Every Chicago Blackhawks conversation from the day's podcasts. One playlist.
The Cutdown listens to leading NHL podcasts every morning, keeps only the parts about your team, the Blackhawks, and cuts them into one playlist.
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This week in Blackhawks talk
The shows spent the week discussing how Anton Frondell has been trending positively for the rebuilding Blackhawks, showing consistency and physicality against top competition. Roman Kantserov has been slower to find his footing but is getting opportunity to develop with the team.
Written by The Cutdown's reader from this week's clips.
1 clips · 4 min. Some clips only play in the app.
In this week's clips: Anton Frondell, Roman Kantserov, Connor Bedard.
Only the Blackhawks talk. Every morning.
Everything that isn't Blackhawks talk gets cut. Sorry, Stars, Wild.
- Frondell and Kantserov settling in for Chicago
Talked Blackhawks most this week: The Athletic Hockey Show (1).
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Common questions
Which podcasts get reviewed for Blackhawks conversations?
32 Thoughts, Spittin' Chiclets, The Sheet with Jeff Marek, What Chaos!, The Athletic Hockey Show, Puck Soup. Any time one of them has a substantive Blackhawks conversation, it becomes a clip.
What are the best Blackhawks podcasts right now?
Going by who actually talked about the Blackhawks this week: The Athletic Hockey Show (1). The Cutdown reads all of the big national shows every morning and pulls the Blackhawks parts into one playlist, so you get the best of every one of them.
What are people saying about the Blackhawks today?
Lately: Frondell and Kantserov settling in for Chicago. Press play at the top of this page to hear it, or get the app for the full playlist every morning.
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By about 6:30am Eastern, seven mornings a week.
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Is this an official Chicago Blackhawks app?
No. The Cutdown is independent and not affiliated with the Chicago Blackhawks or the NHL. We just listen to the podcasts so you don't have to skip around.
Is there an Android version?
iPhone only for now.
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No. Every clip plays from the show's own servers, exactly like a podcast app, and credits the show, with a link to the full episode when we have one. We send listeners to shows.
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