There’s no time to waste, let’s get to the top five stories you should have been paying attention to this week. Shhhhhh, the commercials are on!  Well, it’s Super Bowl weekend and the hype has been surprisingly tempered leading up to this great match-up.  I don’t know if it’s because I’m blessed with the NFL [...]

The Dan Le Batard Show has given us more gold from Randy Moller, the color commentator for the Florida Panthers.  Moller, in case you’re unfamiliar, has become somewhat famous for his pop culture referencing goal calls.  Here is the latest version, with some gems for sure. h/t Puck Daddy

In case you missed it Wednesday night, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews got absolutely destroyed by Willie Mitchell.    Tough break for Toews as Mitchell came out of the penalty box seconds before slamming the captain with a vicious, clean hit.  Kris Versteeg followed up by going after Mitchell, which normally would draw criticism from this [...]

I was overjoyed last night when I found out the Blackhawks-Flames game would be on Versus.  Not so overjoyed when the Flames had built a five goal lead with just over eight minutes left in the FIRST period.  In about five and a half minutes, the Flames went from scoreless, to up five; and they [...]

In case you missed it, the Blackhawks and Red Wings kicked off the North American portion of their regular season schedules last night in Detroit, with the Wings holding on for a 3-2 win. This was supposed to be–or at least had the chance to be–the statement game for the Hawks.  It was time to [...]

I really can’t believe hockey season is about to start up again.  The Blackhawks have gone through a remarkable transformation over the last three or four years and the start of the 2009-10 season brings yet another new feeling for Hawks supporters.   For one, a large group of Hawks supporters exists.  The combination of a [...]

The Nationals are having a rough season to say the least.  Even the tarp seems to have the upper hand on them.  [Zoner] Here’s the video of the scary moment in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals when Adam Burish got sliced in the neck with Ben Eager’s skate.  [Luol's Dong] The Wings and [...]

I don’t envy anyone who missed the Hawks game last night.  Chicago won a 7-5 thriller to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1995.  Kane had a hat trick. [Sun-Times] Indians beat the White Sox in an AL Central pillow fight.  [Yahoo] The Bears signed ex-Lions tight end Michael Gaines.  [...]

White Sox beat the Mariners behind the long ball.  What other method do they even use?  [Sun-Times] Chicago lost to Arizona 10-0 yesterday.  10-0? We couldn’t even Gould to kick one lousy field…wait, that’s the Cubs score?  [Tribune] No suspension for Rajon Rondo after his missed block/intentional foul/flagrant foul/slap of Brad Miller in Game 5.  [...]

Okay, so one night of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is already in the books, but I’m making my playoff picks today anyway.  Zoner posted his picks yesterday, so I figured I’d give it a shot.  As much as I have come to enjoy watching the Hawks play the last few years, I just can’t pick [...]

Jason Marquis led the Rockies to a win over the Cubs yesterday, that’s embarrassing.  Also, the Sox were blown out by the Tigers.  [Sun-Times: Cubs, Sox] The Big Ten announced some start times for this year’s football games.  The Illini have a couple of night games scheduled and will have a 2:40 start against Missouri [...]

For the first time in a long time, the Blackhawks will be playing hockey past mid-April.  We’ll have plenty of coverage throughout the series, but here are some bullet thoughts to get you prepared.  The two teams couldn’t be entering the series on much different streaks.  The Blackhawks had looked like they were heading for [...]

The Blackhawks squandered a lead and wasted a good first period last night and fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 at the United Center.  The Hawks still get one point for the loss, putting them at 100 for the season; four ahead of Calgary and Vancouver in the quest for home ice in the [...]

The Blackhawks fell behind 1-0 in the first period last night in Nashville, but it didn’t take them long into the second period to turn the game around.  Just 12 seconds into the period, Jonathan Toews scored on a break to tie it up, and Dustin Byfuglien gave the Hawks the lead with a goal [...]

With the Red Wings loss to St. Louis last night the Blackhawks will have a chance to clinch a playoff position tonight against Nashville at the United Center. It’s been seven years since the Blackhaws graced the post-season and that much-too-short campaign ended with a 4-1 first round loss to St. Louis.  The Hawks also [...]