Morning Bag Skate: 8-21-18

BLACKHAWKS

**Hawks T25U25: Collin Delia at No. 12 (SCH)

**NHL Network ranks Kane No. 4 winger in NHL (SCH)

**Hawks T25U25: Complete rankings (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**Q&A: Preds’ Johansen says Kesler made ‘a fool of himself’ in Twitter beef (The Athletic)

**Preds T25U25: Grant Mismash at No. 15 (On The Forecheck)

**Avs T25U25: Martin Kaut at No. 7 (Mile High Hockey)

NHL

**The big issues facing NHL, NHLPA in upcoming CBA talks (The Athletic)

**Bourne: 5 Thoughts on WAR, cutting ties with prospects, faceoff plays and more (The Athletic)

**Dellow: Coaches and squeezing value from offensive zone wins (The Athletic)

**Rangers sign Tokarski to 1-year deal (Blueshirt Banter)

**Report: Maple Leafs offering Pickard in trade talks (theScore)

**State of the Franchise: Maple Leafs step undeniably into contenders row in Year 5 of the Shanaplan (The Athletic)

**Canadiens trade Rychel to Flames for Shinkaruk (Habs Eyes On The Prize)

**Oilers sign Jerabek to 1-year deal (Copper N Blue)

**How Sekera injury has changed Oilers game plan: 9 things (Edmonton Journal)

**NHL farm system rankings: No. 10 LA Kings (The Athletic)

HOCKEY WORLD

**CWHL’s Boston Blades relocating to Worchester (The Ice Garden)

**Women’s hockey T25U25: Nos. 18-21 (The Ice Garden)