Can Blackhawks Catch A Break

by Bill Kosla on January 25, 2012

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For the Blackhawks the All-Star break could not come soon enough. They are no longer the number on team in the league having lost a couple of games to teams that are now in the top five of the league. They have been missing Patrick Sharp for the past two weeks and late last week Johnathon Towes joined him. Offensive production has been on decline for about two weeks now and with injuries this upcoming break is needed. The play of both goalies has not been that bad but it hard to win when your team is not putting the puck in the net.

CHICAGO, IL - JANUARY 08: Andrew Shaw #65 of t...

Hawks 2  Wings 3 (OT)

Hawks 5  Blue Jackets 2

Hawks 2  Wings 3

Hawks 4  Sharks 3

Hawks 6  Sabres 2

Hawks 3  Panthers 1

Hawks 2  Predators 5

Hawks 1  Predators 3

Corey Crawford’s play has been relatively solid lately. The defense in front of him has still been shaky at times. This is not a good combination then the team you are facing is heavily armed with firepower. One man can not keep them at bay the entire game. It would be a benefit to both Crawford and Emery if the offense would pick up their production.

Corey Crawford: 18W, 11L, 96 GA, 2.88 GAA, SV% .902, Minutes 1999

Ray Emery: 10W, 3L, 42 GA, 2.57 GAA, SV% .907, Minutes 932

 

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 03:  Viktor Stalberg...

Fantasy Impacts

The production out of the top 6 players has stalled, there really is no other way to describe it. Only Marian Hossa still appears to have upward movement in the scoring department. Last week I said that I would consider sitting Patrick Kane for a week. That is no longer the case as he will be given the chance to shoulder a significant amount of the offensive workload. Some potential free agents to look out for are Andrew Shaw, Dave Bouland, and Andrew Brunette. A couple weeks back I mentioned that you should keep an eye out for Viktor Stalberg and if he was available to pick him, well in looking at various leagues his ownership went up and average of 15%. I think that he and Andrew Shaw will start trending up given the slack they will be asked to pick up with Sharp and Towes out with injuries.

Marian Hossa Goals: 20 Assists: 32 Points: 52

Johnathan Toews Goals: 27 Assists: 23 Points: 50

Patrick Kane Goals: 11 Assists: 30 Points: 41

Patrick Sharp Goals: 20 Assists: 20 Points: 40

Viktor Stalberg Goals: 14 Assists: 15 Points: 9

Duncan Keith Goals: 3 Assists: 24 Points: 27

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Bill Kosla
NJFFL Chicago
@wolfhound89

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