Canadiens, Sabres Show Why Blackhawks Rebuild Needs Time

The Blackhawks’ rebuild keeps inviting impatience, but Montreal and Buffalo are the kind of cautionary tales every front office keeps on a wall. Both clubs had to live through the ugly middle before the payoff started to show, and that part never makes for pretty television. Chicago is still trying to stack talent, sort the timeline, and resist the urge to force the finish. That is usually where rebuilds either get real or get wrecked.