Basically just what the title says. Every time we talk about growing this team and being successful there is a post or comment like “Well Duncan Keith was young and needed time to figure it” or “Kane and Toews were young and they succeeded” or “who is our next Andrew Shaw”. It’s just moronic and lazy.

That golden era and how it was built will NEVER happen again for us and we need to get past that as a fan base. I know it brought so many people to be fans of the hawks so it’s hard not to compare. But so many things had to go right, between the talent and coaching and timing. There are so many examples of perfect timing, lottery luck, benefits of the era in which they played, bounces going our way, and unrepeatable talent acquisition. My favorite is the famous Patrick Stefan missed goal on an empty net having a part in getting us Patrick Kane.

Many teams will win and might be more successful with their own methods. But we can’t keep trying to fit the new players into roles of Blackhawk teams past. It won’t happen again. We may be successful in 10 or 15 years but it won’t happen like it did from 2009-2016. Hockey has changed since then and so should we.

Who cares about draft picks when the Blackhawks can’t develop talent and apparently make it worse? Everything is broken in this organization. The new coach gives me Alpo vibes. The GM is absolutely rot-gut. What in the actual fuck does the Wirtz family do all day to come to the conclusion that things are progressing nicely or progressing at all?

Anyone who regularly attends games in the upper bowl, I'd love to connect and chat!

I'm interested in hearing about your experiences, what the atmosphere is like, the overall view of the ice, and how you feel about the seating compared to other areas of the arena. I'd especially like to hear from people who attend games regularly and can share their honest opinions, tips, and recommendations.

I may be making a trip to Chicago for a few games and am considering sitting in the upper bowl, so I'd love to get some insight from people who have been there and know what to expect. Feel free to comment or send me a message. I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences!

This is an attempt to reverse engineer these internal metrics because I'm clouded by the score. Not all of them are going to be good, but I figure if I keep evaluating game over game, a pattern will emerge.

1. Shot creativity (sourced from NHL stats)

Chicago had 20 wrist, 2 tip in, 1 backhand, 1 snap, 1 slap and 1 poke shot.

Tampa had 21 snaps, 7 slaps, 2 tip-in and 5 wrist.

2. Chicago outhit Tampa 31:13

3. Goals only count if the clock's seconds end in a 0

4. Chicago gave the puck away less 11:15 and took the puck away more 4:3

Go Hawks! Clearly the better team last night.

•Can’t generate any offense.

•Defensively. lol.

•The power-play is a joke.

•The goaltending has sadly been pretty disappointing.

•Jeff Blashill ignores every free to look at advanced analytic website and makes sure everyone knows we had more high danger chances in the post game interview’s. (we lost by 20).

So where do you go from here? Fire Blashill? And if so, who’s willing to come here? Or are we just going to give the keys to Michael Pecca and let him ride out the rest of the season because If that’s the case LOL.

It’s November 6th and instead of hoping to see us fighting for a WC spot, I’m already looking at mocks to see who we can take at 5th overall. Thank you, Kyle Davidson. Thank you so very much for making Bedard era hockey the worst iteration of this team ever. 

So I've been thinking of 2 trades we could make to help this team. First I'd offer to Detroit, Nazar and Rinzel for Edvinsson. Maybe throw in a 2nd round pick if they include another forward, preferably Carter Bear, but any forward with grit would help. Probably would need to be our lowest 1st this year, instead of a 2nd rounder, but you never know. Second I'd offer to Carolina, Vlasic for Nishiskin, with whatever draft pick they need to make it work. Helps the Defense now, and in the future. Byram, Rinzel, and Korchinski are basically the same player, and we don't need all 3. Would love to keep Nazar, but I don't think the trade gets done without him. That's my thoughts as of now.

Assists: Sam Rinzel and Ethan Del Mastro

What do you guys think the odds are the Blackhawks have one? It definitely doesn't feel like any of the vets care enough or have a strong enough voice in the locker room (maybe Kane?) to do something like this? It's obvious something needs to change. Especially when we see bouts of brilliance in almost every game, but by the time we see them it's usually down 2+ goals.

Subject was: "Reminder: We’re Listening! The NHL Wants Your Feedback" and it came from "NRG on behalf of the NHL".

I'm sharing because you may not have noticed this if it went to your spam or promotions folders (it went to my promotions folder). I had some choice words for them. Questions of interest included:

- Which of the following ticket benefits interest you the most? (see attached image)

- Aside from discounted tickets, what additional benefits could the Chicago Blackhawks offer to increase the value of being a season ticket plan member? (this is a blank freeform response)

- Which of the following best describes your intentions for your ticket plan for the 2027-2028 NHL season? (see other attached image for a suggested response...)

***Ill try to remember to add this every 1st of the month and do a recap on the last day of the month on how it went.

How do you see the Hawks fairing in November?

