The Chicago Blackhawks have long been known for their devastatingly powerful offensive duo from the decade of sex, drugs, and rock & roll the 1960?s: Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita. In the forty plus years since, no pair has managed to spearhead the offense in such a way for the franchise ? until now. In rookies Dave Bolland and Jack Skille, this once-proud franchise has a chance to return to glory and strike fear into opposing defenseman. In 59 OHL games last season, Bolland scored 57 goals to go along with 73 assists, averaging over 2 points per game (PPG). Skille, meanwhile, the #7 overall choice the ?05 NHL Entry Draft as an 18 year old, has starred on USA national teams and at the national powerhouse University of Wisconsin Badgers. Did I mention the new pair are a wing and center? Just like their ?Hawk forefathers. Could they even be Stan and Bobby re-incarnated? In an early sign of future glory, the pair led Chicago to a 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Valentine?s Day. Fittingly, they were the #1st and #2nd Star selections of the game? No, wait. That was some other pair of Hawks' rookie forwards. Some guys named Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane; I never heard of those scrubs ? Seriously now, the ?06 #3 and ?07 #1 overall picks are already amongst the top forwards in the NHL. The fact a pair of 19 year-olds have managed to not only play at such a high individual level at an age when almost no players make the NHL is startling. Their offensive creativity and knowledge of the game is glaringly obvious to any observer and plays itself out in their offensive statistics. To rank offensive productivity, rather than looking at total goals, assists, and points, I believe it is more insightful to look at offensive production per game played. That is to say, how many goals, assists, and points do they contribute per game? It takes injuries mostly out of the equation when comparing stats and can lead to a better understanding of what these players do for their teams when actually on the ice. Right wing Patrick Kane is already one of the best passers in the game. He ranks #26 in APG at .631, ahead of sure-fire Hall-of-Fame center Joe Sakic and the best non-North American young player today Alexander Ovechkin. As Kane has played in more regular season, his gross number of points at 49 is ahead of Toews? 37. On an average basis, Kane?s PPG of .86 is better than five-time Art Ross Winner Jaromir Jagr and Hurricane ?08 All Star Game MVP Eric Stall. Of course, he?s behind Toews? .95. Toews has only been more consistent at putting up points nightly in the game he suits up for than Martin St. Louis and Jarome Iginla. So let?s see, despite being 19 and playing on a team that only won 31 games last season with an offense that was 2nd to worst in the NHL, the pair are more offensive than Jagr, Stall, St. Louis, and Iginla. Clearly, these kids are not ready for the prime-time big boys' league. More than their offensive prowess, however, the rookies have restored pride in a Chicago franchise that, at one point, owned the town. Their fans were amongst the most devoted in sports, and there was nothing comparable for a visiting team to play games in the old stadium. The bricks enclosing the smoke-filled air would literally shake as the fans clapped all the way through the National Anthem. It is a tradition which continues to this day, but in a recent years has been less than impressive in the often filled United Center. Thus, the rookies have done much more than simply score a lot; they?ve given hope back to an entire tribe of fans. If they can carry them back to the postseason dance, they just might be the toast of the town even if they won?t be old enough to sip champagne.