Mike Spellman
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Spellman's Scorecard: A whole lot of hard Hawks hockeyJun 07, 2013 5:30 am - Gotta say it: Duncan Keith deserved that suspension. Just can't do that. Question: I wonder how many times over the years Brendan Shanahan, the...
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Bottom line: Hawks win tonight would be hugeJun 05, 2013 10:51 pm - Q. Let’s just get right to it: what the heck happened to the Blackhawks on Tuesday? A. I think they were surprised by the way the L.A. Kings played between the two games...
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Former Hawk Gilbert saw good things in SaadJun 05, 2013 9:00 am - While Greg Gilbert's time with Brandon Saad was brief, the impression the youngster left on Gilbert, a 15-year NHL veteran, was lasting. "I only had him for about four ...
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Kings' Mike Richards misses second playoff gameJun 04, 2013 7:00 pm - If the yanking of Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick midway through Game 2 is storyline No. 1 in the Western Conference finals, then the Kings' Mike Richards missing ...
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Murray: Quick still focus in Hawks/Kings seriesJun 03, 2013 12:11 pm - Q. How will the pulling of goalie Jonathan Quick midway through Game 2 affect the Kings? A. I think it might be a wake-up call for them more than a blow to their mental ...
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Richards a key Game 2 loss for KingsJun 03, 2013 11:40 am - Just minutes before Game 2, the surprise announcement was made: Kings center Mike Richards would be scratched from the lineup with an upper-body injury. “You have to hav...
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Much more to Hawks than just starsJun 02, 2013 7:01 pm - On the eve of opening game of the Western Conference finals, Los Angeles goaltender Jonathan Quick was asked what it was that concerned him most about the Blackhawks. Qu...
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Hawks goalie Crawford doing it allJun 02, 2013 11:40 am - The guy is amazing. He’s quick as a cat. Side to side, up or down, doesn’t matter — the guy seems to stop everything he sees. And, as Patrick Sharp noted after Game 1, h...
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Setting pace early on was importantJun 01, 2013 10:47 pm - Q. What did you see from the Blackhawks in Game 1 that you liked? A. I liked what I saw from them as far as setting the pace and the tempo right off the bat. I thought ...
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Sharp stays red hotJun 01, 2013 11:40 am - Just in case you haven’t heard it in a day or so, when it comes to the NHL playoffs, you’re best players have to be your best players. And one of the Blackhawks’ best pl...