Category: State of the Franchise

Checking the NHL potential of the Rockford IceHogs

By Dave Melton | Jan 30th 2019 | 6 min read |

As we continue our “State of the Franchise” series, we shift our focus to the AHL level, to examine the NHL prospects of the players currently ska...

Breaking down the Blackhawks’ trends in shot rates, goal differential

By Matt Lucas | Jan 29th 2019 | 5 min read |

It was not too long ago when the Blackhawks were the model of puck possession in the NHL. For five straight seasons after the 2013 Stanley Cup run, th...

Examining Blackhawks’ defensemen and goaltenders, and who could be traded

By Brandon Cain | Jan 29th 2019 | 5 min read |

On Monday, we published two articles that detailed how the Blackhawks have slowly slid away from the top of the NHL standings to contending — again ...

Examining Blackhawks’ forwards, and who could be traded

By Dave Melton | Jan 29th 2019 | 6 min read |

On Monday, we published a pair of articles that detailed how the Blackhawks have slowly slid away from the top of the NHL standings to contending — ...

How did the Blackhawks get here? Start by looking at the draft.

By Dave Melton | Jan 28th 2019 | 5 min read |

(As we begin our State of the Franchise series, we start off with one of the Blackhawks’ biggest recent struggles: the draft) One of Chicago’s mos...

When do the Blackhawks plan on winning again? It’s hard to tell.

By Dave Melton | Jan 28th 2019 | 4 min read |

The root of the Blackhawks issues can be tied to draft issues detailed in the first part of our “State of the Franchise” series. Without success i...

Second City Hockey’s ‘State of the Franchise’ series

By Dave Melton | Jan 28th 2019 | 1 min read |

Since winning the Stanley Cup in 2015, the Blackhawks have not won a playoff series. They forced a seventh game in a valiant comeback against the Blue...