

Hostages and the Blackhawks
Like many hockey fans, I was following the negotiation…and eventual arbitration…between Defenseman P.K. Subban and the Montreal Canadiens...


Pain Central
(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Last year the Central Division was the top shelf of the NHL. There is no room for debate in that...


The "Ready For Prime Time Players"
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Earlier this week the Blackhawks announced their National TV Schedule for NBC this coming season. We fans have 20...


The Waiting Game
Summer is here, and absolutely no one is thinking about hockey. That is, except for a sick few of us, and those who are desperate to show...


Eight More Years!
(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) Wednesday, Noon. I leave work a little early for once and start contemplating my looming Blackhawks...


In Bowman We Trust
(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) SACRIFICES The team Lord Stanley Bowman is putting together is worth smiling about. Before the...


Straight Into Compton
More on “Straight Into Compton” in a bit. First…does anyone else feel a draft? Like a three year-old who found the key to the pantry, the...


The Old Man And The "See Ya"
(picture by me at last year's Training Camp) Zeus hath fallen. I’m a little bummed, because I liked him. It was announced at the...


How Sweet It Was, How Swede It Is
Before I really even get started, let me state the obvious. As I write this Game 4 is about to start for this year’s Stanley Cup...


Deposit Your Beards In The Sink On The Way Out
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) So I’m sitting down to write this less than 24 hours after Martinez knocked the Game 7 winner in. Off Leddy, past...