Chicago Blackhawks
West Central · 2026–27 season
The story so far
Blackhawks fans opened the season despairing over Blashill's coaching and a rebuild they see going nowhere, then briefly turned giddy when Bedard returned and the rookies shone. Back-to-back home losses sent misery to 96, and at 4-9-1 the fanbase is furious and fed up.
From Reddit fan threads · through Oct 26–Nov 1 · 4-9-1
- Season misery
- 73Miserable
- Worst week
- 96Oct 19–25
- Best week
- 31Oct 12–18
Storylines
what fans talked about, week by weekCalls to fire Blashill grew louder nearly every week, as fans blamed his line juggling, stagnant power play, upbeat excuses and heavy forecheck system for stifling a young, skilled roster.
“I'm not typically itching to run a guy out of town, but at this point it is very clear that Blashill is a career failure at the NHL head coaching level. Different players, same results, same lack of preparedness. The kids aren't developing. It's time to move on before we're beyond the point of no return.”
▲ 51Sep 28–Oct 4
angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder