Chicago Blackhawks

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Tue, Oct 27W 2-1vs LAK53
• Thu, Oct 29L 1-4@ DET91
• Sat, Oct 31L 4-5@ BOS78

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

Worst game: Thu, Oct 29, L 1-4 @ Detroit Red Wings

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

What happened

The Blackhawks opened with a 2-1 win over Los Angeles, and the fanbase celebrated by demanding the coach be "canned." A 1-4 loss in Detroit sharpened the point: "Blash has to go," one fan wrote, noting it is Bedard's fourth year and the team looks worse than during the tank. The turning point came in Boston, where a lead dissolved into a 4-5 loss and verdicts like "beyond ugly." Misery dropped from 96 to 74, which in Chicago now passes for a good week.

What fans said

• “Blash has to go. It's Bedard's 4th year, and this team is worse than they were when they tanked for him.”

  u/Billyshears68▲ 45rage

• “Absolutely unacceptable to blow that 4-2 lead”

  u/TheeWolf▲ 38rage

• “I still say fire the coach. I’m over him.”

  u/Puzzled-Carpet5109▲ 32frustration

• “This could be the worst we’ve watched. This is beyond ugly.”

  u/KingSander▲ 25despair

• “It’s the coach. It’s the system. Everybody is playing like they’ve never touched a puck before.”

  u/zuhhf▲ 24rage

• “Start boycotting games at the UC. Hit Wirtz's bottom line. Let him see the stadium empty.”

  u/BurnsEMup29▲ 19rage

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What fans posted

The memes and clips Chicago Blackhawks fans shared on X and Reddit around this week's games.