Watching these Blackhawks rookies keep stepping up over and over never gets old. That’s especially the case when the Hawks go visit the Maple Leafs in Toronto, where their fans cannot stop gushing over an admittedly thrilling group of first-year players led by Auston Matthews.
On Saturday night, Matthews might’ve scored a goal, but it was Ryan Hartman and John Hayden who stole the show in the Blackhawks’ 2-1 win. Instead of having Matthews’ impressive night undone by the old guard of Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, it was Chicago’s very own rookies who led the comeback.