Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks cap 4-game homestand against Red Wings
Our daily look at Blackhawks news and the happenings around the hockey world.
The Chicago Blackhawks wrap up a four-game homestand against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday at United Center. The Hawks have three straight at home to start the year since the Winter Classic.
HAWKS
**Why Hjalmarsson could be traded this summer (SCH)
**Hawks’ puck-possession stats lag behind their title-winning seasons (Chicago Tribune)
**Rookies keep producing for Hawks (CSN)
**Hartman fitting Hawks mold — a grinder who can score (Sun Times)
**Hawks’ prospect Shalunov named to KHL All-Star Game (SCH)
**WATCH: Kane channels his inner Tony Montana for ASG bit (SCH)
**Hawks won’t have alternate jersey next season (SCH)
**LOOK: Toews wears Team USA jersey (SCH)
**Late agent switch doesn’t derail Panarin’s deal (Chicago Tribune)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Hellebuyck, Jets shut out Flames (NHL.com)
**Video: Jets players freak out over Brock Lesnar walks on locker room logo (Puck Daddy)
**RECAP: Hudler lifts Stars past Kings (Defending Big D)
**Emotions will be high as Backes makes his return to St. Louis (STLToday)
NHL
**RECAP: Luongo, Panthers shut out Devils (NHL.com)
**RECAP: Capitals top Habs for sixth straight win (Japers’ Rink)
**Gallant says he wasn't fired by Panthers because he failed to embrace analytics (ESPN)
**Kopitar moves past Gretzky on Kings' all-time goals list (theScore)
**Canucks’ Hutton “out for a bit” with hand injury (PHT)
**Oilers assign Puljujarvi to AHL (theScore)
**Flyers first-rounder Rubtsov parts ways with KHL Vityaz, joins QMJHL Chicoutimi (PHT)
**Blue Jackets waive goalie backup McElhinney, recall Forsberg (Jackets Cannon)
**Hurricanes waive Nestrasil (Canes Country)
HOCKEY WORLD
**2017 projected No. 1 pick Nolan Patrick targeting Friday return (theScore)