Blackhawks' problems start with GM Kyle Davidson

Here’s the thing about rebuilds: They can keep people employed who shouldn’t be.

We’ve seen it from every team in town. Now we have the Blackhawks, who are in Year 5 of a rebuild that has gone off course.

After making strides last season and raising expectations this season, the Hawks entered Monday with the second-fewest points in the NHL, nine in 18 games. How bad is that? They’re on pace for 42 points, which would be their fewest in a full season since they totaled 31 in 1953-54, when a full season was 70 games.

So, yeah, things are bad, and it sure felt like the Hawks hit rock bottom Saturday when the Stanley Cup-champion Hurricanes pummeled them in a 9-2 decision that wasn’t as close as…