The Chicago Blackhawks take to the ice for the first round tonight, against a familiar foe in the Nashville Predators. Coming out of their practices on Tuesday and Wednesday, it appears the fourth line to start this series will be John Hayden, Tanner Kero and Jordin Tootoo.
It was expected that Kero would get the nod; he’s been doing an excellent job centering the second line while Artem Anisimov has been sidelined. But the other two are a bit of a surprise. To you, maybe. I’m actually not at all surprised by the pick of Tootoo.