2010 Stanley Cup Finals

Every September die-hard hockey fans look forward to drafting season for fantasy hockey. We get so excited to stack our teams and then we realize that after the first round almost every player you imagined would be on your team is gone.

So here it is, the Ultimate (Or should it be called impossible?) Fantasy team, line by line. Most of the entries will be obvious until we get a bit deeper, but hey, we can still have fun with this can't we?

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As critics continue to hold the Blackhawks' dilemma accountable to the Cup hangover and the departure of key members, it is in fact quite obvious answer to their struggles.

Multiple reasons cause a team’s struggles.

Personally, I have established multiple times on the issue of missing Brian Campbell and overworking Duncan Keith, so I will not be stressing that factor here.

Rather, I am going to be emphasizing on the disappointment of Patrick Kane so far this season.

I'll admit it—when the Blackhawks fired Dennis Savard two years ago, my first reaction was one of astonishment. 

My question was: "How can you fire a coach who, while it wasn't a great year, brought the 'Hawks oh-so-very close to the playoffs last season, and, not to mention, is a Blackhawks great?" 

The Hawks seemed to be on the rise when the 2008-2009 season began, but only after four games they had a new head coach. 

His name was Joel Quenneville.

The Chicago Blackhawks are the champions of the NHL. But will money force them to be a one-and-done team?

The short answer: No.

But there will be some casualties.

When Patrick Kane sprinted down the ice shaking his fists in the air, before even the television cameras had found the game-winning goal sliding into the side of the net, the most spectacular resurrection in the history of professional team sports had taken place.

The Chicago Blackhawks are Stanley Cup Champions .

Ending a drought that nearly lasted half a century, the Chicago Blackhawks have brought Lord Stanley's mug back to the Windy City for the first time since 1961.

Both teams had won their respective home games throughout the series heading into Thursday night's 4-3 Chicago victory in overtime, so it was down to the last two games. The first side to blink would go empty-handed.

It's the kind of story that movie directors drool over, and this season for Patrick Kane was worthy of the big screen spotlight.  

He started off by having the honor of being the face of the popular video game, EA Sports' NHL 2010 in May 2009 as the budding star looked to burst into the spotlight.

Defenseman Chris Pronger, member of the Philadelphia Flyers for the past two seasons, is no stranger to creating media-frenzy type controversy.  However, his latest act puts the icing on the cake.

On Tuesday, June 1, during the 2009-10 Stanley Cup finals, the Chicago Blackhawks were hosting Game Two against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Chicago took the game by a score of 3-1.

While it was a typical, physical playoff game, the dirtiest play took place following the final buzzer.

The Stanley Cup has arrived in Philadelphia for game six tonight. However, it is the Chicago Blackhawks that have the opportunity to win it in front of the sea of orange. After a 7-4 pounding of the Flyers in game 5, Chicago hopes to avoid a game seven and win Lord Stanley tonight.

Regardless of who the better team is, Chicago is going to have a tough time against Philadelphia tonight. Even with the goaltender situation in Philly, the Flyers will be all over Niemi and the Blackhawks.

Chances are if you've been to a Blackhawks Playoff Game this season, you know who Chris Pisani is; but you don't know him by name. You probably just know him as “The Crazy Dancing Blackhawks Fan.”