Hard to narrow down the first legend you think of when seeing the Blackhawks logo

The Chicago Blackhawks are about to celebrate their 100th season.

The rich history of the Original Six franchise will be in the spotlight all season long, since the current team is likely not going to be making the playoffs.

The talent still needs to be upgraded around Connor Bedard for the Hawks to be a legitimate playoff contender. Therefore, celebrating the past will be the theme of the season.

It is a good thing there are plenty of great moments and great players to look back upon fondly.

So many iconic players make it hard to answer the NHL Network's recent question.

Patrick Kane is hands down the best player in Blackhawks history. Kane is a Hart, Calder, and Conn Smythe Trophy winner. The Hawks won three Stanley Cups with him on the ice. He scored the most iconic goal in team history when his overtime shot in Game 6 of the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals found the back of the net to clinch the team's first title in 49 years.

However, some fans go with Jonathan Toews. He did have the better overall game during those three Stanley Cup runs last decade. Toews was just as much of an icon in Chicago as Kane was. Toews was also the captain.

Maybe he is your answer for the most player you think of when you see the Hawks logo.

There is a generation of Hawks fans who grew up with the great Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita. Mikita played 22 seasons in Chicago, where he is the Blackhawks' all-time leading scorer. He won two Hart Trophies and the Stanley Cup. Hull is the Hawks' all-time leading goal scorer. They both won the Stanley Cup in 1961.

Before Kane and Toews came around, Hull and Mikita were the most iconic hockey duo in Chicago.

If you grew up with the Blackhawks in the 1970s through 1990s, the Hawks had some good teams that did not win the Stanley Cup. Maybe you grew up loving Tony Esposito, Keith Magnuson, Denis Savard, Steve Larmer, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Chelios, Eddie Belfour, or Tony Amonte. Those legends might be the first player's name you spit when you think of great Hawks players.

It comes down to how you view Kane.

He was a great offensive player, but he was never going to provide any defensive support. Then again, he was a winger, so he was not asked to do much defensively.

Kane also played with some other iconic players, not named Jonathan Toews. Duncan Keith was the Norris Trophy-winning defenseman those championship teams needed. Corey Crawford was amazing in goal during the last decade's dynasty. Marian Hossa was the best free agent signing in Chicago sports history.

Bedard has the talent to reach icon status officially someday.

Having all these choices makes it so hard to come up with the first player to think of when you see the Hawks logo.