Blackhawks look to 'create some magic' by reuniting Sharp,Toews, Kane
In need of an offensive spark, Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville is hoping history can repeat itself.
While it's still early, his team sits fifth in the Central Division and is averaging fewer than three goals per game. As a result, Quenneville has decided to reunite a line of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, and Patrick Sharp - a unit that helped Chicago come back from a 3-1 series deficit in a second-round series against Detroit en route to a Stanley Cup win in 2013.
The goal is to "create some magic," Kane told Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Sharp rejoined the team on a one-year deal this past offseason after having been traded to Dallas in 2015. He's recorded two goals in 15 games this season, and explained why this line might be effective once again.
"Three different players," Sharp said. "You’ve got a playmaker/puckhandler (Kane), a grinder (Toews), and a shooter (Sharp). We all have speed, and we all kind of think the same way. It’s been awhile since we've been a unit ... but hopefully we can do something."
The unit's first test will come Thursday against Philadelphia.