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It's still sunny and warm outside, so it's hard to believe the NHL has taken the ice again in preparation for a new season. Last year, Chicagoist made our yearly mistake of getting excited about the offseason moves and preseason successes of the Blackhawks, only to be let down once again.
So this year we have vowed not to analyze the preseason too carefully and instead to wait to see how the Blackhawks look when it really counts, on October 4 when they travel to Minnesota to take on the Wild in their 2007-2008 season opener. The Blackhawks will be sporting their new and improved RBK Edge uniform for this season (sans flip flops shown to the right).
For those interested in following preseason games, the Blackhawks started off with a 4-3 win on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Hawks will be keeping busy with four home games in just five nights at the United Center, starting tonight with a rematch against Columbus at 7:30. The entire preseason and regular season schedules can be found on the Blackhawks website.
Photo from the Chicago Blackhawks Website.
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It is important to remember that Chicago actually has a hockey team that knows how to play: Go Wolves!
Hockey is lame. But not as lame as those guys look in the flip-flops and Crocs. Better watch out for an escalator.
Did you know the Blackhawks raised ticket prices this year? Apparently in spite of a nearly empty United Center and sub .500 team last year, they figure raising prices will boost tix sales!
By this logic, Chicagoist should start charging $1.00 per post. You would definitely see an increase in site traffic.
Hockey needs a savior.
#2, you probably think hockey is lame because you don't know how to skate.
so, um if mark cuban isn't allowed to buy the cubs, can he buy the blackhawks? can anyone buy them? pleaseeeee?
by the way, i've looked at the hawks' schedule for this year and unless i get a free ticket from someone, there's little reason for me to put more money in wirtz's pockets -- no bruins, no rangers, no islanders, no maple leafs, no canadiens -- what's the point? and by the way, the cannucks' new sweaters look better than anyone's.
October? Don't you mean April?
Other than college football, hockey is my favorite sport to watch, but if over half the teams make the playoffs, it means they end up playing an 82 game preseason, which is possibly the most boring thing on TV besides C-SPAN.
Really, all you have to do is finish with a close-to-winning record and you're in. 82 games for that?
Who cares - it's hockey, and even worse, it's William Wirtz hockey.
Walrus, who inexplicably appears to like the sport, correctly notes that the regular season is an almost meaningless exercise, and the playoffs go into June. Thus, a preseason is absurd.
So let's recap - the season'e endless and for the most part pointless, you can't watch it on TV in Chicago, and they can cancel an entire year without much of anyone knowing or caring. Best thing is to ignore the NHL and just let it die a natural death.