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Hawks played well, plain and simple. Everyone was on their game, and the fact that Pavel Datsyuk was missing doesn’t hurt either. This is a game where the whole team showcased itself, and showed that the playoff run should be fun. Let’s get into it.

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The Blackhawks continue to play abysmally in front of Darling. It must be they’re just not as confident with the young goalie in net than with Crawford. And that’s not a hard thing to believe, considering one is a top 5 netminder and one is only in the top 40 odd. We took a beating, and defense is mostly to blame. Let’s get into it.

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Brent Seabrook has really impressed me this season. There’s something about the way he’s been playing and the fact he has beaten his previous career bests, plus the fact he was solid and reliable for the stretch Keith missed, it really seems like he’s been better than Keith this season. He’s earning the contract. Let’s get into it.