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Backing up a stellar season opener, Marian Hossa scored two goals against the team that knocked him out of last year's playoffs and the Chicago Blackhawks spoiled another celebration by holding off the Phoenix Coyotes 6-4 Sunday night.
Saturday had me itching for a puck drop, though. It was as if hockey was going to be a sort of completion. It just felt as though there was a hole in my sports soul that was filled the past few days
Marian Hossa had two goals and an assist, Corey Crawford made 19 saves, and the Chicago Blackhawks crashed the Kings' Stanley Cup championship celebration with a 5-2 victory over Los Angeles on Saturday.
As the Blackhawks prepared to kick off this 48-game season Saturday against the Kings in LA, the head coach said he's expending big things from Patrick Kane both on and off the ice.
With the start of the regular season less than a week away, the Blackhawks have recalled forward Jimmy Hayes from the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.
In an effort to endear themselves to a calloused fan base, the Blackhawks took out a full-page ad in the Chicago Tribune, thanking fans for their "patience and loyalty" during the lockout.
The Blackhawks are going to be excellent entertainment most nights for fans who will forget their lockout-induced anger at hockey.
The Blackhawks will open their shortened, 48-game season on Jan. 19 against the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings.
Hockey fans rejoice - your sport is returning soon.
Now that the ugliness of the lockout is behind us, I've been spending most of my day (and NHL 13 video game season) contemplating how the 2013-13 (heh) Blackhawks will look and what we can expect from the season.
