As Connor Murphy's Blackhawks tenure nears its end, he still dreams about rewarding Chicago for its patience

As Connor Murphy's Blackhawks tenure nears its end, he still dreams about rewarding Chicago for its patience

PITTSBURGH — Connor Murphy has lived in Chicago long enough to see a Blackhawks dynasty fall, get torn down to its studs, limp through a rebuild and now begin to rise again.He has also lived in Chicago long enough to call it home."I've been here nine years, and I feel like a Blackhawk to the core," Murphy, 32, said Monday. "I feel like I've gotten so close to the staff and the city. It's home. It's where my wife is from. We had our kid and got m…

As Connor Murphy’s Blackhawks tenure nears its end, he still dreams about rewarding Chicago for its patience

PITTSBURGH — Connor Murphy has lived in Chicago long enough to see a Blackhawks dynasty fall, get torn down to its studs, limp through a rebuild and now begin to rise again. He also has lived in Chicago long enough to call it home. “I’ve been here nine years, and I feel like a Blackhawk to the core,” Murphy, 32, said Monday. “I feel like I’ve gotten so close to the staff and the city. It’s home. It’s where my wife is from. We had our kid and got…