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  • Morning Links 7/5/13

    Morning Links 7/5/13

    Waite heads to Montreal: ESPN Chicago

    Q and the Cup in another parade: Blackhawks

    There is a salary cap right?: PHT

    We get mad when athletes use cliches and we blast them when they speak their mind: PD

    ‘Murica: Sporting News

    The Hawks will be seeing more Seguin: TSN

  • The Committed Indian's Stanley Cup Commemorative Issue Is Now Available — In Print Or Digitally

    The Committed Indian's Stanley Cup Commemorative Issue Is Now Available — In Print Or Digitally

    As promised, it’s available today. And there are two ways you can get it. First, you can order a hard copy of it and have it mailed to you for $5 by hitting this button right here, and have something to hold and put over the mantle or roll it up and smoke it or whatever you want:

    Hard copies will be mailed out Monday and Tuesday, so get your order in this weekend — though we will be mailing them out all summer as orders come in, of course.

    Or if you just want the digital version on your computer, you can get that right here:

  • The Committed Indian’s Stanley Cup Commemorative Issue Is Now Available — In Print Or Digitally

    The Committed Indian’s Stanley Cup Commemorative Issue Is Now Available — In Print Or Digitally

    As promised, it’s available today. And there are two ways you can get it. First, you can order a hard copy of it and have it mailed to you for $5 by hitting this button right here, and have something to hold and put over the mantle or roll it up and smoke it or whatever you want:

    Hard copies will be mailed out Monday and Tuesday, so get your order in this weekend — though we will be mailing them out all summer as orders come in, of course.

    Or if you just want the digital version on your computer, you can get that right here:

  • Morning Links 7/4/13

    Morning Links 7/4/13

    Leddy gets 2, no # yet, should be cheap as they didn’t buy UFA years from him: ESPN Chi

    The names you’ll need to know for after the next Cup sell off: Hockey’s Future

    Cullen looking for more than he should be: PHT

    Nobody thought to fix this  before it was released?: Puck Daddy

    This is kind of terrifying: ESPN LA

    Muir sizes up free agency: SI

    A festival of stupid kept the Yotes in the dessert and set them up to succeed: USA Today

  • All Lost In The Free Agency Market: Wingers

    All Lost In The Free Agency Market: Wingers

    Here’s where the Hawks will probably dabble the least.

    With Viktor Stalberg’s inevitable departure and the trade of Michael Frolik, it seems as though many long-marinating Pigs such as Ben Smith, Jeremy Morin, and Jimmy Hayes will get their shot at being full-time NHLers this season. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some intriguing options out there, provided they’re willing to hop on board the Good Ship Blackhawk for cheap

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  • All Lost In The Free Agency Market: Defensemen

    Gonna jump around here a bit, as we’ll get to wingers either later today or on the holiday. But the other pretty obvious gap for the Hawks other than center is a #6-7 defenseman, or at least someone to make sure Sheldon Brookbank has a platoon partner. This could easily be solved by simply re-signing Michal Rozsival, but that comes with a couple risks. One, he may have priced himself right out of it with a superb playoff performance. Two, counting on year-to-year consistency from your bottom pairing d-men usually ends up biting you in the ass. Remember how Brent Sopel went from hero in 2008 to hated in 2009 to loved again in 2010? Essentially, your third pairing is your middle relief, and by its very nature can swing wildly from useful to a giant sucking sound one season to the next. We present Shawn Camp as Exhibit A, your honor.

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  • Morning Links 7/3/13

    Morning Links 7/3/13

    Emery returning? Chicago Tribune

    Prospects ready to pounce: Daily Herald

    So this column has a terrible title: Suntimes

    Not a surprise: ESPN CHICAGO

    Key Vote: TSN

    Duh! Sportsnet

    They still have no defense or a Goalie: TSN

  • All Lost In The Free Agency Market: Centers

    All Lost In The Free Agency Market: Centers

    Even though we’re still wringing out the beer and champagne and tears from our shirts and jerseys, the world of the NHL waits for no one. After Sunday’s draft, the pedal stays to the floor as free agency opens on Friday. Though the Hawks promise to not be big players, or maybe even players at all, that doesn’t mean there aren’t holes to fill. Most likely, Stan will do what he did last summer and wait for the market to bottom out and pick up someone on the cheap, which is how Michal Rozsival ended up here. There are some names that are worth studying for Stan, though.

    We’ll start with the men in the middle, as one just went away. It’s obvious that Stan wants to plug Brandon Pirri in there to start next year with as much as he’s mentioned him to the press. Either that, or he’s just bluffing for some purpose yet to be determined. That slots Shaw and Kruger behind him, but the Hawks might be better off getting a veteran to move Shaw to wing to make up for the loss of Michael Frolik. There are some options.

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  • Committed Indian Stanley Cup T-Shirts – You Know You Want Them

    Committed Indian Stanley Cup T-Shirts – You Know You Want Them

    Yeah, we’ve got new shirts celebrating the Hawks Stanley Cup win. They’re awesome. Get them. And you won’t have to wait as we’ve smoothed out our system. You order, we ship. Just click on the store above, or hit the link right here:

    Committed Indian Shirts

    For those that got in on our first batch of shirts, they’re also being shipped today. Thanks for your patience.

  • Morning Links 7/2/13

    Morning Links 7/2/13

     Now is the time for the youngsters to step up: CSN Autoplay

     The Hartman scouting report: Blackhawks

     Hockey and Golf are forever intertwined: Globe and Mail

     Centers of Attention: Sportsnet.ca

     Penguins are top heavy: Ottawa Sun

     More crazy goalie money: Columbus Post Dispatch

     NHL stars lose millions in a financial scam: NY Daily News