Morning Bag Skate: 7-28-18

BLACKHAWKS

**Crawford: ‘I’m not 100 percent, yet’ (SCH)

**Quenneville: Hawks won’t carry 3 goalies this season (SCH)

**Former Hawk of the Week: Jeff Shantz (SCH)

**Emergency backup goaltender Scott Foster opens up for first time about ‘unbelievable moment’ (Chicago Tribune)

**Schmaltz wants to take next step, become ‘top guy’ (Chicago Sun-Times)

**NHL free agency: Hawks news, rumors, updates (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**Avs T25U25: Cam Morisson at No. 23 (Mile High Hockey)

**Blues confident in Bannister as coach of their top prospects (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

**Taking a look at the Stars’ defense (Defending Big D)

NHL

**Wheeler: The Top 50 drafted NHL prospects ranking, 2018 edition (The Athletic)

**Capitals re-sign Wilson to 6-year, $31M deal (Japers’ Rink)

**Lombardi’s Flyers contract blocks possible job with Canucks (Sportsnet)

**Benning pledges to keep Canucks on steady course post-Linden (Sportsnet)

**Matthews: Tavares signing takes Maple Leafs to ‘next level’ (Sportsnet)

HOCKEY WORLD

**World Junior Showcase ‘tremendous opportunity’ for NHL prospects (Sportsnet)

**NWHL announces 2018-19 season schedule (The Ice Garden)