Blackhawks Breakaway

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis, and James Neveau break down some potential permanent head coaching candidates for Chicago. Should the Blackhawks go after a veteran or a young up-and-comer? Plus, the Blackhawks signed Filip Roos to an entry-level contract and now have 14 defensemen under contract for next season. Who could be moved on the back end to make the puzzle pieces fit? 1:00 - What type of head coach should the Blackhawks target? 7:00 - Which potential coaching candidate jumps out at you? 20:40 - The importance of getting the head coaching hire right 29:40 - Could the Blackhawks move some pieces on the back end this summer? 38:20 - Surprises of the Stanley Cup Playoffs so far 47:05 - Impressed by Duncan Keith's strong postseason? 50:10 - Why Nazem Kadri's play on Jordan Binnington wasn't malicious, and the ugly backlash from it

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis and James Neveau recap the hockey operations executive team event and discuss their early impressions of associate GM Jeff Greenberg. The guys also weigh in on their first-round surprises of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, second-round predictions and takeaways from Rockford's postseason after it came to an end over the weekend. 1:00 - Recap of hockey operations executive team introduction and impressions of Jeff Greenberg 14:00 - What should be the profile of Chicago's permanent head coach? 22:50 - Thoughts on Jake Oettinger's Game 7 performance 27:20 - Thoughts on the officiating in Rangers-Penguins Game 7 32:20 - Predictions for Panthers-Lightning series 37:40 - How Minnesota's goaltending situation might play out this summer 43:20 - Predictions for Hurricanes-Rangers series 44:50 - Predictions for Avalanche-Blues series 47:10 - Should the Blackhawks go after Ville Husso if St. Louis lets him walk? 50:30 - Predictions for Flames-Oilers series 54:40 - Thoughts on Rockford's postseason series against Chicago Wolves

In a jam-packed and fun episode of the podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis, and James Neveau discuss the Blackhawks losing the NHL lottery and how it benefits Chicago. They also review the playoff matchups and their predictions, changes they would make to the playoff format, whether Barry Trotz could be a head coaching option for the Blackhawks, and Boyle interviews defenseman Ian Mitchell on the Rockford IceHogs playoff run. (1:17) - How the NHL Draft lottery results affect the Blackhawks (4:00) - Stanley Cup Playoffs review (13:10) - Should the NHL tweak its playoff format? (24:00) - Barry Trotz is available, should the Blackhawks inquire? (30:24) - Pat Boyle sits down with Rockford IceHogs defenseman Ian Mitchell

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis, and James Neveau hand out their awards for the 2021-22 season. Who was the team MVP? Which player improved the most? Who's a potential bounce-back candidate for next season? What was the goal of the year? The guys answer that and much more. 1:00 - Most improved player 3:55 - Most selfless player 6:05 - Comeback player 10:40 - Best defensive player 13:50 - Best offensive player 17:07 - Heart and soul player 24:05 - Player that took a step back 26:45 - Bounce-back candidate 31:30 - Goal of the year 37:00 - Team MVP

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis and James Neveau offer their takeaways from GM Kyle Davidson's end-of-season press conference. What does the future hold for Derek King? How did exit interviews go with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews? What's Chicago's developmental plan for their prospects? The guys tackle all that and more. 1:00 - Takeaways from Kyle Davidson's end-of-season press conference 9:25 - Do the Blackhawks want Kane and Toews around for the rebuild? 13:25 - Seth Jones' appetite for a rebuild 18:20 - Will the Blackhawks change their defensive zone coverage? 26:30 - Davidson's developmental philosophy 33:10 - What are the Blackhawks going to do in goal next season? 39:10 - Thoughts from the first night of the Stanley Cup Playoffs 44:00 - The Blackhawk that got away...

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis, and James Neveau discuss the hiring of Chicago Cubs' Jeff Greenberg as an associate general manager. What is Greenberg's background, and what will his exact role be with the organization moving forward? The guys also talk about Jonathan Toews' comments on the rebuild, his future, and more. Plus, Joey Zakrzewski joins the show to recap Rockford's AHL season and preview their Calder Cup Playoffs. 1:05 - Background on Greenberg and what his role will be 17:00 - Is there a downside to the Greenberg hire? 20:45 - Takeaways from Toews' de-facto exit interview 35:20 - Joey Zakrzewski joins the show to recap Rockford's season, preview playoffs

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis and James Neveau discuss Patrick Kane's comments from his de-facto exit interview on Tuesday. Is his future in Chicago tied to Alex DeBrincat? Does Kane have a point when talking about ways they can accelerate the process? And how does Kane's competitive nature line up with a rebuild? 1:20 - Kane's nagging injury and getting back to 100 percent healthy 6:15 - Is Kane's future in Chicago tied to DeBrincat? 16:45 - DeBrincat on whether he's had conversations with Kane, Toews about future 21:30 - Can Blackhawks follow Kings, Rangers rebuild blueprint? 27:30 - Kane trying to accelerate, find loophole in Blackhawks' rebuild

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis, and James Neveau dive into Chicago's pending restricted and unrestricted free agents and play a game of "bring back" or "let go." What does the future hold for Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Strome? Will Kevin Lankinen or Collin Delia be back? What will Kirby Dach's next contract look like? The guys discuss all that and more. 2:00 - Bring back or let go: RFA Dominik Kubalik 5:20 - Bring back or let go: RFA Dylan Strome 15:55 - What will Kirby Dach's next contract look like? 18:35 - Bring back or let go: RFA Philipp Kurashev 21:40 - Bring back or let go: UFA Sam Lafferty 25:10 - Bring back or let go: UFA Calvin de Haan 27:20 - Bring back or let go: RFA Caleb Jones 29:50 - Bring back or let go: UFA Erik Gustafsson 32:35 - Bring back or let go: UFAs Collin Delia and Kevin Lankinen

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis, and James Neveau dive into some NHL awards discussion after Roman Josi and Johnny Gaudreau led their respective teams to recent wins over Chicago. Who's the front-runner for the Hart Trophy? Is Josi or Cale Makar the favorite to win the Norris Trophy? Which coach deserves to win the Jack Adams? Plus, predictions on who will win the Calder Trophy and Vezina Trophy. 1:40 - Who should be the Calder Trophy front-runner? 7:25 - Which coach deserves the Jack Adams Award? 15:30 - Who will win the Norris Trophy: Roman Josi or Cale Makar? 22:37 - Is the Vezina Trophy Igor Shesterkin's to lose? 25:15 - Breaking down the Hart Trophy candidates, and who should be among the three finalists?

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis, and James Neveau discuss Chicago's losing streak hitting eight games, and interim head coach Derek King saying his team is mentally drained. Plus, they reflect on Pat Foley's best calls as he prepares for retirement and who's on their Mount Rushmore of Chicago sports play-by-play announcers. 1:30 - Can we learn anything about the Blackhawks down the stretch? 11:40 - Pat Foley calling it a career after 39 years as the voice of the Blackhawks 25:25 - Remembering our favorite Pat Foley calls 42:35 - Who's on your Mount Rushmore of Chicago sports play-by-play announcers?