Five Storylines to Follow During the Final Third of the Blackhawks' Season

Five storylines to follow during the final third of the Blackhawks' season

The highest drama of the Olympic men's hockey tournament is yet to come, but for the Blackhawks, the relaxing part of their Olympic break has reached its end.The team will hold an optional practice Tuesday and resume fully practicing Wednesday — just without Teuvo Teravainen, their lone Olympian — as they gear up for the resumption of the NHL regular season Feb. 26.Players will talk about a last-gasp playoff push, but that has realistically exit…

Five storylines to follow during the final third of the Blackhawks’ season

The highest drama of the Olympic men’s hockey tournament is yet to come, but for the Blackhawks, the relaxing part of their Olympic break has reached its end. The team will hold an optional practice Tuesday and resume fully practicing Wednesday — just without Teuvo Teravainen, their lone Olympian — as they gear up for the resumption of the NHL regular season Feb. 26. Players will talk about a last-gasp playoff push, but that has realistically ex…

Three Blackhawks With The Most To Prove After Long Olympic Break

The Blackhawks haven’t been in action since Feb. 4 due to the lengthy Olympic break currently in progress, but they’re back on the ice Tuesday for practice (except for Teuvo Teravainen, who is still competing for Finland). When games start up again next week, they’ll have 25 games left in a pretty unique season. Only four of those will be played before the trade deadline, and once the dust settles and Chicago’s roster is “finalized,” the home st…