Chicago Blackhawks Morning Links- 8 Point Lead

Good morning Chicago Blackhawks fans! The Chicago Blackhawks put out just enough effort last night to pick up 2 points at the end of the night, and oh by the way they have an 8 point lead in the Central Division. 

The Minnesota Wild are in a tail spin and the Chicago Blackhawks are picking up points even when they aren’t putting up their best efforts which makes for a huge 8 point lead in the Central Division with 8 games left to play.  Yes, the Wild have a game in hand, but at this moment it doesn’t seem like a big deal anymore.

The biggest difference between the Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild right now has to be the play of their goalies.  Devan Dubnyk has gone into a bit of a funk while outside of the Vancouver Canucks game, Corey Crawford and Scott Darling have been rocks in between the pipes.

Of course the Chicago Blackhawks are getting just enough scoring at just the right time to get things done which has given Joel Quenneville the ability to do some experimenting like the Ryan Hartman centering Patrick Kane, Artemi Panarin experiment.   Hopefully, Q is seeing what he likes as he plays mad scientist for the playoff run that starts in less than a month.

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The finish line is close, and here are some Chicago Blackhawks morning links to start your Friday morning.

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What did Joel Quenneville have to say about the Chicago Blackhawks win over the Dallas Stars (Blackhawks)

It was fun watching Ed Belfour back on the ice last night at the United Center (WGN)

NHL is going to make a special announcement in China next week (Pro Hockey talk)

Marc Mathot will be out for weeks after getting slashed by Sidney Crosby his second bad play in 2 games (Pro Hockey Talk)

The Wild lost again this time in a lackluster effort against the Philadelphia Flyers (Hockey Wilderness)

Looking back at Joe Louis Arena which has tons of stories to tell (SI)