Second City Hockey · Jan 17, 2023
Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 1/17: Zero fun, sir (again!)
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty ImagesQuite the roller-coaster ride of a week, wasn’t it?
The Chicago Blackhawks opened it on a three-game winning streak then ended it with the most resounding of thuds in an embarrassing 8-5 evisceration at the hands of the Seattle Kraken.
But it was a fitting result, considering everything that transpired in the 24-48 hours prior to that, with Lukas Reichel being sent back to the IceHogs just a handful of days after coach Luke Richardson suggested the 2020 first-round pick might hang around for the long haul.