It is very strange that we’re here on April 11 and the Chicago Blackhawks’ season is over. Other teams around the league, especially in the Central Division, are elated that the three-time Stanley Cup champions of the 2010s are sitting at home this spring, but it might not be for long.
And with that, the @goicehogs have clinched their #CalderCup playoff spot! pic.twitter.com/8WtW3UuCK0
After two consecutive first-round playoff exits, GM Stan Bowman made it very clear that the organization needed to change. One year later, the Blackhawks don’t make the playoffs, but their ECHL and AHL affiliates do.