Hey ... Hawks?

I might be the only person who cares, but the Blackhawks, after a promising start, have lost five games in a row and have not scored in the last 10 periods. The latest embarassment was a 3-0 setback to the Philadelphia Flyers, who picked up only their third win of the year and who started the season losing seven of eight, causing the axe to fall on the GM and head coach.

Despite having been a huge Blackhawks fan throughout the 1990s, I’ve found myself pushing them far down on my priority list in the last few years. Major contributing factors to this development are the team’s longstanding ineptitude, the aggravation of the Wirtz regime, the lockout of 2004-05, and my acquisition of a life. So I don’t really know what all the issues are, although I did hear offhand about an injury to Martin Havlet, which would be a big blow.

Therefore, I am now pledging before you, my loyal readers – yes, all three of you – to renew my fandom of the Blackhawks. I’m starting tomorrow night, when I’ll actually be able to watch them because they’ll be on the road. (Not sure how that works? See Wirtz Regime, aggravation of the.) I’m planting myself on the couch and watching the entire game, no matter how depressing it gets. Check back here later in the week for a full report on the state of the Blackhawks.