from David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune at the LA Times,

The Hawks will regroup, refuse to panic and say all the right things heading into Game 3 on Saturday night at Staples Center. They know they have to be better from top to bottom — but especially at the top.

What is that hockey cliche about stars needing to play like stars? Anybody seen Patrick Sharp?

You know what they say this time of year. As Nick Leddy and Ben Smith go, so go the Blackhawks.

Actually, nobody says that, which is part of the problem. Leddy and Smith scored the only goals for Chicago and provided some of its few highlights.

These are the guys who rely on their inner drive to stay relevant on a team full of stars. They needed help from those guys in Game 2.

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