Tazer19's Blackhawks Dynasty

[Tazer19]

HAWKS ANNOUNCE PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THIS MORNING AFTER MORNING SKATE IN VANCOUVER -

Rumor's swirling that a deal has been made, and Michael Frolik was pulled from practice early. More details as they come, press conference within minutes.

[Tazer19]

The Hawks and Bruins announced a trade this morning. The Hawks are sending Michael Frolik and Shaun Lalonde to the Bruins in exchange for Brad Marchard and their 3rd Round pick in the upcoming entry draft. "We weren't necessarily disappointed with the way Frolik had been playing, e just felt we needed to get stronger down the middle, and on the penalty kill, I think Brad does both for us." Said GM Stan Bowman at this morning's press conference. A solid move for the Hawks, as they solidify the third line Center position, and add penalty kill depth. Also allowing this move to take place was the emergence of Dave Bolland offensively, while he is producing he can be bumped up to the 2nd line. Expect Marchand in the lineup tonight against the Canucks.

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Hawks Start Nine Game Trip Late, Buried by Canucks

Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks
Jan 31, 2012 1 2 3 F CHI (34-15-2) 0 1 2 3 VAN (17-25-8) 2 2 2 6 Three Stars Ryan Kesler, VAN 2 Goals; 1 Assist Keith Ballard, VAN 3 Assists Mason Raymond, VAN 1 Goal; 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison CHI VAN Shots on Goal 29 45 Hits 8 12 Faceoffs Won-Lost 19-18 19-18 Penalty Minutes 6:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 1 2 Power Play Opportunities 2 3 Time on Attack 7:59 4:37
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD VAN Daniel Sedin (26), (Raymond, Bieksa) - 3:12 VAN Ryan Kesler (14), (D. Sedin, Ballard) (PP) - 4:23 SECOND PERIOD CHI Jonathan Toews (15), (Kane, Hjalmarsson) - 0:20 VAN Jannik Hansen (10), (Ballard, H. Sedin) - 4:30 VAN Ryan Kesler (15), (H. Sedin, Salo) (PP) - 7:45 THIRD PERIOD VAN Mason Raymond (14), (Hansen, Kesler) - 3:29 CHI Patrick Kane (18), (Lepisto, Toews) - 14:57 CHI Brad Marchand (5), (Hossa, Leddy) (PP) - 18:49 VAN David Booth (13), (Ballard, H. Sedin) (EN) - 19:55
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 44 39 89% 5.12
Vancouver Canucks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Roberto Luongo 29 26 90% 3.00

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This is two nights in a row now, absolutely embarrassing, especially given the fact the Hawks won 5 straight prior to this. Crawford is being benched in favor of Emery.

Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers
Feb 2, 2012 1 2 3 F CHI (34-16-2) 0 1 0 1 EDM (25-19-2) 2 0 5 7 Three Stars Nikolai Khabibulin, EDM 39 Saves Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, EDM 2 Goals Sam Gagner, EDM 1 Goal; 2 Assists	Team Stats Comparison CHI EDM Shots on Goal 39 47 Hits 13 11 Faceoffs Won-Lost 23-24 24-23 Penalty Minutes 12:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 2 6 Time on Attack 6:36 4:40
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD EDM Magnus Paajarvi (21), (Barker) - 2:24 EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (15), (Smid, Horcoff) - 6:45 SECOND PERIOD CHI Patrick Sharp (12), (unassisted) - 11:42 THIRD PERIOD EDM Magnus Paajarvi (22), (Eberle, Gagner) - 4:09 EDM R. Jones (5), (Barker, Whitney) - 15:41 EDM Jordan Eberle (15), (Hall, Gagner) - 17:59 EDM Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (15), (Jones, Eager) - 19:26 EDM Sam Gagner (17), (unassisted) - 19:57
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 47 40 85% 7.00
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Nikolai Khabibulin 39 38 97% 1.00

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Another shaky effort, some things got better, but others didn't. Hawks still have to find the magic they had before the all star break because all three games on this trip they have been outplayed, and badly in parts.

Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames
Feb 3, 2012 1 2 3 F CHI (35-16-2) 2 0 0 2 CGY (24-24-4) 0 0 1 1 Three Stars Ray Emery, CHI 36 Saves Patrick Kane, CHI 1 Goal; 1 Assist Jonathan Toews, CHI 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison CHI CGY Shots on Goal 19 36 Hits 9 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 16-12 12-16 Penalty Minutes 0:00 0:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 0 Time on Attack 5:23 5:24
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD CHI Patrick Kane (19), (Keith, Seabrook) - 0:36 CHI Jonathan Toews (16), (Kane, Leddy) - 14:51 THIRD PERIOD CGY Micheal Backlund (8), (Moss) - 5:29
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ray Emery 36 35 97% 1.00
Calgary Flames - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Mikka Kipprusoff 19 17 89% 2.01

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Improbable Finish Gets Hawks a Point, Lose on Penalty Shot in OT

Hawks score twice in the final minute, once with the goalie pulled to tie the game but lose in overtime on a successful Matt Duchene penalty shot. Jonathan Toews beat Varlamov with 0.7 seconds left in the third period but the puck rang off the post. Rough road trip presses on (1-2-1).

Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche
Feb 7, 2012 1 2 3 OT F CHI (35-16-3) 0 0 2 0 2 COL (29-20-6) 0 0 2 1 3 Three Stars Matt Duchene, COL 1 Goal Patrick Kane, CHI 1 Goal; 1 Assist Semyon Varlamov 24 Saves	Team Stats Comparison CHI COL Shots on Goal 24 28 Hits 10 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12-10 10-12 Penalty Minutes 0:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 0 Time on Attack 7:31 3:44
Scoring Summary THIRD PERIOD COL Paul Stastny (27), (Mueller, Hejda) - 0:27 COL Brandon Yip (6), (O'Byrne) - 8:05 CHI Patrick Kane (20), (Stalberg, Keith) - 19:14 CHI Brent Seabrook (2), (Kane, Keith) - 19:22 OVERTIME COL Matt Duchene (18) - Penalty Shot Goal
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ray Emery 28 25 89% 2.91
Colorado Avalanche - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Semyon Varlamov 24 22 92% 1.93

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Excellent record...

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Hawks Clamp Down on D, Beat San Jose

Hawks only get 8 shots over the last two periods, but come out victorious. With the recent debacles in Edmonton and Vancouver maybe it was a good thing they took the foot off the gas a little.

Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks
Jan 10, 2012 1 2 3 F CHI (36-16-3) 2 0 0 2 SJS (30-17-5) 0 0 1 1 Three Stars Corey Crawford, CHI 22 Saves Viktor Stalberg, CHI 1 Goal Bill Thomas, SJ 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison CHI SJS Shots on Goal 17 22 Hits 4 21 Faceoffs Won-Lost 11-13 13-11 Penalty Minutes 2:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 1 Time on Attack 7:25 4:03
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD SJS Brent Seabrook (3), (Hossa, Bolland) - 1:56 SJS Viktor Stalberg (12), (Leddy, Kane) - 13:12 THIRD PERIOD CHI Brad Thomas (6), (Courture, Burns) - 19:10
Chicago Blackhawks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Corey Crawford 22 21 95% 1.00
San Jose Sharks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Antii Niemi 17 15 88% 2.02