Blackhawks Will Not Make Coaching Change At This Time

Things are not great for the Chicago Blackhawks at this time. At 4-13-1, they are one of the worst teams in the National Hockey League. They were expected to be much better this season, but that has not come to fruition. In fact, they’ve gotten worse. 

NHL teams usually have multiple tactics that they go with when trying to get better. You can make system changes, fire someone in an important role, or execute a trade that changes the vibes surrounding the team. Usually, the coach is the first one to pay for a team’s underperformance. 

On Sunday, the Blackhawks made it known that they have no intentions of making a change at head coach at this time. Jeff Blashill will remain in charge for the time being. Things can change, but he is the head coach heading into their long week of practice. 

Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson is attending the NHL’s GM meeting, so he is currently out of town. When he returns, on Wednesday, he will speak to the media. It will be Davidson’s first time speaking since the season started. He is sure to address many of the issues that are causing the team to win at less than a .300. clip. 

Blashill is 100 games into his tenure as the head coach of the Blackhawks, and he is 33-52-15. During that time, they have the worst goals for per game, and are bottom five in goals against per game. Overall, it’s been a disaster. Part of that is because of the fact that the roster is not up to par, and part of that is because their systems don’t match the roster that they do have. Everybody deserves some of the blame. 

Does this mean that changes won’t be made later on in the season? No. There is still time for that. It just won’t be this week, according to the team. 

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