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It's been a question that started being asked the moment the Chicago Blackhawks were knocked out of the playoffs last month in the first round for the second consecutive season. Should they trade from their core group that helped them win a Stanley C...

The week in review from death to life, from loss to win, from political metaphors to sports clichés.

The Chicago Blackhawks cleaned out their lockers on Wednesday and several players met the media for the final time this season. Much has already been written about Patrick Kane playing center and goalie Corey Crawford's season. Here are some other ne...

Final grades for each Blackhawks player.

CHICAGO - With the Hawks entering an offseason of uncertainty, the team's situation at second-line center looms as one of its biggest question marks. A hole since last summer, the Hawks never really filled it to anyone's liking. Two in-house ...

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman admitted his team's goaltending wasn't up to par this past season but stopped short of declaring he would be looking for a new netminder this summer.

CHICAGO -- Anytime a team underachieves as the Chicago Blackhawks did this season, the blame game undoubtedly gets played. And for the Hawks, plenty can be assigned to the players. But what about the men in charge? There will be an offseason-...

CHICAGO -- If the Chicago Blackhawks were given a pass by fans and media a year ago after an early exit, they'll get anything but this time around -- and they know it. After losing in six games to the Phoenix Coyotes in the opening round of the 2012 ...

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane talks about Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, how the Phoenix defense is playing him so far this series and what Andrew Shaw will bring when he returns to the lineup in Game 6. Click here for more audio from E...

A travel day for both teams on Sunday gives us a chance to look at the good, the bad and one surprise of the Chicago Blackhawks' thrilling 2-1 overtime win over the Phoenix Coyotes in Game 5 on Saturday. The Hawks now trail the Western Conference qua...

CHICAGO -- It's not Blackhawks' coach Joel Quenneville's style to call out players individually, but he came close enough when asked about his team's play in a 3-2 overtime loss on Thursday. "There are certain guys that have to pick up their game,"...

The Blackhawks aren't hanging tough against the Coyotes.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks led the Phoenix Coyotes 1-0 after the first period of Game 3 at the United Center on Tuesday. Patrick Kane scored with under 30 seconds to play in the period after a faceoff win by Marcus Kruger led to Kane's shot...

Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa was taken off the ice on a stretcher and briefly hospitalized after being hit by Phoenix's Raffi Torres in the first period of Game 3 of their opening-round playoff series on Tuesday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville isn't one to single out players when things aren't going well. So what he said in advance of Game 2 between the Hawks and the Phoenix Coyotes Saturday morning was fairly typical. ...

News and notes from Friday's day off between Games 1 and 2. Phoenix leads the series 1-0. Both the Blackhawks and Coyotes held optional practices. GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Radim Vrbata, the 35-goal scorer for the Phoenix Coyotes, left Game 1 after just ...