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seeing as how I picked them to finish fifth and since that's still possible I'm not really sure ow much "blame" there really is. They kind of are what I thought they were....( thank You Dennis green.)

 But if we're throwing blame around it kind of has to go to everybody. Nobody should be left out. So

Stan Bowman - 40%. The Blackhawks are a flawed team. They've ot a ton of scoring but they lack grit and size and muscle. And since the GM bragged about how much grit and sandpaper and jam ( Oh my!) he acquired over the summer that's inexcusable. Throw in the fact that there's three defenseman who are dead weight on this roster that he brought in. He gets a lions share of this "Blame"

joel Quenville- 30% The roster is flawed,but the flaws are exposed because Quenville refuses to change the Hawks style of play.  You can't rely on a puck possession style of game when you trade away your best puck possessor.  it's amazing how many goals have come on breakaways because of bad passes through the Neutral zone. I listen to my brother scream to get the puck in deep every game it seems like. throw in the mindless line changes and the double standard he has for certain players (Viktor Stalberg gets banished to 4th line for one defensive gaffe but someone like Shaw or Sharp can make all the turnnovers they want..)

Upper management- 20%. I don't think they belong on here, but since my biggest peave is their responsibility, they make the list. The way this team is covered is such a joke. McD and Co. absolutely have the press by the short and curlies and nobody says anything. It goes beyond this rediculous "upper body injury" crap. Jonathan Toews hs been "having good days and progressing slowly" for almost two weeks now. Earlier this year Brent Seabrook was "Day-to-day" for over a week. And nobody asks them shit.... Quenville says at the beginning of the year the team has to find a way to reduce Keith and Seabrook's minutes, then proceeds to dress John Scott and play him only 3 minutes thus necessitating Keith and Seabs playing 30 minutes and nobody asks. This limited-guarded-cryptic bullshit that the Hawks put out breeds mistrust. During the Cup year everyone was out in the public- Rocky, McD, Stan, Q- pumping the same message- "We're going for it". Rocky's nowhere to be seen. McD's only appearance is on his own "One Goal commercial. There's been a bad vibe between the fans and the hawks all year. That's management's fault.

The players- 10%. Soul is right. Some of this has to be on the players. but how much?  While many players aren't having good stat years. I'm still seeing effort from everyone. take Brian Bickell. Awful year scoring wise. But he leads all Hawk forwards in hits despite being benched twice, once for an extended period. And his QualCOMP is highest among forwards, which means quenville trusts him enough to put him out there against the best players. So yeah....disappointed But not THAT disappointed.