Maple Leafs Should Explore a Trade For Blackhawks’ Connor Murphy

The Toronto Maple Leafs are dealing with a ton of injuries on their blue line this season. Unfortunately, they are without two of their best defensemen, Chris Tanev and Brandon…

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St. Louis Trip, Knight’s Vezina Case, West on Ice, Vanacker Stays Hot, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Blackhawks are out of town on business tonight. Back-to-backs haven’t treated them well this year, but the most important game in those scenarios is the first one. And the Blackhawks are invading St. Louis to face a vulnerable, banged up Blues

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Friday Four: How Lightning have thrived with depleted defence corps

In this edition of Friday Four, Michael Amato covers the Lightning filling gaps with Victor Hedman out, Carter Verhaege’s fire, Andre Burakovsky’s partnership with Connor Bedard, and Marco Kasper’s slump.

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Friday Morning Bag Skate 12-12-25

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks AHL prospect update, 12/11: Lardis, Korchinski among Rockford’s early-season standouts (SCH) Blackhawks defenseman have their own blind-spot detection sy

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NHL hand-pass roundup: Analyzing the recent controversial calls

Hand passes have been the talk of the NHL of late, both with calls and non-calls. With calls going both ways, reactions have been all over the place. From coaches irate over the rulings to some players with some understanding, there clearly is a misu

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5 Takeaways From the Blackhawks 3-0 Shutout Win Against the Rangers

The Chicago Blackhawks hosted the New York Rangers at the United Center on Wednesday, Dec. 10. After a 6-0 shutout at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights and a…

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RECAP: Knight’s 21-save shutout propels Blackhawks 3-0 over the Rangers

Spencer Knight stopped all 21 shots for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-0 whitewashing over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night at the United Center. Connor Bedard added a... Read more » The post RECAP: Knight’s 21-save shutout propels Blackhawk

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Jack’s Daily: Blackhawks Bounce Back; Rinzel & Slaggert Impact IceHogs Win

After suffering their worst loss of the season last time out to the Anaheim Ducks, the Chicago Blackhawks responded with one of their best team performances in a 3-0 win over the New York Rangers on Wednesday. Spencer Knight stopped all 21 shots face

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Knight Shuts Out Rangers, Team USA Olympic Head Coach

Spencer Knight’s first full season with the Chicago Blackhawks has been nothing short of extraordinary so far. After stopping all 21 shots faced against the New York Rangers on Wednesday, Knight, still only 24, is now 10-6-5 with a 2.50 goals-again

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Where Have the Connor Bedard Haters Gone?

Connor Bedard elicited plenty of criticism in his first two seasons in the NHL. Mark Messier and Paul Bissonnette both called him out on national television, criticizing his defensive play…

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Let’s Talk About Frank Nazar, Scoring Struggles, Process and Still Having a “Really Good Night”

The Blackhawks’ win over the Rangers on Wednesday night checked almost every box that you would want from the team. Connor Bedard scored a highlight-reel goal. Tyler Bertuzzi deposited loose change again. Spencer Knight was spectacular in net and g

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Big names in play? Analyzing 5 intriguing NHL trade chips

There's been just one NHL trade finalized since July (Lukas Reichel from Chicago to Vancouver), yet it feels like at least a few high-profile NHLers could be moved ahead of the March 6 trade deadline. Here's what five intriguing trade chips offer