A few quick news and notes ahead of Tuesday evening’s game against the Boston Bruins.
The initial news item was mostly a procedural one, with Taylor Hall headed to injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 21, when he re-aggravated a shoulder injury that will have him out for a while:
Speaking of injuries to players named Taylor, Raddysh took a puck up high during the morning skate but was ultimately OK:
Raddysh will get a top-six run this evening, skating with Lukas Reichel and Andreas Athanasiou on the second line:
The other interesting shuffle of the Blackhawks’ lineup to note here is on the blue line, where Wyatt Kaiser is going to be skating on the left side now with Jarred Tinordi, perhaps in an effort to making things easier for the left-handed Kaiser.
Here’s how the Bruins looked at their morning skate:
One other league-wide news item to touch on this Tuesday afternoon:
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott defied the league’s ban over the weekend, making a quick, decisive point about how stupid it all was in the first place.
Stick taps to Dermott.
[UPDATE] The NHL released the following official statement: