks https://www.the-rink.com/activity/p/6200/ Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:43:37 -0600 [quote quote=16489]Well, most of Blackhawk Nation has spent most of the last 24+ hours, mostly roasting a front office that basically pooped the bed spectacularly this t[To continue reading full article, click here: Analysis: Where do the Blackhawks go from here?]
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Love all the comments, guys. Andy, Rico, great to hear from you guys.

]]> 0 9dba605c0c5f8377b28741fdaaf7972a John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=16486 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 02:18:52 -0600 Well, most of Blackhawk Nation has spent most of the last 24+ hours, mostly roasting a front office that basically pooped the bed spectacularly this trade deadline. So spectacularly, that it’s fair to say that […]

]]> 0 7638919cc5a48646ab9a6640f03bea2b John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=16304 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:44:15 -0600 Those who’ve read my blogs—starting in 2009 over at hockeybuzz.com and continuing on through the last 2+ years since Jeff Osborn and I founded The Rink—may recall my love-hate relationship with Stan Bowma […]

]]> 0 903d8527c2b9a76bbe100b94681905ef John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=16090 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:42:06 -0600 (For those following along at home: that means “trade deadline to-do-list”)
Unlike past trade deadlines, we don’t have any information on which way the Blackhawks are leaning—just reading the tea leaves of an o […]

]]> 0 55addda384d479ffbd26e700e8748fcc John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=15888 Sun, 12 Jan 2020 20:36:02 -0600 Through sources, here at The Rink, we heard this week that the Blackhawks had made an opening offer to Robin Lehner and his camp on a contract extension in the neighborhood of 4 years at $5 million per.
As big […]

]]> 0 d82f79f3c2d87cf9ae9957bdd9592f19 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=15827 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:00:49 -0600 On a rare night when the 2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks did most things right, and doing it against a decent conference opponent, they came up just short and lost 2–1, and may have lost forward Dylan Strome for a whi […]

]]> 0 e2700a850f31b14308cfe236126bed60 John Jaeckel replied to the topic Round Table: 2020 Colorado Avalanche Predictions in the forum Avalanche https://www.the-rink.com/activity/p/6028/ Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:13:14 -0600 [quote quote=15732]Welcome back to The-Rink folks! Hope everybody had a nice holiday break and new year. As we enter a new decade, there is a lot of promise with the C[To continue reading full article, click here: Round Table: 2020 Colorado Avalanche Predictions]
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Stanley Cup. Joe Sakic is a handsome man.

]]> 0 0b70c24d44ac2285c067abe5373515dc John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=15696 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 13:03:30 -0600 Well, the first two periods of tonight’s Chicago-Columbus game may have been the most boring 40 minutes of hockey I have ever paid to see. Especially from the perspective of a Chicago fan.

Cannon just went off. […]

]]> 0 9ec99838e370f6e3b4ef4c1956060be1 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=15434 Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:46:11 -0600 Hearken back to the NHL draft lottery this past Spring, when Blackhawk GM Stan Bowman smiled like the Cheshire Cat at learning his team would be picking third in the upcoming draft.
Bowman knew as well as anyone, […]

]]> 0 7bfc6cf75a44160a13d7029e150ca946 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=15400 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 02:03:58 -0600 In what would seem to be a critical game, the first of a back-to-back home and home between the Blackhawks and divisional rival Colorado, the Hawks came out flat and never recovered—effectively blitzkrieged by w […]

]]> 0 94aa50523485089358c8545fdc4db134 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=15296 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:03:42 -0600 The Carolina Hurricanes came to the United Center last night to face the red-hot Blackhawks, who had won four straight games coming into the contest. The Hurricanes have been equally hot, winners of three in a […]

]]> 0 fdf4dc52b6a83ed366869e87b37cd24d John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=15159 Mon, 11 Nov 2019 02:52:51 -0600 Sunday night’s game at the United Center featured an Original Six matchup between the young and (perhaps) ascendant Toronto Maple Leafs and the declining/rebuilding (you might say “schizophrenic”) Chicago […]

]]> 0 aa68b47fb9837454029c1a424c05698d John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=14971 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:30:08 -0500 Oh, what a difference a few seasons make.

