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Post by lari on Sept 23, 2023 17:32:49 GMT
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Post by lari on Sept 23, 2023 21:15:55 GMT
“Yeah, it feels different,” Murphy said. “(Kane and Toews) guys have been such a staple here in this city for so long and it was such a normal thing to come to the rink and see Kane and Toews and watch them and follow them and try to play off of their leadership, whether it’s off the ice and how they set the tone for us and habits we have, or whether it’s on the ice and trying to play and complement their strengths and them leading wins and getting goals at the big times. But, yeah, it’s a cool thing, a transition to have a couple of young players coming in now that are really strong and it gives you, I guess, a little bit of that taste of what it was like years ago when Toews and Kane were coming in as young guys. It’s just fun to see new faces and to have that excitement and hope that everyone has that talent and potential to create something big.”
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The competition for “Fittest Hawk” is heated every year, and after Wednesday’s off-ice testing, the players were eager to find out who won.
“We haven’t got the email yet,” Seth Jones said. “You’re scrolling down trying to reload the email to see when it comes in for the next couple days.”
The fitness tests consist of the usual gym work. Last year, Murphy blew away the competition to get the honors, with his performance on the stationary bike putting him over the top.
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Post by lari on Sept 23, 2023 21:17:07 GMT
Of note on the first day:
Bedard centered Ryan Donato and Tyler Johnson. Donato may just be a filler for Taylor Hall, who missed the first day with a lower-body injury. Johnson is who we’ve been assuming would play alongside Bedard. Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson was hopeful Hall’s injury wouldn’t keep him out long, but Richardson said they’d have more information later this week. Assuming Bedard’s line is the top line, the second line is likely going to be Lukas Reichel’s line. He centered Andreas Athanasiou and Philipp Kurashev on Thursday. Athanasiou and Reichel showed some chemistry last season. As for the defensemen, Richardson placed younger players with veterans. Kevin Korchinski was with Connor Murphy, Wyatt Kaiser with Jones and Alex Vlasic with Nikita Zaitsev. Source: theathletic.com/4887238/2023/09/21/connor-bedard-blackhawks-training-camp/
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Post by Jimmy on Sept 23, 2023 21:33:08 GMT
So Moore goes back to school this year?
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Post by garyu on Sept 23, 2023 22:25:11 GMT
So Moore goes back to school this year? Taking Logan Cooley's spot at UMinny.
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Post by Merpes on Sept 23, 2023 23:49:11 GMT
Man this roster sucks.
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Post by khawk20 on Sept 24, 2023 0:55:34 GMT
Taylor hall hurt already? Colour me shocked!
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Post by jrsamu on Sept 24, 2023 14:32:35 GMT
Didn't Taylor Hall have at least one "go through the motions" season with the Devils that forced a trade. I wonder if he will wind up being the 2023-24 version of last year's Patrick Kane. I hope not for Bedard's sake. There is likely to be so little reason to watch the team this year, at least on paper and assuming the kids won't see much of West Madison Ave.
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Post by lari on Sept 24, 2023 17:17:50 GMT
Taylor Hall is a high-end talent with suspect character. He has shown his ability and nobody can doubt it (Hart Trophy should shut all mouths), but there's a reason the Oilers traded him and there's a reason the Devils and the Bruins didn't want him as a core piece.
It's great Bedard has a talent like Taylor Hall to play with, instead of a team full of Anders Bjorks, but let's hope he doesn't take career advice from Taylor. On-ice yes, off-ice no. Bedard needs to be a leader and a franchise player. The future of this Blackhawks team is counting on it. And millions of fans.
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Post by garyu on Sept 24, 2023 17:39:31 GMT
Taylor Hall is a high-end talent with suspect character. He has shown his ability and nobody can doubt it (Hart Trophy should shut all mouths), but there's a reason the Oilers traded him and there's a reason the Devils and the Bruins didn't want him as a core piece. It's great Bedard has a talent like Taylor Hall to play with, instead of a team full of Anders Bjorks, but let's hope he doesn't take career advice from Taylor. On-ice yes, off-ice no. Bedard needs to be a leader and a franchise player. The future of this Blackhawks team is counting on it. And millions of fans. Bedard seems to have his head on straight. Likely been rejecting bad ideas since he was 15.
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Post by lari on Sept 24, 2023 19:13:31 GMT
Taylor Hall is a high-end talent with suspect character. He has shown his ability and nobody can doubt it (Hart Trophy should shut all mouths), but there's a reason the Oilers traded him and there's a reason the Devils and the Bruins didn't want him as a core piece. It's great Bedard has a talent like Taylor Hall to play with, instead of a team full of Anders Bjorks, but let's hope he doesn't take career advice from Taylor. On-ice yes, off-ice no. Bedard needs to be a leader and a franchise player. The future of this Blackhawks team is counting on it. And millions of fans. Bedard seems to have his head on straight. Likely been rejecting bad ideas since he was 15. That's because he lived in Regina, Saskatchewan. Since he moved to Chicago there's a chance he got 5 women pregnant.
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Post by lari on Sept 26, 2023 6:17:44 GMT
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Post by lari on Sept 27, 2023 4:04:23 GMT
"Just five days into training camp, the Blackhawks’ four lines already appear etched in stone. The top line will be Hall, Bedard and Donato. The second line will be Andreas Athanasiou, Lukas Reichel and Philipp Kurashev. The third line will be Tyler Johnson, Cole Guttman and Taylor Raddysh. The fourth line will be Foligno, Jason Dickinson and Perry."
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Post by khawk20 on Sept 27, 2023 11:13:52 GMT
The fourth line should be decent to hit and agitate.
I like that Guttman will get a chance—he scored some And looked good in his call up—but that spot seems like the one that will see a lot of guys get called up to, either by Guttman not holding it or everyone shuffling around when Hall or Tyler J gets hurt.
We should be more entertaining than last year but still not win many games, which is actually the combo you want right now.
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Post by Merpes on Sept 27, 2023 12:00:40 GMT
Can anyone win a face off?
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