The Blackhawks are going through a transition phase for the first time in the Rocky Wirtz era. The organization isn’t used to this.
The calendar flipped to May on Wednesday and the Blackhawks aren’t one of the final eight teams playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They’ve become so accustomed to being one of the 16 teams in the dance and it hasn’t happened for two consecutive seasons now.
But Blackhawks legend and team ambassador Denis Savard believes that won’t be the case next season. And he’s confident in that.
"I'm going to tell you this: We're going to make the playoffs next year," Savard told NBC Sports Chicago’s Pat Boyle on the latest edition of Chevy Drives.