Seek help.
- Elbows15

Like it would do me any good, eh?

So your saying she was 60 and married

- Abadseed

Hahaha! Jfc, wrong and wrong!

Here's another possibility - nobody plays to that level continuously. Maybe he's just off a really hot streak. It happens.
- mohel

That was my "or what" and I agree. He was February's # something star of the month and posted incredible numbers.

Here's another possibility - nobody plays to that level continuously. Maybe he's just off a really hot streak. It happens.
- mohel

He was better last night than Saturday as far as effort goes. He has played a poop ton of minutes.

That was my "or what" and I agree. He was February's # something star of the month and posted incredible numbers.
- I Am The Breadman

Kane has always gone through these periods where he floats more than usual. Very irritating to watch. Hopefully he gets it out of his system quickly.
- Elbows15

I do notice it, but last night wasn't a floating game. Dillon out worked him every shift, and Kane was visibly pissed.

I would like JC to learn line match-ups and out coach the other guy. I hope that comes with experience.

You know that allot of people on this site are not happy unless they are unhappy. From 2008 to 2016 the Hawks were the best team in hockey, they won 3 cups yet the doom and gloom on this board would make one think they were a bad hockey team. Some posters were more focused on Dale vs. Stan, Q hating kids and not being able to coach a good powerplay, on the Meddling McD, they hated Chelsea Dagger as the post goal song and they couldn't stand the damn anthem singer totally oblivious of the best years in Blackhawk hockey history.
- paulr

Preach it brutha.

He was better last night than Saturday as far as effort goes. He has played a poop ton of minutes.
- Elbows15

I agree he's played a lot of minutes. They say JC is a communicator, so hopefully they're talking it over if he's gassed. But, almost all players in all sports have hot streaks. They always end. Always.

Not sure - I'm sure it's on the interweb somewhere - but JC was the coach last year when they went to the finals.
- mohel

Last season, under JC, Rockford finished 22nd of 30 teams in the AHL for lowest GAA.

234 goals against in 76 games, 3.08 GAA. And 4th in the Central Division.

As long as you have Brent Seabrook playing over 14 minutes a night, you are not a playoff team. He cannot keep up with any NHL forward and especially playing a Man-to-Man Defense scheme....he is positioned to fail.


Duncan Keith is still a solid 2nd pair guy (Most nights). But Hertl dancing him like a cone last night shows that he is no longer an Elite 1st pairing dman.


Foley was right, Kane is being overplayed. There is NO REASON to be triple shifting your 30 yr old to the point where he has no legs. The season is over. I'm back with Simple Jack, Team Tank!



- EnzoD

Seabrook is still head above shoulders better than Murphy. If the Hawks had any other NHL caliber Dmen (other than he and Keith), Seabrook can be serviceable 5-6 dman.

As far as Keith getting walked last night, he looked to his right and Gus was there, then SJ transitioned quickly and he looked back to his right and his D partner was going for a line change just as SJ was hitting the Hawks blue line...kind of hanging him out to dry even worse than him being flat footed

Seabrook is still head above shoulders better than Murphy. If the Hawks had any other NHL caliber Dmen (other than he and Keith), Seabrook can be serviceable 5-6 dman.

As far as Keith getting walked last night, he looked to his right and Gus was there, then SJ transitioned quickly and he looked back to his right and his D partner was going for a line change just as SJ was hitting the Hawks blue line...kind of hanging him out to dry even worse than him being flat footed
- PatShart

That’s what I saw.

A fantastic year for 88 and 19 wasted with another Playoff-less season.....

He is still competing for mvp, that's something to fight for. Kane is good, but Dillon was better. Kane and Adb were both threats on last night's pp with multiple near misses. Kane has never been a defensive threat, he's always been the carrier, set-up, offensive scoring threat. Idk if it's a lot of minutes logged under JC, a losing funk that put a fork in playoff hopes, or what.
- I Am The Breadman

Unfortunately for him, common wisdom says that if Hawks don’t mke the playoffs, MVP is off the table. Maybe if he outscored everyone, but Kuch just keeps going. Sadly, our W/L record when Kane doesn’t score makes him the textbook definition of our MVP.

Now with the Hawks pretty much out of it, we should see the team experiment a bit with an eye to next season. They went with what they felt would work, but it didn't and I think we will soon start to see some more juggling, maybe a few call ups soon and possible some changes to TOI, PK units, PP units, as the season finishes. They need to use this time to figure out more about the players they have.

Last season, under JC, Rockford finished 22nd of 30 teams in the AHL for lowest GAA.

234 goals against in 76 games, 3.08 GAA. And 4th in the Central Division.
- scottak

He's the Paul Westhead of hockey!

I agree with an earlier post stating Kane is an emotional player and it drives his play on the ice - sometimes for great play and sometimes for less than great play. It's not the only factor and the notion he is playing too many minutes to maintain the great level of play has some merit but I believe the emotional aspect has the most impact on how he plays.

Going into the weekend games against Colorado and Dallas he had separated himself from the pack in the scoring race and had a legit chance to catch Kucherov. There was MVP talk and the Hawks making the playoffs had turned from remote to actually holding the #8 spot for an hour or two after they beat Detroit early on the night of the 20th (before Colorado won later that night to reclaim the last playoff spot). Kane scored his 2nd goal of the game in OT - he and the team were flying high.

Then Colorado came to town. Kane had 13 shots on goal with one of them going in which extended his scoring streak to 20 games, but he finished with a -2 and they lost the game.

Against Dallas, Kane put 7 more shots on net but when the buzzer sounded to end the game his scoring streak was ended and for all intents and purposes so were the Hawks hopes of making the playoffs.

