The Blackhawks are sitting at the bottom of the central. While they do have 20 games left this season, they are going to win at least 15 games to make the postseason from here. This team is not going to do that. While the Blackhawks are not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs yet, I do think it is safe to say we are done.
I know missing the playoffs is going to look like a failed season according to a lot of fans. While that is true, it also would mean that the Blackhawks have one more year to really collect some assets and reload at the draft.