Morning Bag Skate: 8-28-18

BLACKHAWKS

**Hawks T25U25: Dylan Sikura at No. 5 (SCH)

**Sikura ready to take on full rookie season with Hawks (The Athletic)

**Kane rated No. 8 overall player in ‘NHL 19’ (SCH)

**Hawks T25U25: Complete rankings (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

**Avs T25U25: Mikko Rantanen at No. 2 (Mile High Hockey)

**Preds T25U25: Anthony Richard at No. 12 (On The Forecheck)

NHL

**Panthers sign Brouwer to 1-year deal (Litter Box Cats)

**Matthews unsure if he’ll sign an extension prior to season (NHL.com)

**Rangers prospect Kjellberg will move to North America next season (Blueshirt Banter)

**Rangers announce Traverse City tournament roster (Blueshirt Banter)

**Oilers’ Nurse optimistic new deal will be reached before training camp (theScore)

**NHL farm system rankings: No. 5 New York Islanders (The Athletic)

**NHL Season Previews Preview: Measuring Uncertainty (The Athletic)

**State of the Franchise: Ducks hopeful Stanley Cup window still open despite aging, expensive core (The Athletic)

**State of the Franchise: Are improved Sabres ready to make the postseason? (The Athletic)

**Oilers T25U25: Nurse at No. 4 (Copper N Blue)

HOCKEY WORLD

**CWHL draft grades (The Ice Garden)

**Women’s hockey T25U25: No. 5 Lara Stalder (The Ice Garden)