3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks' first week of the season

Head Coach Luke Richardson can roll four lines

Ever since Luke Richardson was hired as the Blackhawks' Head Coach, he has implemented a style of tenacity and strong work ethic in attempt to make his team's difficult to play against.

During his first couple of seasons, the talent on the roster was not enough to make his style entirely effective. However, he is coaching undoubtedly the best roster he's had yet in Chicago and the results are beginning to show.

The Blackhawks now are able to ice four lines that they feel are truly effective. It may not be the best forward group in the NHL, but it is much deeper and talented than the last couple of seasons.

Richardson's system is showing progress this season already. The Blackhawks have gotten better at getting pucks behind the opposing defense and forechecking hard to force mistakes.

So far, there hasn't been a forward line that looks truly out of place. Each line has put in the work and shown decent results at both ends of the ice.

Although it is still very early on in the season, it looks as though the numerous line combinations is going to be beneficial for this team going forward and should allow them to be more competitive than last season.