The waiting game sucks. But, until the arbitrator rules on Antti Niemi's case, there isn't much else to do. << MORE >>

Tonight we welcome Justin from The Goalie Guild. Of course we discuss Antti Niemi and Cristobal Huet. Also the Hawks' options should Niemi wind up walking.

We discuss Craig Anderson and Jocelyn Thiebault as well.

And Gilles Meloche, Vladislav Tretiak, Darren Pang, Eddie Belfour, Jim Craig, and pretty much any other goalie who sprung to mond.

Also, CT's love of stand-up goalies.

Enjoy.

        

Bryan Bickell signed a 3-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday worth $1.625 million. This makes his cap hit for the next three years a mere $541 thousand. Pretty much league minimum for a guy who figures to get a decent amount of ice time in the upcoming season.

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Did anyone know that Philadelphia and Ottawa harbor a deep-seated hatred for each other? Me neither. I'm sure Dave Morris can give us an explanation in the comments, but its Friday and I've got one foot out the door. Which means your fight is early and my paragraphs are short. Enjoy your weekend.<< MORE >>

Two Puckcasts in a week? In July? Are you kidding me?

Tonight we welcome our friend Al Cimaglia from XM Radio and hockeyindependent.com as well as our friend and sometimes contributor Dave Morris, who is part of more sites than Jack White and bands.

We talk a lot about the CBA, the state of the NHL, the Hawks' roster taking shape, Antti Niemi's arbitration hearing, and plenty more.

This one goes damn near two hours.

Enjoy.

        

Tonight we welcome the Hockey Broad to the PUCKCAST. She's recently done a questionnaire with female hockey fans, so she talked about that, and how it pertains to marketing.

We discussed the Blackhawks Standbys (Standbies?), that she is a member of.

We talked the Hawks' roster options, as well as their depth in the organization.

And, of course, the California Golden Seals.

Enjoy.

        

Has the season started yet? Seriously, winning the Cup was awesome, and I think Stan Bowman's doing a pretty good job managing the roster this offseason, but the absolute deluge of bullshit being written on the Hawks this offseason has got me ready to drop the puck now, even if it means cutting short the Hockeenight Gloat-A-Thon.<< MORE >>

You've gone out and dropped all kinds of dough on Stanley Cup Championship shirts, hats, license plate frames, and all that jazz already, haven't you?

I know I have. I'm sure if Miller High Life made a Blackhawks Brew, CT would have a truckload of the stuff.

But this is the one we've been waiting for...this is the DVD commemorating the Championship season.

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Tonight we welcome Optimus Prime Chemmy from Pension Plan Puppets, along with Jeff from Bloge Salming. I honestly can't remember much about this Puckcast, other than us talking about the Versteeg trade, upper deckers, and the Hjalmarsson signing.

It all fades into the background amidst the unbridled awesomeness of Chemmy's phone apparently melting in the summer heat.

Enjoy.

        

I'm not going to spend a lot of time memorializing Bob Probert. If you're interested in a heartfelt eulogy, there's a very good one over at Chicago Tough .<< MORE >>