The Blackhawks’ collection of centers and could-be centers has been a point of a lot of conversation here this season. On paper, it certainly felt like the Blackhawks were taking a significant step backwards down the middle. Over the full season, Blackhawks centers not-named-Toews have won 51.9 percent of their faceoffs. That’s how you win hockey games and how you get better as a group.”How you get better as a group… that’s been a hallmark of the Blackhawks’ centers all season. But that’s a microcosm of the silver linings all over this Blackhawks’ roster.

Source: The Nation February 22, 2023 03:51 UTC