For now, Hawks lovers can quietly rejoice over the guaranteed seventh year of playoff hockey in our town. They can dream about the old core of Duncan Keith, Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa, Johnny Oduya and Andrew Shaw together yet. They can toast coach Joel Quenneville and his ’stache. They can celebrate the addition of center Brad Richards and the return of Kris Versteeg. And they can salute — as always — the rock that is Toews.

But the little wounded ice dancer is the key. Come back, Kaner.

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