Blackhawks Swept Out Of Playoffs

Linesman Trent Knorr (63) prepares to drop the puck for a face-off between Nashville Predators center Mike Fisher (12) and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Linesman Trent Knorr (63) prepares to drop the puck for a face-off between Nashville Predators center Mike Fisher (12) and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Linesman Trent Knorr (63) prepares to drop the puck for a face-off between Nashville Predators center Mike Fisher (12) and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Linesman Trent Knorr (63) prepares to drop the puck for a face-off between Nashville Predators center Mike Fisher (12) and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Linesman Trent Knorr (63) prepares to drop the puck for a face-off between Nashville Predators center Mike Fisher (12) and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Linesman Trent Knorr (63) prepares to drop the puck for a face-off between Nashville Predators center Mike Fisher (12) and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19) during the first period in Game 4 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Blackhawks Swept Out Of Playoffs

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The Chicago Blackhawks have won 3 Stanley Cups in the last 7 years. They have a core of future hall-of-famers. They owned the best record in the Western Conference this season. And they were just dumped out of the playoffs in the first round, swept in fact, by the Nashville Predators. WBEZ Sports Contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout talks about how it all went so wrong, and what the team needs to do next year to make amends.