Coming into the Blackhawks’ first game of the season, I was expecting to get a couple of good contrasts in.



Some people had brought up questions about certain aspects of Corey Crawford’s game after our introductory edition of Behind the Save. Teams tend to allow their biggest mistakes in opening games, with linemates still unfamiliar and systems yet unpolished and goalies just coming back from the summer as well. Thursday’s game seemed like the perfect one to address some differences in good and bad decision-making when it comes to goaltending .



Instead, we were all treated to a gongshow.



When all was said and done, the Blackhawks walked away from their opener with an alarmingly-high 10-1 victory and a whopping 44-29 edge in shots on goal across all situations.



Matt Murray got shelled with 31 shots in just 2 1/2 periods, while backup Antti Niemi – who was supposed to be giving Murray a rest after an overtime loss the...