Four or five years ago, tonight’s matchup between the Blackhawks and the Kings would have featured two dynastic NHL powerhouses at the top of their games. Tonight, it […]

]]> 0 f89d243fc1b04ae30f4f430bdabbfe59 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=14940 Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:00:15 -0500 After last night’s 4–1 home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, the 2–4–2 Blackhawks have their fans disappointed, pessimistic and groping for clues as to where all the air that was in the preseason big red ballo […]

]]> 0 b994939f70bb38b619f5759e97f68b63 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=14728 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 03:25:15 -0500 Limping into tonight’s game at 0–2, the Blackhawks faced off against a tough divisional foe in the 3–2 Winnipeg Jets. Perhaps of greater importance, the game marked the regular season Blackhawk debut of Robin Leh […]

]]> 0 05c4294c1b16341455eea8059e5dce26 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=14608 Tue, 01 Oct 2019 22:26:11 -0500 In advance of Friday’s 2019–20 regular season opener in Prague, the Blackhawks announced their final roster this afternoon after assigning Collin Delia to Rockford:

Forwards
Drake Caggiula
Ryan C […]

]]> 0 5713ef5951be03f2a957301b1aa9ed3c John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=14271 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 17:58:46 -0500 At this point, with the only remaining offseason questions being when and how much/how long the Hawks will sign RFA Brendan Perlini—and whether the Hawks should have a team dog—it is probably fair to say Stan Bow […]

]]> 0 6961a963a0d2dee0b12edf5e66ec078a John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=13907 Tue, 02 Jul 2019 11:07:34 -0500  

The Chicago Blackhawks fanbase and overall media universe were caught off guard yesterday by the team’s signing of free agent goalie Robin Lehner. Here at The Rink, we may not have been the only observers […]

]]> 0 5bbc82c9ba96d64695bd72cf63f6fc0e John Jaeckel replied to the topic Blackhawks re-acquire Andrew Shaw from Montreal for draft picks in the forum Chicago Blackhawks https://www.the-rink.com/activity/p/5478/ Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:18:18 -0500 [quote quote=13875]John Do you like this trade?
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]]> 0 714aced44b29d510a4692ed311434e2a John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=13871 Sun, 30 Jun 2019 23:01:11 -0500 After shoring up the NHL’s worst defense with two veteran acquisitions in the last several days, Stan Bowman turned his attention to the forward picture over the last 48–72 hours. Rumors were flying about left w […]

]]> 0 1a67650c949c9096b04bf3c7993f2262 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=13822 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 00:01:51 -0500  

The Chicago Blackhawks just announced another fairly significant trade, and another step in what appears to be an effort on the part of GM Stan Bowman to overhaul what was the league’s worst defense this […]

]]> 0 138980ee93ea8123a469790b58d9d634 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=13808 Sun, 23 Jun 2019 13:32:14 -0500 Having covered the Blackhawks for 9 years at HockeyBuzz and for 2 years here, I can safely say I’ve been one of Stan Bowman’s more vocal and persistent critics. But I also try to be fair and weigh the good with […]

]]> 0 7f5961af96b21e9cc1fcefc3a3cf8b1d John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=13751 Sat, 22 Jun 2019 01:02:41 -0500 Finally, all the mock drafts are over. No more theories and armchair GM scouting reports. The Chicago Blackhawks—after lucking in to the 3rd overall selection in the 2019 draft—have chosen C Kirby Dach of the Sas […]

]]> 0 81046921b815482e8efd62ac3f4543a7 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=13699 Mon, 17 Jun 2019 17:44:15 -0500 Each day this week leading up to the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 21 in Vancouver, we will be taking a look at the top prospects available for the Chicago Blackhawks with the No. 3 pick.

Eighth in the […]

]]> 0 422b24c5f3faf41a6100e079440ac679 John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=13687 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 12:17:38 -0500 Following on a rumor reported last week by Scott Powers of The Athletic—that had the Blackhawks in discussion with Columbus about trading for the rights to defenseman Ryan Murray, yesterday Hawk GM Stan Bowman d […]

]]> 5 05af8fecd983d6d3b698cc780dc6977d John Jaeckel wrote a new post https://www.the-rink.com/?p=13681 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:41:55 -0500  

Each day over the next week leading up to the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 21 in Vancouver, we will be taking a look at the top prospects available for the Chicago Blackhawks with the No. 3 […]

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