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Blackhawks have had litany of missed chances during free-fall
SAN JOSE, Calif. — It’s a bit unfair to compare the Blackhawks’ season to what happened last year, when they had their roster overhauled after winning the Stanley Cup and had to fight their way back into playoff contention. There are distinct differences, such as …
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Joel Quenneville has chalk talk with Hawks about defense
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Going back to school provided Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville with the perfect venue to demonstrate to his players what they are doing wrong. “We had a perfect theater for a nice session,” Quenneville said Thursday of the longer-than-normal film session at …Read More
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Blackhawks Down: Team’s defense has received plenty of criticism during skid, but answer might be more offense
DENVER — Forget about four-line balance or even an assigned checking line. Coach Joel Quenneville has no other options but to empower his top two lines with all his top weapons. As much as the Blackhawks have to defend better, they have to score, too. …Read More
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Is Joel Quenneville too impatient with Hawks’ goalies?
It’s the fourth time in Joel Quenneville’s four seasons behind the Blackhawks bench that there’s a focus on who starts in net down the stretch and backstops the team into the playoffs, maintaining the notion that he’s impatient with what happens in goal.
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Avalanche 5, Blackhawks 2: Hawks lose sixth straight
DENVER — There wasn’t anything new for Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith, Ray Emery and coach Joel Quenneville to add to the Blackhawks’ list of woes when they met the media Tuesday after another ugly loss. They keep losing for the same reasons, and it’s beyond …Read More
Shaw stays useful by doing the little things
DENVER — Seeing that he’s still with the Blackhawks and in the lineup over more seasoned players and not in Rockford, Andrew Shaw figures he’s doing something right despite the decreased frequency of headline-grabbing plays. “Obviously, you knew it was going to come to a …Read More
Coach Q still trying to find niche for Brendan Morrison
DENVER — Blackhawks center Brendan Morrison was warned by his new teammates. “With [coach] Joel [Quenneville] here, the guys said you have to be ready to mix and match and have to be prepared to play with different guys,” Morrison said. “That’s fine. You have …Read More
Key indicators paint dismal picture for Blackhawks’ porous defense
It didn’t take too long before the first Super Bowl analogy came out of the Blackhawks’ locker room Monday. “If you look at the big picture, teams are going to have bumps like this,” defenseman Sean O’Donnell said, alluding to the Hawks’ five-game losing streak. …Read More
Blackhawks facing fourth net change in four years down stretch
By this time last season, Corey Crawford already had secured the starting spot in goal over Marty Turco for the stretch run. It’s time to find out who that goalie will be this year. While help might arrive on the blue line via a trade, …Read More
Andrew Brunette’s injury not serious; he’ll travel this week
There were concerns within the Blackhawks organization that Andrew Brunette might have sustained a significant injury over the course of back-to-back defeats against the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames. But after returning to Chicago and being examined by team doctors, things aren’t as bad as …Read More
Blackhawks in search of applicants for help-wanted ad
CALGARY, Alberta — Stan Bowman doesn’t like what he sees. But, at least for the moment, the Blackhawks’ general manager said there’s nothing he can do about it. Before his team extended its losing streak to a season-high five games with a 3-1 loss Friday …Read More
Jamal Mayers has shown scoring touch as well as veteran’s savvy
CALGARY, Alberta — Jamal Mayers quietly is having one of his most productive seasons in the last several years. Mayers, 37, has played in every game for the Blackhawks and has become a dependable mainstay as a gritty fourth-line center. No Hawk has dropped the …Read More
Stan Bowman says no help coming; Blackhawks drop fifth straight
CALGARY, Alberta — On a day general manager Stan Bowman said there was no help on the horizon, the Blackhawks continued to look in desperate need of some. Bowman said the game Friday against the Calgary Flames would be an opportunity for the team to …Read More
With Andrew Brunette down, Michael Frolik gets another shot
CALGARY, Alberta — Andrew Brunette missed Friday’s game with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Brunette played only 2:30 in the first period of the Blackhawks’ embarrassing 8-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. General manager Stan Bowman said that there isn’t a timeframe for his return …Read More
Oilers 8, Blackhawks 4: Crawford gets hook as Edmonton pulls away in third
EDMONTON, Alberta — When you’re a team with the talent and depth of the Blackhawks, looking at the standings and finding yourself in fourth place never is a comfortable feeling. But the feeling the Hawks were left with after another shellacking in Rexall Place at …Read More
Brendan Morrison finds the timing is right
EDMONTON, Alberta — Brendan Morrison admitted Thursday he was a little surprised when he got the call over the All-Star break, telling him he was traded. Not about the fact he was acquired by the Blackhawks from the Calgary Flames. Morrison was surprised at the …Read More
