Mark Lazerus just tallied what Paul Bissonnette has said about the Blackhawks on TNT, and the list gets uglier with every word.
Chicago is in the middle of a miserable start. The Blackhawks are 4-10-1 and sit 31st in the NHL, which leaves only one team below them.
They're also on the ice at Florida tonight as this goes up, in the third period, so another result is coming for a team that badly needs one.
Lazerus noted that Bissonnette has called the Blackhawks "pathetic," "soft," "brutal," "Mickey Mouse," "AHL-level" and "horrible," the last one at least four times.
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Bissonnette played 202 NHL games and finished with 7 goals and 22 points. He's no star voice, but he doesn't need to be when a team is losing like this.
The standings do most of the talking. Chicago is 8th in the Central Division and 31st in the league.
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | DIFF | |
| 1. Carolina Hurricanes | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 26 | +24 |
| 2. Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | +19 |
| 3. Minnesota Wild | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | +18 |
| 4. Boston Bruins | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | +20 |
| 5. Vegas Golden Knights | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | +9 |
| 6. Montreal Canadiens | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | +5 |
| 7. Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | +7 |
| 8. New Jersey Devils | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 20 | +9 |
| 9. Utah Mammoth | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | +3 |
| 10. Dallas Stars | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | +8 |
| 31. Chicago Blackhawks | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | -25 |
Even the nastiest adjectives have a hard time outrunning the goal numbers. The Blackhawks have scored 33 and allowed 58, a goal differential of -25.
Blackhawks road woes give critics plenty of material
The road is where it falls apart. Chicago is 0-5-1 away from home, and it has lost three straight overall.
Home hasn't been a refuge either, with a 4-5-0 mark at the United Center. Over the last 10 games the Blackhawks are 3-6-1.
The most recent loss at home was Monday night, a 2-5 defeat against the Avalanche. A broadcast critic only has to point at a scoreline like that.
Coach Jeff Blashill and general manager Kyle Davidson have heard worse than "Mickey Mouse," but that one will sting in a locker room giving up this many goals. Words don't change a record like this, and calling it soft is the easy part.
The harder part is stopping the slide, and the Blackhawks get their next shot at Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Is Paul Bissonnette being fair to the Blackhawks, or is he piling on?
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