With two days until the Blackhawks and Ducks finally drop the puck, it’s only fair to preview what the Hawks’ will be tasked with dealing with for the upcoming series.
Defensively the Ducks don’t stack up as well as the Wild or the Predators did. The Wild had Ryan Suter and Jonas Brodin. The Predators had Shea Weber, Seth Jones and Roman Josi, who could push the play when he wanted to. This Ducks team won’t have anybody resembling those names, but do have some guys that can cause the Hawks’ some trouble.
Despite all that trouble, this is why the Hawks’ are being picked by so many who get paid to do so.