Head Coach Luke Richardson Defends Two Major Blackhawks Lineup Changes

If there’s one thing Blackhawks head coach Luke Richardson did right in his team’s first game Tuesday night, it was switching up the lines until he found a combination that seemed to work. It was somewhat strange that Chicago didn’t test its opening night lines in preseason games, but the hope is that it only took half of one game to set things straight. After switching things up on Tuesday, the Blackhawks are rolling out a few major changes to Friday’s lineup.

One of the biggest changes...