Results matching “bolland”
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Despite moving players such as Dustin Byfuglien, Kris Versteeg, Brent Sopel and Andrew Ladd, the Chicago Blackhawks are still in a salary cap mess right now. Matching the San Jose Sharks’ offer sheet for Niklas Hjalmarsson won’t help things, either, even if it was a good move for their on-ice product. One thing to take…
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Hey, it’s Chicago Blackhawks night here on Pro Hockey Talk. But since they went and won the Stanley Cup, I guess it’s only natural they’ll dominate the headlines for at least 11 days or so. Expect a big, rousing ovation tomorrow for the Hawks when a number of players and the team will be honored…
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Toews, Kane hit bonuses; Blackhawks over the salary cap by millions
Jun 12, 2010, 4:33 AM EDT
You have to give Dale Tallon credit. He was given free reign to do whatever was needed to build a Stanley Cup champion and that’s exactly what he did. He may not have been able to stick with the team due to an inability to work a fax machine, but he was able to bring…
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2010 Stanley Cup finals: Blackhawks benefit from masterful line adjustments
Jun 7, 2010, 3:00 PM EDT
There was no secret that, after an ugly Game 4 loss, the Chicago Blackhawks needed to make some changes. In fact, we called for such a thing before Game 5; Brandon asked if coach Joel Quenneville should relax his stubborn policy of keeping Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane together while I wondered if the top…
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Blackhawks blast Flyers out of the gate, take 3-0 first period lead
Jun 6, 2010, 9:00 PM EDT
This is the Chicago Blackhawks team I expected to see. This is the group that wore down the Nashville Predators, befuddled the Vancouver Canucks and swept the San Jose Sharks out of the Western Conference finals. I’m not sure what happened to them – even in the first two games they won – but let…
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2010 Stanley Cup finals: Tough defense, not fatigue, slows Mike Richards and Jonathan Toews
Jun 4, 2010, 11:00 AM EDT
It’s natural to throw a quality player under the bus when he’s hit a brick wall. The thing is, sometimes people stumble when they try to identify what, exactly, that brick wall is. Take, for instance, the case of the teams’ two floundering captains. Both Jonathan Toews and Mike Richards were playing incredible hockey through…
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Never let it be said that CBC’s Ron MacLean doesn’t have a flare for the dramatic. The day after MacLean got into it verbally with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman over franchise stability and teams moving from their current homes, he did something else remarkable and heroic… He helped save a man’s life in Philadelphia. MacLean…
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2010 Stanley Cup finals: Flyers hold big special teams advantage so far
Jun 3, 2010, 4:10 PM EDT
Late into the 2009-10 regular season, I took a look at one of my simple stats: special teams plus/minus. At that point in the season, the Chicago Blackhawks ranked as the second best team in that area (scoring 18 more special teams goals than they allowed) while the Philadelphia Flyers took seventh place. The Blackhawks…
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2010 Stanley Cup finals: Live Chat for Game 2 of Flyers-Hawks
May 31, 2010, 10:00 PM EDT
At first I thought that Saturday’s Live Chat had the most readers ever, but it turns out it had the most comments. While that’s not as sexy as sheer reader numbers, what that means is that everyone had a lot to say about that wacky Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. (And maybe ……
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Everyone has their predictions for the Stanley Cup finals, where they try and determine which team will win and in how many games. You’ll see plenty of that tonight and especially tomorrow as we gear up for Game 1. We here at Pro Hockey Talk decided to take things a bit further, predicting not only…
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It’s no secret that hockey players will fight through some gruesome injuries and often take crazy health risks to play in the playoffs. Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Ladd needs only to look back at his Stanley Cup winning run with the Carolina Hurricanes – and his former teammate Erik Cole’s courageous Game 7 return despite…
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2010 Stanley Cup finals: Don't expect the same 'Hawks next year
May 26, 2010, 12:25 PM EDT
Back in March, I took an in-depth look at the looming Chicago Blackhawks cap crisis. The actual cap commitments are the same, as you can see in this breakdown of the 2010-11 scenario. (Numbers from CapGeek.com) Chicago’s 2010-11 cap commitments (some cap hits rounded up for simplicity): Forwards (9 of 12 spots covered): Toews (6.3); Kane…
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As we gear up for the Stanley Cup finals, we start the incredibly premature breakdowns looking at which players might be the early favorites for the Conn Smythe. The Chicago Blackhawks and the Philadelphia Flyers have each had players step it up and take their game to the next level, providing the edge each team…
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NHL Playoffs, Blackhawks vs. Sharks, Game 4: Post-game videos
May 24, 2010, 12:15 AM EDT
Comments OffHere’s the final set of tonight’s videos from NBC’s playoff coverage. First, here’s the last barrage of interviews from Jonathan Toews, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville and Sharks coach Todd McLellan. Next, the NBC Crew discusses the impact of defensive-minded forwards including Mike Richards and Dave Bolland. Here’s the presentation of the Campbell Trophy,…
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Trip to Stanley Cup finals helps Duncan Keith cope with loss of 7 teeth
May 23, 2010, 9:50 PM EDT
Duncan Keith lost seven teeth in this afternoon’s game between the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks, but advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals must numb some of that pain. Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune captured some great quotes from the chopper-lite Keith. “I just smashed all my teeth out,” Keith said as he opened…
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NHL Playoffs, Blackhawks vs. Sharks, Game 4: O Pavelski, where art thou?
