Chicago Blackhawks playoffs mania is in full effect! The Hawks finished off the St. Louis Blues is convincing fashion. After high drama in every game, extra sessions, late nights and long stretches of tremendous tension, the Hawks cruised in the third period of game six to destroy the Blues and end their season.
Now it’s Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks in the next round. How do they match-up? We’ll look ahead with an All-Star team of analysts. This is truly the Chicago Blackhawks playoffs hat trick of guest commentators.
First, here’s the Chicago Blackhawks playoff schedule
All times Central
Game 1, Friday: MN Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. (NBCSN)
Game 2, Sunday: MN Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, 2 p.m. (NBC)
Game 3, Tuesday: Chicago Blackhawks at MN Wild, 8 p.m. (CNBC)
Game 4, Friday, May 9: Chicago Blackhawks at MN Wild, TBD
Game 5, Sunday, May 11: MN Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, TBD
Game 6, Tuesday, May 13: Chicago Blackhawks at Wild, TBD
Game 7, Thursday, May 15: MN Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, TBD
And we go about 20 minutes with each one of our Chicago Blackhawks playoffs experts. Here’s the lineup:
1st period Scott King of Red Eye, Chicago Now (@scottkingmedia)
2nd period James Neveau of NBC Chicago (@jamesneveau)
3rd period Tab Bamford of Committed Indians and The Fourth Period
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
Technical difficulties forced me to break Tab’s segment into two pieces. Sorry! Thank Verizon for their stellar cellular service. They never drop calls. ever. No way. no sir. ever. They’re soooooooooo great at what they do.
Paul M. Banks owns The Sports Bank.net, an affiliate of Fox Sports. He’s also a frequent guest on national talk radio. Banks is a former contributor to NBC Chicago and the Washington Times, who’s been featured on the History Channel. President Obama follows him on Twitter (@paulmbanks)