Blackhawks undergoing growing pains
ST. PAUL, Minn. - This is what Joel Quenneville is working with right now.
He has a rookie on his top defensive pairing. A rookie on his second defensive pairing. And a rookie on his third defensive pairing who on Friday became the fifth Blackhawks player to make his NHL debut this month. His third line featured two 21-year-olds and a 23-year-old in his second-ever game.
Eight of his 18 skaters on Friday weren't on the team last spring when the Hawks won the Stanley Cup.