John Dietz
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Frederik Andersen's save on Patrick Kane a game-changerMay 17, 2015 1:00 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. - Patrick Kane just doesn't miss shots like this. Give the Hawks' winger a nearly wide-open net with time to wheel and deal, and he'll bury it 99 out of...
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Dietz: Ducks not taking it easyMay 16, 2015 1:00 pm - ANAHEIM, Calif. - Most teams at this point in the season aren't banging into each other and holding physical practices, but that's exactly what Anaheim was doing Saturda...
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Blackhawks' Patrick Kane's got 'the wow factor'May 16, 2015 1:00 pm - Patrick Kane is closing in fast — the puck dancing on his stick. His eyes are up — darting here and there — looking for that sliver of unprotected space, that spot wher...
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Dietz: Toews-Kesler rivalry as intense as they comeMay 16, 2015 1:00 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. - Ryan Kesler was answering a question Saturday about the rivalry that exists between himself and Jonathan Toews when he stopped for a second. Kesler had...
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Troy Murray on Blackhawks layoff and series matchupMay 16, 2015 1:00 am - Troy Murray answers three key questions as the Chicago Blackhawks get set to take on the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference finals. Q: Can you give us a perspective...
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Blackhawks vs. Ducks: 5 keys to the seriesMay 15, 2015 5:00 pm - Nashville was confident. So was Minnesota. Both franchises felt they had the goods to eliminate the Blackhawks from the Stanley Cup playoffs - but the Predators were sh...
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Hawks-Ducks series games, times finally setMay 13, 2015 10:47 am - The NHL finally released the schedule for the Western Conference finals, with Game 1 on Sunday at 2 p.m., Chicago time, with the Blackhawks visiting the Ducks at Anaheim...
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Blackhawks' Vermette tops in faceoffsMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - One goal and 4 assists. In 27 games. Those are the offensive numbers Antoine Vermette has produced for the Blackhawks since arriving from Arizona at the trade deadline. ...
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Hawks to counter Ducks' brawn with speedMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - Well, that didn't take long. Nineteen games, to be exact. That's all the Blackhawks (8-2) and Anaheim Ducks (8-1) needed to race through the first two rounds of the Stan...
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Blackhawks' Rundblad relishes opportunity to play in Stanley Cup playoffsMay 10, 2015 10:00 am - Talk about being thrown into the deep end. That's exactly what it's going to feel like for 24-year-old David Rundblad when the Blackhawks begin the Western Conference fi...