There was a time in the recent past when it was accepted knowledge that the Chicago Blackhawks were the team to fear in the NHL, the defending champions who looked just as unstoppable this season as they did during the 48-game campaign and Stanley Cup run a year ago.
Yet something has changed in Chicago; the Blackhawks have slipped to third in the Central Division and fifth in the Western Conference as a result of a second-half dip. Once a Presidents' Trophy contender, the Blackhawks find themselves in a fight to capture home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Is there a reason to be worried in Chicago? Will the Blackhawks be able to recapture the magic that made them so dominant during the 2013 calendar year?
It looks like after their 4-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night, the Blackhawks are back.
From the start of the 2013 regular season until December of this season, playoffs included, the Chicago Blackhawks were 80-21-12; over their past 26 games since the calendar flipped to January, they are an unimpressive 11-8-7.
To understand what the Blackhawks have been ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NHL
Article written by Dave Lozo
How Worried Should the Chicago Blackhawks Be About Recent Slump?
March 17th, 2014 by Dave Lozo Leave a reply »
Advertisement