Can the Hawks’ Best Forward Group in Years Hold the Puck?

With Bedard healthy and Nazar back, Jeff Blashill called this “on paper, the best lineup we’ve had.” Ben Pope writes the four lines now compare with most NHL teams, but the Hawks entered Thursday 28th in offensive-zone time and 32nd in shot attempts per minute. Using their speed to pressure and keep the puck matters more with a young defense missing a true No. 1 while Byram is out.

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