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NHL Trade Deadline: Chicago Blackhawks

February 24, 2011   Monte Stewart   No comments

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The Blackhawks have two of the NHL’s best defensemen in Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook — but will be looking for more blue line help at the NHL trade deadline.

If they can afford it.

“When you look around the league, I think everybody has their comparable needs,” said coach Joel Quenneville. “I think everybody likes to have depth on the back end. That’s generally how everybody would like to improve their team.”

Keith won the Norris Trophy in 2010 after he and blue line partner Seabrook helped the Hawks claim the Stanley Cup. They also played key roles as Team Canada won Olympic gold. But after that dynamic duo and Brian Campbell, the Hawks don’t have much defensive experience as they try to defend their crown.

 

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Patrick Kane Suffers ‘Setback’; Doubtful for Friday Return

December 16, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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The Chicago Blackhawks have been missing forward Marian Hossa for a couple weeks, and an injury to star forward Patrick Kane only made matters worse. Kane’s missed four games, but was slated to return against Detroit Friday.

That apparently won’t be happening. Kane was on the ice with the team at practice Thursday in Chicago, but suffered a setback, according to Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune. The left ankle Kane injured is apparently still not right.

As a result, Kuc reports that Kane is now “doubtful” for Friday’s game.

“It’s part of the process,” Chicago coach Joel Quenneville told the paper. “(Kane) might need a day off. He was out there for two days in a row and (Thursday) he might have aggravated it. I don’t think it’s to the extent where it’s a step in the wrong direction.”

Kane’s “setback” is described as slight, indicating he won’t be out long-term. Meanwhile, Quenneville said Hossa should be on the ice for Friday’s morning skate, though he won’t play against the Red Wings.

 

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Marian Hossa Out for Blackhawks Again

November 30, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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Marian Hossa was ruled out of action for two to three weeks on Tuesday, a day after the Blackhawks forward collided with teammate Nick Boynton in practice.

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville told reporters after Tuesday’s skate that the lower-body injury was not related to one that forced him out of five games between Oct. 28-Nov. 7.

“Since he came back from when he was injured (earlier), he was progressing — he was coming off a great game in Los Angeles, played a lot of minutes, played him on a couple lines,” Quenneville said. “He’s useful in so many different areas — power play, penalty kill. Obviously, there’s a void there.”

Hossa has eight goals and 10 assists in 21 games. Hossa missed nearly the first two months of last season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Hossa left the ice Monday favoring his right leg.

 

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Sidney Crosby’s On-Ice Value Continues to Increase, Evolve

November 24, 2010   Adam Gretz   No comments

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Entering Wednesday’s game against Buffalo, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby finds himself in his usual spot near the top of the NHL’s scoring race, in a back-and-forth fight for the top spot with Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos. He’s currently on a pace that would see him set career highs in goals and points. The fact he’s racking up points is nothing new. But the way he’s getting them, and the manner in which the Penguins are using him, has certainly changed — and continues to evolve — since he fist entered the league during the 2005-06 season.

Here are three examples of his continually evolving game.

 

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Blackhawks’ Overhaul Not a Roadblock to Stanley Cup Contention

November 01, 2010   Christopher Botta   No comments

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NEW YORK — The Chicago Blackhawks may have stumbled on to something with their forced overhaul of half of a Stanley Cup-winning roster.

Replacing 10 contributors of its first Stanley Cup championship in 49 years — most for the purpose of squeezing under the salary cap — these Blackhawks will not be complacent. As core stars Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane remain, over the long grind of an NHL season they could be energized by the opportunity to contend for another title with a different supporting cast. Except for goaltender Marty Turco, most of the new faces have not come close to winning a ring.

“We’re still grasping our system,” said captain Jonathan Toews, emphasizing the “we” to include the holdovers, after the Blackhawks lost to the Rangers 3-2 at Madison Square Garden on Monday. “If we keep getting better, we’ll see the results.”

While the Blackhawks said goodbye to a handful of players vital to the Cup run, most notably clutch power forward/defenseman Dustin Byfuglien and No. 1 goalie Antti Niemi, they will almost undoubtedly benefit from a step-up in performance from a pair of holdover big-contract players. Teams were not going to absorb the long-term contracts of Brian Campbell and Marian Hossa, no matter how many sweeteners placed before them. This could be a blessing for Chicago. After all, on their worst days this is a pair of very good hockey players.

