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Photoshop Of The Day: CarBomb, Thoughts On Hawks 4-3 Win Over Jets

    Did I like CarBomb’s energy? Yes, as I said over the summer, he’s like Adam Burish on crack. Did he create havoc, cause a couple of turnovers, and even create a couple of scoring…Read More

Much Ado About CarBomb: Hawks Host Winnipeg Thrashers

  “He is a very valiant trencher-man.” – William Shakespeare Tonight will mark the first return to the UC since the 2010 Stanley Cup championship run of former Chicago Blackhawks…Read More

Q’s Random Line Generator – The Dallas Games

If you are interested in the hockey strategy of line-matching, then the Coach Quenneville led Chicago Blackhawks are the team to watch.  Q obviously loves to mix lines.  And what he does, tends not…Read More

Let The Games Begin: Toews Is Coming

Is there really anything else to say?   (You can click on the image for a larger version) Let’s do this.

The Only Blackhawks Preview Printed on 100% Recyclable Internetz

  Sure, you’ve already read every single season preview on every single other blog – but you haven’t read “The Only Preview That Matters” where we give you more prognostication-per-pixel…Read More

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Around the NHL in 30 Days: Colorado Avalanche

    We’re back on the 30 in 30 beat again and I’ll be bringing you two previews…Read More

Why John Scott Isn’t Going Away – Yet

Update: After listening to Stan Bowman’s comments today, it sounds like the Hawks are much higher…Read More

What Went Wrong Last Year, And Will It Be Fixed?

In my review of Stan Bowman’s summer, I observed: “There are two, wildly divergent narratives of…Read More

Around the NHL in 30 Days – It’s The Chicago Blackhawks, Man!

  Ah, to bring Jeremy Roenick to tears again. Make no doubt about it, that’s the mission…Read More

Around the NHL in 30 Days – Day 5: Carolina Hurricanes

  Next up to bat on our list of teams is the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes made a few moves this…Read More

Around the NHL in 30 Days – Day 2: Boston Bruins

  What’s left to say about the 2010-11 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins? Hated by many,…Read More

Around the NHL in 30 Days – Day 1: Anaheim Ducks

  Ah, the summer doldrums. You’d think the withdrawal symptoms would hit in August, but with…Read More

Photoshop of Thy Day: Game of Waiting

Here’s a potential wallpaper for any Game of Thrones fan (like me) who is begging for hockey to…Read More

Leddy Gaga, Part Two

    Yeah, the title really sucks. But these things happen when you’ve got kids of a…Read More

Nick Leddy: A Perfect Ten, Or Even Higher?

    Tim Currell, formerly a writer here at BlackhawkUp who now writes with Jeffrey Bartl over…Read More

What Stan Bowman Did on His Summer Vacation: Final Answer

  In the immediate aftermath of this summer’s changes to the Hawks roster, I praised Stan Bowman’s…Read More

Photoshop Of The Day: Patrick Sharp Is The BOMB!

  It’s great we’ll likely be seeing Patrick Sharp in an Indian head sweater for six…Read More

Sopel signs with Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL

  Photo courtesy of Hockey Broad. Her excellent site should be on your favorites list.   Well,…Read More

Photoshops of the Day: The Detroit Model / No Stanley For Old Men

  Here’s a set that I did during the Wings-Sharks playoff series but never got to use. It’s…Read More

State of the Union: The Blackhawks Defense

  One could state that the Chicago Blackhawks swapped Brian Campbell and Chris Campoli for Steve…Read More