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'Hawks rely on grit for turnaround

By Scott Burnside
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, July 30, 2004

Tallon Remember Alice falling down that hole? Now you know what it's like to be a Chicago Blackhawks fan. The team boasting the NHL's longest Stanley Cup drought (anyone remember 1961? anyone?) has made alienating fans and confounding hockey observers a virtual science whether it's a refusal to broadcast home games on television or driving off their most popular players in spite of their desire to remain in Chicago. Last season was no different as the Blackhawks stumbled to their second-wors ...

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