The Chicago Blackhawks' Lukas Reichel understands that fancy plays in certain areas of the ice don't work in the NHL, but bad habits can be tough to break. Coach Luke Richardson gives an example of something that happened Monday against Ottawa.
Blackhawks forward Lukas Reichel understands this, but bad habits can be tough to break.
"And he came and he already knew. You could see he had the red in his cheeks. We were like, 'Reichsy, that's not for here, not for this league, not for you. You're too good of a player.'" Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Caleb Jones stops the puck in front of Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek and Florida Panthers center Eric Staal during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, March 10, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. - Associated Press Reichel held his own against the bigger, heavier Panthers and nearly gave the Hawks a 3-0 second-period lead, but he was thwarted by goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.
"You know what, they pushed," Richardson said of the Panthers."We knew they were gonna be desperate. They're playing for a playoff spot. I thought we persevered ... and never gave up. That's been kind of our M.O. all year and it's really good to see the guys not get discouraged letting a team climb back into a game and take the lead.
To be sure, there are going to be rough moments -- like the"fancy play" against Ottawa. But Richardson was quick to follow that example with two that pleased the staff later in that 5-0 victory over the Senators:
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