May 23, 2010, 1:15 PM EDT
Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks, Game 4 3:00 p.m. EDT, May 23, 2010 Live on NBC Blackhawks lead series 3-0 To be fair, this entire San Jose Sharks team has been immensely frustrated by the Blackhawks. They’ve scored just five goals in three games despite putting 118 shots on net between all three losses.…
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NHL Playoffs, Blackhawks vs. Sharks, Game 4: Chicago breaks out the harpoon
May 23, 2010, 11:45 AM EDT
“I’m pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, caught and killed a large predator that supposedly injured some bathers. But, as you see, it’s a beautiful day, the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time.” “Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart…
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NHL Playoffs, Blackhawks v. Sharks, Game 3: Niemi, not choke job, spells doom for Sharks
May 22, 2010, 12:45 AM EDT
Comments OffEastern Conference Finals, Game 3, Final (OT) Chicago Blackhawks 3, San Jose Sharks 2 Blackhawks lead series 3-0 The San Jose Sharks had their collective hearts broken tonight. Friday night was easily the best they’ve performed against the Chicago Blackhawks in this series, blasting 46 shots on goal and controlling play for most of the…
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NHL Playoffs, Blackhawks v. Sharks, Game 3: We're headed to OT
May 21, 2010, 10:35 PM EDT
Comments OffEastern Conference Finals, Game 3, End of Regulation Chicago Blackhawks 2, San Jose Sharks 2 Blackhawks lead series 2-0 Towards the end of the third period it looked as thought the San Jose Sharks would fail, once again, to take advantage of every chance they earned and walk away with yet another painful loss to…
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When a star hockey player is struggling, it’s not crazy to wonder “Is he hurt? Is he injured?” Some might respond with a token “that’s just an excuse” but in the realm of hockey, playing injured isn’t just common. It’s practically expected. So whenever you can get a little perspective on what it must be…
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San Jose Sharks 2, Chicago Blackhawks 4 Blackhawks lead series 2-0 How do you judge this series so far? Is this the San Jose Sharks choking? This is two straight losses at home, with a clear path to the Stanley Cup finals after reaching the previously-hallowed ground of the conference finals. Or is this just…
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While we were curious what the storyline would be to develop around the Western Conference finals between Chicago and San Jose, sometimes it takes someone to make their presence known to figure out what, exactly, the story will be. Blackhawks rookie goaltender Antti Niemi decided to announce his presence in a big way in Game…
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Dave Bolland puts a dagger into the hearts of the Canucks with a last-minute, shorthanded goal at the end of the second period.
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For a tiny chunk of the third period, it looked like the Canucks were going to at least make things interesting. Shane O’Brien scored a goal to make it 3-1 and the team generated some nice chances. Perhaps that simply woke up the Blackhawks, though, as two constant nuisances – Patrick Kane and Dustin Byfuglien…
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What an absolutely brutal second period for the Vancouver Canucks. In my eyes, at least, you can’t blame any one player. Roberto Luongo allowed three goals, but his defense hung him out to dry each time. This is a total team effort, or lack thereof. Troy Brouwer started the scoring off early in the second…
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Video: Highlights: Red Wings top Blackhawks in Game 3
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Video: Cleary: 'We won't be exchanging Christmas cards'
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Video: 'Hawks potential tying goal waved off
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Video: Blackhawks score on controversial play
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Video: Blackhawks bring the pain
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Video: Red Wings and BlackHawks fighting for control
