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