No news is good news for the Blackhawks.
Elsewhere in Chicago sports, Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher made two saves and Julie Ertz also played in the United States’ 13-0 win over Thailand in Group F play in the World Cup in France. The Fire were upset 2-1 by USL side Saint Louis FC in the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup.
The Sky held off the Mercury 82-75 to remain undefeated this season at Wintrust Arena. Katie Lou Samuelson, the fourth overall pick in this year’s WNBA draft by the Sky, will miss three weeks with a small fracture in her right wrist. Welington Castillo hit a grand slam in the White Sox’s 7-5 win over the Nationals. The Cubs got rocked 10-3 in Colorado.
On Wednesday, the Cubs wrap up their series against the Rockies.
BLACKHAWKS
Saad belongs back in top-six role for Blackhawks (SCH)
Not seeing is believing: Willful ignorance is key for one of the Blackhawks’ most important draft voices (The Athletic)
Blackhawks FanPulse June results: Fans confident heading into NHL draft (SCH)
On The Clock, Episode 1: Draft lottery reactions (SCH)
Blackhawks’ 2019 offseason schedule (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
Q&A: Dan Lambert hopes to return the Predators’ power play to respectability (The Athletic)
As renewals decrease, Wild season tickets ‘open for business’ to the public (The Athletic)
Wild draft breakdown: 10 players who might be a fit at the No. 12 pick (The Athletic)
NHL
Memory of 2013 Cup Final defeat serving as motivation for Bruins veterans (NBC Sports)
Bruins more equipped for Game 7 than anyone (Boston Herald)
Busch Stadium will host Game 7 watch party (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
NHL competition committee recommends video review, tiebreaker changes (Sportsnet)
Penguins GM Rutherford: Trading Phil Kessel is now unlikely (The Athletic)
Oilers GM Holland keeping Keith Gretzky on as assistant GM (Sportsnet)
Closing in on a deal: Alex Meruelo in advanced stages of purchasing majority share of Coyotes (The Athletic)
Comparable NHL players for 24 of the top prospects in the 2019 NHL Draft (The Athletic)
Spencer Foo leaving Flames for KHL, eyeing 2022 Olympics (The Score)
HOCKEY WORLD
Women’s hockey boycott showing cracks as players start to return to NWHL (The Athletic)