After a lengthy summer of thinking about what went wrong in 2017-18, the Blackhawks couldn't wait for training camp to start to finally move past a season that saw them finish in the basement of the Central Division.
With six preseason contests in the books, the Blackhawks are now itching to get back to playing meaningful hockey games and doing something about it.
First order of business: Starting off on the right foot.
Teams that are inside the playoff picture around American Thanksgiving go on to secure a postseason berth more than 75 percent of the time.