Morning Bag Skate: Recent benching gets Shaw going

So, last night was fun, huh? Well, not for the Coyotes of course, but for us at least. The Blackhawks got their act together and put together a 60-minute effort. It was awesome. They get to do it again tonight, going up against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the last game before the All-Star Break. We'll have more on that later today. Until then, here's todays Skate:

**After being benched for much of the third period in Sunday's game against the Stars, Andrew Shaw was on a mission last night in a 2-goal effort. (Sun Times)

**Several of the Blackhawks' prospects have played well of late, and the ECHL's Indy Fuel are on a hot streak. (SCH)

**The Blackhawks remain atop SBNation's NHL power rankings, and of course we get a little shoutout in the process. (SBN)

**Puck Daddy's Greg Wyshinski asks the question many of us 'Hawks fans have been asking of late. (Puck Daddy)

**The Coyotes will be without goal-scorer Mikkel Boedker for 4-6 weeks after the winger underwent surgery to have his spleen removed. (AZ Central)

**The 'Hawks and Penguins go head-to-head on NBCSN's "Rivalry Night" tonight. But the Penguins partook in a much more real rivalry game last night with the Flyers, and things got ugly. (PHT)

**Keeping with that Pens-Flyers game, Flyers winger Zac Rinaldo is facing a lengthy suspension, as he's been offered an in-person hearing with the Department of Player Safety after this hit to Pens' defenseman Kris Letang. (PHT)

**Blue goalie Matrin Brodeur has extended his leave of absence from the team until after the All Star Break. (PHT)

**The Winnipeg Jets confirmed that the Heritage Classic has been postponed until the 2016-17 due to scheduling conflicts, meaning there will be no outdoor game in Canada next season, at least for the Jets. (Puck Daddy)

**The 2016 Hockey World cup will feature a young guns team. Certainly an interesting idea, especially with several good up and coming NHL prospects. (PHT)