PHILADELPHIA — The Blackhawks' power play has been a hot discussion for far too long now.
They opened the season with a 1-3-1 format, tried loading up one unit, then tried balancing two, and nothing has worked. They have seemingly tried everything.
And maybe that's the problem.
During Saturday's broadcast on NBC Sports Chicago, Eddie Olczyk passionately addressed the power play concerns and said the Blackhawks need to simplify it to the core — "old-fashioned meat and potatoes" — by developing a shoot-first mentality, which could help open up the passing lanes they've been trying to force that aren't there to begin with.