This way of winning isn’t sustainable for the Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks have won three games in a row. After going 0-2-0 to start the season, it seemed like they really were going to be amongst the worst teams in the league. They still probably are going to finish that low but this little stretch has been fun to watch.

However, the way they are playing is not sustainable. Guys like Sam Lafferty, Max Domi, Taylor Raddysh, and Jason Dickinson have been some of their top offensive producers. Those guys are not going to score 30 goals.

Another issue is that they lead the league with four shorthanded goals. That is nice and all but it has been a key to some of their wins and their ability to stay in games. That pace is going to slow down naturally.

Chicago has also allowed the first goal in all five games that they have played so far. A lot of those wins resulted in them going down by multiple goals and then coming back. Again, that is not sustainable in the National Hockey League.

The Chicago Blackhawks are winning lately but it isn’t really sustainable.

Petr Mrazek is down with an injury so the journeyman Alex Stalock is being paired with rookie Arvid Soderblom (who might be the goalie of the future). That might be a tandem that has its moments but it doesn’t compete with the rest of the Central Division.

We have also seen the numbers from Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews dip a bit to start the season. They will rise a little bit while the other guys come down but that is not enough to win. This is a team that is trying to rebuild and have a high draft pick.

There are good players that Chicago wants at the top of the draft so it is a good thing that the way they are winning isn’t sustainable. It is fun to watch in October when everyone is excited to just be playing again but don’t expect the winning to stick around.

It should be interesting to see how long the solid play can last but it won’t be long. By the trade deadline, we will be missing the early October stages where they were fun to watch and winning games in strange ways.