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CHICAGO– The Chicago Blackhawks were a frustrated and disappointed group after their 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues in the Discover NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
When they returned to their training ground on Thursday, their mood was not much better.
“Most of the guys have discussed it, but yeah, it’s a letdown for the fans who came out, everyone who put it together. If we do that, it definitely weighs quite heavily on us,” defenseman Alex Vlasic said Thursday as the Blackhawks prepared to play the Montreal Canadiens on Friday (8 p.m. ET; CHSN, TSN2, RDS) at United Center. “But we’re trying to find a way to turn this around and look for some light at the end of the tunnel and some positive things to keep improving.
“I think for us right now it’s about keeping our nose to the grindstone and really just trying to improve our game and find a way to start winning.”
The Winter Classic marked the Blackhawks’ fifth straight loss in regulation. Prior to this skid, Chicago (12-24-2) was riding its first three-game winning streak of the season. Outside of that, however, the Blackhawks have struggled under interim coach Anders Sorensen, as well as under coach Luke Richardson, who was fired on Dec. 5 and replaced by Sorensen.
The Winter Classic was also their third consecutive lopsided defeat; they lost 6-2 to the Buffalo Sabers on December 27 and lost 5-1 to the Dallas Stars on Sunday. In the five-match skid, they were defeated 27-12.
“I mean, we’ve been embarrassed the last three games, so we’re definitely not going to feel great,” Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones said. “We have to find a way to solve it.”
They tried to do that again on Thursday.
“There’s no progress without taking the necessary steps in the video room — going through things and saying, ‘This is what’s killing us, and this is what’s not putting pucks in the net for us,’” Jason Dickinson said. “That’s where it’s going to translate into taking us out: look at it, clear as day, this is what’s going on, and then let’s work on it, go out and do the things we’re talking about, that we can do. get better.”