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If this is my
#LastTweet
I should use it wisely, right? Make it meaningful & important?
The Chicago
#Blackhawks
should have retired Steve Larmer’s number decades ago. And he should have been inducted into the
@HockeyHOF
years ago as well. Both can still change.
#Retire28
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It is indeed striking to me that Bill Wirtz passed away just before the rookie seasons of Toews & Kane. The
#Blackhawks
started a new era under the leadership of Rocky Wirtz and those two (among others) on the ice.
Rocky passes away before Connor Bedard's rookie season begins.
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Okay hear me out…
The Savannah Bananas vs the White Sox…. Best of 3 series in early October
Winner gets to play in the AL Central next season at Guaranteed Rate Field
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I'm also scared if he keeps passing like this the Bears are somehow going to screw up his development, too
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I've said this before...
The loudest I ever heard the United Center during any
#Blackhawks
moment wasn't the Cup presentation in '15 or the anthem before Game 1 of the '10 Cup Final.
It was when Hossa came out of the box & won the gm vs Nashville. The entire building shook.
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Sidney Crosby 🏌️♂️
Connor McDavid 🏌️♂️
Leon Draisaitl 🏌️♂️
Artemi Panarin 🏌️♂️
Toews, Kane & Keith 🏒
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Hear me out...
If the
#Blackhawks
wanted to completely, TOTALLY melt the free world on Sunday...
They'd come out against the Red Wings after honoring Chris Chelios in black on black.
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The
#Blackhawks
have one of the worst records in the NHL. So do the Flyers. It’s the last game of the year & it’s 82 degrees outside in gorgeous Chicago.
There are fans lined up 4+ hours before puck drop at the United Center to say goodbye to Jonathan Toews
#Respect
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Also, good luck finding a GM who wants what we saw tonight as their workplace culture... Rocky likely ran every legit candidate off tonight.
#Blackhawks
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the
#Blackhawks
players are drawing up their own power play system in front of the bench
That visual is all you need, folks. They took the dry erase board and did it themselves
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Connor McDavid is 25
By age 25, Jonathan Toews had a Conn Smythe, a Selke, an Olympic gold and two rings
Jus sayin...
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.
@NHLBlackhawks
please wait to honor Seabrook until you can have 22,000 people in the UC. The man deserves the loudest ovation possible.
#respect
#Blackhawks
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The Chicago
#Blackhawks
have gone three full games without trailing since Jeremy Colliton got fired
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One year ago today
April 13, 2023
The final game in Chicago for the Captain
#Blackhawks
💔😢
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Patrick Kane has personally been involved in 18% of the goals the Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed this season. Ridiculous.
#Blackhawks
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Sid is so much more comfortable around
#Blackhawks
now that Toews isn’t here any more. It actually makes me laugh.
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thinking about Roope Hintz...
It is absolutely INSANE how good the 2015 NHL Draft has turned out to be. Stacked with stars.
The
#Blackhawks
drafted 7 players that year. 8 years later, they've played 48 combined NHL games - all from Dennis Gilbert
#BeginningOfTheEnd
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Ten years ago today, the
#Blackhawks
took this team photo. 10 players were headed to the Winter Olympics.
Ten years later, the Blackhawks have 10 players either on IR or punted from the organization completely since the start of the season.
What a time to be alive!
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Thoughts & prayers to all of the columns that said Bedard might/would "pull a Lindros" and not sign with the
#Blackhawks
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This shows how much the
#Blackhawks
get what matters most in the room. No way that belt shouldn’t have gone to Mrazek or Bedsy last night but some things just matter more
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Thoughts and prayers to Brock Faber’s Calder chances
Bedard’s now got 3 points in less than 5 full periods since returning to the
#Blackhawks
lineup
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Let's enjoy this edition of "How do hockey fans react to Connor Bedard doing ridiculous things on your home ice?" on the final night of the NHL calendar before Christmas with the
#Blackhawks
in St. Louis
We'll call this artwork: "The Michigan Aftermath"
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My question is how was the whole sitting on an opponent that long right in front of an official not getting a penalty in the first place?
