Sorensen wants the Hawks to be more compact in the defensive zone, willingly giving up passes to and shots from the point in order to have extra coverage in the most dangerous areas, like the slot. But it's not purely a conservative defensive system,

The interim head coach never reached higher than the ECHL in his playing days, but he won over Chicago's NHL stalwarts after just two games.

Sorensen faced an early challenge when goaltender Petr Mrazek departed in the first period with an apparent groin injury.