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Tag: Steve Montador

  • Monty And The Hawks

    Monty And The Hawks

    I didn’t have time to get to it yesterday, but this lawsuit from Steve Montador’s family against the NHL should make for interesting viewing, particularly here in Chicago. That is if it were every to get to a courtroom, which I simply can’t fathom it ever will, and neither will the much larger class-action one that 80+ former players are a part of. There’s no way the NHL could have this kind of testimony or evidence out there. The NHL could not absorb a massive award like the NFL can, and the NFL hasn’t even found theirs quite yet.

    But what if the Hawks’ medical team, or even coaches, had to testify? Or what if we could see the depositions they might have to give? I would be very curious indeed.

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  • Pigs in Zen: IceHogs Season Preview

    Pigs in Zen: IceHogs Season Preview

    It’s been a long summer for the IceHogs and their fans after the team missed the playoffs by a mere 2 points to the Milwaukee Admirals in 2012-13. The Hogs finished 9th in the Western Conference with a record of 42-31-2-1 (87 points). The roster turnover will be noticeable this year for Rockford, which is different from last season where the majority of the team was the same from the year before.

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  • No Rest For The Wicked

    No Rest For The Wicked

    To the surprise of exactly no one with a functioning brain, it’s been announced today that Stan Bowman will use the Hawks’ two “Compliance Buyouts” on Steve Montador and Rusty Olesz.

    This will free up some much needed cap room, and these two players were the two obvious choices. But Bowman can’t and won’t stop there.

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  • Pigs in Zen: The Twists and Turns of a Playoff Push

    Pigs in Zen: The Twists and Turns of a Playoff Push

    The IceHogs needed to keep on racking up the points in their games in week 25 and Tuesday of week 26 in order to maintain the pace of the Western Conference points race. During this four game homestand, they needed to take at least 6 of 8 points, but they only got half of the available points.

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  • Pigs In Zen: Almost Perfect Road Trip Leaves Hogs In A Four Way Tie

    Pigs In Zen: Almost Perfect Road Trip Leaves Hogs In A Four Way Tie

    Week 24 of the AHL’s schedule had Rockford playing back-to-back games against the Abbotsford Heat in British Columbia. These two teams are a part of the AHL’s insane fight for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and that fight got even crazier once the weekend was over.

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  • Pigs In Zen: Mo’ Goals, Mo’ Wins, Mo’ Points

    Pigs In Zen: Mo’ Goals, Mo’ Wins, Mo’ Points

    The IceHogs continued their playoff push in week 23 of the AHL schedule as they faced Midwest Division teams for three consecutive nights over the weekend. They started and ended the weekend with the Chicago Wolves and a contest against the Peoria Rivermen was in the middle of that.

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  • Pigs In Zen: Mo' Goals, Mo' Wins, Mo' Points

    Pigs In Zen: Mo' Goals, Mo' Wins, Mo' Points

    The IceHogs continued their playoff push in week 23 of the AHL schedule as they faced Midwest Division teams for three consecutive nights over the weekend. They started and ended the weekend with the Chicago Wolves and a contest against the Peoria Rivermen was in the middle of that.

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  • Jimmy Hayes Recalled, Steve Montador To The Rock

    Just a quick note. As you’ve probably seen via the Tweets, Jimmy Hayes has been recalled to the Hawks with Steve Montador free and clear to see if he can skate for seven minutes before getting dizzy with the Piggies.

    So finally, the Hawks have showed that they do in fact have an internet connection and seen there’s a body that can contribute with the minor league team.

    Where does Hayes fit? Hmmm, not sure. He’s been playing center at Rockford, and I suppose I wouldn’t fall on the floor from shock if they stuck him between Kane and Bickell/Stalberg on the 2nd line. But that seems unlikely.

    More likely, he goes with Kane and Bolland and keeps the highly functioning 1st line and 3rd line together. Does Hayes solve the Hawks faceoff problems? Nope. Smith would have. But he’s net presence and some size, and hopefully he won’t get knocked around as much as he did in his first go-around.

  • Morning Links 11/6

    Morning Links 11/6

    This would have been helpful in the summer of 2010: PHT

    Tweeners may head to Euro leagues under new CBA: PD

    Talking is better than not talking I guess: TSN

    Monty isn’t optimistic it can be done: CSNChi

    Cleary won’t take “isn’t optimistic it can be done” as an answer: PHT

    She’s made a huge mistake: PD

  • Morning Links 10/17

    Morning Links 10/17

    Wysh breaks down the latest offer: (PD)

    Some reaction: (TSN) (ESPN) (SI)

    They’ll meet again Thursday: (PHT)

    Montador tells Myers ein minuten bitte: (CSNChi)

    You must be Jokerit, Teuvo is out a month: (CSNChi)

    Speaking of prospects Hockey’s Future ranks the top 50: (HF)

    Not so fast Nords fans (PHT)

    Car!…. Game On! (PD)

    Members of the 2010 team back together; I assume Jesse will need new pants (TRIB)

    It doesn’t matter what the sport, watching a Green Bay team get scored on is fun: (BTN)