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Posts tagged "Patrick Sharp"

Toews out 2 weeks with shoulder injury

Joel Quenneville confirmed at the team’s Wednesday practice that captain Jonathan Toews would miss “a couple of weeks” with a shoulder injury suffered in the first period of the Hawks’ Tuesday night loss in St. Louis. The injury comes at an inopportune time; the Hawks have a busy January schedule with seven games between January... Read more »
By John Talarico,
December 29, 2010 at 4:07 pm
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Numbers and notes heading into Circus Trip

With the Hawks about to begin their annual “Circus” road trip, now feels like a good time to evaluate how things have gone through 20 games of the 2010-2011 NHL season.  From a team standpoint, here is a cold dose of reality: the Hawks’ current record puts them in 13th place in the West if... Read more »
By John Talarico,
November 16, 2010 at 10:18 pm
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Blackhawks Blog: Hawks lose 4th straight at home; disturbing trends continue

When the Blackhawks took a 1-0 lead against Phoenix on Wednesday night, all signs pointed toward a victory. The Hawks were controlling the tempo, moving the puck, and getting quality chances. Add the fact that Phoenix was 0-5-2 when giving up the first goal and it looked like a gift-wrapped, much needed Blackhawks win. Unfortunately... Read more »
By John Talarico,
November 10, 2010 at 10:40 pm
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Blackhawks' recent lineup decisions are head-scratchers

With Wednesday night’s dreadful loss to the woeful New Jersey Devils, the Blackhawks slipped to below .500 counting overtime losses. Yes, that’s right, BELOW .500.  No one can deny any longer that this team has issues. There are key injuries, the schedule is weird, and new faces are still trying to make their presence felt... Read more »
By John Talarico,
November 3, 2010 at 11:08 pm
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Hossa, Hawks steal two points from Blues

I mentioned in my last blog that “some would suggest” Marian Hossa (and Patrick Sharp) have been single handedly winning games for the Blackhawks. On Monday night, there was no question. The Hawks as a collective unit were average from start to finish against St. Louis on Monday night and still came away with a... Read more »
By John Talarico,
October 18, 2010 at 10:38 pm
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Reality check: Sloppy, injured, out-of-sync Hawks are 3-2-1

There have been glaring weaknesses in this new Blackhawks team through six games.  The defense has been suspect, opponent shots on goal totals have been way too high, and too few players have developed any type of chemistry or consistency. Individually, there have been a few disappointing moments: New goaltender Marty Turco hasn’t been on... Read more »
By John Talarico,
October 17, 2010 at 8:34 pm
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Q changing lines already?

Coach Joel Quenneville is known first for his mustache and second for his tendency to change lines when something isn’t clicking. The puck hasn’t dropped yet, and Quenneville is already tinkering with the lines that were commonly used in preseason games. According to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, here’s how the Hawks’ forwards took the ice for... Read more »
By John Talarico,
October 5, 2010 at 9:32 pm
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Morin sent to Rockford; Opening night roster coming into focus

The Blackhawks made a relatively surprising move earlier today by sending prospect Jeremy Morin to Rockford. Morin will start the season there but is likely the first option to be called up if needed. The underlying reason for sending him down, as usual, is the salary cap. With Nick Leddy on the roster to fill... Read more »
By John Talarico,
October 4, 2010 at 8:22 pm
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New-look Hawks should be even better defensively

Just when you thought this summer was full of bad news, here’s something positive.  Last season, the Blackhawks won games because of three things: Timely scoring, puck possession, and good defense.  After this summer’s exodus of players, it’s hard to predict if all three of those components will click on all cylinders right away.  The... Read more »
By John Talarico,
August 11, 2010 at 1:20 pm
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Blackhawks lineup beginning to take shape

With the Antti Niemi situation settled, the Hawks’ 2010-2011 lineup is much easier to predict. The team can now dress a 21-man roster comfortably under the salary cap. Based on recent signings and comments by General Manager Stan Bowman, here is what the lineup could resemble in October: Kane/Toews/Brouwer Hossa/Sharp/Kopecky Stalberg/Bolland/Makarov Bickell/Dowell/Skille Keith/Seabrook Hjalmarsson/Campbell Hendry/Vishnevskiy... Read more »
By John Talarico,
August 6, 2010 at 2:34 pm
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