Seabrook Out For Game 5, Remains Day-To-Day
As the Chicago Blackhawks try to once again fight off elimination from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they'll have to do it once again without defenseman Brent Seabrook.
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As the Chicago Blackhawks try to once again fight off elimination from the Stanley Cup Playoffs, they'll have to do it once again without defenseman Brent Seabrook.
Despite still facing elimination in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there seems to be more optimism surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks going into Game 5 than there was before Game 4.
If it wasn't clear before, Dave Bolland's importance to the Chicago Blackhawks is now very obvious.
In what Commissioner Gary Bettman is calling the most significant deal in league history, the NHL agreed to a contract that will keep them on NBC and Versus for the next 10 years.
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook took a big hit from Vancouver Canuck Raffi Torres. Seabrook says he's OK, but after watching the replays, he said the initial hit was to his and the hit deserved a suspension.
It's likely just a coincidence, but the timing for the new Chicago Blackhawks Twitter avatar is a little interesting. The new avatar, which was apparently changed at some point on Sunday, is absent of the Stanley Cup.
The Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Vancouver Canucks by a score of 2-0 in their opening game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs. But they're still in a good position, and can take home-ice advantage away with a win on Friday.
The Stanley Cup playoffs are one of the most exciting postseason tournaments in all of sports. In the history of the playoffs, eight seeds have upset the top seeded teams roughly 30% of the time.
There should always be hope at the top of a playoff run, but there should always be realism.
In last year's Stanley Cup playoffs, when the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks went toe-to-toe for six games, it was Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane who filled the stat sheet.
Like a patient back from the brink, the Blackhawks have a new appreciation of life.
You don't have to go very far back to find the history between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Vancouver Canucks, recently it seems these teams always find themselves squaring off in the playoffs.
Despite losing their season finale to the Detroit Red Wings, the Chicago Blackhawks will still have the chance to defend their Stanley Cup Championship.
One thing is for certain, the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings will meet two more times before the 2011 season ends, and the Blackhawks are hoping there are few a more meetings to come.
Patrick Kane has 122 goals in his short NHL career, and perhaps none of those goals represents his unique type of offensive ability like the game-winning goal in game six of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals.
The Chicago Blackhawks are starting the most crucial part of their 2011 season. They'll need a big push to down the stretch to keep pace with the rest of the Western Conference, and they must start with their rival.
In their relatively short careers in the NHL, both Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have achieved tremendous success and popularity. Between them they have a Stanley Cup, Calder Trophy and a Conn Smythe Trophy.
If the regular season were to end today, the Chicago Blackhawks would face the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round of the playoffs without home ice advantage.
Earlier this month, the Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Florida Panthers, and that was with their leading scorer Patrick Sharp. Now the Blackhawks will try avenge that loss without their injured forward.
What a rough season it has been for the Chicago Blackhawks. This is surely not the way the Madhouse on Madison wanted to celebrate the organizations first Stanley Cup title in half of a century.
With 6:34 left to play in the third period of Sunday night's game, defenseman Chis Campoli gave the Chicago Blackhawks a 2-1 lead with with his first goal since coming over in a trade.
The Chicago Blackhawks announced that on Tuesday, defenseman Jordan Hendry underwent successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
The Chicago Blackhawks have lost all three meetings with the San Jose Sharks this season, and a big reason for that has been former Blackhawk Antti Niemi.
The Blackhawks are getting ready to party at the President's place at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave at 2pm today! However with today's events in Japan where a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake shook the island country causing horrific destruction.
President Barack Obama hosted the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks at the White House on Friday and wished them success on their bid for a repeat.
