The Chicago Blackhawks are finally in dead-last place

On Thursday night, the Chicago Blackhawks suited up against the Vegas Golden Knights who are one of the best teams in the National Hockey League. This might be the best team in the Western Conference facing off against the worst team in the Western Conference.

As you’d expect, outside of a Taylor Raddysh goal for Chicago assisted by Jonathan Toews and Seth Jones, the Hawks had no chance to do anything in this game. They were beaten by a final score of 4-1 on home ice which marked their fifth straight loss.

Not only is it their fifth straight loss, but they only have one win in their last 16 games. It is obvious that the plan to be one of the worst teams in the league is working. They might even be a little bit worse than expected.

Chicago entered Thursday with the second least standings points in the entire NHL and the only team that trailed them was the Anaheim Ducks (by one point).

The Chicago Blackhawks now find themselves in last place in the NHL.

Well, Anaheim defeated the Montreal Canadiens on the same night so they passed the Blackhawks in the standings. Now, the Blackhawks finally sit in dead last. We don’t know how long that will last or if it will be back and forth all season long but it is a good thing.

The Blackhawks are very bad. They aren’t getting any better without some luck and winning the 2023 Draft Lottery (or coming in second) will really help them with their future. Finishing as low in the standings as possible is a big key to that.

The Ducks might be almost as bad as the Blackhawks right now but they are about a year or two ahead of them in the rebuild. They aren’t getting rid of their best players any time soon. Meanwhile, the Hawks might be losing out on Toews and Kane via trade in the near future.

If there was a year for this to happen, this is a good one. Connor Bedard is the prize for the team that wins the lottery and Adam Fantilli will go to the team that is drafting second. Of course, as mentioned before, finishing in last helps you achieve those goals.

This loss to Vegas is just one of many for Chicago. We will see how they handle the roster ahead of the trade deadline as you can expect some big moves that will make things even worse. For now, look at being in last as a good thing because it very well could be.