The Chicago Blackhawks' NHL Mount Rushmore is a tough one. What do you do with one of the team's all-time great players with a very complicated legacy, asks Ken Campbell?
The Chicago Blackhawks six Stanley Cup banners stand out in front of the American flag during the national anthems before a 2017 game.This was difficult. Very difficult. If you go by on-ice accomplishments, Bobby Hull is a top-three player in Chicago Blackhawks' history. But he leaves a very stained and complicated legacy, which certainly puts a tarnish on all those accomplishments.
I'm still putting him on my Mount Rushmore, but I can totally understand if he's not on yours. Bobby Hull is a polarizing figure.
But even later players such as Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are not without their critics, since they were part of the organization when the Kyle Beach sexual assault was covered up by the Blackhawks.
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And here's how the NHL Mount Rushmore rankings have gone so far:
32. Seattle Kraken
31. Columbus Blue Jackets
30. Arizona Coyotes/Utah HC
29. Minnesota Wild
28. Ottawa Senators
27. Winnipeg Jets
26. Vegas Golden Knights
25. Nashville Predators
24. Carolina Hurricanes
23. Anaheim Ducks
22. San Jose Sharks
21. Calgary Flames
20. Vancouver Canucks
19. Buffalo Sabres
18. Florida Panthers
17. Dallas Stars
16. Washington Capitals
15. St. Louis Blues
14. New York Rangers
13. Toronto Maple Leafs
12. Los Angeles Kings
11. Philadelphia Flyers
10. New Jersey Devils
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