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Weekend Panthers Caterwaul
The floor is open, kids; anything and everything regarding the Florida Panthers is fair game. I imagine we'll get back to holding daily Caterwauls as the season gets a little closer. A few potential topics for discussion... Rookie Camp opens to the public at Saveology IcePlex (IncredibleIce) at...
Is Michael Nylander at the Root of the Dale Tallon Firing?
Early last week, the Chicago Blackhawks touched off a heck of a mid-summer drama when they fired General Manager Dale Tallon and ignited a few rounds of "he-said/he-said/he-said" that probably isn't over yet. Now comes word from Larry Brooks (standard "consider the source" caveat applies) that...
Well, Allow John McDonough to Retort: Responds to Martin Havlat and Others
So McD has descended from his castle to take the time to answer some of the things to float around here, and quite frankly I'm not less upset than I was about this whole thing. It's my job to be the hothead of this site, and it's a role I play well. Some points: On the RFA snafu: "But as far as...
12/15 Winter Classic Quick Hits
There are so many articles and blogs talking about the Winter Classic coming up on New Year's Day so it's hard to stay on top of everything, but here are some recent articles that I found to be interesting. Please feel free to suggest any articles I may have missed in the comments. Greg...
A good read from the Sun Times on Wirtz, McDonough
I first read this on James Mirtle's blog, and I think this is a good article for everyone to check out on the rise of the Blackhawks back to a proud franchise. My favorite part of this article is the same portion that Mirtle highlighted in his post: On the night the Hawks honored former great...
Four more home games to be shown on TV this year
From Blackhawks.com: The Chicago Blackhawks and Comcast SportsNet have announced that four (4) additional home games have been added to the GAME ON!: The Home Series telecast schedule for the remainder of the 2007-08 season. The additional four games brings the total to 11 Blackhawks home games...
John McDonough is the new president of the Blackhawks
Special thanks to reader Raj Binders Labido for pointing this one out in his diary...It's being reported on the Blackhawks' official site that former Chicago Cubs president John McDonough has been hired as the new president of the Blackhawks. According to "The Score" 670 AM radio, McDonough...
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