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Public Service Annoouncement about this site. If you are logged on to the forums page, you are not necessarily logged on to the home page. If you are looking for a current Frenchy blog on the home page, make sure you are logged on. (Check the log in/log out status at the right of the top banner.) When you’re logged on to the home page, it refreshes and new articles appear. Maybe that’s why no one knew about the Detrroit game thread.
Frenchy’s most recent column appearing on the home page today Tuesday, not on the forum topic page.
5 Reasons the Blackhawks’ Hot Start Is Real — and Built to Last
Frenchy, also FWIW, personally I prefer to comment when your columns appear on the forum page. But I read on the Rangers thread a few weeks ago that Aguello and maybe Meltzer are the only ones who have administrative rights to add a column to the forum page. If they don’t have time, it stays on the home page. Comments written there are often delayed for review prior to being posted. Comments posted there get more frequently lost too in my experience. So I dislike posting on the home page.
Over on the home page, good Week 5 Recap by the way.
Huge win by the Blackhawks and only two comments about the game… where is everyone? This is a three-game winning streak and nobody seems excited? Really strange.
I don’t know Coach. On the old Hockey Buzz site the Hawks forum was known as the Board of Doom. Even during the Cup runs, people found a lot to complain about. Maybe there are a lot of “fans” here like that.
Also the Bears played Sunday at the same time as the Hawks so maybe the hockey game wasn’t widely viewed. And this site still has its quirks regarding downtime and posts being lost.
It’s definitely not anything to do with your content.
Somebody alluded to PDO here recently, I think. Hawks PDO is currently 102.9. Eventually they will regress to the mean of 100.0. But, no doubt the team is playing better. Let’s hope they continue to improve and continue enjoying watching the games.
<p style=”line-height: 27px !important; transition: all;” data-userway-s17-styled=”true” data-line-height-feature-value=”1″>Blackhawks ranked 5th, 5 on 5 goals for.
<p style=”line-height: 27px !important; transition: all;” data-userway-s17-styled=”true” data-line-height-feature-value=”1″>It will be interesting to see how that plays out through the season as it goes on. The shooting percentage will continue to come down to the curve but the Hawks are slowly getting better at getting shots on net. Over the last 6 games we are even in shots for and shots against, with those coming out even at 5v5. I think in part the Hawks were trailing a bit more, so a bit more motivation to get offense going when you are behind, vs the early part of the season where the Hawks didn’t trail for much of time on ice. I think a long road trip like this can help galvanize the team together while they players are learning life under the new coaching staff and in some cases still learning the NHL ropes.
<p style=”line-height: 27px !important; transition: all;” data-userway-s17-styled=”true” data-line-height-feature-value=”1″>I’m sure they are going to look to get the 2nd line rolling again which has been quiet the last few games. I know Bertuzzi has been scoring a few goals, but none of them were while he was on the second line, as he was out there on the PP or with line 3 or 4 for a shift.
Story here about Kantserov along with an interview.
https://rg.org/news/hockey/blackhawks-prospect-roman-kantserov-eyes-2026-nhl-moveCoach Frenchy’s weekly update on the main home page.
Thanks Coach. Good effort against Edmonton. Another moral victory I guess. Hawks have had a lot of those this season. Seven losses this season as of now. Five by one goal. Two in OT, one in a shootout. One game a 2 goal loss with a late empty netter accounting for that difference. Only one blowout loss, the recent game against Winnipeg. Once these guys begin to learn how to win the close games they’ll start accumulating more points. Goes to show you how one or two misplays in a game can make a difference in the outcome.
Wiz’ 2026 mock draft and player reviews posted here for future reference.
Wiz’s projected and mocked 2026 draft with player reviews as of 10/31/25.
I met my November deadline of a 2026 NHL MOCK draft.
I will now go back and starting adding the meat to the profiles.
I do not know if I am allowed to link it, which I will do in a reply.
just type in. 2026 NHL Mock Draft Lines projected linesWiz, A while back I started a 2025-2026 Prospects News forum. Link it here so we can easily find all types of present/future prospect news.
A rested Hawk team plays their 2nd consecutive oppenent playing a back-to-back. Hawks started out fast in their game against the Kings and I thought they would cruise to a victory. Goes to show you that you have to play 60 minutes. Yes Dots, I hope they learned their lesson. Ottawa put up 7 last night and are coming into the game with some momentum.
