Blackhawks' Andrew Shaw appears to yell gay slur in Game 4 loss to Blues

Grit isn't necessarily what has carried the Blackhawks to such great heights in recent seasons, but against a Blues team that specializes in teeth-rattling checks, Chicago has had to move up that element in its repertoire. That's not an easy adjustment

David Rundblad has been back from Europe for a month. Now he's back from oblivion, too. The beleaguered defenseman, who has spent most of his Blackhawks career as a healthy scratch, wasn't in the lineup for Game 4. But it sounds like he could be soon.

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David Rundblad has been back from Europe for a month. Now he's back from oblivion, too. The beleaguered defenseman, who has spent most of his Blackhawks career as a healthy scratch, wasn't in the lineup for Game 4. But it sounds like he could be soon.

Those are the elements that have made up this first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series between the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks. But late in Tuesday night's Game 4, the emotions took center stage as Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw was sent to