There was a time when this was the best rivalry in the NHL. The Canucks still get enthused to play the Hawks, and they are usually always entertaining games, but a rivalry is when both teams are good. These teams are on different points on their paths since that rivalry of years gone by. Maybe it can be a rivalry again soon ?
The same characters are still around. Duncan Kieth still gets booed for touching the puck. Patrick Kane is still really good, and Toews is, well, Toews. But the real star of this team is Stan Bowman, who seems to get rid of players after winning with them ( at a profit, almost always ), and replenishing the ranks with new entry level performers that can perform.