Say What?!? - Dec. 4
''I don't know if the Hawks would have made commitments to players in the past, but it's important to do that. From a family standpoint, we've been in this business a long time. But if we'd said we'd sign two players for five seasons and one for 13, you'd think I'd been drinking all the whiskey we sell or smoking something.''
- Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz on the signings of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith.