Anyone actually want a tactical analysis breakdown video? The film is just as bad--or even worse--than you think it is. The tone of the video would be far more negative than my usual video. #Blackhawks

The Florida Panthers have reportedly placed Aleksander Barkov on LTIR, per @ByTimReynolds. This means Barkov will be out for at least 10 games, as the severity of his injury is still unknown 🤕

Jeff Blashill: "At the beginning of the year, it can feel like a mountain when it's not. That's kind of what I said after the game [in Utah]. We're 0-2; we're not 0-10... "We've got to be better with the puck, more confident. It's interesting. A year ago, I think we were trying to make too many plays and turned pucks over when we shouldn't have. Right now, we're just not confident with the puck."

Lindy Ruff said we've seen "some fairly strange hockey" in the wake of the short camp/preseason.

Louis Crevier said it'll be "pretty strange" to face the Blackhawks tonight. But he's already feeling more comfortable with the Sabres, where he recently signed a four-year contract, than he did in their first game Thursday in Columbus.

Hope all is well with the Byram’s. Rinzel probably deserves to sit. Scratching him means that the only right-handed defenseman in the lineup is Artyom Levshunov. #Blackhawks

Bowen Byram is tending to a family matter and won’t play for the Blackhawks against the Sabres tonight.

Korchinski confirms he's in tonight.

Both Korchinski and Del Mastro are off the ice early. Usually a sign they're in. We'll see what Blashill says about Byram.

Look what we have here! The preseason first line is back. #Blackhawks

#Blackhawks forward lines at morning skate in Buffalo, per @BenPopeCST: Kantserov-Nazar-Kane Bertuzzi-Frondell-Teravainen Donato-Moore-Lardis Smith-Greene-Greenway Defense TBD. Bowen Byram is not on for morning skate. Spencer Knight in net.

what. #Blackhawks

It's #Blackhawks game day.

It's foolish to jump to conclusions after two games. But if you did, they'd be like this: the Blackhawks will never make the playoffs again, and perhaps the apocalypse is imminent. That's how atrocious these two games have been. Postgame story: chicago.suntimes.com/blackha…

Then WHY ARE YOU CARRYING EIGHT DEFENSEMEN?!?!?! #Blackhawks

I wonder how Blashill’s internal defensive analytics liked that game. #Blackhawks

No way to have seen this one coming! #Blackhawks

In 10:31 with Byram-Vlasic pairing on the ice at 5v5, the Mammoth led 26-8 in shot attempts, 12-1 in shots on goal, 15-2 in scoring chances, 7-0 in high-danger chances and 2-0 in goals, per @NatStatTrick.

What a rough night for Byram and Vlasic. Based on this, Greenway has been the Blackhawks' best player through two games.

I'm not doing takeaways for that game. Sorry. The #Blackhawks don't deserve it. Have a great night, everyone!