Matthew Barnaby

When he first came up, they used to call him "Sid the Kid." His skills helped him eventually become the face of the NHL, but his childish act began to wear thin for non-Pittsburgh hockey enthusiasts. They began bestowing Sidney Crosby with derogatory...

Hey, Bob, who would want to come here? I mean we can offer all the money in the world but who will want to come to the third worst team in the NHL? I have been a Hawks fan since I could stand, and in the NHL winning brings winners so what talent can we...

Perhaps the biggest obstacle facing the Blackhawks this season has been their lack of skill and scoring ability from their forwards. On the current roster they have three players—Kyle Calder, Radim Vrbata and Tuomo Ruutu—who could be considered top-six...

If Tuesday night was Matthew Barnaby's last game with the Blackhawks, he couldn't have asked for a better way to exit the stage. Barnaby's empty-net goal sealed a 3-1 Hawks victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last game before Thursday's trade...

Because the Blackhawks are going to spend another spring watching the postseason on television, the least they can do in the final six weeks of their season is try to entertain their fans as much as possible. They did that Friday, thoroughly entertaining...

There was a lot not to like about what happened Sunday night at the United Center. This is a Blackhawks team that sees itself as a factor in the playoffs, and it's still too soon to say it won't happen. But if the Hawks are going to play next spring,...

If there is a positive to be taken out of the carnage that was the Blackhawks' outing against the Stars on Friday night, it's that perhaps they have nowhere to go but up. Of course, it's also entirely possible that the Hawks have found their level and...

Back in the old days of the NHL, moving players in and out of roster spots was relatively easy. Length of contracts and amounts owed certainly were factors, but not nearly as much as now with the salary cap. The cap also can serve as a pair of...

When this season's Blackhawks were assembled, there was a heavy emphasis on getting character players—players who would show up and give a hard day's work from the start of the season until the end. It's not Halloween yet, but already Hawks coach Trent...

Former Blackhawks coach Brian Sutter had a theory for why they would play some of their best games of the season against the Detroit Red Wings: fear of being embarrassed. That's a feeling with which the Hawks are all too familiar after a pair of dismal...

There have been glimpses this season of what the Blackhawks can be and what they aspire to be. But those have been few and fleeting. Thursday was another example, another tease to get the hopes up. But Detroit, making a mockery of the NHL through its...

The result was actually worse than Sunday's disaster and certainly not one to begin a tough four-game trip with. But in many respects, the Blackhawks' 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues was easier to digest. The Hawks made mistakes and paid dearly for...