ST PAUL, MN – APRIL 17: Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Minnesota Wild looks on against the San Jose Sharks in the first period of the game at Xcel Energy Center on April 17, 2022 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
The Chicago Blackhawks are not going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They were very bad in 2021 as they finished with a record of 28-42-12 for 68 standings points. That was the third-worst record in the Western Conference and the sixth-worst record in the National Hockey League.
The only reason they weren’t even worse than that was that they had Marc-Andre Fleury as their main goaltender from the start of the season until the trade deadline. It is nice to have the reigning Vezina Trophy winner as you you have a chance to win even if your team is bad.