Is the Bryan Bickell Deal a Blueprint for Trading Dustin Brown? Walter McLaughlin | June 16, 2016 If you’re a Kings fan, you’ve probably resigned yourself to the notion that long-time power forward Dustin Brown is untradeable. And to that end, you may be right. Brown’s Painful…
Fallout of Trading Bryan Bickell and Teuvo Teravainen Brandon Share-Cohen | June 15, 2016 The Chicago Blackhawks have finally unloaded the contract of Bryan Bickell after signing him to a four year, $16,000,000 deal prior to the 2013-14 season. The Carolina Hurricanes are a team that is…
Carolina Hurricanes Acquire Teravainen, Bickell from Chicago Mike Necciai | June 15, 2016 The Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks kicked off the 2016 offseason with a trade today. The Blackhawks, a team with cap issues and a need to unload Bryan Bickell’s $4…
Maple Leafs Ready for Trade Deadline Day Anthony Fusco | February 24, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs rebuild has finally begun in earnest. Over the summer, they loaded up on players and signed them for one and two year contracts. The plan was…
Bryan Bickell Hits Waivers Again Dustin L. Nelson | January 16, 2016 The Chicago Blackhawks waived forward Bryan Bickell for the second time this season, according to TSN’s Bob McKenzie on Saturday. Known for a couple of strong postseason performances, Bickell has…
Blackhawks Maintain Style While Playing Size over Skill David Tews | December 23, 2015 “No human can withstand that many hits,” was the quote from Ryan Kesler during last season’s Western Conference Finals, and it represents a common theme coming from opponents of the Blackhawks…
Blackhawks Find Their Third Line Rick Rischall | December 16, 2015 We all know that Coach Quenneville loves to play line roulette, especially when the Blackhawks aren’t doing well. Through the first quarter or so of the season that was very…
The Wrap Around – Streaking, Crunching Checks and Being A Demi-God Rick Rischall | December 8, 2015 Seasons Greetings Blackhawks fans. Our latest installment of The Wrap Around is upon us. This past week in Blackhawks hockey brought many news worthy items to discuss. There is also…
Is Bryan Bickell’s Return Imminent? Kristi Loucks | December 6, 2015 The Blackhawks made a statement by placing Viktor Tikhonov on waivers this weekend, and that would appear to mark the return of Bryan Bickell. Though he has yet to be…
The Wrap Around: Halfway Through The Circus Trip Rick Rischall | November 24, 2015 Good day readers. As you hopefully recall from our post last week, Kristi Loucks and I have teamed up together for an occasional series of articles we will refer to…
The Bickell Pickle – His Play is Now More Than Kosher Rick Rischall | November 20, 2015 Back on October 22nd, I wrote an article questioning what would become of Bryan Bickell as he continued to struggle. The question was answered when the Chicago Blackhawks sent Bickell down…
Hot Smokin’ Bacon – The IceHogs are Cooking Now! Rick Rischall | November 7, 2015 On October 18th at home against Texas, the Rockford IceHogs got blown out 7-2 at home. They looked out of sync and completely lost. There were fumbles, bumbles and such…