Joel Quenneville, on previously wanting “more” from Patrick Kane: “That was more than more. It was certainly an outstanding game by him. A great play, winning goal by Johnny. I thought Kaner played a heck of a game in Games 4 and 5 for us, led with having the puck a lot. Time of possession [...]
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June 6 pregame notebook
RICHARDS OUT At the Los Angeles Kings’ morning skate on Thursday, Head Coach Darryl Sutter confirmed that Mike Richards would not play in Game 4 as he continues to deal with the residual effects of what was suspected and finally revealed to be a concussion. “He didn’t skate today so he won’t play tonight,” Sutter [...]
Keith suspended for Game 4
Brendan Shanahan of the NHL Department of Player Safety announced a one-game suspension for Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith on Wednesday afternoon for his second period retaliatory high stick on Jeff Carter in Game 3 at Staples Center on Tuesday. Keith, whose 24:44 ice time average leads the Blackhawks by a wide margin, will sit [...]
Sources: Keith to have hearing with NHL
Can confirm #NHL discipline hearing for#Blackhawk Keith regarding his high stick on #Kings Carter.Time TBD but will take place later 2day — Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) June 5, 2013 Expectation is CHI’s Duncan Keith will have a disciplinary hearing with NHL for his highstick on Jeff Carter. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 5, 2013 Here’s an [...]
June 4 postgame quotes: Chicago
Joel Quenneville, on his team’s response: “I didn’t like our push back. We’re looking for more from the outset. The last 10 minutes was basically the way we should have started, have that intensity.” Quenneville, on whether Los Angeles made any adjustments: “They made a couple adjustments technically. I still think the intensity was the [...]
Physical play again a topic of conversation
“Hits” are a highly subjective statistic, though by the records kept in Game 1 on Saturday, the Chicago Blackhawks played in perhaps their most physical game of the postseason. Is physicality even quantifiable? There are nuances to “physicality” and “toughness” that go beyond numbers tabulated in a scoresheet. In any regard, it’s a topic that [...]
No supplemental discipline for Bolland
#Blackhawks center Dave Bolland will not face a disciplinary hearing with the NHL for his hit on Kings’ Mike Richards in Game 1. — Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) June 2, 2013 Told nothing coming from Bolland hit on Richards – in terms of league discipline. No hearing — Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) June 2, 2013
June 1 postgame quotes: Chicago
Joel Quenneville, on using second opportunities and deflections to beat Jonathan Quick: “Yeah, that first shot against him is tough. You need traffic. You need a deflection. He finds a way to find pucks. “I think the volume and traffic of shots is the only way to get to this guy.” Quenneville, on using puck [...]
Brown, Doughty analyze former teammates
As discussed yesterday, there are a handful of dynamic young players in the Western Conference Final who won Stanley Cups very early in their NHL careers in Drew Doughty, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. There are also eight players named to the rosters of the two teams that competed in the 2010 Olympic gold medal [...]
Kopitar fields Blackhawks questions
On whether the key to the series is trying to slow Chicago’s up-tempo game: “No, not really. I mean, like I said, our game plan’s not going to change. We’re still going to try and play our game. Yeah, there are some subtle adjustments, but we’ll do that as we go along. But the majority [...]
