Thursday, February 16, 2012

Toews troubled/Skid hits 9/Olsen learning

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Losing streak plays mind games with Toews

NEW YORK — Wherever Jonathan Toews goes, the Blackhawks' nine-game losing streak follows.

Hawks' losing streak hits nine Hawks' losing streak hits nine

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No doubt looking for a little luck, coach Joel Quenneville wore a tie with shamrocks and four-leaf clovers on it as the Blackhawks sought to end their mind-numbing losing skid.

Hawks rookie defenseman soaking up knowledge Hawks rookie defenseman soaking up knowledge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — While his Blackhawks teammates have searched every avenue to break out of their funk, Dylan Olsen has gone about his business quietly.

Hawks' Quenneville: 'We need one badly' Hawks' Quenneville: 'We need one badly'

NASHVILLE -- The Chicago Blackhawks will look to snap their eight-game losing skid Tuesday against a team that is responsible for two of the defeats.

Blame Hawks players, Bowman before Quenneville Blame Hawks players, Bowman before Quenneville

The question of Joel Quenneville’s job security had to be asked.

Quenneville has GM's, players' backing Quenneville has GM's, players' backing

Publicly, Joel Quenneville's demeanor usually ranges from stoic to reserved with an occasional dose of unruffled. But an eight-game losing streak has a way of changing a coach, as Patrick Kane revealed Monday when asked if the Blackhawks coach had blown his stack lately.

Hawks' best players need to be better, and they know it Hawks' best players need to be better, and they know it

Marian Hossa earned a spot in the NHL All-Star Game. He has posted zero points since. He is not unclear on the meaning of this.

Firing Quenneville would be wrong move by Blackhawks Firing Quenneville would be wrong move by Blackhawks

As welcome as it was Monday to hear Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman declare on CSN that coach Joel Quenneville "is absolutely the guy," moving forward despite an eight-game losing streak, I wondered.

Red Wings extend home winning streak to 20 games Red Wings extend home winning streak to 20 games

DETROIT -- The last time the Detroit Red Wings lost a home game, the Lions were 6-2 and the Pistons were stuck in a lockout with the rest of the NBA.

Blackhawks expect to learn from 8-game skid Blackhawks expect to learn from 8-game skid

When the Blackhawks finally win another game — and it's fairly safe to assume they will at some point — they plan to use the lessons learned from their current skid to their advantage.


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