Musings

Wait, They Get It? No, Surely Not No

Sam Fels May 21, 2019 0

I guess at this point of the offseason, all we can really do is take the stuff Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers write, and others, and comment. We’re still three weeks away from anything interesting happening, and a month away from the draft when we’ll get some real answers. So

Musings

The Logjam They Don’t Have An Answer For

Sam Fels May 16, 2019 0

God bless our friend Scott Powers. Here, even in this nuclear winter of Hawks news while the playoffs go one without them, he’s got seven thousand words on Hawks prospects, some of whom might even matter! I need to take whatever it is he’s taking. Anyway, the meat of this stuff is right at the […]

Musings

What’s Your Flavor?

Sam Fels May 14, 2019 0

Last night during the Sharks game, I had a Twitter debate with old friend of the program Al Cimiglia (he’s been our friend awhile, he’s not old, let’s clear that up before he makes a face at me again) about Erik Karlsson. As you all know, our main priority this summer is for the Hawks […]

Musings

Well Now You’ve Got A Boqvist Problem

Sam Fels March 6, 2019 0

I should have learned long ago that your first instinct is usually the right one. You can review and hem and haw and contemplate, but generally the first thing you thought, or your first reaction, tends to be where you end up no matter how long and arduous the journey is. When the Hawks drafted […]

Musings

And I Walk Around Like I Got a 36” Chain

John Pullega February 22, 2019 0

All stats from NaturalStatTrick.com, hockey-reference.com, and NHL.com. Since going 10-2-0 in the last 12, there’s been more swagger and flexing about the Hawks’s playoff prospects. If the Hawks win tonight against the Avs and Sunday against the Stars—two of four teams directly above them in the wild card race—they can more firmly entrench themselves in […]

Musings

Now Calm Down, Jeremy-Diddily-Diddily-Diddily-Diddily – Colliton’s Future and Weathering the Storm

John Pullega January 24, 2019 0

Stats gathered from NaturalStatTrick.com, NHL.com, hockey-reference.com, unless otherwise linked. Imagine you’re Jeremy Colliton. You’re young, allegedly great at communicating, and coming off a deep Calder Cup run. You’re the lad in waiting behind a legendary coach who looks to have lost the room, and who’s certainly and ironically fallen out of the Brain Trust’s circle

Musings

The Truth, That You Can Handle And Are Entitled To

Sam Fels December 4, 2018 0

Sorry, A Few Good Men was on when I got home last night. To preserve any kind of sanity about the state of the Hawks, I work under the theory that behind closed doors, Stan Bowman told John McDonough and Rocky Wirtz that basically this season was going to be a toss, but they wouldn’t tell the […]

Musings

My Realization, Q’s Realization, And All Seven And We’ll Watch Them Fall

Sam Fels September 24, 2018 0

Halfway through the preseason, and it’s taken me that and months–perhaps even a year or more–to realize what bothers me so much about whatever “the plan,” the Hawks have here. What can I say? I’m a slow learner, runner, and just about everything else. Perhaps it’s the surprise at just how little buzz I or […]

Wraps

Preseason #2 Nothing to See Here — Hawks 2, Red Wings 4

Rose Rankin September 20, 2018 0

There really wasn’t much of note but we should get used to that, right? Tonight’s cast was two lines and a bunch of no-names (or laughable names, in some cases). Let’s do this: Box Score –The second line of Saad-Schmaltz-Kane looked pretty dreamy. They scored the first goal but prior to that had decent chances […]

Musings

The Silence Is Deafening

John Pullega July 11, 2018 0

It’s been 19 days since the Blackhawks drafted Adam Boqvist with their first pick. It’s been 10 days since they signed Cam Ward, Brandon Manning, and Chris Kunitz. It’s been at least a week since any new flareups of the Hawks discussing a trade for Justin Faulk. And until someone of significant carriage traverses into […]