Chicago Blackhawks

By Kevin Chroust Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (28) ▼ January (28) WHAT TO WATCH: Blackhawks at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. C... CUBS ROUNDUP: Bako's back; Hill's on his way out SOX ROUNDUP: Finances; potential leadoff men; pitc... WHAT TO WATCH: St. Mary's at Gonzaga, 10 p.m. CST CSS Headlines The Cubs Officially Have Me Confused SOX ROUNDUP: A.J. feeling patriotic; rotation ques... CUBS ROUNDUP: More on Peavy; meet Tom Ricketts UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS: Backyard soccer gone wrong Chicago's hothead list only getting better More on fake baseball The World Baseball Classic Is A Joke CSS Headlines Monday night's clutch plays Illini Ahead Of Schedule Gregg avoids arbitration with $4.2M deal Cubs send Pie to Baltimore for Olson, prospect UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS: Dude rings his own bell Now's...   [read the full post]

By Kevin Chroust Thursday, October 16, 2008 Blackhawks fire Savard after four (4) games The Blackhawks today announced the firing of head coach Denis Savard just four games into the 2008-09 campaign. Yeah, I also had to read the headline twice. I'm not even really sure what to write about this move because it's so puzzling. Maybe Savard will call Ned Yost tonight for a beer and a hug. They've played four games. Yes, they're 1-2-1 and in fourth place, but come on, they're a whopping one point out of first place. If you're not going to give the guy a chance this year, fire him well before the season starts. Don't do it the night after they get their first win and actually looked pretty decent on the ice for the first time this year. I've been more critical of the current state...   [read the full post]