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Blackhawks Battle Familiar Faces From Florida

When the Florida Panthers take the ice at the United Center on Friday night, it will feel like home for more than one of the visitors.

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Chicago Blackhawks Enjoying December

As the temperature outdoors goes down, the Blackhawks are heating things up.

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Blackhawks Blue Line Becoming Offensively Dominant

When the Blackhawks traded away Brian Campbell this summer and brought in Steve Montador, Sean O’Donnell and Sami Lepisto, the initial assumption was that Chicago would feel a drop-off on the offensive end of the ice. That couldn’t be further … Continue reading

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Blackhawks Waive Rostislav Olesz

On Wednesday, the Blackhawks placed Rostislav Olesz on waivers. In six games with the Blackhawks, Olesz had six shots on goal, zero goals, zero assists and was minus-one while averaging 9:06 in ice time per game. He was acquired in … Continue reading

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Why Are The Blackhawks Still Wasting A Roster Spot on Rostislav Olesz?

Rostislav Olesz was acquired in a salary-dumping trade with the Panthers this summer. Brian Campbell took his enormous cap hit to Florida, leaving the Hawks with a player making $3.125M - less than half the cap hit for fewer years. But … Continue reading

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Have the Blackhawks Found An Offensive Star?

With October in the books, the Blackhawks will spend most of November on the road. But looking back at October, one player on the Hawks roster outplayed his expectations in the season’s first month. Consider the following comparison of five Octobers:  Season:  1  2 … Continue reading

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Blackhawks Steal Two Points From Panthers

Despite allowing 42 shots on Corey Crawford, the Blackhawks escaped Thursday night with two critical points in the standings. It wasn’t pretty, but the Hawks skated away with the win.

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Blackhawks-Panthers Like A Family Reunion

When the Blackhawks play in Florida on Thursday, it will be as much a reunion as it will be a hockey game.

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Chicago Blackhawks Blue Line Depth Paying Dividends

We’re only six games into October, but the summer shopping of Chicago GM Stan Bowman is already making a clear impact on the team’s play. Looking around the roster, there is much better chemistry and production coming already this year … Continue reading

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Blackhawks Roster Question: What To Do With Rostislav Olesz?

When training camp begins tomorrow at the United Center, there are a number of questions that will need answers in a short amount of time. Unlike the beginning of last season, when most of the questions started with “Who the … Continue reading

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