The Chicago Blackhawks have had a few hiccups in the last two calendar months, but those missteps don't necessarily mean their plans to repeat as Stanley Cup champions have been put on hold.
Uncharacteristic losses to the New York Rangers, Phoenix Coyotes and Winnipeg Jets and a tendency to come out on the short end in games that go to overtime or a shootout have been balanced by impressive victories over the Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins.
Any time there are significant questions about the Blackhawks, they tend to answer them in impressive fashion.
But they are continuously put to the test, and the loss of winger Marian Hossa to a lower-body injury could have an impact on their ability to perform throughout the home stretch of the regular season.
Hossa took a hard hit from Pittsburgh's Craig Adams in the early part of the Stadium Series game at Soldier Field against the Penguins. Hossa did not return with what the team is calling an upper-body injury, and Joel Quenneville told the media March 3 that Hossa is likely to be out for two to three weeks.
While the specifics of ...
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