It’s somehow already been a year since the Blackhawks franchise was altered forever. Last May, Chicago, who owned the third-worst record in the NHL the season before, made the unlikely jump to the first overall pick, which they used on star prospect Connor Bedard.
At 5:30 p.m. CDT tonight, the Blackhawks have a chance to once again win the rights to draft a franchise cornerstone, and like last year, must again pray for a lucky bounce. In tonight’s NHL Draft Lottery, they’ll have the...