That kind of a personal and team roller coaster ride has an effect - especially on an emotional player like Kane.

I agree with an earlier post stating Kane is an emotional player and it drives his play on the ice - sometimes for great play and sometimes for less than great play. It's not the only factor and the notion he is playing too many minutes to maintain the great level of play has some merit but I believe the emotional aspect has the most impact on how he plays.

Going into the weekend games against Colorado and Dallas he had separated himself from the pack in the scoring race and had a legit chance to catch Kucherov. There was MVP talk and the Hawks making the playoffs had turned from remote to actually holding the #8 spot for an hour or two after they beat Detroit early on the night of the 20th (before Colorado won later that night to reclaim the last playoff spot). Kane scored his 2nd goal of the game in OT - he and the team were flying high.

Then Colorado came to town. Kane had 13 shots on goal with one of them going in which extended his scoring streak to 20 games, but he finished with a -2 and they lost the game.

Against Dallas, Kane put 7 more shots on net but when the buzzer sounded to end the game his scoring streak was ended and for all intents and purposes so were the Hawks hopes of making the playoffs.

That kind of a personal and team roller coaster ride has an effect - especially on an emotional player like Kane.
- EbonyRaptor

Very good take!

Looks like Rockford gave up 246 goals in 16/17 under Dent, and 234 in 17/18 under JC. Very middle of the road compared to rest of league and not a lot of improvement.
- RaleighHawk

Team Defense. That was so...... no wait it's still very important.

The team was better with Q, at least in every statistic not named Patrick Kane or the power play.

Forsling and CooCoo are bad. Dahlstrom is ehhhh. Not very good. The bottom 6 is abhorrent.

Its a top heavy team with meh speed that cant defend and doesn't have a lot of talent out side of a few +30 year olds and Big and Little.

Unless there are significant changes to the roster (+top 6 forward, 3 bottom 6 skaters, a top pairing defender and two guys that can tread water - that's 7 players which I have said for most of the year) they'll be a dumpster fire again.

Gus is horrid. Burns, Karlsson, Subban, Buff, OEL - can all defend and some very well. Being top 8 in scoring means very little if you're digging 4 or 5 pucks out your net a game.

I do notice it, but last night wasn't a floating game. Dillon out worked him every shift, and Kane was visibly pissed.

I would like JC to learn line match-ups and out coach the other guy. I hope that comes with experience.
- I Am The Breadman

Last night wasn't. Saturday definitely was. JC tried getting away from Dillon. Its why he was double shifting him.

I agree he's played a lot of minutes. They say JC is a communicator, so hopefully they're talking it over if he's gassed. But, almost all players in all sports have hot streaks. They always end. Always.
- mohel

I would assume they talk. Kane is a competitor and a rink rat. He is going to say he can go.

This is not about the hot streak to me. Effort was my point. Saturday he was just floating all over the ice. Last night he was involved. Just couldn't get anything going.

The team was better with Q, at least in every statistic not named Patrick Kane or the power play.

Forsling and CooCoo are bad. Dahlstrom is ehhhh. Not very good. The bottom 6 is abhorrent.

Its a top heavy team with meh speed that cant defend and doesn't have a lot of talent out side of a few +30 year olds and Big and Little.

Unless there are significant changes to the roster (+top 6 forward, 3 bottom 6 skaters, a top pairing defender and two guys that can tread water - that's 7 players which I have said for most of the year) they'll be a dumpster fire again.

Gus is horrid. Burns, Karlsson, Subban, Buff, OEL - can all defend and some very well. Being top 8 in scoring means very little if you're digging 4 or 5 pucks out your net a game.
- fattybeef

Yep. They desperately need at least 2 (but probably all 4) of Boquist, Jokiharju, Mitchell and Beadin to be Legit Top 4 NHL Defenseman ASAP. Until that time, they will continue to bleed goals at unhealthy rate.


If there are no forwards better than Sikura in Rockford, the forward prospect pool is another huge problem. Sikura is a waste of space.

I would assume they talk. Kane is a competitor and a rink rat. He is going to say he can go.

This is not about the hot streak to me. Effort was my point. Saturday he was just floating all over the ice. Last night he was involved. Just couldn't get anything going.
- Elbows15

I'd guess he was aware that whatever playoff chances they had went out the window the previous weekend.

Yep. They desperately need at least 2 (but probably all 4) of Boquist, Jokiharju, Mitchell and Beadin to be Legit Top 4 NHL Defenseman ASAP. Until that time, they will continue to bleed goals at unhealthy rate.


If there are no forwards better than Sikura in Rockford, the forward prospect pool is another huge problem. Sikura is a waste of space.
- EnzoD

It's unlikely those aforementioned defensemen all make the NHL. And if any do it will not be ASAP. It's very likely you won't see any real production from them for at least 2 to 3 seasons.

As for Sikura being a waste of space, you have already written off Toews and Saad this year. Don't you think it's a good idea to sit back and assess players over a number of games instead of doing it in real time? Sikura may very well turn out to be a bust but better hockey people than you and I can't assess a player in his first 30 games.

It's unlikely those aforementioned defensemen all make the NHL. And if any do it will not be ASAP. It's very likely you won't see any real production from them for at least 2 to 3 seasons.

As for Sikura being a waste of space, you have already written off Toews and Saad this year. Don't you think it's a good idea to sit back and assess players over a number of games instead of doing it in real time? Sikura may very well turn out to be a bust but better hockey people than you and I can't assess a player in his first 30 games.
- paulr

Kinda a stretch to call a 6th round pick a bust.