The Chicago Blackhawks have had another difficult season, winning them in the cellar of the central division. The last place won them with the third choice, the one used on striker Anton Frondell.
Beyond the only bright point that selected Frondell, the season left the Hawks with another lost year. So it is worth taking a look at what did not work for the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2024-25 season.
3 turning points that derailed the 2024-25 Chicago Blackhawks season
# 3 Approximate start
While nobody expected the Chicago Blackhawks to leave the door, the hope was that the team could start hard. Instead, the first month was about as difficult as possible for an NHL team.
The Blackhawks were 3-7-1 after a 3-2 defeat against San Jose Sharks on October 31. This first month presented a sequence of four consecutive defeats, leaving the club mired at the bottom of the ranking.
This first month set the tone for a difficult season during which the team could not overcome the bad start. The best effort of the Blackhawks was a sequence of three consecutive victories, which left them in a descending spiral.
Fire sale of the trade deadline # 2
The Chicago Blackhawks held a fire sale on the deadline. The Hawks have thrown as many veterans as possible. Taylor Hall, Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith all came out.
But the biggest decision was to send an unhappy blue lining Seth Jones to Florida Panthers. The move propelled the panthers to a Stanley Cup, while the Blackhawks landed Spencer Knight.
After the deadline for trade, the Blackhawks went down to a sequence of seven consecutive defeats. This sequence essentially sealed the fate of the team, sending it to another choice of lottery among the first three.
# 1 Luke Richardson firing
The Chicago Blackhawks dismissed coach Luke Richardson on December 6. The team abandoned Richardson, tacitly admitting that the season was on the right track to become another lost campaign.
The club appointed Anders Sorensen as an acting coach. Sorensen did not succeed much better than Richardson. Sorensen’s beginnings were a 4-2 defeat against Winnipeg jets, sending the Hawks to a sequence of five consecutive defeats.
The club has rebounded to beat the New York Rangers, but fell into consecutive losses. After a sequence of three consecutive victories, the Blackhawks have evolved into another skipping of five games.
After the first month of Sorensen, the Blackhawks were 13-25-2. The team fate was sealed. Sorensen could not straighten the ship, causing the club with two five -game skates and a sequence of seven consecutive defeats.
Chicago hired Jeff Blashill for this next season. So it remains to be seen if Blashill can run things in 2025-2010.
Edited by Nestor Quixtan
