Article updated: 3/6/2013 8:56 PM

Blackhawks story great, but not on a grand scale

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Patrick Sharp, left, Patrick Kane and the rest of the Blackhawks have been a red-hot story, but it probably won't mean much in the grand scheme of sports if history is any indication.

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The Blackhawks are a great story, not a grand movement, so don't expect the NHL to leap into a glorious new era of widespread popularity in the United States.