The Hawks were good enough to win the Stanley Cup last season. History will show that they lost in the first round to the Blues, but it won’t show that it took two posts to keep a Brent Seabrook shot from going into the net and tying Game 7.

This is still a great team, and it still has Bowman running the show. More importantly, it still has Kane and Toews. Until otherwise notified, Chicago is a long way from being wiped off the map.

-Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times where you can read more on the Blackhawks.