Ulf Samuelsson was brought on board with the Chicago Blackhawks this offseason to replace assistant coach Mike Kitchen, who was surprisingly shown the door not long after the Blackhawks suffered a humiliating sweep exit at the hands of the Nashville Predators in the first round of the playoffs this past spring.
While we can hash out Samuelsson’s qualifications and experience behind the bench another day, I’d like to focus on the tall order on his hands, because his ability to fill it will likely make or break his career on the Blackhawks’ coaching staff.
What I’m talking about here is the beleaguered Blackhawks blue line.