Day 3 of Blackhawks Prospect Camp brought the first scrimmage of the week at Johnny’s Ice House West. Team A (White jerseys) and Team B (Red jerseys) dropped the puck at roughly 11:30 a.m.
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2013-2014 Committed Indian Digital Subscriptions Are Now Open – Come Get Ya Some!
Yeah, it’s only been a little over two weeks since we were all doused in beer and champagne and Killion kept telling all of us how much he loved us repeatedly, but the NHL calendar waits for no one. So we’re moving right along with it. Digital subscriptions of the Committed Indian for next season are now open, and through the weekend you can save $10 as it’s only $65. That includes all of our summer issues, training camp preview, and the full ride next season. Right now, it also includes a digital copy of our Commemorative issue and all playoff issues during that run to salvation. So get on it. You can hit the button in the top right of the page, or you can just hit this one right here:
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Morning Links 7/10/13
(Photo Credit: Chicago Tribune)Highest Honor: Mr.Verdi
Well Deserved: Comcast Chicago
Hometown Legend: Chicago Tribune
Gary Free Zone: PuckDaddy
Top Watcher: Chicago Tribune
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Camping with the Kids: Day 2 of Prospect Camp
Day 2 of Blackhawks Prospect Camp at Johnny’s Ice House West featured two more practices today. The groups weren’t just Free Agents and Blackhawk property anymore—the two were mixed together in what should be preparation for the following three days of scrimmages.
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Morning Links 7/9/13
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Camping with the Kids: Day 1 Recap of Prospect Camp
The Blackhawks’ annual Prospect Camp opened up this afternoon with two practice sessions at Johnny’s Ice House West. Although the kids mainly just went through typical drills that a normal hockey practice features, it was a great opportunity to impress the coaches, staff and fans with their skills. (more…)
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Morning Links 7/8/13
Time for camp: Chicago Tribune
Players to watch: SunTimes
Welcome to the future: Daily Herald
Free Agent Recap: Cheer the Anthem
A good place: ESPN Chicago
Corsi and Moneyball:The Leafs Nation
This kid is something else: TSN
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Hello Again, Our Twitchy Friend – Hawks Sign Nikolai Khabibulin to 1-Year Deal
With Ray Emery’s understandable departure for a shot at the starting gig in Philadelphia and Carter Hutton signing with the Preds, that left a void that Stan Bowman would have to fill outside the organization in the form of a backup goalie. Antii Raanta and Mac Carruth both appear to have bright futures ahead of them, but need work in the North American-slash-Pro game respectively. Simply put, the Hawks needed a backup for Corey Crawford, who himself is entering a contract year.
I don’t think anyone thought it was going to mean the return of Nikolai Khabibulin.
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Michal Michal Motorcycle: Hawks Re-sign Handzus And Rozsival
So far the Hawks offseason, when not soaked in booze, has been about not losing too much ground. And today they’d done that.
The Hawks re-signed their two Michals, Handzus and Rozsival. Both are on one year deals, which will be part of the continued plan next year as the Hawks will want to open up spots for kids (Danault at center? Clendening or Olsen on the blue line?).
The money for Zus is $1 million, or basically nothing. Handzus, if properly slotted and used, can be still be a pretty good support player. He can’t play 82 games and nor should the Hawks make him, and he really would have no business on the 2nd line other than spot duty. But he might allow Shaw to move to wing where he can make up some of the Frolik-Stalberg gap, can win some draws, and at least be Pirri-pissing-himself insurance.
As for Rozsival, he turned out to be the sneaky-effective signing we thought he might be, and as volatile as the #6 spot on your blue line can be, it’s probably safest to go with what worked before but not go over the top. If Rozie indeed only got another one year deal to stay, that’s fine. He’ll take some games off and will platoon with Brookbank again (or any Hog that pops up big time), and that’s exactly how it should be. We have seen for two consecutive seasons now with two different teams that in the crucible of the playoffs, Rozsival brings his best.
Only Kruger to bring back and to find another backup goalie, which might end up being Antti Raanta anyway.
Update: Rozsival got two years, but not really a huge deal unless the money is just ungodly stupid.
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