Two teams with just about nothing to play meet at the United Center on Sunday evening when the Chicago Blackhawks host the Vancouver Canucks.
It’s also Pride Night at the United Center, although the Blackhawks will not be participating in the most visible display of public support for the LGBTQIA+ community thanks to an “organizational decision” that remains clear as mud.
View from the other side
These two teams met back on Jan. 24, which was the first game of the Rick Tocchet era, after the Canucks mishandled the midseason firing of coach Bruce Boudreau about as poorly as a professional sports franchise can.