
DENVER — From the outside, the second half of this 2021-22 Blackhawks season seems rather pointless.
The playoffs are merely a pipe dream at the moment. The Hawks’ postseason odds entering Monday — when they officially began the second half by taking the ice for Game No. 42 against the Avalanche — ranged from 0.4% to 7.2%, depending on the source, but all sources agreed they were long shots.