Chicago Blackhawks Morning Links- Happy 2nd Season

Good morning Chicago Blackhawks fans! The Chicago Blackhawks and 15 other teams around the NHL kick off the 2nd season this week when the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoff Marathon kicks off! 

The Chicago Blackhawks are beginning a journey that many of us hopes end with their 4th Stanley Cup Championship in this golden era of Blackhawks hockey.

The Hawks are the #1 seed in the Western Conference as the best tournament kicks off, and have a shot to do things only a few franchises have done in a decade.

What has made this season fun especially in the 2nd half of the year was how much the kids grew up, and how they became vital parts of the team instead of players just skating around collecting minutes.

Now the serious test kicks off for the Chicago Blackhawks youngster, and it will be interesting on how will they react when the stage gets bigger and the lights get brighter.

March Madness is a fun three week tournament, but the Stanley Cup playoffs is a marathon that covers three months. There will be ups and downs and every loss feels like the worst loss ever while every win is the greatest thing ever, and hopefully sometime in June Gary Bettman will be handing Jonathan Toews the Cup to hoist!

Today is just the Monday of the first week of the playoffs, who’s excited?

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Here are some Chicago Blackhawks morning links to start your work week! 

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It’s the Chicago Blackhawks vs Nashville Predators in the opening round (Blackhawks)

The Rockford Ice Hogs are out of the playoff picture but are finishing strong (Second City)

The Chicago Blackhawks will have a fight on their hands with the Preds (CSN)

Pretty sure these guys hate everything about Chicago but write about them every day (The Committed Indian)

Chicago Blackhawks prospect Blake Hillman relishes winning the NCAA Championship on United Center ice (Madhouse Enforcer)

Projected landing spots for free agents this summer (Bleacher Report)

So that’s it for Lindy Ruff in Dallas after 4 seasons (Blackout Dallas)

The Detroit Red Wings win their last game in Joe Louis Arena (UPI)

Next: Potential Breakout Stars

35 Octopuses were thrown on the ice in the final at Joe Louis Arena (Puck Daddy)