Chicago Blackhawks, Duncan Keith, Alex DeBrincat, Jonathan Toews (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
The Chicago Blackhawks have not played a meaningful playoff game in a long time. We have been in the playoffs since 2017, won a game in the playoffs since 2016, and won a series since 2015.
Those are some bad facts when you consider where this team was not so long ago. It really seems like the Blackhawks have collapsed since the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. While players are already back on the ice and are a little cautious about their surroundings and playing again, I think they are going to be more cautious and nervous when they realize what they are playing for.