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The Chicago Blackhawks, the cover boys of ESPN the Magazine, EA Sports' NHL'10, and the trendy pick of many analysts to compete for, if not win, this year's Stanley Cup, lost their season opener in Helsinki, Finland on Friday afternoon. The Florida Panthers won 4-3 in a shootout. Patrick Kane had two points, including the Hawks' first goal of the new year in the defeat. Dustin Byfuglien and Patrick Sharp also scored for the Blackhawks. While the offense was certainly adequate in the loss, there are a number of stories from this game that are disturbing. The most frustrating of which is the play of goalie Cristobal Huet. The Blackhawks outplayed the Panthers almost across the board. Florida was out-shot 55-24, the Hawks won 10 more faceoffs than the Panthers, and had almost twice as many ta ...

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