SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It doesn't get any easier for the struggling Chicago Blackhawks as they will face the San Jose Sharks on Friday night without two of their top defensemen.

Jeff Z. Klein, who covers the N.H.L. for The Times, and Christopher Botta, Slap Shot contributor, answers questions from readers.

They are in the midst of a six-game losing streak, and they have lost eight-straight on the road.

The Chicago Blackhawks have to live in the now. Let the past be the past, to quote the wiser-than-his-years Randall Graves.

SB Nation Chicago's Ricky O'Donnell sat down for a Q & A with Chicago Bulls guard C.J. Watson.

On this week's edition of the SB Nation Chicago Podcast, Ricky, Bobby and Z.W. talk about Ricky's phone conversation with Bulls guard C.J. Watson.

The final rosters for the 2012 McDonald's All-American game, which is the premier all-star game for high school players, were announced on Thursday afternoon .

Three weeks ago, the Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks were among the NHL's surging teams.

Forget about trading Niklas Hjalmarsson and Michael Frolik, there's only one man that should be on the trading block right now.

While there are a lot of fans who want to blame the players and the GM who put them there for the Blackhawks' current predicament, that's only partially correct at best.