Chicago Blackhawks Morning Links- One More Day

Good morning Chicago Blackhawks fans! The Chicago Blackhawks bye week only has one more day left in it, and after thinking about I’m not sure what the point of the bye week is after all.

The point of the bye week is to give players some rest during the regular season, but if you look at the condensed schedule, or even look at the schedule around the bye week, the schedule doesn’t make much sense to me.

Before the bye week, the Chicago Blackhawks played back to back games which did include two wins with the win over the Edmonton Oilers being one of their most dominant win in weeks.

When the Hawks come off of their bye week tomorrow night they will again have to play back to back games, and they will also be playing 3 games in 4 nights.

Granted as a fan of watching the Chicago Blackhawks, I will enjoy watching them play all weekend long, but I don’t understand why they are playing so many games so close together if the NHL is worried about player safety or just giving them a break.

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I would think an uncondensed schedule with less back to back games would make for a better quality product on the ice, and be better for the players rest and practice time for the coaches, but who am I just a fan of the Blackhawks. What are your thoughts on the bye week and the condensed schedule?

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Here are some Chicago Blackhawks morning links to start your Friday morning! 

Watch the Chicago Blackhawks players play the Emoji game (Blackhawks)

Here is a big challenge for many, determining Marcus Kruger‘s value (Second City)

Could the Chicago Blackhawks lose top prospects to free agency again (Madhouse Enforcer)

Here is a look back at the week that was for the Rockford Ice Hogs (The Committed Indian)

Tanner Kero and Nick Schmaltz are back in Chicago after their week in Rockford (CSN)

Sidney Crosby nets his 1,000 point and the game winner in one night (NHL)

Antoine Vermette officially gets suspended for 10 games by the NHL (Pro Hockey Talk)

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St. Louis Blue Goalie Jake Allen makes a save without a mask because of a weird rule (Puck Daddy)