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The Blackhawks are searching for an identity. They aren't hard-nosed enough to be a grinding team or skilled enough to be a flow team....

D Jon Klemm is a nice player, but he and partner Steve Poapst don't have the size or stamina to be big-minute guys who can keep up the pace the entire season....

There are some talented players in the pipeline—F's Igor Radulov and Travis Moen, to name two—but none who will make a big impact this season.