The St. Louis Blues coach was referring to the nuclear-powered hits that had been delivered by his team and the Chicago Blackhawks early in the series. Those full-bore blasts were being phased out as the stakes continued
According to the rankings, the Chicago Blackhawks are the most efficient with a payroll that averaged $58 million over the past five years (about $2 million over the league average) and produced an average of 44.6 regular season wins (compared to a
Apr 23, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) skates with the puck against the St. Louis Blues during the second period in game four of the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at
Chicago won its 2014 home playoff debut with its Game 3 victory; the Blackhawks held an 11-2 postseason record at United Center en route to winning the Stanley Cup last season. Chicago has now won five straight home games and eight of its last nine in
Starting with Game 6 Sunday, Brent Seabrook's timeout will be over and the defenseman will be back on the ice — so long as he promises to play nice. The Blackhawks have done pretty well in Seabrook's absence, winning all three games the NHL