These next 4 games for the Blackhawks could quite possibly make or break them -- I know it's early, but with their awful October, they can't afford to drop more than one game out of the four (if they want any chance to get one of the 3 spots in the division in particular). They don't want to have to rely on getting a wild card spot. Perhaps I'm being too alarmist here, but if they somehow lose all 4 games or lose 3 out of 4, particularly in regulation, it would be safe to bet that their season is over.