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Man, our 3rd line continues to look good. They are out there creating pressure and chances and put LA on their heels. The top line came out and capitalized on the lucky bounce.
Reichel dumped to VAN for a 2027 4th round pick.
Not much return, but sounds like Reichel is the one that asked for a trade. Honestly, I think some of this is on the Hawks coaches who spent too much time trying to make him into something he isn’t.
By bad it was Teuvo who stripped the puck. I think Rinzel had one earlier?
He did.
I think Kucherov probably felt pretty bad after the goal against. He was stripped of the puck, he tried to stop the pass to Nazar and missed and then he was slow on the backcheck and Donato beat him to the open ice on the goal.
According to @MoneyPuckdotcom
, Spencer Knight leads all NHL goaltenders in Goals Saved Above Expected.Happy Friday…Spencer Knight GSVA
He is at least top 3 goalie in the NHL so far this season, no question. This has been the biggest improvement for the Hawks year over year. Mrazek when he was on, was never in this category, he was just above average at best. It helps to have a goalie who is legit able to close the gap, he deserves so much credit for the Hawks points in the standings.
Mikheyev with a monster 200′ game tonight. For all the roses people seem to throw at Dickinson’s feet, I think Mikheyev is the better player.
It’s kind of splitting hairs, they’ve both been very good overall. An apples and oranges comparison when one is playing W and the other C. Mikhevev is the better athlete, faster and just proving to be more durable. Dickinson playing the more difficult role, winning faceoffs, more physical, drives play a bit more.
I think their differences are what makes them effect together. Jeff Blashill has the option of putting Donato with those 2 and on a nightly basis and they have a line that can match up pretty well against the top lines of the opposing teams. Definitely more difficult to play against than the top 2 lines. IMO one of the big reasons why the Hawks are so much weaker on the road than at home.
Levshunov is tied for the league lead in 5 on 5 goal differential.
Blackhawks have outscored opponents 6-1 in nearly 55 minutes of Lev 5 on 5 play.I noticed he was doing well there, but I also noticed the Hawks are shooting nearly 30% when he is on the ice.
With 7 in 11 games, 18 year old Frondell is tied for 3rd for goals in the SHL. He is actually tied with former Blackhawk (2015-2017) legend Dennis Rasmussen.
Frondell is also leading the SHL in +/- with +11.
One interesting quote I saw floating around. Blashill was pretty level headed about the wins.
“Yeah, the other team didn’t play to the level they’re capable of. So I don’t want to make more of it than it is.”
I think overall he is less likely to knee jerk react to the outcome of any particular game or sequence of games.
Probably while he hasn’t juggled lines too much either. He seems to be a guy who reads into more of how you got the win rather than just the end result.I like it, because while we got a couple wins, the team still has a long way to go.
Last night, that was a game where secondary scoring showing up really swung the momentum in the Hawks favor. The bottom 6 gave the Hawks the 3-2 lead and then Nazar scored that nice one. We took advantage of some leaky goaltending and ran away with the game.
Hawks are 2-2-1 and that’s on the back of the bottom 6 showing up with secondary scoring and specifically strong play from the 3rd line. While I didn’t like his play on one of the Blue’s goals, I thought Vlasic played better than he has to start the year. I’ve felt he has only really been “okay” so far this season. He was more into it last night, using his stick well.
Levshunov seems that he will be growing into a real difference maker. Grzelcyk has chipped in pretty well for a PTO signing. He isn’t the best defensively but making some nice passes and can skate the puck well.
For me, this game was a nice step in the right direction, mostly just because of the confidence boost that young teams need.
Sounds like the Hawk will be without Nick Foligno for a bit. Hope everything goes well for his family and his daughter has successful surgery.
https://www.nhl.com/news/chicago-blackhawks-nick-foligno-taking-leave-of-absence-from-team
