Chicago had their captain back on the ice, and Jonathan Toews quickly made his presence known with a first period goal. But a sloppy second period ended with the Blackhawks trailing 2-1 on the road. A frustrating third period saw more struggles … Continue reading →
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April 11, 2012
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- With Jonathan Toews' return from a 22-game absence expected Thursday night, the Chicago Blackhawks captain knows he faces a challenge in shaking off the rust to be effective, but there's another concern.
He expects to be a marked man after the lengthy layoff with a concussion.
"I don't doubt that that's going to put a target on my back,"...
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April 11, 2012
Chicago captain Jonathan Toews is expected to play in the opening game of the Blackhawks' playoff series against the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
Toews missed the final 22 games of the regular season because of a concussion, but has been practicing with the team this week in preparation for the playoffs.
Toews said he felt no concussion-like symptoms at practice Wednesday...
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April 12, 2012
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is returning to the lineup for Game 1 of the first-round series against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Toews said after the team's morning skate that he will play Thursday night.
Toews missed the final 22 games of the regular season because of a concussion but started practicing with the team this week. He said he felt no symptoms...
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April 12, 2012
The Blackhawks confirmed on Thursday afternoon that captain Jonathan Toews will play in Game One of their playoff series with the Phoenix Coyotes.
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April 13, 2012
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Within the first five minutes of Thursday's Western Conference quarterfinals opener between the Chicago Blackhawks and Phoenix Coyotes, it was clear both teams were playing with a new dynamic.
The Blackhawks got Jonathan Toews back after a 22-game absence related to a concussion, and the young center made his presence felt quickly with a goal four minutes...
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April 12, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will be in the lineup Thursday for the playoff opener against the Phoenix Coyotes.Toews, who missed the final 22 games of the season due to concussion-related symptoms, said after Thursday's morning skate that he would play.Sidelined since Feb. 19, Toews finished the regular season with 29 goals and 28 assists in 59 games.Toews, who will...
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April 11, 2012
The Chicago Blackhawks can score. This season’s offensive performances from the Hawks’ elite forwards, and some impressive secondary players, put the Hawks near the top of the NHL in scoring. So the biggest question most people are asking is if Corey Crawford … Continue reading →
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April 12, 2012
Jonathan Toews is, depending on who you ask, one of the top young players in the NHL. He’s a two-way star, a Stanley Cup champ, a young captain who wears the C well, and a core Blackhawk that will be in Chicago for a long time . . . . . . especially if he [...]
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April 14, 2012
The Chicago Blackhawks and Phoenix Coyotes will drop the puck tonight in Glendale, Ariz. for a Game 2 tilt. And there’s several factors in which the Blackhawks can capitalize to tie the series before going back to Chicago.
Radim Vrbata, the Coyotes’ top goal-scorer left early in Game 1 with an upper-body injury. He’s day-to-day and will not play tonight.
Mike...
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April 11, 2012
So what do the experts think about the Blackhawks’ first round match-up with the Phoenix Coyotes? Let’s take a look: Phoenix in 7 Simulation has Chicago in 5
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April 12, 2012
The Coyotes really have bad luck with drawing the worst possible first round opponents possible as their first round matchup is the Chicago Blackhawks, a team that a lot of people think are good enough to go to the Stanley Cup Finals. That's not to say that Phoenix will be a complete pushover but the matchup doesn't look very good for them at all. There are a couple playoff...
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April 12, 2012
We now embark on the greatest playoffs in all of sport, the Stanley Cup playoffs, the prize of which brings the toughest of men to tears and stamps and catapults previously solid National Hockey League (NHL) players to legend status.
I will analyze the playoff series between each of the NHL Central Division teams participating in the Stanley Cup playoffs – the St. Louis Blues...
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April 11, 2012
In the moments after clinching their first division title in 33 years as an NHL franchise, the Phoenix Coyotes shared a couple of hugs and pats on the helmet, then skated toward the tunnel leading to the locker room.
As celebrations go, it wasn't much more emotion than they would have shown for any other game.
That's because the division title isn't what they're...
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