- If the Chicago Blackhawks were any hotter, they'd melt the ice that they play on. Chicago is a mind-boggling 17-0-3, getting at least a point in a record 20 straight games to start the year.
- The team is led by Patrick Kane's 24 points (10 G, 14 A) and great play from both of their goalies (Corey Crawford and Ray Emery), each of who has given up less than 2 goals per game.
- The Blackhawks are only 4 games from completing an undefeated first half of the season as the NHL schedule is only 48 games long this season because of the labor dispute that shortened the season, however if history tells us anything it's that dominant regular season teams don't necessarily win in the playoffs. Many #1 seeds have lost in the first round in recent years and with Chicago a strong favorite to win the East already, they need to hope they can buck that trend.
Ravens/49ers make QB moves
- Alex Smith, the starter at the beginning of the season for San Francisco who was benched halfway through the year despite having the best completion percentage in the NFL is on his way to the Kansas City after the teams agreed on the Chiefs' second round pick as compensation. The trade can't be completed until March 12th but it appears to be a done deal and the Chiefs will get a solid starter to fill a hole at QB that would not have been filled in a lackluster QB draft class.
- Smith joins new Chiefs coach Andy Reid as they hope to turn around a talented but struggling team that has finished last in the AFC West in the past two seasons and had the worst record in the NFL in 2012.
- The other Super Bowl contestant, the Baltimore Ravens, also made news at the QB position as they agreed to give Joe Flacco what is reported to be the highest deal for a QB in NFL history. Flacco was phenomenal in this year's playoffs finishing with a record-equaling 11 TD passes and zero interceptions, going 73 of 126 for 1,140 yards.
Wow, good timing for Flacco to perform as well as he did!
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