Chicago Blackhawks 2017 - 2018

[Mike Radigan]

Time to start a thread for the new season. Unfortunately it starts with bad news. Former Hawk and current color analyst Eddie Olczyk diagnosed with cancer.

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Hawks will live stream preview show on Monday.

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Preview show on CSN CHICAGO tonight at seven.

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Former Hawk defenseman Pierre Pilote passes at 85.

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The Hawks open their preseason schedule tonight at Columbus. The game is telecast on CSN+ at 6.

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Prediction, Alex DeBrincat will be rookie of the year. Book it.

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Salary cap and the roster.

[Bluejaygrad03]

For those of you that listen to the Blackhawks on 720 WGN, there will be a new voice hosting the pre and post game and intermission shows as Chris Boden, formerly of CSN (Now NBC Sports) Chicago, will be taking over that position from Judd Sirott. Sirott has been hired as the new radio play-by-play voice of the Boston Bruins.

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Salary cap and the roster.

Sharp at $800k.

[Mike Radigan]

The Hawks open their regular season tonight at 7:30 on NBCSCHI (the old CSNSCHI). Pregame is on at 6:30. Chicago hosts Pittsburgh who lost last night at home against St. Louis.

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nice start......

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nice start......

Welcome back Saad. Welcome back Sharp. Welcome back the stretch pass. That 1st period was as good as I’ve seen the Hawks. 2nd period penalties not so much.

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Schmaltz hurt and it could be bad.

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Schmaltz hurt and it could be bad.

Coach Q says Schmaltz will be fine. Whew!

10 - 1 final all Chicago.

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Huge: Artem Anisimov's success at the dot.

Getting away from all the scoring and looking deeper into the box score, something that flew under the radar was Anisimov's success at the faceoff circle. That was a huge concern for him last season, when he won only 45.1 percent of his draws.

Consistency is his biggest issue, but he won 15 of 21 faceoffs (71.5 percent) in a third-line role to open the season. Great start.

[Mike Radigan]

Huge: Artem Anisimov's success at the dot.

Getting away from all the scoring and looking deeper into the box score, something that flew under the radar was Anisimov's success at the faceoff circle. That was a huge concern for him last season, when he won only 45.1 percent of his draws.

Anisimov continues his success tonight in the circle.

Chicago leads 4 - 1 after two.

Nick Schmaltz hurt again early in the game.

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Hawks move to 2 and 0 with a 5 - 1 beat down of the Jackets.

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Schmaltz to not travel with the team to Toronto and Montreal but may return to the lineup on Thursday. He may have concussion like symptoms in what is described as an upper body injury.

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Not Blackhawks but still NHL related...

The Traveling Jagrs were being interviewed when the man they admire decided to surprise them:

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Hawks two nothing after one on goals by Rutta and Toews. Anton Forsberg is in goal for Chicago. Crow will return tomorrow at Montreal.

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The Leafs cut the lead in half completely outplaying the Hawks in the second.

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We’re outplayed completely in the 2nd, 3rd, and OT and lose 4 - 3.

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We’re outplayed completely in the 2nd, 3rd, and OT and lose 4 - 3.

And outplayed in the first in Montreal until Chicago scores two late period tallies to take a 2 - 1 lead. Still outshot 16 - 7. Alex DeBrincat scores his first NHL goal.

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We’re outplayed completely in the 2nd, 3rd, and OT and lose 4 - 3.

And outplayed in the first in Montreal until Chicago scores two late period tallies to take a 2 - 1 lead. Still outshot 16 - 7. Alex DeBrincat scores his first NHL goal.

We outshoot the Habs 12 - 10 in the second and score the only goal to make it 3 - 1. Anisimov gets the goal with Saad getting one assist and DeBrincat the other, his first in the NHL.

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Outplayed in the third but hang on to win 3 - 1. Crow was spectacular making 41 saves.