Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images One team is probably just good enough to not be the worst in the league — and the other is the Blackhawks In a game between two professional sports franchises that have zero interest in actually, ya know, winning the game, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night at the United Center. The thoroughness of the … [Read more...] about Hear You Me: Blackhawks vs. Coyotes Preview
Top of the lottery prospects: What’s Leo Carlsson been doing over there, anyway?
Photo by Dale Preston/Getty Images By over there, we mean the mystical, far-off land of Sweden With draft day getting closer and closer, it seems like the entire world (hockey Twitter) is talking about Leo Carlsson, again. The Swedish center, who is currently playing for Örebro in the SHL, is now up to 18 points in 34 games (5 G, 13 A) after scoring three goals in the … [Read more...] about Top of the lottery prospects: What’s Leo Carlsson been doing over there, anyway?
Morning Bag Skate: 2-9-23
Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images A daily look at hockey news around the world. This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 2/8: Positivity? In this economy? (SCH) Top of the lottery prospects: Leo Carlsson update (SCH) Top of the lottery prospects: Matvei Michkov update (SCH) Sam Lafferty’s … [Read more...] about Morning Bag Skate: 2-9-23
Blackhawks Bits: Toews still sidelined; Kane’s hip reportedly affecting trade market
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A couple of items from Thursday’s practice. The Chicago Blackhawks have games scheduled for the next two days but the team’s captain will not be on the ice for either one of them. Jonathan Toews remains out with an illness and will miss Friday’s home game against the Arizona Coyotes and Saturday’s road game in Toews’ hometown … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Bits: Toews still sidelined; Kane’s hip reportedly affecting trade market
Report: Patrick Kane’s decision on his future coming ‘relatively soon’
Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images Answers are (reportedly) on the way. After days and weeks and months of speculation, it appears we’re finally getting closer to knowing what is going to happen with Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane. Appearing on TSN in Canada, hockey insider Pierre LeBrun relayed what he was told in a conversation with Pat Brisson, who … [Read more...] about Report: Patrick Kane’s decision on his future coming ‘relatively soon’