Now the Blackhawks are Too Young!

It is the end of the second period of Game 3, Detroit has just scored three straight goals to tie the hockey game, and CBC’s Kelly Hrudey just said “The problem for Chicago is that they don’t have the leadership that some of the Detroit Guys have.” But Kelly, I thought the ‘Hawks just didn’t know any better? That’s not helping them much right now, is it? And is Detroit winning this game because of overwhelming leadership? True, their team is a lot older than Chicago’s but leadership doesn’t score goals.

The Red Wings’ leadership didn’t dominate the entire second period, not letting Chicago have a sniff of the puck. Not to take anything away from Nik Lidstrom, who is a great captain, but he didn’t score Detroit’s first goal because he’s a great leader, he scored because he is divinely gifted. The entire Red Wings roster is better top to bottom, and that’s why they will go on and have a chance to defend their Stanley Cup.