The 2021 NHL season is here! After awarding the Stanley Cup in September following a most unusual 2019-20 season, we’re back on the ice again. Four new divisions, 56-game schedules and, most importantly, 116 consecutive nights of NHL games, beginning Wednesday. For our first week of power rankings, we offer a reason for hope for […]
Continue readingColliton is starting his third season with the Blackhawks after replacing legend Joel Quenneville. Chicago made the playoffs last season under the expanded format due to the pandemic and upset the Oilers in the preliminary round. They lost to Vegas in the first round. “Jeremy has shown an innate ability to develop young talent throughout […]
Continue readingChicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely as he deals with an undisclosed illness. “This offseason, I’ve been experiencing symptoms that have left me feeling drained and lethargic,” Toews said in a statement from the team. “I am working with doctors so I can better understand my condition. “Until I can get my health […]
Continue readingThe word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
Continue readingThe Chicago Blackhawks are not bringing back goalie Corey Crawford, general manager Stan Bowman said Thursday. “I had a conversation with Corey earlier today,” Bowman said. “And it was an emotional talk.” The 35-year-old Crawford is an unrestricted free agent. Crawford, who has spent his entire career in Chicago since being drafted in the second […]
Continue readingUnlike the traditional playoff format, the league is running a 24-team tournament, with 12 teams from each conference playing in fan-less arenas in Toronto (for the East) and Edmonton, Alberta (for the West). The top four teams in each conference are in the round of 16, and seeds 5 through 12 will square off to […]
Continue readingThe 35-year-old Crawford was “unfit to play or to participate,” Chicago coach Jeremy Colliton said — sticking closely to the league’s strict language for discussing missing players in the COVID-19 world. There was no further word on Crawford’s situation. The potential loss of Crawford is a big blow as the Blackhawks prepare for the Oilers […]
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