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Konroyd's keys for Game 1 of Blackhawks-Predators

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Steve Konroyd

1. Win the Special Teams battle.

It’s been said before, but it bears worth repeating – win your special teams and you normally end up winning the game. The margin between winning and losing in the postseason is very small. You try to gain any edge you can, whether it’s on face offs, line changes and especially on your special teams. The Blackhawks power play didn’t look particularly good the last 25 games of the year. Nor did the penalty kill for that matter. Back on Feb.