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The Blackhawks prospect team got the day off up in Michigan so they spent it out on water near West Grand Traverse Bay. Looks like it was a beautiful one!
HAWKS - 2014-15 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
**The Hawks signed former Avs d-man Jan Hejda to a professional tryout contract (SCH)
**The Hawks signed forward Daniel Paille to a PTO, too (SCH)
**Here's a look at a possible Hawks opening day lineup that's not too different from one I dropped on Twitter. These were before the Hejda and Paille deals, though, and it seems possible at least that the former makes the team. (ESPN Chicago)
**Celebrate Hawks' championship with Second City Dynasty T-shirt (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Brendan Lemieux, son of Claude Lemieux, reportedly isn't far off from getting a chance with the Jets even at age 19. (Winnipeg Free Press)
**Old friend Patrick Sharp comes in No. 7 on SBN's Stars blog's ranking of the team's impact players. (Defending Big D)
NHL
**A Leafs fan hung a Stamkos jersey up in Toronto's locker room in a possible offering to the hockey gods (Pension Plan Puppets)
**Patrick Kaleta agreed to a one-year deal with AHL Rochester and will attend the Buffalo Sabres' training camp on a PTO (NHL.com)
**Nicklas Backstrom is expected to miss the entire Caps preseason (Washington Post)
**Derek Roy's agreed to a PTO with Washington (WashingtonCaps.com)