As the Blackhawks tank winds down, the rebuild — and optimism — can finally begin
CHICAGO — You don’t have to reach all the way back to the mid-2000s for the last time the Blackhawks turned the keys over to the kids. It was just two years ago (man, it feels like two decades, doesn’t it?) With no ticket sales because of the pandemic, no Jonathan Toews because of his health, and no chance at contending in the NHL anymore, general manager Stan Bowman finally acknowledged the reality of the Blackhawks’ situation and went for the rebuild for the COVID-19 shortened 2021 season. Advertisement Fourteen players age 25 or younger played in at least a…
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