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Flurry of news today from the Blackhawks
First of all, let me just express my disappointment in the fact that the Blackhawks' losing streak has continued this week with a 4-3 OT loss on Tuesday in Montreal and a 2-1 loss last night against Dallas at the UC. It's just incredibly frustrating when a team constantly finds ways to lose every...
Hawk Notes for 12/28/07
Just some notes from the official Hawks site on a snowy day in Chicago: There was good news and bad news on the injury front at Blackhawks practice Friday. Let's start with the good: Defenseman James Wisniewski only suffered a sprained knee Wednesday against Nashville and will be re-evaluated in...
Magnus Johansson is back
And I am quite unhappy: General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the Blackhawks have recalled defenseman Magnus Johansson from the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL. Forwards Martin St.Pierre and Michael Blunden have been assigned to Rockford.Johansson, 34, is being placed on the Blackhawks...
Brent Sopel out two to four weeks with broken finger
Just saw it towards the bottom of the ESPN recap.So, not only do we lose Wisniewski for four-to-six weeks, we now have lost possibly our most steady and veteran defenseman until at least mid-January. Andrei Zyuzin will be back in the lineup for sure now, and my guess is that someone like Danny...
Sopel signs with Chicago
The big news of the day for Wings fans is that Brent Sopel has signed with Chicago for an alleged $1.5 million. He has been trying out with the team since training camp and even travelled to Toronto today to play in tonight's game. However, he was held out of the lineup leaving the Wings with only...
Meech & Sopel fight for a roster spot
The battle is on between Derek Meech and Brent Sopel for the final defenseman roster spot. The team is looking to have seven defensemen on the roster and they already have six defensemen leaving one open roster spot that should go to either Meech or Sopel. If Meech does not earn the position, he...
Sopel to tryout with Wings
Defenseman Brent Sopel will tryout with the Detroit Red Wings during this week's main camp in Traverse City. Defenseman Jassen Cullimore and forward Aaron Downey were also invited, but I'm more intrigued by Sopel's presence.The Wings don't really need to sign another player on the blueline as they...
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