Blackhawk Up http://blackhawkup.com A Chicago Blackhawks Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:46:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back Away From the Ledge!!!   Step Away from the Ledge! Wow what a difference 3 periods makes! After a good effort that resulted in a road point in a overtime loss to the Canucks, the Blackhawks laid the proverbial egg in the third period last night in Edmonton.  If you read any article or anything on Twitter the Blackhawks season officially ended last night and Stan Bowman is a big giant dummy!  Put the equipment away, close up the U.C. and start preparing for the draft. Blackhawks fans are in full panic mode. … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/02/03/back-away-from-the-ledge/ Game Preview: Blackhawks vs Calgary Flames 2/3/12 VS 8 PM Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta TV:Comcast Sports Net Chicago Radio:720 AM WGN The good news about playing the Calgary Flames tonight is that the Blackhawks will get to wash the taste of Sam Gagner out of their mouths pretty quick. This is the last game between these two teams this season and the Hawks final chance to get a win in Alberta.  The Flames have been struggling to score goals of late, but the Blackhawks have had trouble keeping teams out of their net.  The Flames have scored 12 goals in their last 7 games, but 6 of [...]

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/02/03/game-preview-blackhawks-vs-calgary-flames-2312/ Observations From Section 321: 8 Is Enough Is that #89 or 99? (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) If Rexall Place were to burn to the ground today I will not miss for a second!  That building has become a house of horrors for the Blackhawks.  In two games there this year they have been out scored 17-6.  The Hawks have given up 17 goals to the 29th place team in all of hockey.  That isn’t good folks, in fact it’s down right awful.  The Oilers have exposed the Blackhawks on more than one occasion this season.  I am thankful they are off our schedule for [...]

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/02/03/observations-from-section-321-8-is-enough/ Climbing Out of Hell Together (Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images)   Oh boy, where to start? Well first, congratulations to Sam Gagner for making history, tying the Oilers franchise record for most points in a single game. Remember this is a record held by guys like Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, so give him a ton of credit. He was sensational. By the end of the game I was rooting for him to get one more and break the record. Didn’t make a difference at that point. As far as the rest of the game goes, I would rather not discuss it. Instead, [...]

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/02/03/climbing-out-of-hell-together/ Game Preview: Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers 2/2/12   VS 8:30 Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta TV: Comcast Sports Net Chicago Radio: 720 AM WGN Tonight is the 4th and final meeting between the Blackhawks and the Edmonton Oilers.  The last time the Hawks were in the Rexall Place, on November 19th, they were beat down worse than Carlo Rizzi.  The Oilers followed that up with a 4-3 win, in Chicago, on January 2nd.  The game winning goal that night was scored by Ben Eager, which made that loss 100 times worse! Edmonton is chalked full of young talent and will be a force in the Western Confernece, just not right [...]

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/02/02/game-preview-blackhawks-vs-edmonton-oilers-2212/ Observations From Section 321: The Story Of Two Cor(e)ys "That's Corey with an E" (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)   If the Vancouver Canucks get a higher playoff seed by one point over the Blackhawks they can thank Cory Schneider for standing on his head last night!  In a very close Western Conference that was a tough point to leave on the ice. But, on the other hand, it is nice to start a 9 game road trip with a point.   If you like good goaltending then last night’s game was for you! It’s amazing what these two teams can do when they forget about all the crap and play [...]

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/02/01/observations-from-section-321-the-story-of-two-coreys/ Blackhawks 2 Canucks 3: Not the Outcome They Deserved "There's no way he can stop this one..." (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)   Before I delve into the game, I have to address this because I think there’s a bigger issue at hand here. Regarding the Stalberg non-call. I understand that the refs put the whistles away and wanted to let the teams play. I’m all for that, I think its better for the game, especially in OT. But that should only be when the penalties are marginal. A blatant, desperate hook on a breakaway isn’t something the officials should let the teams just play through. That call has [...]

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/02/01/blackhawks-2-canucks-3-not-the-outcome-they-deserved/ Patrick Sharp Is BACK!! Guess who's back tonight?(AP)

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/01/31/patrick-sharp-is-back/ Game Preview: Blackhawks vs. Vancouver Canucks 1/31/12 VS 9 PM, Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC TV:WGN Radio: 720 AM WGN Tonight is the 3rd meeting of the year between the Chicago Blackhawks and the team everyone loves to hate, the Vancouver Canucks.  The road team has won each of the first two meetings this year.  There are many givens that will happen tonight.  The sight of the Sedins will make me think of the “Children of the Corn”.  Every time I hear the name Alex Burrows I will be tempted to bite someone or at least pull their hair.  Alain Vigneault will complain and cause me to throw beer [...]

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]]> http://blackhawkup.com/2012/01/31/game-preview-blackhawks-vs-vancouver-canucks-13112/ Well Scratch That Idea! Tim Gleason will not be a Blackhawk this season (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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