 

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Marian Hossa’s No-Look Goal Helps Blackhawks Beat Blues

October 19, 2010   Bruce Ciskie   No comments

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There was some very entertaining hockey played Monday night, despite the relatively light schedule of games. The best game may have been in Chicago, where the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks hosted Central Division rival St. Louis.

The Blues led 2-0 on a pair of David Perron goals, but Chicago rallied in the final seven minutes. Marian Hossa scored a power-play goal to make it 2-1, and then he was back on the ice for an even-strength shift less than three minutes later.

On a scramble in front, Hossa was able to score with his back to the goal. Watch the work he does with his hands when he gets the puck near his stick.

 

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Devils Were an Easy Target for Gary Bettman, NHL

September 14, 2010   Alan Adams   No comments

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It is a good thing NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is a wannabe heavyweight because he’d have a hard time going the distance if he ever tried to punch above his weight.

Bettman came down heavy on the New Jersey Devils yesterday when he slapped them with a $3 million fine and the loss of two high draft picks as punishment for originally offering Ilya Kovalchuk a 17-year, $102 million contract.

An arbitrator subsequently ruled the offer was a circumvention of the salary cap, opening the door for Bettman to dole out the punishment, which the Devils can appeal to the NHL’s Board of Governors.

The chance of success with the lords of the boards is slim, however.

Taking on the Devils was an easy fight for Bettman and it came after the commissioner passed on four previous chances to mix it up with several other teams over the so-called retirement contracts.

 

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NHL, NHLPA Reach Agreement; Ilya Kovalchuk Contract to be Approved

September 03, 2010   Adam Gretz   No comments

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We’ve been down this road before, but it appears as if the Ilya Kovalchuk contract situation is finally, mercifully, close to an end result.

On Friday, multiple media outlets, including TSN’s Darren Dreger, ESPN’s EJ Hradek and Tom Gulitti of The Bergen Record are all reporting that the NHL and NHLPA have come to an agreement on an ammendment to the CBA in regards to the long-term contracts that have become the bane of the league’s existence the past two years.

The 17-year contract that the Devils originally had with Kovalchuk this summer was obviously the breaking point, dragging out his free agency to this point in early September. After the Devils submitted a revised contract last week (a reported 15-year pact worth $100 million) the league was supposed to make a decision on whether or not to approve it by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

Instead of reaching a decision, the deadline was pushed back to Friday, prolonging the situation even further. According to Friday’s reports, the newest contract will be approved as part of the new CBA ammendment.

Not long after Wednesday’s deadline was delayed, reports surfaced that the NHL had issued an ultimatum to the NHLPA regarding contracts like the ones signed by Roberto Luongo and Marian Hossa, among others. Those reports, however, were disputed in the sense that it wasn’t necessarily an ultimatum, but simply a negotiation between the two sides. Either way, the agreement will also lead to the Luongo and Hossa deals being approved, as well.

According to Gulitti, via Twitter, the “CBA amendment would involve stipulations on cap hit for deals going past age 35 and age 40.”

 

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NHL Reportedly Wants Compromise With Union Over Kovalchuk Contract

September 02, 2010   Bruce Ciskie   No comments

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While NHL media and fans wring their hands over the league’s inability to rule on Ilya Kovalchuk‘s new contract with the New Jersey Devils, the league is apparently working behind the scenes to make a deal of their own.

Larry Brooks of The New York Post reported Thursday morning that the NHL wants to cut a deal with the NHL Players Association. It’s a deal that the league hopes will put an end to these ridiculous long-term contracts that have become all the rage.

Brooks reports that NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly sent a letter to the union late Wednesday night to outline the league’s position and lay out this proposal.

 

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NHL Confirms They’re Still Investigating Controversial Contracts

August 18, 2010   Bruce Ciskie   No comments

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When the NHL won their case involving the rejected contract of free agent Ilya Kovalchuk, it opened a can of worms.

Four other players — Chris Pronger, Roberto Luongo, Marc Savard, and Marian Hossa — had long-term deals that the league didn’t like, and we learned those contracts were still under investigation, even though they had all been signed and registered with the league for some time.

There was no speculation from the league at the time as to what they would try to do about the contracts were they found to be against the rules. If they chose, the power existed to wipe the contracts off the books.

On Wednesday, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed to NHL.com that these deals are still under investigation.

 

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