Last spring, a poor series against Phoenix put Johnny Oduya in the doghouse with many Blackhawks fans. But 12 months later, Oduya is having a fantastic start to the postseason next to Michal Rozsival, and the Hawks’ “third” defensive pair … Continue reading →The post Blackhawks Blue Line Depth Paying Big Dividends appeared first on Committed Indians. read more...

Jonathan Toews and the Chicago Blackhawks got to watch all the action in the NHL playoffs while they waited for an opponent to emerge for the second round. What they saw from the Detroit Red Wings looked very familiar. ''Just that same relaxed, patient experience that they've shown in the playoffs and makes them a tough team to beat,'' Toews said. ''They got some veteran... read more...

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Just a few things that caught my eye: Patrick Sharp is 31-3 this season. Yes, the Hawks have only lost three times with him in the lineup. Wow. Moths to a light -- the Wings were puck focused all night long. That will change next game ... might not change the outcome by much, though. Justin Abdelkader got in Dave Bolland's face at the mid-point of the seco... read more...

Late in the third period the Detroit Red Wings were making a desperate late game push to try and tie the game with the Chicago Blackhawks.  Down 3-1 they had their work cut out for them and appeared to cut the lead to one with this shot here by Red Wings forward Damien Brunner.  It appeared that the puck crossed the goal line after it went off the crossbar but Blackhawks d... read more...

CSN Chicago’s Susannah Collins was doing her thing outside the Chicago locker room prior to the Blackhawks’ opening playoff game against the Minnesota Wild, when she got a little tongue-tied talking about the team’s thoughts that the playoffs, aka the second season, is the only season that matters in the NHL, despite the fact that “they’ve had such a tremendous amount of s... read more...