What’s wrong with the Blackhawks that a consistent, 60-minute commitment to defensive responsibility wouldn’t solve? The first question to the biggest culprit of this five-game slide is whether the current roster is capable of pulling that off. Based on the 53-game body of work, the answer is no.

The Blackhawks' roster continued to take shape for the return from the all-star break Saturday when rookie winger Jimmy Hayes was returned to Rockford. Hayes was sent down to make room for Brendan Morrison, acquired Friday from Calgary, and for the likely return of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp from injured reserve.

Forget about trading Niklas Hjalmarsson and Michael Frolik, there's only one man that should be on the trading block right now. His name is Viktor Stalberg . Stalberg has accumulated 15 goals and 16 assists this season, which puts him fifth on the Blackhawks in terms of scoring. So why trade a player that ranks that high on the Blackhawks' roster? Stalberg may be hitting the peak of his career ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Chicago Blackhawks placed veteran defenseman Steve Montador on the injured list and recalled Dylan Olsen from Rockford of the American Hockey League on Friday.

SCC’s Hazaria Washington grabs a rebound between two Hannibal-LaGrange players during Wednesday’s basketball game. Washington scored 34 points in the Blackhawks win.

The Colorado Avalanche extended the Chicago Blackhawks’ losing streak to six games with a 5-2 home ice triumph Tuesday night. By allowing three goals in the final period, the Blackhawks find themselves seven points behind Central Division leading Detroit.

The San Jose Sharks are coming off another tough loss at the hands of the Calgary Flames. In a game where the Sharks gave up momentum-breaking goals, as well as a hat-trick to Flames forward Olli Jokinen, they were lucky to have been so close to forcing overtime.

The Chicago Blackhawks have a slew of problems to deal with as their losing streak reached seven games following a 5-3 defeat in San Jose. Before we throw guys like Dylan Olsen, Sami Lepisto and Viktor Stalberg under the bus for the umpteenth time, some scrutiny has to be cast in other directions. It's time to take the big names to task—specifically, captain Jonathan Toews , the Blackhawks core ...

Ben Smith came up short in the battle of rookies in their bids to remain on the Chicago Blackhawks' roster.

The Phoenix Coyotes a red-hot, and the Chicago Blackhawks are ice cold. The Coyotes have won four straight and are riding their longest winning streak of the season, while the Blackhawks have lost nine straight road games and seven in a row overall. The winning streak has helped to push Phoenix up to eighth place in the Western Conference standings and now the Coyotes are thinking about the ...