The youth movement is on when it comes to the Chicago Blackhawks. The team is embracing this pretty well, with guys like Richard Panik, Tommy Wingels, Lance Bouma and Cody Franson being traded or sent to the AHL, and guys like Patrick Sharp seeing less and less ice time.
But it’s not a full-on switch. Ice time leaders are still guys like Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook. And while this isn’t surprising — and also completely understandable in three of the four cases — it isn’t necessary.