It was huge for the Hawks to come away with two points Tuesday night. This team is still finding its comfort zone, figuring out its niche and how they play best.
Tuesday night, we saw from start to finish, that this team knows how to compete and do whatever it takes to get it done.
Our guy in goal has been nothing short of sensational all year. On the plane ride from Phoenix to Dallas, I was trying go over the season so far and I can only think of two bad goals all year given up by Khabibulin.
Goaltending can make up for a lot of deficiencies and Nik's success has given this team a lift you can't underestimate.
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You've heard lots of talk about how important it is for the Blackhawks
to get off to a good start - believe it. From my experience as a player
and coach, as well as from the booth, those first 20 games can set you
up for a great season.
If you start slowly, you lose any margin for error on the playoff run and we saw last year how valuable each point can be. The Hawks have great momentum from last year's strong finish and have added key free agents. Hopefully, they can make these first two months count and be flying high when the nation watches us from Wrigley Field on January 1.
If you start slowly, you lose any margin for error on the playoff run and we saw last year how valuable each point can be. The Hawks have great momentum from last year's strong finish and have added key free agents. Hopefully, they can make these first two months count and be flying high when the nation watches us from Wrigley Field on January 1.
