Chicago Blackhawks news, updates, commentary: The Week That Was and Will Be, November 15

The Blackhawks are not playing well. There are few reasons to care about them right now. They used to play a lot of games. They won the Cup in 2008. Patrick Kane and Artemi Panarin were the reason to watch them. Now, there are no more games to be watched.

The Chicago Blackhawks are struggling. The team is one of the worst possession teams in the league. It used to be fun to watch the Blackhawks games. Now it's hard to get excited about the team. It defeats the purpose of watching sports. There are no more reasons to care about this team anymore. This is the same for any hobby or passion or pursuit in life. They are paying an irrational amount of attention to something that means nothing and everything at the thesame time. Jack Johnson skating 20 minutes a night? Fine. Juhan Khaira on the power play?

The Kings are a team that could be better than the Blackhawks. They are also a good team but one that can lose in the first or second round.

Jarred Tinordi scored twice in a single game this season. Hurricanes coasted to victory.

Even the most fervent haters of the Blackhawks' long-term approach must concede the logic behind it.

The Chicago Blackhawks are struggling to play well under new coach Luke Richardson. Their 5-on-5 possession numbers are abysmal. They are 32nd in the league in terms of shot attempt share, 31st in expected goal share and 27th in high-danger chance share.

Chicago Blackhawks are 32nd in the league with 41.36 percent shot attempt share (CF), 32st in expected goal share, 31st, and 27th in high-danger chance share.

The Blackhawks play on Wednesday, Nov. 16 vs. St. Louis Blues. On Saturday, November. 19 at Boston Bruins, they haven't lost at home this season. They play Sunday,Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh Penguins.