Thursday’s episode begins with a full preview of the Chicago Blackhawks’ second game of the 2025-26 season against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Host Jack Bushman goes over everything to know before the puck drops at 6 p.m. CT, including Colton Dach getting bumped up to the top line with Connor Bedard, while Alex Vlasic makes his season debut on defense. The episode concludes with a few more season previews for Teuvo Teravainen, Ryan Donato, Andre Burakovsky, and Alex Vlasic. All that and more on Locked On Blackhawks. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.
Preview/Forward Lines (1:15)
D Pairings/Injury Updates (15:00)
More Season Previews (29:20)
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QUESTION OF THE DAY — Do YOU Like Head Coach Jeff Blashill Already Switching Up The Top Forward Line After Only One Game Together?
I love what you do usually listen on podcast. Big fan…. That said can you please say “Blackhawk fans” less? I swear I am not a troll and love your work. Keep it up!
Give Dach a 3 game tryout sure. Id put Mikheyev up instead. Conner and Donato proved they can shoot or pass as goals and assists last year were nearly the same. Just need a speedster to beat d-men to retrieve dump ins, with size to muscle pucks away in corners, ability to hold possession and distribute puck to linemates or trailing d-men, create space for Bedard and Donato. Mikheyev can score and developed some chemistry with Bedard last year. Oh BTW, can play defense as well.
Fill in hole in 3rd line with Burakowski and defense-first winger like Anderson, Greene, or a responsible vet like Foligno. Reduce 4th line to 10 minutes of ice time per game. Hawks don’t have enough talent right now for 4 lines. Dach, Lafferty, Reichel. (Greene should be in Rockford honing his skills to perhaps replace Dickenson at trade deadline or be 4th line center with a Nazer plan call-up in late November or December).
Agree. Donato was better than Burakowsky. I would rather see Mikheyev with Bedard and Donato. They had success at the end of last season. Mikheyev is their best defensive forward and would help when that line is in the defensive zone. But good luck to Colton Dach. Hope the kid has a big game.
The game plan to beat Boston should be: double up on Pastrnak & take advantage of the PP opportunities they will render. Look at what just happened in Washington! They allowed Pastrnak space and scoring chances whist squandering a disproportionate amount of PPs. 🏒