Sticky issues
On Monday, a day after ending another disappointing season, the Blackhawks packed their bags, had their exit interviews and began a long summer. As the days go on, the frustrations...
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Futile finale is fitting
It's fitting that the Blackhawks wrapped up their 2006-07 season in the same place where it all began to go horribly wrong. Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Stars put the...
Poor start finishes 4-game win streak
By time the Blackhawks put their first shot on goal Saturday?13 minutes 20 seconds into the game?they already were behind three goals. When former Hawk Kyle Calder scored his second...
Chelios’ lifeline: Departing Hawks
When Blackhawks rookie Bryan Bickell was born March 9, 1986, Chris Chelios was preparing for his third playoffs with the Montreal Canadiens. Twenty-one years and one month later, Bickell scored...
Long haul for Blackhawks’ Khabibulin
This isn't what Nikolai Khabibulin had in mind when he signed with the Blackhawks in the summer of 2005. Coming off a Stanley Cup victory in the spring of 2004,...
Blackhawks win game, lose Havlat
Martin Havlat may be lost for the final three games after suffering a dislocated right shoulder late in the first period Tuesday of the Hawks' 3-2 shootout victory over the...
Drawing life from penalty kill
Finding bright spots for the Blackhawks this season isn't easy, but perhaps the most consistent area has been the penalty kill. The Hawks rank 15th, killing 82.7 percent of power...
Sharp’s shooting propels Blackhawks
All season the Blackhawks have struggled to score goals at even strength or on the power play. Put a Hawks player in the penalty box, however, and it's a different...
Ruutu searches for his ‘A’ game
There aren't too many facets of Tuomo Ruutu's season he is satisfied with except for the fact he has been in the lineup every night since the end of October....
Spoiler role just a little too taxing
Of the Blackhawks' final seven games, including Wednesday night's 3-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, five are against teams jockeying for playoff position in the Western Conference. So though the...