"One Goal: Chicago Blackhawks Hockey" (NHL 11)

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One Goal: Chicago Blackhawks Hockey

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Game: NHL 11
Difficulty: All Star (modified sliders)
Period Length: 7 minutes
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Magical 2010 Season For The Blackhawks

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Let’s see if the NHL can make something out of this.

The last time a monster Stanley Cup drought was busted, the New York Rangers hoisted the best trophy in sports and the game seemed ready to explode into a new golden era.

Then, the NHL promptly drove into a ditch, first enforcing a season-damaging lockout and then allowing the Dead Puck Era to slow the world’s fastest game to a crawl for a decade.

Today, the league has another champion from a big market, Original Six city that waited almost five decades to witness another championship team.

Surely the NHL won’t drop kick this chance away.

The dramatic overtime victory by the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6 of the 2010 Cup final on Wednesday, the franchise’s first since 1961, was an amazing accomplishment for a team that only three years ago, remember, was among the dregs of the league.

But an old man who had lost touch, Bill Wirtz, passed on, and his energetic son Rocky, a man few thought would be his successor, jumped in and within months had the Blackhawks on the road back to hockey relevance.

Of course, Rocky would become a champion in Philadelphia.

Patrick Kane’s momentarily phantom OT winner gave the Cup to the Hawks with a 4-3 triumph over the gutsy Philadelphia Flyers, but more important, it re-established Chicago in a position of prominence it never should have abandoned.

Moreover, it came in a terrific final against another of the league’s marquee teams, the Flyers, in a see-saw battle over six games that looked set to go the distance until the 21-year-old Kane ended it with a goal that almost nobody, for a paralyzing 20 seconds or more, realized had beaten poor Flyer goalie Michael Leighton and stuck in the bottom of the net where no one could see it.

Almost nobody.

“I knew it was in right away,” said a jubilant Kane, who immediately began to celebrate.

Add this thrilling Cup result to the wonderful Vancouver Olympic hockey tournament, an event also won in overtime on Sidney Crosby’s memorable moment, and you have a year in the game that soars above most of those seasons that followed the Ranger win in 1994.

The rebirth of the Blackhawks, it’s clear, has helped the league more than the combined troubles in Arizona, Nashville and Florida could possibly hurt it. Plus, the Olympics and the Cup final proved the game is as good these days as it has been in years, riding a new crew of brilliant young players.

The Hawks are surely a poster team right now, an offensive squad that scored 25 goals in the six-game Cup final fueled by terrific young players like Kane, Conn Smythe winner Jonathan Toews and defenceman Duncan Keith.

Antti Niemi was just good enough in net — just — to get the Hawks to the Cup, and the champs battled back from painful losses in Games 3 and 4 and then the heartbreak of having the Flyers tie Game 6 with less than four minutes to play.

The series turned on the decision by Hawks coach Joel Quenneville to break up his top line of Toews, Kane and Dustin Byfuglien before Game 5. That spread out the Chicago attack, allowed the Hawks to blow out the Flyers in the fifth game and then thoroughly outplay them in Game 6.

Kane, who started the season under a dark cloud for an ugly incident involving a cabbie in his hometown of Buffalo, ended up as the hero and a microcosm of the way in which Chicago went from darkness to a new dawn.

With his goal, Scotty Bowman got another Cup ring, his 12th, Marian Hossa got it right after losing the past two Cup finals with two different teams and Bobby Hull, if the Hawks choose to make it happen, will get his name on the Cup again.

More than an hour after Game 6 had ended, many of the Hawks were still on the ice, joyfully squirting about 200 of their hardiest fans with champagne.

A parade past Daley Plaza awaits.

It’s been a magical season for the NHL, from the Olympics to the Cup-clinching goal.

Maybe, just maybe, the Bettman administration won’t throw it all away this time.

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Celebrating Hawks Know Changes Are Coming

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CHICAGO – John Madden won two Stanley Cups in New Jersey. Andrew Ladd won one with Carolina.

