Morning Bag Skate: 7-3-20

A daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.

BLACKHAWKS

Caggiula, Kampf lead Blackhawks depth forward options (SCH)

Dach weighs risk/reward of playing during pandemic (The Athletic)

Why the Blackhawks are better off if Mitchell isn’t eligible this season (The Athletic)

Blackhawks set to play Oilers in Edmonton; Chicago not named hub city (SCH)

CENTRAL DIVISION

Kaprizov likely can’t debut for Wild, but source said signing is an option (The Athletic)

Behind the Hockey Diversity Alliance: Wild’s Dumba on fixing hockey’s diversity problem (ESPN)

NHL

Flyers’ Lindblom rings bell after final cancer treatment (PHT)

Lafreniere NHL draft sweepstakes: Best fits, biggest eye-roll landing sports of 16 potential teams (ESPN)

Lowetide: How Oilers winger Yamamoto can increase his value (The Athletic)

Hurricanes losing senior VP Dudley, still in talks with TV announcer Forslund (ESPN)

HOCKEY WORLD

NWHL: Boston Pride out for revenge (The Ice Garden)

AHL’s changing of the guard: A conversation with Dave Andrews, Scott Howson (The Athletic)