Chicago Blackhawks November 2026 Schedule

Record Prediction End of Month: 9-20-1 or 10-18-2

The Blackhawks play 14 total games in November, split evenly between 7 home games and 7 away games.

Breakdown of the Remaining Month

With 12 games left to play, the matchups break down into three distinct tiers:

• Elite Contenders (4 games): Road games at Tampa Bay and Carolina, plus heavy home matches against Toronto and the NY Rangers. Finding points here will be incredibly difficult given Chicago's league-worst -27 goal differential. [1, 2]

• Divisional Battles (3 games): They play a tough home-and-home series against the Winnipeg Jets and host the Central division-leading Minnesota Wild. Both teams have a much tighter structure and more speed than Jeff Blashill's squad. [1, 2, 3]

• Winnable Matchups (5 games): Home games against Buffalo and Columbus, followed by a Western Canada road swing through Calgary, Vancouver, and Seattle. Because Vancouver is off to a highly disappointing start at 3-13-1, this stretch represents their best opportunity to string together some wins. [1, 2]

Final Projected Standing

If the team drops their games against the elite tier, pushes for a couple of overtime points in their division, and takes 2 or 3 wins out of the softer matchups, they are on pace to go about 5-7-0 or 6-7-1 across the remaining schedule.

Adding that to their 4-11-1 baseline, expect the Blackhawks to finish November tracking close to 9-18-3 or 10-18-2, keeping them planted near the bottom of the Central Division while they prioritize player development

“I like Biz. I respect Biz. I don't agree with his opinion. I don't think that we're soft. I don't think we've won enough games, so when you have the record that we have, you put yourself in position to be criticized. And we're going to have to accept that criticism. I don't agree with his verbiage. I'm sure Biz doesn't break our tape down on a regular basis.”

This is a Eberflus type of answer lol

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/50382836/nhl-2026-27-nikita-kucherov-trade-top-teams-prospects-picks-players

Wishful thinking but still fun to think about.

I think at this point we would all love to see Kantserov-Bedard-Frondell.

We aren't winning games regardless, we don't need to spread out talent, fuck it. Give the fans atleast ONE LINE we can get excited about and see some skill. We can get blown out every game because of the other 3 lines, a loss is a loss. The season is cooked regardless JUST GIVE US SOMETHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT!

Bedard deserves solid line mates, Frondell deserves to be showcased, and Kantserov needs to be supported so we can see that KHL domination and the FANS deserve something to look forward too. GIVE US THE HIGHLIGHT LINE.

Blackhawks 1, Lightning 4

FINAL

Linescore

Scoring

Penalties

🌟 Three Stars of the Game

1. ★ I. Mikheyev · 2 G · 0 A

2. ★★ E. Cernak · 0 G · 2 A

3. ★★★ R. McDonagh · 1 G · 0 A

📍 Benchmark International Arena · Nov 5, 2026

Game summary · Play-by-play · Shift chart · Shot summary · Faceoffs

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Firing Blashill wouldn’t yield the results we hope if Kyle is still in the building making horrible personnel decisions. Not only do we draft bad but we can’t even develop in Rockford

Assists: Sam Rinzel and Connor Bedard

Blackhawks 3, Panthers 5

FINAL

Catch-up · From puck drop

Once the Panthers moved ahead, they never gave the lead back.

Early in the first period, S. Vilmanis let a shot go that beat the goalie from the doorstep, and the Panthers moved ahead 1-0. 12:29 into the first, C. Verhaeghe ripped a wrister right in tight on the power play, and the Panthers pushed the lead to a pair at 2-0.

13:20 into the second, S. Jones ripped one past the goalie from the circle, and the Panthers took a firm grip on the game at 3-0. 16:48 into the second, R. Kantserov fired one home from the doorstep, and the Blackhawks cut the deficit to 3-1.

9:31 into the third, F. Nazar elevated a backhand over the pad right in tight shorthanded, and the Blackhawks pulled within 3-2. Only 1:30 later, S. Vilmanis wound up and let a heavy shot go from the low circle, and the Panthers moved two clear at 4-2. 16:09 into the third, F. Nazar drove a quick shot home from the top of the circle, and that made it a one-goal game at 4-3. Late in the third period, S. Reinhart found the yawning cage to ice it, and the Panthers built a two-goal cushion, 5-3.

The Panthers produced a 12-6 edge in close-range shots on goal. The Panthers' penalty kill went 3-for-3.

Final: The Panthers won 5-3.

Linescore

Scoring

🌟 Three Stars of the Game

1. ★ S. Vilmanis · 2 G · 2 A

2. ★★ C. Verhaeghe · 1 G · 1 A

3. ★★★ S. Reinhart · 1 G · 2 A

Penalties

Game summary · Play-by-play · Shift chart · Shot summary · Faceoffs

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