But neither had experienced what they've gotten from Blackhawks fans since helping the Hawks win their first Cup in 49 years. Since winning the Cup, the Hawks have become pseudo rock stars around town -- culminating with Friday's massive parade and rally, which drew an estimated 2 million people.

"It doesn't compare, honestly," Madden said, when asked to compare this Cup celebration with the ones in the Garden State. "I'm not sure if it was just being in such a great city or whatever, but you know, it was crazy. Nothing like I've ever experienced before."

Ladd agreed during a meeting with reporters in a season wrap-up session on Saturday at United Center.

"I was walking down the street with the Stanley Cup and most people (barely) blinked an eye. Here you can't walk two feet without getting mobbed," he said. "It's pretty crazy. Fun. We've got a young group that … I think we enjoy the attention."

Indeed, the Hawks' Stanley Cup victory party is still ongoing. The Cup is set to make appearances at the nationally televised White Sox-Cubs game at Wrigley Field on Sunday night, then travel West with some Hawks players to appear on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Monday night.

Yet as much as they celebrate there's also a thought on all of their minds that isn't as fun to ponder. It's the business side of professional hockey, when contracts go toe-to-toe with a salary cap. So while the party continues, the front office is already busy planning for next season.

First will be the NHL Entry Draft June 25-26 in Los Angeles. After that, it's time to make some hard decisions about free agents before the July 1 free agency period begins.

"It's a puzzle that you're trying to put together," Hawks general manager Stan Bowman said. "There's not one way to approach it. We've been preparing for this for a long time. It's not something that caught us off-guard. We'd love to have everybody back, but that's just not a possibility. So, we've got to move on."

Oddly enough, making Bowman's job even more difficult is that captain Jonathan Toews won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, which kicks in a $1.3 million bonus in his contract that counts against the cap. That amount alone could be worth a solid player.

Not that Bowman is begrudging the extra money to his team's captain and the winner of an Olympic gold medal and Stanley Cup in the same year.

"Obviously it will have an impact, but I don't think you can argue with that," he said. "He was very well deserving of that trophy if you look at his performance over the playoffs and the whole season. What a magical year for him."

Magical for all of the Hawks, actually. Magical for the entire city.

That's why Bowman is actually looking forward to his job this off-season. It's on him and others in the front office to keep the momentum rolling into next season, regardless of who goes or stays. The word "dynasty" is being thrown around now regarding the Hawks, simply because two of their biggest stars – Toews, 22, and Patrick Kane, 21 – are so young.

Norris Trophy finalist defenseman Duncan Keith is also locked up with a long-term deal in the prime of his career and star forward Marian Hossa also has a long-term deal. On Saturday, Bowman was asked about building a "dynasty" on West Madison Ave.

He didn't run away from the idea.

"That's what we're shooting for," he said. "We've said that all along. We don't want this to be a short-term thing. Other organizations have been able to do it over the years, and we want to be in that group of teams that's competing for the Cup every year."

Players would like to see it happen too, but realize they might not be part of the picture.
Madden, 37, will be an unrestricted free agent. Ladd will be a restricted free agent. Rookie goalie Antti Niemi, also a restricted free agent, will almost assuredly be re-signed with a healthy pay raise. Other moves might be made to clear cap space, as well.
That has led to speculation about players possibly being traded with years left on their contracts -- such as Patrick Sharp, Dustin Byfuglien or Kris Versteeg. That trio alone accounted for 28 goals and 52 points in the playoffs.

Bowman said the team's "core group" starts with Toews, Kane, Hossa and Keith, and then the task of adding names to the list becomes like "splitting hairs" from there. There is also another looming issue in goal, where veteran Cristobal Huet is signed for two more years at $5.6 million a season despite losing his starting job to Niemi.

"It's going to be tough," Byfuglien said of impending changes. "We're a good group of guys in here, and a lot of good memories have come along. It's not always a bad thing. We know it's going to happen. We've just got to deal with it."

There's also that large, shiny silver thing going around town reminding everybody of what this team has accomplished. The Stanley Cup has a unique way of easing the pain of transition, and the Hawks just want to bask in it as long as possible.

