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Blackhawks Head Coach Jeff Blashill Talks About Connor Bedard’s Injury (Sort Of)

Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill talked roughly seven hours before the Blackhawks host the Red Wings on Saturday. That isn’t a normal timeline for a head coach talking on the second day of a back-to-back with travel between games and no morning skate; usually the coach will talk a couple hours before the game starts. Obviously, the circumstances were slightly different for the Blackhawks head coach on Saturday. His best player, Connor Bedard , suffered an injury inside the final second...

A Second City Hockey watch party? A Second City Hockey watch party!

After much internal discussion, we’ve finally settled on a time and place to get together with as many of the SCH commentariat is willing to venture to the South Loop on a school night. Let’s get to the specifics: Who? The people reading this, hopefully. What? A Second City Hockey watch party! Didn’t you read the headline? When? Tuesday, Dec. 16 when the Blackhawks host the Maple Leafs at 6 p.m. Where? Flo & Santos, located at 1310 S. Wabash Avenue ...

Canadiens @ Rangers: Game preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch

Game 31: Montreal Canadiens @ New York Rangers Start time:  7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In the Canadiens region: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Rangers region: MSG Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ It was a surprising season for the New York Rangers in 2024-25 when a team that had looked like it was trending toward contender status often looked disinterested in putting in any effort and never recovered on the way to missing the playoffs. The lack of urgenc...

Previewing the Jets’ opposition: Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jets beat the Jaguars last season, with both teams struggling at the time. However, this season’s Jacksonville team is 9-4 and could be heading for an AFC South title. Can the Jets play spoiler with the undrafted rookie Brady Cook starting at quarterback? Let’s break down the Jaguars roster, going position-by-position: Quarterbacks When the […]

Shhh! Golf is On: Blackhawks vs. Red Wings Preview

The Blackhawks return to the United Center on Saturday night to host the Detroit Red Wings about 24 hours after a miserable night in St. Louis was made significantly worse in the game’s closing seconds. We’ll get to Detroit in a bit because the more pressing issues deal with the home team in this game. Chicago lost 3-2 to the Blues last night but — more importantly — lost Connor Bedard to an apparent shoulder injury in the game’s closing seconds. Word on the severity of his injury won’t c...

A Little Laurent History

If you mention Laurent Brossoit's name in Winnipeg, there are a lot of people who will tell you they wish he was still here. It's not a shot at Eric Comrie nor is it anyone saying that they want an upgrade in between the pipes, but it's a genuine appreciation for what Brossoit did while he was a member of the Jets. He often found wins for the Jets despite sitting for long spells while Connor Hellebuyck did his thing, but every time someone spoke of his contributions to the team it came with ho...

Sharks at Penguins game 33: Lines, game thread and how to watch

The San Jose Sharks are in Pittsburgh today for a day game against the Penguins. The big story is the move the Penguins just made in the net, trading the team’s top goaltender to the Edmonton Oilers for the Oilers’ top netminder. On Friday, it was announced the Penguins acquired Stuart Skinner, defenseman Brett Kulak and Edmonton’s 2029 second-round draft pick for goaltender Tristan Jarry and Sam Poulin. The Penguins are 14-8-7 and are currently second in the Eastern Conference wild card ...

All Eyes on Calves in Race to Prevent Achilles Injuries

After a rash of high profile Achilles tendon injuries to NBA poster children Tyrese Halliburton, Jayson Tatum and Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, the league is proceeding with caution. John DiFiori, the NBA’s director of sports medicine, told Ben Golliver of The Washington Post the injury is rare enough that its cause remains somewhat mysterious.  […]

GM #31: Washington Capitals @ Winnipeg Jets

So the landscape of the National Hockey League’s Central Division changed drastically on Friday when the Vancouver Canucks gave up trying to retain star defenseman Quinn Hughes and instead moved him to the Minnesota Wild for a package of young players & picks. The Winnipeg Jets already had to deal with juggernauts like the Colorado Avalanche & Dallas Stars in a fight for a playoff spot….and now the 3rd place Wild have added a difference maker like Hughes to help them stay in front of the ...

Blackhawks Recall Nick Lardis from Rockford

In the wake of Connor Bedard ‘s injury last night , the Blackhawks are recalling Nick Lardis from Rockford to hopefully help the offense. Lardis, 20, scored his 13th goal of the season for Rockford last night; he’s tied for fourth in the AHL overall and ranks second among rookies in goals. Lardis’ 26 points lead all AHL rookies entering Saturday’s action. Originally a third-round pick (No. 67) by the Blackhawks in 2023, Lardis broke records last year when he scored 71 goals in 65 reg...

Another game, another new line-up: Lightning at Islanders Preview

Game Thirty-two: Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-2) at New York Islanders (18-11-3) Time: 3:30 PM EST Location: UBS Arena, Elmont TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MSGSN, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -130 Know the Opponents: Lighthouse Hockey Wait, it’s a 3:30 game? Hmm. Didn’t realize that. Oh well, here’s to a little matinee action to break up your holiday festivities (we’re currently writing this on our balcony while Christmas music is blaring about two b...

V̅DCCI On A Big Day

I found this Stuart Skinner facial expression funny and appropriate today for a number of reasons. I'll get to the reason for the title in a second, but the biggest reason was because the man making the facial expression was traded in what was being described as a "blockbuster" trade by pundits hours before an actual blockbuster trade happened. Perhaps we should stop throwing around hyperbole? At this point, everyone is asking why this trade was made, but I think we need to look deeper than th...

Overpaying For Quinn Hughes Is Impossible

The State of Hockey wakes up on Saturday to the rumbling aftershocks of the Quinn Hughes trade. And in taking the temperature based on comments on Hockey Wilderness, elsewhere on the internet, and personal text messages, it seems one of those shocks is of the sticker variety. One can definitely...