The effects of the salary cap purge last offseason almost caused the Chicago Blackhawks to miss the playoffs this year. They should send a fruit basket and thank you note to Minnesota for saving their playoff lives. Of course, it wouldn't matter if Jonathan Toews didn't put the team on his back in the stretch run. There is a reason why he is the captain of the team, and he showed it once again this season. Marty Turco had all eyes on him as to whether he could be the man in goal. Instead, it became Corey Crawford's time, and Crawford looks like a decent solution for a Blackhawks team that thought Antii Niemi was going to be the answer last year. Niklas Hjalmarsson doesn't get the headlines that Duncan Keith or Brent Seabrook get, but he's still an important part of the Blackhawks blue line.
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