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.
Download the podcast MP3 file here
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
