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The glass can be both half empty and half full at the same time. And as the Blackhawks return back home from a tough road trip—with two points earned in three games—that's how you have to look at it.They played well enough to win in each of the three games.They battled through some injuries.They came back from a goal down in a tough building to grab a point this afternoon.All that said, it was also a disappointing follow up to the team's best Authentic Lebron James Jersey hockey of the season over an 8-game winning streak.Positives? The Hawks are getting contributions and pressure from all four lines. Negatives? The Hawks are clearly not physical enough on defense, perhaps best evidenced by Washington's game-winning overtime goal, but also by a game-long inability to handle the Capitals' larger forwards.And it doesn't get easier tomorrow with Joe Thornton, Ryan Clowe and Company coming to the United Center.With Brian Campbell limited to just 7 minutes of ice time due to a "lower body injury" and Nick Leddy, in spite of a first period goal, still learning on the job, Stan Bowman might want to make a call to Rockford and bring back veteran Jassen Cullimore, sooner rather than later.Leddy's skill remains obvious, but his difficulty with pressure in his own end also does.Another disappointment in this game is that Patrick Kane was -2 and seems to have fallen back into some bad habits: blind passes leading to opposition odd-man breaks and waving at pucks in the neutral zone. Due to their recent misfortunes, his team now sits in 6th in the West, just Patrick Kane jersey a couple of points, again, from being out of the playoffs.Some will point to Tomas Kopecky or Felix Hernandez Jersey Chris Campoli for a breakdown here or there, but those two players in addition to many others on the team are bringing the intensity. Mistakes will happen Marc Andre Fleury jersey regardless.Simply put, Kane makes $6.3 million per year to be not just a hockey Joey Votto Red Jersey player but also a leader. And he needs to take a cue from linemate Jonathan Toews, Troy Brouwer, Michael Frolik, Marian Hossa and even Kopecky— and put on his big boy pants and come ready to play every night from here on out. In this playoff race, every game and every point counts. So regardless of the Antti Niemi subtext to tomorrow night's game at the U.C., that contest cannot be bigger.What will be interesting, aside from how well the Hawk defense coalesces, and whether Kane recaptures his intensity, is how Corey Crawford will play.Some are expecting tomorrow to be a statement game for Niemi. But it could just as easily be one for Crawford, who true to form, is not the story going into the game.PC9527519mms2016.com