Another night, another tough home loss for the Chicago Blackhawks. But there is reason for concern now.
Last year's Blackhawks were successful when the team got into rhythm, but because of injuries and suspensions the roster hasn't been together yet. Unfortunately, coach Joel Quenneville cut his bench in half on Wednesday night and it cost him.
Jack Skille and Viktor Stalberg, who have been great so far this season, didn't play in the third period despite starting the game on the third line with Dave Bolland again. Instead, Bolland played between Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp while Jake Dowell was between veterans Fernando Pisani and Troy Brouwer.
Similarly, Quenneville started the game with rookie Nick Leddy skating with Duncan Keith while Brent Seabrook was next to John Scott. Nick Boynton was on the third pair with Jordan Hendry. Leddy and Boynton skated well (despite a Boynton penalty that led to the game-winning power play goal with under 30 seconds left), and Keith and Seabrook were solid as well.
But Hendry and Scott, who skated 12:21 and 10:07 respectively, continue to look like fish out of water. Hendry could have ...
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