There are a lot of superstars on the Chicago Blackhawks, and that's just one of the reasons they won the Stanley Cup last year and have an excellent chance to defend their championship this year.
You don't have to be a diehard fan to know that it starts with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, and that defenseman Duncan Keith and forwards Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp are right behind.
That's an excellent group of star players who can impact any game. But it's not just the headliners that have made the Blackhawks a championship team.
Their support players all know their roles under head coach Joel Quenneville's system, and that allows the cohesiveness that it takes to win a 60-minute game.
Right now, 21-year-old Brandon Saad is one of those support players. He mans the right wing on the team's third line, with Andrew Shaw at center and Bryan Bickell on the left side.
Shaw is a non-stop hustler who has decent ability. When you combine his kind of work ethic with hockey know-how, you have a very adequate center who knows how to distribute the puck and make plays.
Bickell is a heavyweig ...
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