ANALYSIS: Luke Richardson fired, but he’s not all to blame for Blackhawks woes

"I do think something has to change."
Those are the words of Blackhawks' defenseman Alex Vlasic, who was a guest on the CHGO Blackhawks Podcast just one hour before the organization fired head coach Luke Richardson. While Vlasic wasn't speaking specifically about Richardson, it was clear that something needed to give.
Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic talks about Luke Richardson and the mood of the locker room just hours before the head coach was fired (12/05/2024)
"Whether it's a systematic thing...calling up Frank [Nazar] or something like that. After a while, it can get a little, as a player, repetitive when we are doing the same things over and over again."
That was the rub on Richard...