Second City Hockey: for Chicago Blackhawks fans

Welcome to Episode 220 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. The usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered to discuss whether or not Tuesday's win over the Kings after the Blackhawks dropped three straight at home did enough to offer them some optimism amidst all the pessimism-inducing moments from the team this season. They also touch on some trade rumors that started swirling around the team before an autumn-themed food take ends the episode.

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Welcome to Episode 219 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. The usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled during the third period of Thursday's game against the Winnipeg Jets to reflect on the Hawks' recent steading of the ship as Connor Bedard returned to the lineup along with some lineup decisions from coach Jeff Blashill that sparked further discussion.

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Welcome to Episode 218 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. The usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered after three games of the 2026-27 NHL regular season to discuss the team's discouraging 0-3 start, and how that's affecting their thoughts on the team in the present and future.

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Welcome to Episode 217 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. The usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered ahead of the 2026-27 NHL regular season for a full preview of the upcoming 84 games, with a wide-ranging discussion that touches on projections for Connor Bedard's injury-abbreviated-season, what kind of steps forward could be taken by the youth-heavy lineup, how Patrick Kane will fare in his return to Chicago and whether or not making the playoffs is an attainable (or necessary) outcome for the season.

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Welcome to Episode 216 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. The usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered to discuss the first couple of Blackhawks preseason games during this year's abbreviated training camp, the forward and defense combinations that have emerged over the last week and comments from coach Jeff Blashill on analytics.

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We're back! Welcome to Episode 215 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. After the offseason break, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy returned to discuss some sad news in the hockey world that broke Wednesday night, Patrick Kane's upcoming return to the Blackhawks' lineup and their reflections on this year's rankings of the Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25.

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Welcome to Episode 214 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In what's likely the final episode before the 2026-27 season draws closer, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered to discuss the Connor Bedard injury update and what it means for both the short and long-term pictures in Chicago.

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Welcome to Episode 213 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered for a lengthy discussion on the big Bowen Byram trade from a week ago and then also offered a recap of Chicago's selections in the 2026 NHL Draft.

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Welcome to Episode 210 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled as Tuesday night's draft lottery occurred. Follow along with their live reactions to what ended up being an overall disappointing evening for the franchise, with discussions afterwards on what it all means for the road ahead. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Welcome to Episode 209 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled to finish up their recap of the 2025-26 Blackhawks season, starting with awarding superlatives to players as guided by Eric and ending with a discussion on which players they saw "enough" from during the prior 82 games. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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Welcome to Episode 208 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled on Thursday night, 24 hours after the Blackhawks played their game of the 2025-26 season and extended the contract of GM Kyle Davidson, with their discussion taking a big-picture look at where the Blackhawks are in this rebuild and offering their thoughts on what lies ahead. Later on, they revisit the picks they made on some prompts prior to the season.

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Welcome to Episode 207 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled during Monday's game against San Jose to discuss the last few weeks of Blackhawks hockey, centered around discussions involving the younger players taking over the lineup such as Anton Frondell, Sacha Boisvert and Kevin Korchinski. A holiday-themed food take from candy corner concludes the discussion.

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Welcome to Episode 206 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled during Thursday's game against Utah to recap the last week of news and notes involving the team, with discussions covering Foligno's time as the Blackhawks captain, what's been happening with the team on the ice, the recent controversy surrounding first-round pick Sacha Boisvert and some public interviews with GM Kyle Davidson.

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Welcome to Episode 205 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled just a few hours after another Blackhawks trade to discuss both of the moves Chicago's made this week and to explore the possibility of more in the days ahead. A brief discussion of the last week of Blackhawks games follows with a little food take seasoned on top of the end of the episode.

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Welcome to Episode 204 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled following the Olympics discuss the US taking home gold medals in both men's and women's hockey along with the off-ice controversies unfolding in the days since and later dove into the Top 25 Under 25 rankings revealed at the SCH website this week.

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Welcome to Episode 203 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled during the Olympic break to discuss what the Blackhawks have accomplished this season and what else they need to do for the 2025-26 campaign to feel like a successful one. They also talked about some young prospects who may be attractive trade targets for other teams and then shared some thoughts on the upcoming Olympic tournament.

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Welcome to Episode 202 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy assembled just after Chicago's rough 6-2 loss in Pittsburgh to discuss trends emerging from the recent handful of games, largely focused on the struggles of Artyom Levshunov. They also talked about Nick Lardis being returned to Rockford before a food take that Dave regrets mentioning is discussed.

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Welcome to Episode 201 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, the usual trio of Dave, Eric and Betsy gathered for a discussion that veered off course plenty of times but covered topics such as the Blackhawks' roller-coaster ride of results in the last month, the play of Hawks backup goalie Arvid Soderblom and whether or not there are any obvious fits for the team emerging on the trade market before a food take wraps up the discussion.

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