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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday
CHICAGO — Proof that expectations had been dramatically raised for the Chicago Blackhawks this season came after only four games, when the team fired popular coach Denis Savard and replaced him with the more experienced Joel Quenneville. Savard had overseen a 15-point year-over-year turnaround, helped Patrick Kane adjust to the NHL as a skilled but small forward, and presided over a preseason...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Derek Armstrong scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to end a 29-game drought, Alexander Frolov had a goal and an assist in his 400th NHL game and the host Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 yesterday. Jarret Stoll and Patrick O'Sullivan had a goal and an assist each, Kyle Calder ended a 12-game streak without a goal during a power play and Kyle Quincey and Michal Handzus...
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Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
from Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune, Quenneville hasn’t changed the Hawks’ systems radically, but his steady hand and knowledge of the game seems like the perfect fit for the youngest team in the league. “It was a tough start to the year,” second-year winger Patrick Kane said. “It was unfortunate what happened to Savvy, but since Joel came along it seems like the right move right now....
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
He ends a drought of 29 games with the go-ahead goal in a 5-2 victory over Chicago. Derek Armstrong scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to end a 29-game drought, Alexander Frolov had a goal and an assist in his 400th NHL game, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-2, at Staples Center on Saturday.
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HockeyAnalysis.com (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
There were no Sidney Crosby’s or Alex Ovechkin’s in last years rookie class but there were several who had very good seasons with Patrick Kane and Nicklas Backstrom leading the pack with 72 and 69 points while Jonathan Toews led all rookies with 24 goals (in just 64 games). So how are last years rookies [...]
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Deadspin (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... it's different. I have reason to be hopeful. And thankful. Here is the Smoot list: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane. 25 points and second place in the division. Ever since Roenick and Amonte left, this team hasn't felt right. Finally, I feel like there's an upside. Anyone but Isiah. While the Knicks are still a terribly crappy team disguised as a merely mediocre one, there is hope. Not...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... Bobby Orr-like goals, kid center Dave Bolland is winning games in overtime, and 20-year-old Patrick Kane is Harry Potter with a Sher-wood.The White Sox paid $5 million to get out of spring training in Tucson and move north to Glendale, and I'm thinking, whoa, that might be the most money that anyone has forked over just to get closer to the Cubs.Couldn't the Sox spend that $5 million...
