Chicago Blackhawks: Every team is scared of Patrick Kane
The Chicago Blackhawks might get to participate in a 24 team playoff but teams are going to be scare of Patrick Kane in a short series.
The Chicago Blackhawks might get a chance to play some playoff games after all. If the NHL and NHLPA announce (which is expected, at this point) that the Return to Play committee will bring them a 24 team playoff with 12 from each conference, the Hawks would be the bottom seed in the Western Conference. They, according to the way the bracket is presented, would be matched up against the Edmonton Oilers who would line up as the five seed.
It is clear that teams are scared of Patrick Kane. There are multiple reports out there that the discussions before they came to the 24 team agreement had teams scared to do a best of three play-in series. It was voted against because people were scared of Patrick Kane according to the same reports. In a three-game series, Patrick Kane might be able to do just enough to lift the Blackhawks up and rise to the occasion.
They so clearly don’t deserve to be a playoff team but in this scenario of them trying to come back amidst the pandemic, Kane could make a huge difference. He might even be able to make an impact against a team like Edmonton who relies heavily on two players named Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. If Kane was able to have a good series while the rest of the team contained those two stars, they might have a chance.
Why is Kane more feard than the other stars of the game? Well, Patrick Kane has as much experience in the postseason as any player active in the league. He has won a Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs once to go along with his three Stanley Cup Championships. Only Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins might have the same level of both regular season and playoff success as Kane.
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The only difference is that the Penguins were good this season so nobody is arguing about them not deserving to participate in the best of three play in-games. Well, Kane had 33 goals and 51 assists for 84 points this season so it is clear to see why they might not want him to have a chance in a short series. In a five or seven-game series, the better team is much more likely to win. With that said, Kane is an assassin in both the regular season and the playoffs and with his killer instinct the Blackhawks might have a chance.