Defensive mistakes doom Hawks
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...can't give them those opportunities. One of those mistakes came on the power play as Kris Versteeg tried a cross ice pass in the neutral zone which was picked off and turned into...
Blog | December 22, 2009Coach Q has to like line combinations
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...just as it did last year, and John Madden's new line with Dustin Byfuglien and Kris Versteeg are doing the same. Sharp with Marian Hossa and Andrew Ladd have been a bit slower...
Blog | December 19, 2009Bolland hopes to be playing by February
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...I could be on the ice. They don't say it, but I don't think Kris Versteeg or Patrick Sharp are dying to have that job. Do they ever say to you 'hurry...
Blog | December 15, 2009Solid Q and sizzling Kane and Keith
Jesse Rogers, Chicago BlackhawksEvery ten games I'll give you an assessment of the Blackhawks, just as the coaches do internally. At a very respectable 19-8-3, and with 50 (plus 2) g...
Blog | December 13, 2009Hawks like play, but not results
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...while Sharp will be between Marian Hossa and Andrew Ladd. That leaves John Madden to center Kris Versteeg and Dustin Byfuglien. The fourth line remained intact. It looks like we have balance on all...
Blog | December 12, 2009Quenneville shuffles lines, hoping for change
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Troy Brouwer Patrick Sharp, Andrew Ladd, Marian Hossa John Madden, Dustin Byfuglien, Kris Versteeg Colin Fraser, Tomas Kopecky, Ben Eager This would mark the first time that Toews and Hossa...
Blog | December 12, 2009Hawks to face Lalime in goal
Jesse Rogers, Chicago BlackhawksInstead of a matchup against what more than likely will be a goalie for the U.S. Olympic team, the Hawks will see one of their former backstops Friday...
Blog | December 11, 2009Hawks Brouwer part of practice line change
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...new line, Brouwer said. I can't change my game. The top line of Jonathan Toews, Kris Versteeg, and Marian Hossa stayed together while John Madden centered Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien. NOTES: " Byfuglien...
Blog | December 08, 2009Netminder Niemi comes up aces for Blackhawks
Jesse Rogers, Chicago BlackhawksPITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Kris Versteeg may have scored the winning goal in overtime, but it was Antti Niemi who won the...
Blog | December 05, 2009Recovering from Tuesday's drama
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...saw more drama on Tuesday than those who watched the Hawks beat the Blue Jackets. From Kris Versteeg's amazing short-handed goal, to Brent Seabrook's improbable winner, there was enough drama to...
Blog | December 02, 2009Proving their mettle
Jesse Rogers, ESPNChicago.comAnalyzing the Hawks' recent road trip really could start and end with the first four games.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009Kane OK with being moved off Hossa line
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...the West Coast late in the afternoon on Sunday. A short practice saw Kane skating with Kris Versteeg and Dustin Byfuglien, with Patrick Sharp moving up with Toews and Hossa. It gives us one...
Blog | November 30, 2009Trade rumors swirl as Blackhawks end successful circus trip
Jesse Rogers, Chicago Blackhawks...player whose contract is up after this year. For example, if the Hawks could trade their Kris Versteeg for a player of Versteeg's caliber who has a contract that is ending, problem solved...
Blog | November 28, 2009Ducks blank Hawks, end 8-game streak
Jesse Rogers, Chicago BlackhawksANAHEIM, Calif. -- Something else besides a big win may have happened Wednesday night in San Jose. The Hawks became the hunted. We were talking like...
Blog | November 27, 2009Hossa set for first game with Chicago
Jesse Rogers, ESPNChicago.comChicago Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa will make his season debut on Wednesday in San Jose vs. the Sharks
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