Blackhawks News: Friday night was terrible for the tank

The Chicago Blackhawks are fully back from the All-Star break and it continued on Friday night against the Arizona Coyotes. For a lot of reasons, this was a very important game for the teams in the tank.

Everyone wants Connor Bedard but neither of these two teams’ players even slightly care about that which was evident on Friday night. It actually turned out to be a terrible night for the Blackhawks in terms of that goal.

It was actually a mostly terrible night just in general for the Chicago Blackhawks and their tank. For one, they won the game which gave them two standings points. They won in overtime which helps because the Yotes also got a point but losing would have certainly been better.

It was also a tough night because of what else went on across the league. A few other teams with Connor Bedard on their mind were in action and the Blackhawks management team won’t be happy.

The Chicago Blackhawks had a tough Friday night in terms of the tank.

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets by a final score of 3-0 and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks by a final score of 6-3. Both the Ducks and Jackets got 0 standings points.

Now, Columbus sits in dead last of the NHL with 34 points. The Blackhawks are a spot up with a three-point lead now at 37 points. Then, you’ll find the Ducks up a few with 40 points and then the Coyotes with 41 points. As these teams get ready to sell at the deadline, this is getting more and more interesting.

The cool thing that came out of this night is the fact that Jaxson Stauber was the winning goaltender once again. He is the first goalie in franchise history to ever win his first three NHL games. Now, we have to wonder if he is a piece to consider for the future.

From the words of Commissioner Gary Bettman, the league doesn’t think that teams tank on purpose. The players and coaches certainly don’t but the management teams are clearly smart enough to give their teams a chance at generational talents if they can.

The Blackhawks are back in action on Saturday night. This time they are on the road as they will be going up against a very good Winnipeg Jets squad. That will certainly be a totally different type of game than the one on Friday night. This big (and very important) month continues for the Hawks.