ANALYSIS: The case for Seth Jones
As the rumors surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks and their possible sign and trade for Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones get more intense every day, there is also a lot… Read more »
Category Archives: CHICAGO
TRADE ANALYSIS: Blackhawks deal Duncan Keith to Edmonton
It was the worst-kept secret in the hockey world over the last 10 days or so. And sure enough, late this afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks finally consummated a rumored trade… Read more »
BREAKING: Seattle Kraken name Dave Hakstol as inaugural head coach
With names like Gerard Gallant recently swiped from the market, Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis announced today that the team has hired Dave Hakstol as its first-ever head coach…. Read more »
ANALYSIS: What to expect from the Blackhawks’ offseason
In certain ways, this summer will be like every other summer for Chicago Blackhawk fans—lots of speculation about this free agent or that, trades, the draft and the potential of… Read more »
Heading into pivotal Game 5, Avalanche desperate to advance
The Vegas Golden Knights tied the West Division final at two games each after a dominating 5–1 victory in front of a ruckus 18,081 Golden Knights fans. The Colorado Avalanche… Read more »
BREAKING: Seattle Kraken sign first player, Luke Henman
Following their final payment to the NHL 12 days previous, the Seattle Kraken made history today by signing their first-ever player. Sure to be a trivia answer for years to… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 13 – The kids are alright
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell and surprise guest Aaron Goldschmidt from the Rink Colorado talk about the end of the Blackhawks season…. Read more »
Blackhawks season wrap: What just happened here, and what is next?
The Chicago Blackhawks’ 2020–21 season ended last night, with a tease and ultimately a whimper, in a 5–4 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars. And, if you look at their… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks continue feeble limp to the finish line
It is hard to find any positives for current state of the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite decent efforts from an inadequate roster, the Hawks have lost their last six games, culminating… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 12 – Crosby, Stillman, Shaw and Nash?
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks’ latest news and their fading playoff hopes. The state of the Blackhawks…. Read more »
Andrew Shaw announces his retirement
Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw announced his retirement on social media today. Doctors strongly advised Shaw, 29, to stop playing due to his health and history of concussions. This was… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks’ push for playoffs ends with a whimper
Entering this past week, the Chicago Blackhawks were still in the hunt for the playoffs. With three vital games against the Nashville Predators, the Hawks needed to capture six points… Read more »
Net Perspective: Blackhawks’ Colliton needs to look deeper into goaltending
Coming into the 2021 season, the Chicago Blackhawks had no answers at the goaltending position, only questions. This aligned with the rest of the team that was going into a… Read more »
ANALYSIS: The Blackhawks’ road back to contention is still a long one
To his credit, Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman fared well with his trade deadline moves. One-year contractual players such as Mattias Janmark and Carl Soderberg were dealt, among others,… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 11 – Stan’s Big Trade Deadline Adventure
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald and Andy Campbell let the dust settle and talk bout a busy trade deadline for Stan Bowman and the Chicago Blackhawks. Watch… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Blackhawks have a no-lose/maybe-win trade deadline
To quote Stuart MacKenzie, the Lyndon Larouche-following dad character from the 90s cult classic film ‘So I Married An Axe Murderer’: “Ehhhh . . . it could have been worse.” Chicago… Read more »
The-Rink.com 2021 NHL Trade Deadline Tracker
The-Rink.com will be updating any Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Toronto Maple Leafs or Columbus Blue Jackets deadline moves in real-time, right here. Make sure to bookmark this page and come back… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 10 – Enter The Artist
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks trades and the upcoming deadline. Analysis of the big trade (Lucas Wallmark,… Read more »
Blackhawks complete six-piece trade with Florida Panthers
The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Brett Connolly, defenseman Riley Stillman, forward prospect Henrik Borgstrom and a seventh-round draft pick from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Lucas Wallmark… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks purchase Rockford IceHogs, announce BMO Harris Center renovations
This morning, Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz and several others announced that the Blackhawks were unanimously approved to buy the Rockford… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks lose ground, sign two, trade for one in busy week
The Chicago Blackhawks’ playoff chances took another hit this week after they could only muster two points over three games. After splitting back-to-back home games with the Carolina Hurricanes, the… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 9 – Big Boy Hockey
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks and some more broad NHL topics. Blackhawks have some success vs… Read more »
RECAP: Chicago wins a pair from Florida, falls to Nashville
The Chicago Blackhawks entered their pair of games against the Florida Panthers having lost three straight games and looked to right the ship. With only a three-point lead for the… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks lose three in a row against division’s top teams
In a make-or-break month for the Chicago Blackhawks, the team faced arguably their stiffest competition of the season by facing off against the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning… Read more »
ANALYSIS: March collapse and trade deadline musings
The Chicago Blackhawks have hit a wall of sorts. They are 3–6–1 in their last 10 games, and the Columbus Blue Jackets are nipping at their heels, now two points… Read more »