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So. Marty Turco is in. When the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup-winning goalie Antti Niemi was shown the door Monday, the response from readers was immediate -- tons of interest in the story, tons of comments. And online in Chicago, people wondered aloud:

"What happened to this team that suddenly made me care about hockey?"

The Blackhawks have given Chicago a lot of storylines, but with many of its most-well-known names traded away, that storyline has grown a little darker. Tribune Sports Editor Tim Bannon explains why ...