Duncan Keith #2, Chicago Blackhawks (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
The Chicago Blackhawks are going to need Duncan Keith at his best if they want to get past the Oilers in the play-in series.
The Chicago Blackhawks have been given a prayer by the NHL, as they expanded their playoff format for this crisis-ridden season. Despite being the 12th seed they will face off against the Edmonton Oilers, who won 37 games and were the number 2 seed in the Pacific Division.
The Blackhawks have three Stanley Cups in the recent past and their long road to another one will all depend on their former star defensemen, Duncan Keith.