As we continue our recap of the 2018-19 Chicago Blackhawks season, it’s time to move our focus from the blue line up to a group of players who had a much better performance in the last seven months: the forwards. And we’ll start with one of the most hotly-debated players in Chicago from the last few seasons: Brandon Saad.
Saad’s numbers did bounce back — somewhat.
After a dreadful ’17-18 season, Saad rebounded with 23 goals and 24 assists in ’18-19, a 47-point season that was sixth-best on the Hawks. His even-strength numbers didn’t change much: 14 goals and 19 assists this season after 16 goals and 15 assists during ’17-18 season.