Puck Chatter Podcast ~ Rebuild the Rebuild

By Chris Block

This is something I wasn’t sure would ever happen again. We’ve talked about doing this for awhile now, but it finally came together.

Al Cimaglia and I sat down today to record a BRAND NEW podcast and discuss all the recent developments in Chicago Blackhawks-land.

Listen if you can. We covered as much as we could in 85 minutes. We’ll follow up in the next week or two to cover the balance of topics.

Timestamps

3:00 – Reaction to the Blackhawks moves ahead of Monday’s NHL Trade Deadline

6:45 – Brandon Hagel trade

12:20 – First-rounders acquired from Tampa

21:20 – Stan Bowman wasn’t fired for poor performance

28:45 – Next steps in the rebuild operation

31:00 – Danny Wirtz and timeline of Stan Bowman firing

34:40 – Hawks missing out on other more qualified GM hires

35:50 – Kyle Davidson’s negotiation tactics

39:00 – Kyle Dubas vs Kyle Davidson

44:30 – Handling of prospects moving forward

48:40 – Jeremy Colliton and Dylan Sikura

52:15 – Concept of ‘over-ripening’ prospects in Rockford

55:00 – Anders Sorenson and Alex Nylander

57:45 – Recruiting the next Blackhawks coach

58:45 – Kane, Toews and more Wirtz’ incompetence

1:11:45 – Rocky Wirtz’ neutering of Chicago Blackhawks media

1:19:05 – Rocky Wirtz: Professional Victim