A Few Thoughts on Last Night's 'Hawks-Wild Game

1) Hey, Dan Fritsche is now playing for the Wild!  Heard his name come up a few times during the first period.

2) What is up with Cristobal Huet's goaltending?  He sure does love to leave the crease and play the puck.

3) Denis Savard is doing analysis for Comcast SportsNet Chicago now?

4) CSN-Chicago's take on the One Goal Blackhawks commercials kinda sucks.  Half of the hosts and commentators can't even skate.  Except for this one lady who can skate and dribble a basketball at the same time.  Now that's talent.

It was expected.

RANGERS' ZHERDEV OFF TO SLOW START (NY Post)

Hope the New Yorkers will have fun with Zherdev.

Also, Fritsche had a good day on the ice with a highlight-worthy goal.  I wish him all the luck in NY.

Breakfast burritos with Columbus Sports Icons - Sports

Breakfast burritos with Columbus Sports Icons - Sports

Also presenting his case was the general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Scott Howson. He had a chance to discuss his free agency moves.

"To get good players, you have to give up good players and I feel like we really improved our puck handling in the back end," Howson said.

In the first week of July the Blue Jackets traded forwards Nikolai Zherdev and Dan Fritsche to the New York Rangers for defensemen Fedor Tyutin and Christian Backman.

Howson also provided an update on contract negotiations with the Blue Jackets talented young goaltender, Pascal Leclaire.

"Negotiations are all about changing people's expectations, and we worked on Pascal's expectations and now he's working on ours," Howson said.

I am really hopeful to see good defense this upcoming season.