No news is good news for the Blackhawks.
Elsewhere in Chicago sports, Red Stars striker Sam Kerr and Australia defeated Brazil 3-2 at the World Cup. Leury Garcia hit a solo home run to lift the White Sox past the Yankees 5-4.
On Friday, the Cubs and White Sox both play.
(Photo: Ryan Johnson)
BLACKHAWKS
How the Blackhawks acquired 7 picks for this year’s NHL draft (SCH)
History shows Blackhawks’ No. 3 pick won’t be surefire star (Chicago Sun-Times)
Goalie prospect Wouter Peeters joins Finland’s Tappara on tryout contract (SCH)
Saad belongs back in top-six role for Blackhawks (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
Blues parade set for noon Saturday in downtown St. Louis (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
LeBrun: The untold story of how Ryan O’Reilly was brought to St. Louis (The Athletic)
Wild GM Paul Fenton talks draft, offseason plans, Zucker, Spurgeon and more (The Athletic)
NHL
Deitsch: Meet Zac Laszuk, holder of perhaps the coolest media job in hockey (The Athletic)
This was supposed to be different. But now Chara-Bergeron legacy absorbs a new wrinkle (The Athletic)
Front-office shuffle: Blue Jackets name Rick Nash special assistant to GM (Jackets Cannon)
Report: Oilers showing interest in Leafs’ Zaitsev (The Score)
Senators re-sign Morgan Klimchuk to 1-year, 2-way contract (Sportsnet)
HOCKEY WORLD
Brian Idalski tabbed as next coach for Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays next coach (The Ice Garden)