Chicago Blackhawks Morning Links- The Dynasty Debate

Good morning Chicago Blackhawks fans! The Nhl season is finally over with the Pittsburgh Penguin winning the Stanley Cup for the second straight season. 

The Dynasty debate has begun with the Pittsburgh Penguins winning their 3rd Stanley Cup since 2009 with their last two consecutively versus the Chicago Blackhawks who have won 3 in 6 years this decade.

Mark Potash of the Chicago Sun-Times had an interesting tweet about the salary cap era.

The Chicago Blackhawks stars are in their late 20’s now so the window is still open, but it’s going to start closing pretty soon, so the Hawks need to figure out this salary cap dump this season and then try their best to win the 2018 Stanley Cup.  As much as I don’t want to see anyone go the hard truth is that someone is going, and no matter who it is we will be pretty upset about it.

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So, if the Hawks want to be the team of this decade it sure feels like they still need one more Cup now.  It’s almost hard to believe that after the 2015 Stanley Cup we would be talking dynasty and not the Hawks in the same sentence.  Congrats to the Pens!

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Here are some morning links to start your morning.

The next episode in the Draft feature is live now (Blackhawks)

NHL expansion draft and rules and dates to know (Second City)

What’s the meaning of the Pittsburgh Repeat (Faxes From Uncle Dale)

The budget crunch has Hawks fans worried (CSN)

Naturally the Penguins are the Odds on favorite for next season (Bleacher Report)

The Dallas Stars are closer to the ceiling than the floor (Pro Hockey Talk)

Just like every team not named Pittsburgh, Nashville had to wake up the next day (Predlines)

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The best and worst beards of the NHL Playoffs (Puck Daddy)