The Chicago Blackhawks will need a lot of things to go right if they want to make the playoffs this year. Should they do so, it’s even less likely that they’ll be able to do anything against whichever Western Conference powerhouse they draw in the first round.
Regardless, that isn’t what is important at this point in the season. The 2018-19 Chicago Blackhawks aren’t the Chicago Blackhawks of years past (their record and defense certainly proves that much).
At this point in the year, their goals are different than years past. Playoffs or not, all I want to see the Chicago Blackhawks do throughout the end of the season is grow.