Morning Bag Skate: 2-25-21

This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news.

BLACKHAWKS

Kane growing as a leader while maintaining elite offensive production (Sun-Times)

RECAPS: Blackhawks 6, Blue Jackets 5 (SCH) (The Cannon) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)

Blackhawks prospect Lukas Reichel’s future is worth getting excited about (The Athletic)

Practice-happy Blackhawks used 3-day break to perfect nuances (Sun-Times)

Young Guns Report: Tracking the progress of Blackhawks’ developing forwards (SCH)

Practice updates: Murphy returns, Carlsson and Strome out, Reverse Retro jersey schedule revealed (SCH)

How much longer can Patrick Kane keep doing this? (SCH)

Inside the Blackhawks’ prospect development process: “It’s a mentorship” (The Athletic)

Young Guns Report: Tracking the progress of Blackhawks’ developing defensemen, goalies (SCH)

Prospect report: Vlasic, Kaiser among standout NCAA defenseman (SCH)

Boqvist adopts new defensive plan: play the hands, not the body (Sun-Times)

CENTRAL DIVISION

RECAPS: Lightning 3, Hurricanes 0 (Raw Charge) (Canes Country)

RECAPS: Stars 3, Panthers 0 (Defending Big D)

RECAPS: Predators 2, Red Wings 0 (On the Forecheck) (Winging it in Motown)

RECAP: Panthers 3, Stars 1 (Defending Big D) (Litter Box Cats)

RECAPS: Lightning 4, Hurricanes 2 (Raw Charge) (Canes Country)

Steven Stamkos remains very good at hockey (Raw Charge)

Red Wings place Frans Nielsen on waivers (Winging it in Motown)

NHL

Julien fired as coach of Canadiens (NHL)

RECAP: Flyers 4, Rangers 3 (NHL)

RECAP: Maple Leafs 2, Flames 1 (NHL)

RECAP: Wild 6, Avalanche 2 (NHL)

RECAP: Coyotes 4, Ducks 3 (NHL)

RECAP: Kings 2, Blues 1 (NHL)

RECAP: Sabres 4, Devils 1 (NHL)

RECAP: Penguins 3, Capitals 2 (NHL)

RECAP: Senators 5, Canadiens 4 (NHL)

RECAP: Oilers 4, Canucks 3 (NHL)

Panarin takes leave, denies Russia report (NHL)

HOCKEY WORLD

United Center to host PWHPA’S Dream Gap Tour (SCH)

Lamoureux twins, who led US to gold in 2018, announce retirement (The Athletic) (The Ice Garden)

How Cammi Granato and Kendall Coyne Schofield — once an Olympic gold medalist and her 7-year-old protege — are now taking bold steps in the NHL together (Chicago Tribune)