#Arvid Söderblom

CHICAGO - The Blackhawks didn't take the ice on Saturday, with Luke Richardson choosing instead to have his weary team focus on some video and other off-ice work. But MacKenzie Entwistle and Philipp Kurashev couldn't help themselves. They don't just like competing against each other, they need to compete against each other. "I love beating him,"…

The Chicago Blackhawks have returned to Chicago to host the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night at the United Center in the first of a quick, two-game homestand. The Hurricanes have hit a rough patch at the moment, having won just once in their last four games. They're struggled to score during this stretch as well, with one or fewer goals scored…

Luke Richardson has 10 games in the book as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, and there's still a lot to learn about his team's identity. The Hawks (4-4-2) have been equal parts scrappy overachievers and a collection of parts thrown together in a rebuild. So what has stood out? The Hawks have no obvious replacement for Alex DeBrincat, who was traded…