That strategy proved unsuccessful as the Blues put up 41 hits and ended up with a 1-0 overtime victory in Wednesday’s series opener. Mashinter looked so poor when he was on the ice, that Quenneville couldn’t keep the forward out long enough to even remotely make a difference. He had a team-low 7:27 of ice-time and instead of limiting St. Louis’ physicality, he slowed down the Hawks third line, making the game more difficult for his linemates Teuvo Teravainen and Tomas Fleischmann. Going forward, it will be important for the Hawks to have production from all four offensive lines and in order for the third line to be able to make a difference, a change in personnel is needed.
Chicago Blackhawks Weise or Panik Should Replace Mashinter
