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  • Please Help Fund Edgar's Fight

    Not being a person who reaches out for help frequently, every now and again situations arise where it’s borne out of necessity, and this is one of those times. And it’s necessary to use the audience we have created and trust to help friends of mine.

    Edgar, the 8 month old son of two friends of mine, was recently diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. He’s a sweet, happy child, and his parents are proud, good people, but they are however staring down the predictably immense medical bills for both Edgar’s procedure to remove the tumor, as well as the chemotherapy that is set to begin shortly.  At present he is doing well and hardly knows anything has happened having undergone a procedure last week to remove the malignant tissue, but there is still more treatment to undergo.

    So if there’s anything you can spare, please click over to Edgar’s fund raising site, and do not hesitate to pass it along. And many, many people are grateful for anything that can be generously spared. Thank you.

  • Morning Links 9/10/14

    Important knowledge: SN

    Never worried: CSN AP

    Oh boy: TSN 

    Rest in Peace: Trib

  • Once More Unto The Breach – The Committed Indian’s Season Preview: Teuvo, Richards, Mashuguna and More

    Once More Unto The Breach – The Committed Indian’s Season Preview: Teuvo, Richards, Mashuguna and More

    Time to start, and because he’s earned the right we’re going to kick this off with the very bearded and very Irish MightyMikeD’s queries:

    When do we see Teuvo?

    That would depend on who you talk to. Most seem to think he’ll start the year in Rockford, in which case it’s likely he would be up no later than the Holidays, depending on the rest of the lineup shakes out and injuries and other various factors.

    Me? I think he starts the season with the Hawks.

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  • Once More Unto The Breach – The Committed Indian's Season Preview: Teuvo, Richards, Mashuguna and More

    Once More Unto The Breach – The Committed Indian's Season Preview: Teuvo, Richards, Mashuguna and More

    Time to start, and because he’s earned the right we’re going to kick this off with the very bearded and very Irish MightyMikeD’s queries:

    When do we see Teuvo?

    That would depend on who you talk to. Most seem to think he’ll start the year in Rockford, in which case it’s likely he would be up no later than the Holidays, depending on the rest of the lineup shakes out and injuries and other various factors.

    Me? I think he starts the season with the Hawks.

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  • Once More Unto The Breach – The Committed Indian’s Season Preview: Question Time

    Once More Unto The Breach – The Committed Indian’s Season Preview: Question Time

    It’s that time , folks. We know you’ve been waiting for it. So have we, and so have our friends who are tired of us bothering them constantly because we’ve had nothing to do. Yes, the Hawks don’t start training camp for another 10 days or so, but that’s not going to stop us from kicking off our season preview for the ’14-’15 campaign.

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  • Once More Unto The Breach – The Committed Indian's Season Preview: Question Time

    Once More Unto The Breach – The Committed Indian's Season Preview: Question Time

    It’s that time , folks. We know you’ve been waiting for it. So have we, and so have our friends who are tired of us bothering them constantly because we’ve had nothing to do. Yes, the Hawks don’t start training camp for another 10 days or so, but that’s not going to stop us from kicking off our season preview for the ’14-’15 campaign.

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  • Morning Links 9/8/14

    Nationals Park: Chicago Tribune

    Led Pipe Preview: CSN AP

    Depth: NHL.com

    A view from the top: HockeeNight

    Captain America: SN

    Happy to move on: CH

     

  • Morning Links 9/5/14

    A reminder of just how far we’ve come: Blackhawks

    Kaner: CSN

    Well that’s over: PD

    Sadly also over, though he doesn’t realize it: NHL

  • A Closer Look At Crawford

    A Closer Look At Crawford

    Much like quarterbacks and pitchers, goaltenders often have a rough go of it in Chicago, Corey Crawford is quite familiar with this fact. While he is not one of the elite goalies in the league, he has gotten the job done for the Blackhawks. Last season’s playoff performance left a bit to be desired, but there is more to it than just Crawford’s save percentage.

    With the launch of the new stats site war-on-ice.com, comes the availability of newer breakdowns in goaltender statistics that may allow us to look more closely at just how Crawford has performed with Chicago and determine the effect the defense has on his numbers.

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  • Morning Links 9/4/14

    Ops Changes: TMI

    Our Bad: TSN

    SPITTAKE: Sportsnet.CA

    Not so fast: CSN AP

    But will the team be there for his bridge deal: GnM