Chicago Blackhawks Fans Should Be Patient with Retooling Process

Despite being six points out of a playoff spot, the Chicago Blackhawks are nowhere close to being a Stanley Cup contender. Whether they’d like to admit it or not, they’ve entered a retooling phase within the last two years. As fans, we should be patient and lower our expectations for this team.

The Chicago Blackhawks did not make a single trade before Monday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline after dropping two games over the weekend to Central Division rivals.

Overall, the front office has been fairly quiet since they traded Jan Rutta to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Slater Koekkoek on January 11. Rumors had circulated that the Blackhawks asked if defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook…