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...do you think Blackhawks will have a chance to be a playoff team?

If he stays healthy, offensively they should be able to at least battle for the playoffs. I still worry about their tendency to fall behind and play catch-up, that happens with a young core of guys.

Yes, I think we can. From what I have seen so far, we are at least at best a .500 team without Havlat. He can only improve us, and I think we will be a low seed to make the playoffs as long as we keep playing the way we have been.

We have to stay at .500 or a little below until Havlat comes back and we should take off from there.