The NHL will Honor the Best Blackhawks of the 21st Century: Who Makes The List?
With reports that the NHL will be honoring some of the best skaters in the last two decades, we pondered an all-time team of Blackhawks who make the list. The NHL will compile an all-century team composed of each player from all 32 teams in the league.
While there may be issues for teams like the Seattle Kraken, or Utah Hockey Club, the Blackhawks have a depth of talent. Including the recent dynasty in the 2010s.
While it may make a tough decision for Gary Bettman and the league, there's no shortage of forward or defensive talent from the Windy City.
The top-three forwards mentioned are a shoe-in, as in total they've scored 2,640 points during their careers. This is not even counting the amount of playoff performances they've had. With attaining three championships, they're arguably the top trio for the Blackhawks this century.
Hossa is more of the obvious option for the 2nd line, scoring 415 points in 534 games. While Alex DeBrincat may seem a good choice here, Steve Sullivan was a reliable forward for the Blackhawks scoring 60 points in four out of his five total seasons here.
DeBrincat didn't have the same impact as Sullivan and unfortunately won't make the cut here.
As for the center position, if Zhammov was playing with Toews, and Kane during the dynasty years, it'd be arguable that Kane alone carried the team. Zhammov scored 252 points in 308 games on a terrible Blackhawks team.
<2>Defensemen/Goaltender
Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson - Brian Campbell
Corey Crawford
There's no arguing how much Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, and Niklas Hjalmarsson meant to the Blackhawks. They contributed a mass amount of points and played meaningful games for the 2010s Hawks teams.
While Campbell would be a shoo-in for the fourth position on the defensive pairs, it's arguable that Connor Murphy or Seth Jones could find their way onto this list. Cam Barker and Erik Gustafsson could be considered for this list too.
Whereas, Corey Crawford is the easy name here, as he won two Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks, and won 260 games, with 26 shutouts.
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