The Chicago Blackhawks were eliminated by the St. Louis from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in seven games for several reasons. One of the main reasons the Blackhawks were eliminated from the playoffs was their lack of defensive depth. The Blackhawks last season were able to ride their big four in Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson and Johnny Oduya. The team also used Michal Rozsival, until his injury, in a limited role, the potential-filled David Rundblad and the corpse of Kimmo Timonen.