
While raving Wednesday about forward Sam Lafferty’s strong recent stretch, Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson made an eye-opening comparison.
‘‘He’s starting to put the pieces together and really understand where he’s effective in the game with his speed and size,’’ Richardson said. ‘‘It’s unique. We had a guy like that in Montreal, Josh Anderson, and everybody in the league wants one of those guys. He’s starting to become that, and that’s great.’’