#Blackhawks
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I'm sorry... but the town hall became a complete fiasco. Brutal look for the organization. Goal was 2 steps forward and they sprinted a mile backwards...
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44 years ago today
Greatest upset in sports history 🇺🇸
Greatest call in sports television history
I was 18 days old and still remember it it like it happened yesterday 😉
Happy anniversary,
@usahockey
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Between ages 20-23, Jonathan Toews won an Olympic gold medal, a Stanley Cup, a Conn Smythe and became the youngest ever member of the IIHF Triple Gold Club
Let’s slow our roll up there in the state of hockey…
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It's worth noting that Jonathan Toews is at Marian Hossa's farewell game this week. Lots of former
#Blackhawks
skating in the game.
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The
#Blackhawks
now have wins:
at PIT
at TOR
at VGK
vs FLA
at TB
They've been inconsistent, sure. But hell if that might not be the most impressive road win list in the NHL right now
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This was — still is — absolutely incredible. Ridiculous moment from 88. Should have counted.
#Blackhawks
still got the dub because puck don’t lie but man this one would have been a storybook ending
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Rocky didn't want to answer a question about attendance. Wanted to leave that for his ticket sales dept
Wonder what their reaction is to the town hall... I have received a dozen msgs in the last half hr from current full season & ticket plan customers who are done
#Blackhawks
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Thoughts & prayers for the NHL
Luke Richardson on Connor Bedard after his four-point outing: "He's been here for a dozen games now, he's starting to really figure it out."
#Blackhawks
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When I say the United Center Atrium is FULL…. This is what the
#Blackhawks
greats on the panel are going to see when they take the stage (hopefully soon)
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It's been 4 games...
The
#Blackhawks
have not lost OR trailed since Jeremy Colliton got fired.
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When will Patrick Kane play his first game at the United Center as a visitor?
Feb 25 — the night the
#Blackhawks
retire Chris Chelios’ number
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Good morning to everyone but especially
@JonathanToews
It was abundantly clear yesterday that the
#Blackhawks
coaches & front office respect, appreciate and honor the legacy of the longest tenured captain in Chicago sports history. Here’s to continued good health
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Consider for a moment how mediocre the
#Blackhawks
have been since they won the 2015 Stanley Cup....
Patrick Kane now has 623 points in 529 games over the past 7 years since the last Hawks Cup win...
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If you watched the
#Blackhawks
effort tonight... and you watched them play on Friday night... there is absolutely no question they quit on Colliton. He lost the room (if he ever had it in the first place). It's a damn shame they didn't make the move sooner
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Connor Bedard needs 20 assists in the
#Blackhawks
final 16 games to tie Patrick Kane's franchise record of 51 helpers in a rookie season. Can he do it?
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I don’t think I’ll ever be okay with the fact they wanted us to believe a high school kid was going to walk around Chicago all day in the mid-80s in a Red Wings jersey with zero repercussions
June 5, 1985: this is the date that Ferris Bueller's Day Off fictionally takes place.
#80s
Determined by the Cubs game they attend.
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My huge problem w/ the
#Blackhawks
requesting the name removed from the Cup is...
When they submitted the names to engrave in the first place, they knew the man's transgression. How TF did his name get on there in the first place? Shouldn't have been there at all.
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Updating the
#Blackhawks
injury list thru Friday night:
Connor Bedard
Nick Foligno
Taylor Hall
Seth Jones
Tyler Johnson
Taylor Raddysh
Andreas Athanasiou
Anthony Beauvillier
Joey Anderson
(& Corey Perry got punted)
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Replay shows Trouba launch shoulder into Khaira's head. Worthy of a lengthy suspension imo. Dirty play. Scary scene at the United Center
#Blackhawks
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If Thursday night is really the end for the longest tenured captain in
#Blackhawks
history, it's been one helluva ride. I tried my best to capture the emotions of watching an all-time great moving on.
