Connor Bedard resumes skating as Jeff Blashill defends Blackhawks' desire to improve

Connor Bedard resumes skating as Jeff Blashill defends Blackhawks' desire to improve

It wasn't because of calculated strategy that Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill gave his defeated team an uplifting speech Sunday night after their blowout loss.Instead, it just poured out of him genuinely. He told the Hawks he believes in them, believes they can battle through their current adversity and wants to get better together alongside them."They want to be good, man," Blashill explained Monday. "They want to come to work. They want to get …

Connor Bedard resumes skating as Jeff Blashill defends Blackhawks’ desire to improve

Head coach Jeff Blashill didn’t give the Blackhawks an uplifting speech after their blowout loss Sunday to the Penguins as a matter of calculated strategy. Instead, it poured out of him genuinely. He told the Hawks he believes in them, believes they can battle through their current adversity and wants to get better together alongside them. ‘‘They want to be good, man,’’ Blashill explained Monday. ‘‘They want to come to work. They want to get bet…