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Blackhawks discover fountain of youth

By By Jim Wilkie
NHL Insider

Tuesday, October 7, 2003

After trying in vain with quick fixes from older unrestricted free agents and failing to develop many quality players in years of poor drafting through much of the 1990s, the Chicago Blackhawks are putting renewed faith in their young prospects this season. That was evident Monday when the latest round of cuts left six rookies on the Blackhawks roster for Wednesday night's opener against Minnesota. Chicago hopes the new blood of center Tuomo Ruutu, defenseman Lasse Kukkonen and wingers Igor Ra ...

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