Thank you, Jonathan Toews
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Happy 38th birthday to Brent Seabrook.
7 should be in the rafters at the United Center some day. He would have been a captain in probably 25 other cities. One of the all-time greats to wear a
#Blackhawks
sweater. And the first jersey I bought of what became the dynasty team
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Not many in Chicago have only worn one jersey their entire career.
It’s an easy two for me:
Walter Payton
Jonathan Toews
Who's the greatest player drafted by your favorite sports team who spent their entire career with just that one team?
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I would say the Cardinals beating the Cubs by 7 is a touchdown difference but there is no professional football in St. Louis so they might not get the reference...
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BTW I absolutely positively LOVE this picture of Blackwell hammering MacKinnon last night and the reactions in the stands and on the
#Blackhawks
bench
Good morning to everyone but especially
#Blackhawks
forward Colin Blackwell, who returned to the lineup after a long, hard recovery like a damn wrecking ball with a legit A+ lip sweater. He was great last night.
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We lost a good one today.
I’ll say it again: if you’ve got a dad, give him a hug tonight. Or a phone call. 💔
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I love that the
#Blackhawks
GM had the exact same reaction I did to Oliver Moore landing at 19. Let’s f***ing go followed by disbelief
#Blackhawks
GM Kyle Davidson’s reaction to Oliver Moore falling into their laps at No. 19 overall after he tried trading up to get him is priceless.
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I’m sorry I had chest pains and thought the world was ending
CONNOR BEDARD DID WHAT TO THE WHO?!?!?!?!?
#Blackhawks
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The
#Blackhawks
got Fleury for literally nothing.
The thought, at the time, was they were going for it. It backfired miserably.
So to think the Hawks aren't "winning" a trade that turns Fleury - who they got for nothing - into a 2nd round pick is silly. Solid move by Davidson
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“I feel like no NBA player should wear 23. I'm starting a petition, and I've got to get everyone in the NBA to sign it. Now, if I'm not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it."
— LeBron James in 2009
LeBron will change his uniform from No. 6 to No. 23 next season, out of respect for Bill Russell, per
@mcten
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#Blackhawks
fans: stop being like this. Richardson is going nowhere & he shouldn't go anywhere. He's a damn good coach. If you're watching this rebuild and your takeaway is that a coaching change is necessary, might I suggest an NBA broadcast?
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good on the Flyers players for tapping their sticks in this moment as well. That was NOT missed by yours truly.
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The frickin' Avs are so savvy... They've turned Alex Galchenyuk & Alex Newhook into Ryan Johansen (at 50% $$), Ross Colton and the 31st overall pick in tonight's first round.
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If you still don’t understand why the
#Blackhawks
threw it in the trash to start over and build around SPEED, you should just watch the Devils for about 4 shifts to understand the why
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Duncan Keith shouldn't need to sign a one-day contract to retire a member of the
#Blackhawks
now. Go ahead and put his number in the rafters on Opening Night vs Detroit.
(and then
#retire28
)
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I think a lot of people in this town forgot who Jonathan Toews has been for 15 years. He's been Captain Serious because he's worked his ass off. The health issues are clearly in the past now and he's playing fun, happy hockey and producing.
#Blackhawks
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IT'S HAPPENING PEOPLE!
CONNOR BEDARD IS COMING TO CHICAGO!
#BLACKHAWKS
WIN THE DRAFT LOTTERY
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Lots of love from Chelios for Brent Seabrook. Mentions knocking David Backes into the following week
There will be two 7 banners
#Blackhawks
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I need Dale Tallon to give us some subtle shade during this
#Blackhawks
game tonight...
like...
