They started the season off awfully, obviously, but watching them since the coaching change they look better. and yeah, sometimes every team gets a bump after firing the coach and we'll see if its sustainable, but I don't think they're nearly as bad as that team that started the year.
Is their start enough to keep them out of the playoffs? Yeah, I would say that's likely. But is it set in stone? No. Not at all. That team has tons of talent, and some high end young players. We all know about Kane, Fleury, and Jones as the old/older heads. so yeah, I'm not writing them off yet.
Yet because I'm not burying them for dead as others have on here, I am labeled as some sort of Blackhawk apologist/cheerleader or something.