The Chicago Blackhawks have an extremely light schedule this week with only two games in the state of Florida. The Blackhawks season never really seemed to have kicked off until they went on their annual circus trip, so now we will see if this Sunshine State trip will kick off their season this year.
The Hawks faceoff against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. This is a National Broadcast game with the Hawks having a huge measuring stick game versus the best team in the NHL at the quarter pole. The thing about the Lightning this season is they can really embarrass teams with a full and healthy roster which is led by Steven Stamkos.