There have been a lot of rumors floating around about which players the Blackhawks’ front office is looking to unload. Possible names floated about have been Cam Barker, Brian Campbell, Dustin Byfuglien, and even Patrick Sharp and Kris Versteeg. It’s hard to know if these are players the Hawks are considering trading, it these are players other teams want, or if these are players that sports writers and fans are lobbying to get rid of (or all three). (more…)
Karma (or whatever you want to call it) can be a tricky thing. Look at the Curse of the Bambino. It would be 86 years (1918-2004) until the Red Sox won another World Series, supposedly thanks to the sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees. Similarly, look at the Curse of the Billygoat. The Cubs haven’t been to the World Series since 1945 allegedly thanks to Billy Sianis’ smelly goat (and it ain’t lookin’ like they’ll be returning any time soon). Could it be that the misfortune-plagued Blackhawks have also cursed themselves for the goings on in the off season? (more…)
You had to be at the Hawks/Wild game tonight to truly appreciate how lousy and yet bizarre the officiating was. On some of those calls I was left wondering what in the world the refs were thinking. Perhaps I shouldn’t complain though because it was the only real spark in a game where both teams were bumbling about. (more…)