Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks miss out on NCAA college free agent Jimmy Vesey
Our daily look at Blackhawks news and the happenings around the hockey world.
The Chicago Blackhawks missed out on high-profile free agent Jimmy Vesey when the New York Rangers announced they signed the 2016 Hobey Baker winner.
HAWKS
**Hawks should try to sign Jiri Hudler after missing out on Vesey (SCH)
**Jimmy Vesey picks Rangers over Hawks, others in free agency (SCH)
**Panarin wins Kharlamov Trophy as best Russian player (SCH)
**Top 25 Under 25: No. 16 Artur Kayumov (SCH)
**SCH GIF Tournament (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**Success for Eric Staal with Wild means just being good enough (HW)
**Deciding on who is the Stars main rival (DBD)
NHL
**Flames sign Sean Monahan to 7-year, $44.1 million extension (M&G)
**Penguins officially sign Notre Dame free agent DiPauli (Pensburgh)
HOCKEY WORLD
**Sweden tabs Rakell to replace Steen at World Cup (theScore)
**Penguins’ Murray shows off World Cup mask (theScore)
**Adam Henrique designs ‘Pads of Seduction’ for Kinkaid (theScore)
