The 2010-11 Chicago Blackhawks were nothing like the team that won it all the previous year. In fact, they needed a Dallas Stars loss on the final day of the regular season to even be in the playoffs. Even after taking Vancouver to seven games in the first round, one gets the feeling that the Blackhawks were capable of so much more. That is why they got the players who can provide grit to keep opposing players off of the likes of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. Toews is the one player the team gravitates around, and certainly, he put the team on his back towards the end of the season. He wears the "C" for good reason. The blue line wasn't as productive last season, and some of that responsibility will now fall on Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks matched an offer sheet for him last offseason, and now, he will have more pressure to justify that decision. Every team needs a guy that can score and get under people's skin. Dave Bolland is that guy for Chicago, and despite missing part of the season due to various injuries, he is just as important as Toews and Kane, and that was never more evident than when he returned midway through the first round series.
Prediction: 5th in the West
Movie: Creepshow 2
What other part of this movie fits the Blackhawks better than this bit of fun?
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