Speaking of the other side, here's a piece that says the Stars' are trying to "emulate" the Blackhawks (Except for the cap mismanagement, I'm sure they meant to say). Although, after last night, I'd prefer that the Stars try to
The Chicago Blackhawks didn't play the prettiest of games in opening their season against the Dallas Stars, but I'll be damned if they didn't give us some fun hockey to watch. Who cares if three periods and an overtime of
The Blackhawks came through in their first game of the season to top the Stars in a shootout, 3-2.
The Chicago Blackhawks may have won, but the Stars showed just how much potential this hockey team has after a tough loss on Thursday night.
The Blackhawks were a favorable bounce away from reaching the Stanley Cup finals again last season, so it's difficult to say last year's team was poorly constructed. But it did have flaws. Michal Handzus couldn't duplicate his 2013 playoff performances