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They’re With Her

By Matt McClure December 16, 2020 0

At last, the long national nightmare is over. No, the pandemic is still running rampant, and the personal and economic devastation still remain to be dealt with, but after about 8 months of searching in total secrecy, the Hawks finally have their executive structure ironed out, and it’s basically what everyone speculated in the immediate […]

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Live From The Five Hole – Body Of An American

By Matt McClure April 29, 2020 0

With John McDonough no longer with the organ-I-zation, Sam, John, and I give him a proper Irish wake, and discuss where the Hawks go from here among other things. Play the fucking song, Hugh.

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Changing Horsemen Mid-Apocalypse – John McDonough Fired

By Matt McClure April 27, 2020 0

Well things just got real interesting didn’t they? With one swift move, the entire Hawks organ-I-zation is in complete flux once again, and it’s started with the firing of team president John McDonough.

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And Then There Were 2: Rocky Fires John McDonough

By John Pullega April 27, 2020 0

Well now. Despite the silent scream of COVID-19 keeping us all locked up, pissed off, and stir crazy, Rocky Wirtz made a stunning albeit welcome-around-these-parts move in firing longtime President and professional autofellatio guru John McDonough today. First, the good. McDonough was here for 13 years. He ushered in an era where Blackhawks fans could […]

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Now It Is About What You’re Selling, Not What You’re Buying

By Sam Fels February 13, 2020 0

Fair warning, everything that comes next in this post is almost certainly fantasy. It’s what the Hawks should do, but almost certainly what they won’t. You know the truth, I know the truth, but the truth hasn’t found purchase in the barren wasteland of the Hawks’ braintrust in a long time. While the Hawks have […]

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Live From The Five Hole – Faintly Falling Ashes

By Matt McClure December 17, 2019 0

A new week, a new set of grievances. Join us in the holiday cheer, will you? No subscription necessary.

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It’s Time To Move On From One Goal

By Sam Fels December 11, 2019 0

One of the more confounding things about the Hawks, and there’s plenty, is not only that we can’t get a sense of what the plan is (especially when they tell you they don’t have one), but it’s hard to separate their marketing and promotions department from their actual hockey operations. John McDonough will tell you […]

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In The Policy Of Truth

By Sam Fels December 3, 2019 0

Ok, so as if the Hawks week can’t get any better as they get routinely thwacked by real-ass teams in their own division (oh, and they see a potential 60-goal scorer Thursday), evidence that they actually have no idea what they’re doing in the front office continues to mount. And I don’t mean getting capped […]

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Here They Come With This Happy Horses**t Again

By Sam Fels August 19, 2019 0

Y’know, I thought we were done with this kind of story about the Hawks. It had at least been a while since the Hawks came out to proclaim they’re ahead of the curve when it comes to analytics, even though I’m fairly sure they can’t even spell “analytics.” And then everyone would lap that up […]

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You Want Original In-Game Experience Ideas? I Got Them Right Here!

By Sam Fels July 30, 2019 0

I had a good hearty laugh and mock at John McDonough’s claims that the Hawks were on the cutting edge in-game experience at the United Center. After all, everything about their arena experience is lifted from other places. But they’re hardly alone in that, as you most hockey/basketball arenas look exactly the same, and aside […]