#Alex Vlasic

ST. LOUIS - Ian Mitchell laughed. There was no joy in the laugh, none of the usual body language that accompanies a moment of merriment. It was a laughter of recognition, of resignation, of what do you want me to say. Perhaps "scoff" would be a better word for it. He laughed because the question, and its answer, were so obvious. Has it been tough…

The Chicago Blackhawks capped off their worst season since 2005-06 with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres Friday night. Before the game started, Malcolm Subban regaled KeyBank Center with a pretty nice rendition of the Star Spangled Banner: Considering these are two bottom-feeder teams, it's not surprising that the first 40 minutes of the…

Chicago has fully embraced their rebuild with new general manager Kyle Davidson. That means their prospect pool will be a major focus of the team for the next few years. The jettisoning of young franchise building blocks such as Kirby Dach and Alex Debrincat at the draft is a prime example of that. Debrincat and Dach are just 24 and 21 years old…

The Chicago Blackhawks thought they could re-tool back to contention in 2021-22. That proved disastrous as the team lost its first nine games (0-7-2) and never recovered. Chicago then pulled a 180 this offseason and began selling off its best assets. Gone are the likes of top-scoring winger Alex DeBrincat and center Kirby Dach. The Blackhawks also…