"There's a lot of things that are going to have to work out, but it's certainly a good problem to have," Bowman said. "We're Stanley Cup champs and I wouldn't want it any other way."

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hahah thanks guys. It should be a fun franchise once the game comes out. I still got a long time though.I'll post team stories and stuff to pass time.
 

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Hawks Part Ways With Fan Favorite, Byfuglien; Sopel, Eager And Akiu Headed To Atlanta As Well

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CHICAGO – The Atlanta Thrashers have gotten bigger in a hurry today, as the hockey club has acquired forwards Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager and prospect Akim Aliu from the Chicago Blackhawks. Also heading to Atlanta is blueliner Brent Sopel.

For all of these bodies, GM Rick Dudley has shipped out forward Marty Reasoner, as well as forward Jeremy Morin. Also going over to Chicago are two picks, which is a 1st rounder (24th overall) and a 2nd rounder (54th overall). Both were part of the Ilya Kovalchuk deal with New Jersey back in February.

Essentially, the Thrashers have moved Kovalchuk for five bodies (Byfuglien, Eager, Sopel, Niclas Bergfors, and Johnny Oduya), and two prospects (Aliu and Patrice Cormier).

By taking back only Reasoner as a roster player, the Blackhawks save a tremendous amount in cap space, but will still have to make another move or two to completely be under the required amount for next year in terms of the salary cap.

The addition of Eager and Byfuglien to the Atlanta lineup immediately gives everybody a boost, as both players are known for their physical play.

Sopel will basically replace Pavel Kubina, who seems to be far from a sure thing to return next season to Atlanta. At least with this acquisition, the team has addressed two of its biggest issues: size and depth.

As for the Blackhawks, moving those three pieces in one deal just saved the club a little over $4 million, and now allows GM Stan Bowman to make only one or two different moves, as the club retools for next season’s Cup defense.

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Hawks Part Ways With Fan Favorite, Byfuglien; Sopel, Eager And Akiu Headed To Atlanta As Well

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Viktor Stalberg looks to be the bigger part for the Hawks

CHICAGO – The Chicago Blackhawks reached the pinnacle of NHL success several weeks ago by winning the Stanley Cup.

But nothing stays the same for long in professional sports, and in the time since GM Stan Bowman has started to revamp his roster with the goal of maintaining that elite status.

The wheeling and dealing continued Wednesday night when Kris Versteeg became the latest member of the championship squad to wind up with a new address. Versteeg and prospect Bill Sweatt were traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forwards Viktor Stalberg, Philippe Paradis and Christopher DiDomenico.

"We're always trying to improve and sometimes you have to make tough decisions," Bowman said in a conference call announcing the deal. "I've been looking for ways to warn fans that this team we've all fallen in love with won't stay the same. No championship team does. But we want to keep the core together."

At the same time, the Blackhawks continued to shed salary in advance of the free-agent signing period that begins at noon on Thursday. Prior to last weekend's Entry Draft, they traded playoff hero Dustin Byfuglien and two other members of their Cup-winning squad, Ben Eager and Brent Sopel, to the Thrashers.

In this deal, the Blackhawks get some intriguing young talent. Stalberg will be expected to contend for a roster spot at training camp in September, and Bowman didn't think Paradis or DiDomenico were far behind in their development.

"We're very high on these three guys," he said. "Each of them brings something different to the table."

Stalberg showed promise during his rookie campaign, scoring 9 goals and 14 points in 40 NHL games. A sixth-round choice in 2006, the 24-year-old was a Hobey Baker finalist during his time at the University of Vermont.

"We love his speed and his size," Bowman said. "He's a guy with a lot of speed -- he's one of the fastest guys in the League. He's also got size, which is a very attractive attribute. We've got a good cast to join him with, and if we can put him with guys who make plays, he can be a good goal-scorer for us."

The 19-year-old Paradis is a former first-round pick of the Hurricanes in the 2009 Entry Draft who was then dealt to the Leafs in December. He made the jump from Shawinigan of the QMJHL to the Marlies and posted 2 assists in four AHL games.


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