"Remember when I was the GM here and we drafted players like Toews and Kane... those were good times, Pat"
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Easy
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Just seeing it now… cannot tell you how much it means to me & my family that Kyle Davidson would mention my dad earlier today. The
@NHLBlackhawks
are a first class organization and GMKD didn’t need to do that. ❤️
#Blackhawks
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Good morning to everyone but especially Connor Bedard & Kevin Korchinski who have never lost a game against Sidney Crosby in the NHL.
#Blackhawks
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including Corey Perry, the
#Blackhawks
have more money NOT available for Sunday's game than they'll have active on the roster.
This isn't tanking, folks. Being mediocre and having your entire roster injured are two very different things.
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The
#Blackhawks
should call the Bruins & offer them their 7th rnd pick for Taylor Hall.
2 x $6M off Boston's books for a player who probably never sees the NHL. Incredibly cheap buy of a solid forward to surround Bedard.
What's the min Boston would take for that cap space?
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Last night, the following
#Blackhawks
appeared in an NHL opening night for the first time in their respective careers:
Bedard
Korchinski
Reichel
Guttman
Vlasic
Kaiser
Six of 18 skaters hadn't been through that experience before & they won. Future is BRIGHT in Chicago
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Good morning to everyone but especially Marc-André Fleury 🌸 who 99% of hockey fans would have paid GOOD 💸 to watch whip Jordan Binnington’s @$$ last night
Flower is an international treasure & we’re blessed to have him in the game.
The complete opposite is true of Binnington
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Im gonna need a moment
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Tell me you’re a selfish player who makes dumb decisions to hurt a terrible team without using those exact words:
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Oh my sweet heavens when is it September or October? C'mon calendar... get to
#Blackhawks
season already!
Here’s another Connor you may have heard of doing his thing.
@98CBedard
already looks at home while sharing the ice with some of the best players in the world at the 2023 PEP Pro camp in Toronto.
#Blackhawks
fans…who you got in a race between 97 and 98? 😉
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Don't look now, but the
#Blackhawks
have replaced half of their bottom six with guys in Foligno, Donato, Perry who can get you 12-15 goals this season. Quietly raising the bar in Chicago
Now... what do they do with Entwistle, Reese, Katchouk, Joey Anderson...
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It looks like they’re painting an ENORMOUS (read: full parking lot size) “Thank you 88” outside the United Center (across Madison from Gates 2 & 3)
#Blackhawks
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Good morning to everyone but especially Oilers fans questioning why the
#Blackhawks
would retire Marian Hossa’s number.
Excuse them for not understanding the value of a forward that plays defense… they haven’t seen one do that in 30 years
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IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER
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Still the greatest to ever wear the
#Blackhawks
sweater. Stan Mikita would have been 81 today. RIP 21
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Let's spitball a hypothetical 3-team trade involving the
#Blackhawks
for a moment, shall we?
to CHI:
Pick No. 11 (from VAN)
Brock Boeser
30% of Tyler Myers $
to VAN:
Pick No. 19 (from CHI)
Pick No. 80 (from CBJ)
to CBJ: Tyler Myers
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Good morning to everyone but especially Connor Bedard who can now officially check the Made The Team box on his To Do list
#Blackhawks
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“Connor Bedard outmuscles Victor Hedman”
But but but I was told he was too small….
#Blackhawks
Philipp Kurashev with a nifty pass to Connor Bedard, who outmuscles Victor Hedman and scores his sixth goal of the season.
#Blackhawks
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Why the hell would anyone in Chicago turn on the Bears game tonight at this rate? Seriously?!? The Bedard Show has been 🔥🔥 for the
#Blackhawks
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Patrick Kane being named the No. 1 Star of the game after his hat trick for the
#Blackhawks
against the Maple Leafs — his second to last home game with the organization
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What the fresh hell is this ridiculousness? HIDING BEDARD? The dude has done almost every intermission and pregame interview. Looks like Simmons needs to buy a television
#Blackhawks
SIMMONS: Hiding Connor Bedard from the media is no way to market and sell a superstar
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