The Chicago Blackhawks will be on the minds of New York hockey fans in the coming week. Chicago visits MSG to face the Rangers on Saturday night and then head across town to the beautiful new UBS Arena to face the Islanders on Sunday before heading home to host the Rangers on Tuesday.
It’s been a long, strange season for the Blackhawks. They spent a lot of money over the offseason, shifting gears from a rebuild into what appeared to be a win-now strategy. The additions of defenseman Seth Jones and Marc-Andre Fleury were clear indicators the Hawks wanted to win again — soon.