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Heading into the playoffs, Craig Custance gets the lowdown on the Chicago Blackhawks from rival players, coaches and scouts.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2012

Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus has the first Player Power Rankings of the new year. Chicago's Marian Hossa leads the top skaters while Boston's Tim Thomas is the top goaltender.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2012

Neil Greenberg revisits his Clutch Performance Index (CPI) to see which players have really carried the West's teams early in the 2011-12 season ... and who has let them down. Includes each team's top three players in terms of CPI.

Story | Conversation | December 22, 2011

The Chicago Blackhawks made a powerful statement in claiming four of the top 10 spots in the Player Power Rankings. Meanwhile, a familiar face from Boston tops the goalies.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2011

Hockey Prospectus explores the importance of having a deep roster in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 13, 2011

Alvin Chang examine Dale Tallon's drafting record with the Chicago Blackhawks and lays out a plan for him to rebuild the Florida Panthers

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2011

The Chicago Blackhawks had a good end to 2009-10, obviously; they won the Stanley Cup. It's not easy to repeat in any major team sport, and the Hawks lost a lot of parts -- but make no mistake, this team is still elite.

Story | Conversation | September 27, 2010

We know the Chicago Blackhawks have some tough cap-related choices ahead of them. Here are E.J. Hradek's rankings for who should stay and who should go in the Windy City.

Blog | Conversation | June 15, 2010

The glow hasn't faded yet for the Chicago Blackhawks, but as E.J. Hradek writes, the challenge of keeping the team together this summer has already begun.

Blog | Conversation | June 14, 2010

After a flat effort from his team in Game 4, Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville shook up his lines and watched his chemistry experiment turn lead skates into a golden Game 5 effort, putting the Blackhawks one win from the Stanley Cup.

Blog | Conversation | June 07, 2010

For two straight weeks of Puck Prospectus' Conn Smythe watch, Jonathan Toews and Michael Leighton have been 1-2 in the rankings (after ousting Jaroslav Halak). As the Cup finals begin, so too does their epic final showdown.

Story | Conversation | May 26, 2010

With both the Hawks and the Flyers holding 2-0 leads in their series, Chicago's Jonathan Toews and Philly's Michael Leighton have passed the Canadiens' keeper in the race for the postseason MVP.

Story | Conversation | May 19, 2010

E.J. Hradek talks about why two adjectives -- "passion" and "calm" -- are the keys to Game 6 of the Blackhawks-Canucks series Tuesday night.

Blog | Conversation | May 11, 2010

Want to become a smarter NHL fan and tick off Don Cherry at the same time? Peter Keating's next-level statistics and analytics blog shows you the way with Corsi numbers, a relatively new NHL metric.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2010

E.J. Hradek and Puck Prospectus go team by team in the Central Division to see which assets teams could move and what deadline deals they should pursue.

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2010

Sometimes it takes a while for teams to emerge into the light of the playoffs. With the Thrashers and Kings poised to do just that, we asked members of recent postseason breakthrough teams to compare seasons in the cellar with their playoff push.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009