Dylan Strome #17, Chicago Blackhawks Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports
The Chicago Blackhawks schedule in 2021 will not be very forgiving thanks to the back to back games the team will be playing against their opponents.
Figuring out key matchups to exploit opponents might be the only way the Blackhawks will win some games this coming season. So seeing one key member of the Tampa Bay Lightning fall to an injury might make things easier.
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov is going to miss the regular season due to hip surgery. That means Tampa will be without their star forward a year removed from putting up 128 points and winning the Hart, Ted Lindsay, and Art Ross trophies all in one season.