Chicago Blackhawks 2013 Season

[kujay]

Game on.

[USSoccer]

Jesus, Kane missed a hat trick on 3 shots by a combination of about 4 inches.

[UMFan83]

This is freaking domination right now

[kujay]

We are running these idiots. Win or lose safe to say there's nothing wrong with this team.

[cubbyvirus00]

What a pass by Bolland to Kane

[USSoccer]

Hmm...CSN had a little bit of the Homer Simpson "just thinking about that-sweet, sweet can" editing there.

[E.J.]

Alright, let's do this.

[MWV]

Win or lose safe to say there's nothing wrong with this team.

Indeed.

[USSoccer]

This game should have been tied about 7 times now

[kujay]

This game should have been tied about 7 times now

 

More than 7. This is insane.

 

Time for another shorty.

[E.J.]

Meh. Wasn't surprised at all by the start. Glad to see them come back.

[Soul]

Good signs of life in the 2nd & 3rd.

 

A welcome rest now -- we don't play again until Thursday, which feels like an eternity.

[NewUserName]

I think games like tonights highlite how great the streak was. Poor goaltending happens sometimes. To go 25 games without goaltending doing you in is pretty incredible. Especially since I am sure no one thinks Emery or Crawford are elite goalies.

[Guest]

god, the ducks will not lose

[Banedon]

I think games like tonights highlite how great the streak was. Poor goaltending happens sometimes. To go 25 games without goaltending doing you in is pretty incredible. Especially since I am sure no one thinks Emery or Crawford are elite goalies.

 

Yeah, that's the most worrying thing about the last couple of games for me. The goaltending hasn't been there.

[biittner77]

The silver lining in all this is that now they can tweak the lineup/ roster without having to worry about messing with success. These 2 games have shown some warts but nothing that can't be fixed.

 

Call up Smith, Pirri or Morin and never play Mayers and Bollig at the same time again. This move also solves the where to play Carcillo question which is 4th line or press box. As an added bonus, Smith or Morin would not be completely out of place on the top 2 lines, allowing the 3rd line to be reassembled and work the way it's supposed to.

[Banedon]

The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman Steve Montador on waivers on Monday, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

 

Montador, who is making $2.75 million, is expected to clear waivers and be assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.

[biittner77]

The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman Steve Montador on waivers on Monday, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

 

Montador, who is making $2.75 million, is expected to clear waivers and be assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.

 

I had heard they were going to do that to get him some injury rehab time. Can't wait to see who they bring up. Probably Beach because he's the last thing the Hawks need.

[brinoch]

The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman Steve Montador on waivers on Monday, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

 

Montador, who is making $2.75 million, is expected to clear waivers and be assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.

 

I had heard they were going to do that to get him some injury rehab time. Can't wait to see who they bring up. Probably Beach because he's the last thing the Hawks need.

 

Morin or Pirri, plz. Kthx.

[Banedon]

http://i.imgur.com/kLE3qMA.jpg

[Banedon]

Apparently that's the national cover, not regional.

[UMFan83]

Hey SI, your jinx is a week late. You were supposed to have the Hawks on the cover before we lost Sharp for a month and lost our first 2 games in regulation.

[biittner77]

The Chicago Blackhawks placed defenseman Steve Montador on waivers on Monday, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun.

 

Montador, who is making $2.75 million, is expected to clear waivers and be assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL.

 

I had heard they were going to do that to get him some injury rehab time. Can't wait to see who they bring up. Probably Beach because he's the last thing the Hawks need.

 

Morin or Pirri, plz. Kthx.

 

It depends on where you want him to play. Morin is a more natural replacement for Sharp on the 2nd line. If you're looking for someone to fill out the 4th line than Smith or Hayes would be good options. If they're looking for a depth player at C I wouldn't hate seeing St. Pierre since he has more experience and isn't much of a factor moving forward so if he's a healthy scratch a lot of the time that wouldn't really matter.

[Banedon]

Greg Wyshynski doesn't like the SI cover:

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/chicago-blackhawks-saved-hockey-according-idiotic-sports-illustrated-160205616--nhl.html

 

Chris Peters argues the other way:

 

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/blog/eye-on-hockey/21861059/sports-illustrateds-chicago-blackhawks-cover-irks-hockey-fans

[kujay]

I'm with the first guy. Yeah it drew some attention to the season that might not have otherwise been there.

 

But there was a seriously pent up demand for hockey by the time January 19 came, and once the season started there was basically a floodgate of interest opened. Fans were crazy from day one. TV ratings records were being set in the first two weeks of the season. Had nothing to do with the Hawks.

 

I'm not complaining about the attention, except to the extent it suggests that hockey needed saving.