By Paul M. Banks With just one more point, the Chicago Blackhawks will clinch their first playoff appearance since 2002. With postseason action on Chicago’s West side all but assured, it’s time to look ahead. Of course, the most boring and mind-numbing cliche in all of sports is "we don’t look ahead, we’re taking them one game at a time," but we’re not athletes here. … [Read more...] about Potential Blackhawks Playoff Opponents
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Chicago Blackhawks Exchange II
Paul M. Banks and Peter Christian talk about the topics most important to Hawks fans everywhere (PMB) Let’s say the Hawks reach the second round of the playoffs, I'd prefer to see San Jose procure that #1 seed ahead of Detroit, as the Dead Wings have had Chicago's number this season and I wouldn’t like to meet them in the 2nd round. Also, Chicago gave the Sharks one of … [Read more...] about Chicago Blackhawks Exchange II
Chicago Blackhawks Exchange
Paul M. Banks and Peter Christian talk about the topics most important to Hawks fans everywhere (PMB) What a difference your man-crush Patrick Sharp makes, the Chi was just 6-7-3 without him and (overlooking Sunday's dominating shutout performance by Vancouver's net-minder Roberto Luongo) the Blackhawks offense really gets a major boost from his presence. A lot of people … [Read more...] about Chicago Blackhawks Exchange
Blackhawks-Sharks Live Twitter Blog
By Paul M. Banks For the last month or so Twitter has been all the rage. Ever since members of Congress started microblogging during Obama's speech, people have been joining the site left and right. It's the perfect place for me to host my first attempt at live blogging a game. So if the sentences are short and in "text-speak" remember they are copied and pasted from … [Read more...] about Blackhawks-Sharks Live Twitter Blog
Hawks Looking Sharp for Playoff Home Ice
By Paul M. Banks Last week the Chicago Blackhawks lost and later regained the Western Conference’s fourth seed and with it the final home ice advantage for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re currently two points ahead of the fifth place Vancouver Canucks - who come to town Sunday for a slightly important regular season game- and five points ahead of the … [Read more...] about Hawks Looking Sharp for Playoff Home Ice
Blackhawks set to face League’s Best Team
By Paul M. Banks The Winter Classic may have received all the hype, but few regular season games will have more importance than Wednesday night, when the Hawks welcome the NHL points leading San Jose Sharks to the United Center. “It’ll be a good test, a huge game we gotta be up and ready for,” Hawks defenseman Brent Seabrook said. On Sunday the Hawks (38-22-11, 87 pts) broke … [Read more...] about Blackhawks set to face League’s Best Team
Which Drought Ends First- Cubs, Hawks, or Cats?
By Paul M. Banks Being a fan of Chicago sports can sometimes be as character-building as walking outside for long distances in January. With Northwestern’s tournament bubble officially burst last weekend, the Major League Baseball season starting in a couple weeks and the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs commencing the following week, it’s time to revisit the long suffering dry … [Read more...] about Which Drought Ends First- Cubs, Hawks, or Cats?
Hawks Find Leadership in Youngster Toews
By Paul M. Banks When the Chicago Blackhawks named 20 year old center Jonathan Toews their team captain last off-season, he became the youngest guy in the NHL (third youngest in league history) to wear the capital “C” on his jersey. With this honor came the responsibility of taking accountability to the media grilling after games, including the tough losses when no … [Read more...] about Hawks Find Leadership in Youngster Toews
Great Hawks Players You haven’t heard of
By Paul M. Banks Now that being a Chicago Blackhawks fan is as trendy now as it was in the 60s during the franchise’s glory days, the team’s marquee players: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and (to a lesser extent) Brian Campbell are all essentially local celebrities. But this team has some other All-Star level talent that you’ve never heard of. They’re currently fourth in the … [Read more...] about Great Hawks Players You haven’t heard of
The Quenneville Effect
By Paul M. Banks When Denis Savard was fired from his position as Head Coach of the Chicago Blackhawks coach just four games into this season, many people criticized the decision. Most were ubercritical about the timing. Savard was a sentimental fan favorite despite a 1-2-1 record on the young season. Today however, the decision to insert Joel Quenneville in place of “Savvy” … [Read more...] about The Quenneville Effect