A win Sunday will be a crucial barometer on how ready this Blackhawks' team is going into the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Not only will it cement their place as the No. 1 seed, thus giving them the home ice advantage throughout the Western Conference, but beating the Red Wings the last game of the regular season will put a big exclamation point on what has been a phenomenal season!
It will not be easy. The Red Wings are the healthiest they have been all season, and they are winning at a clip that proves what every team in the conference knows, the road to the Finals will (at least partially) have to go through Hockeytown.
The Red Wings are 15-3-2 since the Olympic break, whereas the Blackhawks are 11-7-2.
After losing back-to-back games to the Blue Jackets and then to the Blues (arguab ...
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A Win Against the Detroit Red Wings Is Key for the Chicago Blackhawks
Posted: 10th April 2010 by Brian Morse in NHLComments Off on A Win Against the Detroit Red Wings Is Key for the Chicago Blackhawks